Our Words For Animal Noises Are Supposed To Be Onomatopoeias – So Why Are They So Different From Language To Language? WORDS Posted: October 18, 2016 12:04 pmBasically, because not all languages have the same sounds. For instance, in Japanese, a bee simply can’t go bzzzzz … Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)