<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); 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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>