For the well-traveled cat lover, it’s important to “speak the language” when you are abroad, particularly if you happen upon a cute “kotka” or “kissa” and want to strike up a conversation. Here’s a fun list of the word “cat” in many tongues…
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Albanian – macë Arabic – kitte Armenian – katu Basque – catua Bulgarian – kotka Cantonese – Maow Catalan – gat Cherokee – eesa Chinese – miu/mau Cree – bushi Czech – kocka Dutch – kat or poes Egyptian – miw English – cat Eskimo – pussi |
Esperanto – kato |
Italian – gatto Japanese – neko Lithuanian – katinas Netherlands – kat/poes Norwegian – katt Pakistani – shimii Polish – kot or gatto Russian – koshka/kot Slovak – mačka; muca Spanish – gato Swedish – katt Turkish – kedi Vietnamese – mèo Welsh – cath Yiddish – kats |