<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">After considering everything you've written, Felix, I'm now leaning towards po'qeymonpu'.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If Meowth can learn a human language, Pokémon are clearly capable of speech. I had never seen the manga with the Kangaskhan-speaking boy before -- interesting!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I suppose anthropomorphic characters who speak in a human language (or "Common") should be -pu'. The Bear family in the Berenstain Bears, for instance, would most likely be tera' mIl'oDpu', not tera' mIl'odmey.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">>I
 would argue that Pok<span>é</span>mon are beings capable of communication via 
language, but I don't know that they are necessarily >regarded in that 
way by humans (or Klingons).</div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">>After
 all, we've seen in episodes like Island of the Giant Pok<span>é</span>mon that 
Pok<span><span>é</span></span>mon are capable of carrying out entire >conversations, and we've also
 seen Team Rocket asking Meowth to translate what Pok<span><span>é</span></span>mon are saying 
into human speech.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybqtpQiiOSE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_0243397948">>Pokémon's talk - Bulbasaur</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp97d9656aenhancr_card_0243397948" class="ydp97d9656ayahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp97d9656aymail-preserve-class ydp97d9656aymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybqtpQiiOSE" data-embed-url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ybqtpQiiOSE?feature=oembed" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybqtpQiiOSE" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; text-decoration-color: currentcolor !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" class="ydp97d9656ayahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydp97d9656acard-wrapper ydp97d9656ayahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydp97d9656acard ydp97d9656ayahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp97d9656acard-primary-image-cell" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;" valign="top" height="175" bgcolor="#000000" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/ocfXsun6omHy3Qn_xcD7rA--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ybqtpQiiOSE/hqdefault.jpg.cf.jpg"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/ocfXsun6omHy3Qn_xcD7rA--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ybqtpQiiOSE/hqdefault.jpg.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table class="ydp97d9656acard-overlay-container-table ydp97d9656ayahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp97d9656acard-overlay-cell" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;" valign="top" bgcolor="transparent" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table class="ydp97d9656ayahoo-ignore-table" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;" height="175" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp97d9656acard-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="ydp97d9656acard-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"><div class="ydp97d9656acard-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table class="ydp97d9656acard-info ydp97d9656ayahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"><img class="ydp97d9656acard-object-1 ydp97d9656ayahoo-ignore-inline-image ydp97d9656aymail-preserve-class" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/youtube.png" style="min-width:36px;margin-top:3px" height="36"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydp97d9656acard-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Pokémon's talk - Bulbasaur</h2><p class="ydp97d9656acard-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the wor...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">>Furthermore, Pok<span><span><span>é</span></span></span>mon can understand complex utterances in human speech, and respond to it with body language.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">>In
 the anime episode The Kangaskhan Kid, we see a boy who has been raised 
by Kangaskhan, and appears to speak their >language. However, I'm not 
certain if it's clear if this is language use or just mimicry.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">>Apparently, in the manga, it is clear that he speaks Pok<span><span><span>é</span></span></span>mon language.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div>>//loghaD</div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>