Vocalization and Non-Word sounds in RP

[Flickering Ember]

I have been looking for help on this subject. Ember, as a character, is much less familiar with the idea of 'language.' Something that I have been wanting to put more often into her emotes is vocalizations and sounds, that aren't words. These sounds, while intending to be animal-like, are meant to communicate basic emotions: sadness, agreeance, disagreeance, happiness, approval, frustration, etc. a person can express these things through sound. They don't even need words. My only problem is that there aren't very many words to describe these sounds.

 

I've tried googling several different words: vocalization, non-word vocals, onomatopoeia...

 

But nothing I google seems to help me out. Here is a small list of words I have gathered so far, to help you know what I am talking about:

 

Chirp

Coo

Huff

Moan

Groan

Growl

Grunt

Purr

Roar

Squeak

Snarl

Snort

Trill

Whine

 

So, yeah, not that many words. Does anyone else have any similar words that they could add? Or any lists that could help me out?

 

A friend managed to link me this one http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_sounds

It has been helpful but I am looking for more.

[Mae]

Hiss (displeasure, annoyance, pain)

Rumble (varies. One tone can be annoyance, precursor to a full-on growl. Another can be approval or a precursor to a laugh)

Chuff/puff (varies. One tone can be displeasure or to indicate tiredness. Another can be a type of quiet laughter)

Chitter/titter (varies. One tone can be nervousness or anxiety. Another can be excitement or a type of laughter)

Bay (excitement, an alarm)

Screech (pain, surprise/shock)

Yowl (pain, displeasure, anger)

Whimper (pain, fear)

Trumpet (an alarm)

Pant (tiredness, excitement, pain, fear... bunch of things)

Lol/lolling (not an actual sound, but a behaviour where the mouth opens, teeth remain mostly covered by lips, and the tongue is left relaxed. In canines, it's sometimes called 'canine laughter'. In humanoids it's silent laughter that doesn't bare teeth, as lips pulling back to expose teeth can be interpreted as a sign of aggression in animals)

 

If I think of more, I'll add them.

[Aya]

Tch (words added to meet minimum post length!)

[Blue]

http://www.writtensound.com/index.php

 

Best I could find.

[Arik]

Not sure if you've ran onto it already, but I ran onto this site. Maybe it could be some use? (EDIT: Blue beat me to posting that link. Hah.)

 

Here's a list of some stuff I grabbed from there as well as stuff I also randomly thought of:

 

Choke - Could be used for surprise? (any variation on "awk" "gak" etc)

Bark

"Blegh" - Intelligible disgust

Bleat - Whining or complaining loudly. (Or, literall, a sheep sound.)

Chortle - Laughter, often in a weird way.

Cough - Could be used for a whole range of things. (Alternative: hawk)

Croak - Another one for surprise/alarm/embarrassment.

Croon - Humming, singing, making a sing-song sound.

Crow - I could see this as yelling, nagging, complaining.

Gasp 

Grumble 

Guff - "Annoying or playful criticism"

Guffaw - "course, hearty, boisterous laughter, belly laugh."

Gurgle

Hiccup - Could be used for embarrassment, uncertainty

Lilt - A quiet or vague sound, sing-song

Shriek 

Squawk

Yap

Yelp

Simper - Definition: "An affectedly coquettish, coy, or ingratiating smile or gesture."

Wail

Warble

[Mercurias]

Snort

Scoff

snicker

bark

growl

snarl

hiss

burble

bubble

howl

squeak

whimper

whine

 

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