7 points | by Brajeshwar 8 hours ago ago
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The article is based on this study:
The phonology of sperm whale coda vowels - https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2994
> In the present paper, we demonstrate that sperm whale codas not only resemble human vowels acoustically but also pattern like them along several linguistic dimensions.
Do they have consonants?
"sqeeeeeeeeeek, hurrronk, hrrrrroinkk, skeeeeedrbllblubbbbb, sqeeeeejjjjjeeekkke, blllllluuubbbbnnn"
translation
"mother ship arriving soon, ape animal neutralisation procedure to begin imediatly"
The article is based on this study:
The phonology of sperm whale coda vowels - https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2994
> In the present paper, we demonstrate that sperm whale codas not only resemble human vowels acoustically but also pattern like them along several linguistic dimensions.
Do they have consonants?
"sqeeeeeeeeeek, hurrronk, hrrrrroinkk, skeeeeedrbllblubbbbb, sqeeeeejjjjjeeekkke, blllllluuubbbbnnn"
translation
"mother ship arriving soon, ape animal neutralisation procedure to begin imediatly"