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31 Jul 2014
Language / " Miawes matka and Meow " correct spelling and pronunciation of these phrases please [12]
My paternal grandfather (from Poland in 1880's) told me that cats speak Polish.
He would say something that sounded like "Miawes matka?" Which he said meant - "Have you had a mother?"
Then he would squeeze the cat's paw until it cried 'Meow,' which he claimed meant - "I have had it."
Can anyone give me assistance with the proper spelling and English pronunciation of this phrases? I can't find past tense Polish verbs online, just mieć, for 'to have.'
Incidently, my maternal grandfather used to say "Polish is the language of the birds," in the woods behind his house in Stamford, Connecticut was a trail we walked together, and though I was young I can recall wild birds flying down and sitting on his shoulders. True. I don't remember if he whistled or called to them, but I do remember the birds pecking at his lips, as if kissing him.
Back to the original subject, does the cat's meow sound like a Polish phrase?
My paternal grandfather (from Poland in 1880's) told me that cats speak Polish.
He would say something that sounded like "Miawes matka?" Which he said meant - "Have you had a mother?"
Then he would squeeze the cat's paw until it cried 'Meow,' which he claimed meant - "I have had it."
Can anyone give me assistance with the proper spelling and English pronunciation of this phrases? I can't find past tense Polish verbs online, just mieć, for 'to have.'
Incidently, my maternal grandfather used to say "Polish is the language of the birds," in the woods behind his house in Stamford, Connecticut was a trail we walked together, and though I was young I can recall wild birds flying down and sitting on his shoulders. True. I don't remember if he whistled or called to them, but I do remember the birds pecking at his lips, as if kissing him.
Back to the original subject, does the cat's meow sound like a Polish phrase?