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Dog sounds around the world — Babble Zoo
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In South Africa, dogs say
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woof
South African English; Afrikaans uses 'blaf' as a verb
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Egypt:
Egyptian Arabic; نباح (nibah) is the verb 'to bark'
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China:
Reduplication is the standard pattern in Mandarin
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Russia:
Small dogs say тяф-тяф (tyaf-tyaf)
Around the world:
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Argentina
guau guau
/gwow-gwow/
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Australia
woof
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Brazil
au-au
/ah-oo ah-oo/
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Canada
woof
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China
汪汪
/wāng-wāng/
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Egypt
هاو هاو
/haw-haw/
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France
ouaf ouaf
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Germany
wau wau
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Greece
γαβ γαβ
/gav-gav/
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India
भौं भौं
/bhau-bhau/
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Israel
הב-הב
/hav-hav/
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Italy
bau bau
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Japan
ワンワン
/wan-wan/
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Mexico
guau guau
/gwow-gwow/
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Netherlands
woef woef
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Nigeria
woof
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Russia
гав-гав
/gav-gav/
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South Korea
멍멍
/meong-meong/
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Spain
guau guau
/gwow-gwow/
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Sweden
voff voff
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Turkey
hav hav
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United Kingdom
woof
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United States
woof
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Vietnam
gâu gâu
/gow-gow/