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French
tonton son cochon (Tonton's pig)
tonton son cochon affronte
tonton: dehors cochon dehors
tonton son cochon plonge
tonton: o o
tonton apporte coton
tonton apporte bonbons
tonton dors
tonton: cochon cochon
tonton fond
tonton son cochon cogne
tonton: bon cochon bon
tonton son cochon rapporte
tonton son cochon crotte
tonton: comme un cochon
Edith Werner
le chien de julien (Julien's dog)
le chien de julien feind
julien: tiens chien tiens
le chien de julien se rend
julien: eh bien
julien peint des seins
julien teint les bains
julien plaint en vain
julien : chien chien
julien craint
le chien de julien est plein
julien: viens chien viens
le chien de julien vient
le chien de julien rote
julien: tiens tiens enfin
Edith Werner
la chatte d`anna (Anna's cat)
la chatte d´anna gratte
anna: t´enva chatte t´enva
la chatte d´anna s´enva
anna: ah ah
anna mange des dattes
anna taillade damas
anna attend
anna: chatte chatte
anna se fache
la chatte d´anna tape
anna: ma chatte ma chatte
la chatte d ´anna hate
la chatte d´anna crache
anna: je t´attrape
Edith Werner
Afrikaans
alta se kat (Alta's cat)
alta se kat krap
alta: stap kat stap
alta se kat draai af
alta: maar maar
alta haal patat
alta haal twak
alta wag
alta: kat kat
alta smag
alta se kat klap
alta: daai kat daai
alta se kat daag
alta se kat kak
alta: ag ag ag
Edith Werner
Jaapie se apie (Jaapie´s monkey)
jaapie se apie maak kapsie
jaapie: maak nie apie nie
jaapie se apie waai kwaai
jaapie: daaidaai
jaapie laai kaiings
jaapie laai maaiers
jaapie haai ´n saai
jaapie: apie apie
jaapie paaierig
jaapie se apie maak passies
jaapie: knapie apie knapie
jaapie se apie pak kalmpies
jaapie se apie braak ´n happie
jaapie: mapstieks japie
Klaus Stadtmüller
Xhosa
inja ka´linda (Linda's dog)
inja ka-linda iyaba
linda: hamba inja hamba
inja ka-linda iyahamba
linda: hayi, hayi
linda landa inyama
linda landa isitya
linda mamela
linda: inja inja
linda themba
inja ka-linda iyagila
linda: yiz´apha yiz ´apha
inja ka-linda iyeza
inja ka-linda iyahlanza
linda: yima yima yima
Edith Werner
Swahili
mbwa wa ashur (Ashur's Dog)
mbwa wa ashur sumbua
ashur: kuondoka mbwa kuondoka
mbwa wa ashur chupa
ashur: sawasawa
ashur tafuna mbuta
ashur tafuna chakula
ashur tafuta
ashur: mbwa mbwa
ashur tarajia
mbwa wa ashur gonga
ashur: ja hapa mbwa ja hapa
mbwa kwa ashur kuja
mbwa kwa ashur uma
ashur: hakuna matata
Edith Werner
Latin
anas liviae (Livia's duck)
anas liviae malignat
livia: ite ani ite
anas liviae it
livia: vale
livia cibat panis
livia mandat ancilla
livia pallet
livia: ani ani
livia sperat
anas liviae clamat
livia: mane ani mane
anas liviae manet
anas liviae spinam habet
livia: sacra sacra
Edith Werner
Italian
l'arpia di mattia (Mattia's crow)
l’arpia di mattia è alla follia
mattia: via arpia via
l´arpia di mattia via
mattia: mamma mia
mattia parla di una bugia
mattia parla di filosofia
mattia origlia
mattia: arpia arpia
mattia pensa
l’arpia di mattia confessa la sua idiozia
mattia: non andar via l’arpia non andar via
l’arpia di mattia non va via
l’arpia di mattia fa la pirateria
mattia: mamma mia
Sophie Werner and Sandra Brauer
Norwegian
jan sin and (Jan's duck)
jan sin and drakk ikke sant
jan: and er du gal din fant
jan sin and sprang derifra
jan: akk er jeg glad iblant
jan drasser vann
jan drasser sand
jan var bang littegrann
jan: and and hva
jan ba og ba
jan sin and tilbake allt
jan: alt er som vant og intet galt
jan sin and var til pass for han
jan sin ands oppkast datt
jan sa platt: fy faen god natt
Klaus Stadtmüller
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