You may remember last year that I reviewed Soundimals, an absolutely genius project from creator James Chapman that takes a look at the interesting interpretatios of animal sounds in different cultures.  For example, while a horse may say “Neigh” in English, it actually says “Vrinsk” in Danish, and – somewhat puzzlingly – “I-Go-Go” in Russian.  Brilliant, right?

Well, James has just a launched a Kickstarter for his follow-up project- How to Sneeze in Japanese – an “illustrated guide to international onomatopoeia” that looks at the different sounds people make in different languages.  From sneezing to eating, the book features twenty-four different sounds in thirty-five languages, and if it’s anywhere near as good as the original release, is going to be absolutely wonderful.

The project hit its funding target in around 36 hours, but James has added some brilliant stretch goals to keep backers interested, including – amazingly – a Soundimals iOS/Android app!

As fans of awesome things here at BCP, we simply need this to happen, so we’re going to be doing whatever we can to help spread the word about this project.  You can check out some examples of what to expect from the finished book below (courresy of the Kickstarter page), but make sure you head over there and BACK IT before you do anything else.

Every little helps, and if it means that I can one day hear what a dog barking sounds like in different languages on my phone while I’m waiting for a bus, it’ll have been worth it.

What are you waiting for?!

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The writer of this piece was: Craig Neilson-Adams (aka Ceej)
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