Do You Know How Cat Meows in Southeast Asia? Check This Out!

Do You Know How Cat Meows in Southeast Asia? Check This Out!
How cat meows in Southeast Asia. (WordTips)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - It's not just humans who have diverse languages around the world, it turns out animal sounds also differ in various parts of the world!

Word Tips conducted research in 147 countries to study animal sounds, one of which is the cat. Apparently, in most countries, the sound of a cat is represented by an onomatopoeia starting with the letter 'm'. However, there are also some countries that use the initial 'n'.

Check out the representation of cat sounds in Southeast Asia below! What does your cat sound like, SEAtizens?

  • Indonesia - Meong
  • Singapore - Meow
  • Laos - Meaw
  • Brunei Darussalam - Ngiau
  • Malaysia - Ngiau
  • Philippines - Ngiyaw
  • Myanmar - Nyaung
  • Thailand - Mǐiao
  • Vietnam - Meo
  • Timor-Leste - Meooo
  • Cambodia - Naav-Naav

Source: WordTips