Onomatopoeic Sounds... In Different Languages??

Now we all know that when we're in pain, we say "ouch", and when someone's too loud, we whisper "shhh" and that cat's purr "meow", but did you know they also go "mjau" (Swedish), "meo" (Vietnamese) and even "yaong" (Korean)? James Chapman, a 25-year old from Manchester, England reaching a PhD in physics, uses his witty illustrations to shed light on the differences between sounds in different languages. Check out some of his illustrations below, or go to his tumblr page here for more!

Aamenah Meghjee