During my walk out in the woods I heard something quite weird. Blackbirds conversed in Schweitzerdeutsch; I couldn’t believe my ears! “What’s Schweitzerdeutsch?” I hear you ask, Your eyebrows cocked sky-high, While your expression convinces me You’re mega mystified. Schweitzerdeutsch is German Swiss, It’s Switzerland main speak, A dialect that’s so guttural It doesn’t exactly tweet! Nevertheless, these birds I heard Had Swiss German’s odd lilt, A sort of up and downy twang, If you follow my gist. I listened for a while, amused By their accented tunes, And wondered whether Swiss French birds Sound weird to German dudes! And then of course, my thoughts spun out To other countries too, Do birds from London sound the same As birds from Lancashire do?!
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Yep I think birds - and animals - understand the regional dialects and languages of their area. So it figure they cultivate accents, too! Love this poem! ✨
I absolutely believe it, but now I want to hear it!