Searching for a book giving animal names in multiple languages
July 26, 2007 11:12 AM Subscribe
This is a little esoteric (or silly), but does anyone know of a book that gives the words for various animals in multiple languages?
I came across a Romanian encyclopedia recently and really enjoyed the illustrated plates showing different families of animals and their names. I was wondering if there was a book that had something similar for more than one language. I've tried searching for language books aimed at kids, but haven't had luck finding one with lots of languages. Has anyone seen something like this?
I came across a Romanian encyclopedia recently and really enjoyed the illustrated plates showing different families of animals and their names. I was wondering if there was a book that had something similar for more than one language. I've tried searching for language books aimed at kids, but haven't had luck finding one with lots of languages. Has anyone seen something like this?
Okay no, this looks more like what you're looking for.
posted by sephira at 11:38 AM on July 26, 2007
posted by sephira at 11:38 AM on July 26, 2007
I don't have a book recommendation, but you might find bzzzpeek interesting.
posted by jrossi4r at 11:39 AM on July 26, 2007
posted by jrossi4r at 11:39 AM on July 26, 2007
Response by poster: Those are all really cool, but I'm looking for the names of the animals (i.e., how do you say "pig" in various languages?), not the different noises they make. Still, it's a start, so thank you!
posted by leesh at 11:44 AM on July 26, 2007
posted by leesh at 11:44 AM on July 26, 2007
Best answer: I use wikipedia for just this purpose. It's not exactly kid-friendly, but it does have a large number of animals (and other things, of course) in many languages, all conveniently linked from the "in other languages" box in the bottom left of the page.
posted by beerbajay at 12:40 PM on July 26, 2007
posted by beerbajay at 12:40 PM on July 26, 2007
Best answer: 23 species in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish: Where's the Bear?
posted by Wolfdog at 12:40 PM on July 26, 2007
posted by Wolfdog at 12:40 PM on July 26, 2007
Response by poster: I never thought to use wikipedia! Now I know that in Polish, a raccoon is a Szop. Thanks, beerbajay!
And thanks for the book suggestion, Wolfdog--that's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.
posted by leesh at 12:55 PM on July 26, 2007
And thanks for the book suggestion, Wolfdog--that's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.
posted by leesh at 12:55 PM on July 26, 2007
Best answer: Animal names in various languages.
Not many animals, but fun.
Also: Bird names.
posted by languagehat at 3:34 PM on July 26, 2007
Not many animals, but fun.
Also: Bird names.
posted by languagehat at 3:34 PM on July 26, 2007
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posted by sephira at 11:37 AM on July 26, 2007