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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

Hot take, English got it wrong. I've never heard a frog make a sound like "ribbit". German or Turkish, on the other hand, seems like a sensible and appropriate sound a frog would make.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've definitely heard some sort of frog/toad make the "ribbit" sound, but I'd say the German "kwaak" is probably more common. The various Asian sounds seem odd to me though. I suppose it is entirely possible the frogs makes different sounds there.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

IIRC different species of frogs make wildly different sounds, so all of the languages might just be what type of frog lives in that country.

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