“Meowing is not counted here, since cats rarely seem to meow at each other. That type of vocalization is usually a “pidgin” language used for getting human’s attention: the cat equivalent of “Just talk to them clearly and loudly and they’ll get what you mean sooner or later.”

“Meowing is not counted here, since cats rarely seem to meow at each other. That type of vocalization is usually a “pidgin” language used for getting human’s attention: the cat equivalent of “Just talk to them clearly and loudly and they’ll get what you mean sooner or later.”

— Diane Duane