How to Speak Like a Catperson

A DeviantArt user with no formal linguistics knowledge explains a set of phonetic rules they follow when replacing English syllables with /njɑ/ or /nju/, or more generally appending /j/ to nasals in specific environments in order to imitate the sounds of a cat. They refer to this style of speech as their 'nyaccent.' [Published on 09-25-2013]

Posted by Ezra Scheuermann on April 29, 2024

Tags:
Constructed Language;
Internet Language;
Phonetics

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