can parrots speak any language?

Question

Because I saw a parrot speaking spanish on TV
so can parrots speak chinese or Portuguese

I mean it like one language mightbe harder to speak and thats why it might be limited in the languages they might learn

How do you know god only lets them speak english? LOL

cluelessbtd
I did some research on yahoo answers and i found this

We have several birds that know exactly what they want for lunch. I have a cart that is loaded with treats, seed and supplies that I move around the the aviary. If I have apples on the cart, they will say apple.
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Answer 1

those who answered that parrots don't answer appropriately or don't know what they're saying do not have much experience with parrots. my african grey knows 300-500 words(i've never really counted), speaks in complete sentences, and says the appropriate things at the appropriate times on a regular basis. for example, if i start to adjust the thermostat, he'll say, "daddy's gonna turn on the air conditioner it's hot in here". if i turn the knobs on the oven, he'll say "daddy's gonna cook some pork chops" or daddy's gonna cook a turkey". when he's ready to sleep he says he's ready to go "night night". DR irene pepperberg has been working with an african grey named alex for over 20 years, and this bird can count, distinguish between colors and textures, among other things. so yes, parrots certainly CAN comprehend what they are saying

the examples i gave above are just a small sample of my grey speaking appropriately. if one of my other 2 birds starts to get noisy, he'll tell that particular bird(by name) to hush. i could literally give you dozens of instances like this. there is no chance what-so-ever ANYONE could convince me this bird doesn't know what he's saying

Answer 2

Yeppers! Parrots have spoken Japanese, ancient Latin, Egyptian, and several African tribal languages. In the USA, there's an African Grey parrot being taught to speak English in context. The scientist's name is Irene pepperburg. The bird is Alex. The scientist recently added two new birds in her study and they're showing that parrots are as intelligent as dolphins and apes, and even smarter than monkeys.

There was another group of women who did an art show and one of their pieces included teaching two amazon parrots a dead Brazilian language. The birds, like those in DR pepperburg's study, spoke in context and knew exactly what they were talking about. They would even invent words to get what they wanted! Last I heard the two parrots were living happily with the artists and had included several other words from different languages to their vocabulary.

They've discovered some parrots have learned the calls of different birds in the wild and will use those calls in conversation with their own species.

So much for the bird that only copies what it hears, eh?

Answer 3

They can't speak, they only mimic the sounds. They'll mimic what they hear. Not only will they mimic human speech (any language), they'll mimic other birds, and random noises from the environment...

But most of all, they like to live in groups and MIMIC EACH OTHER. Sounds just like a bunch of parrots squawking. It's loud and annoying. I live in Southern California, and there's a big superflock, more than a hundred birds, living in this area.

Answer 4

Parrots don't exactly speak a language. Of course they mimick the noises we make, but thats because they are very social birds and enjoy the attention they get from us, so they keep trying untill they get the attention they want. So really when they seem to be answering appropriately, they are really just making a noise to seek a positive reaction...no real comprehension of language.

Answer 5

Only English. It's the only language on Earth. Didn't you know? In fact, all birds originate in America. Don't you know the story of the Pismo Beach originis of the African Parrot?

Answer 6

Parrots can be taught to speak. Repeatition of words and pointing at objects help them speak. I have a indian ring neck parrot and he finally says hello, only when i don't say it. I guess he feels neglected when i walk in the room and I don't say anything to him. But it takes a long time for them to learn how to speak. The word Hello i think took about two months.

Answer 7

It depends on the type of parrot wether it hs a brain smart enough to learn to speak a human language, African grey parrots are a fine example of this. Try doing a serch for the alex foundation. Dedicated to learning about them.

Answer 8

Parrots can't speak any language. Parrots can only immitate sounds made by humans. They can't form their own sentences or think and thusly they don't know languages. They only mock sounds they hear repeatedly and that could be any language.

Answer 9

Birds do not "speak" they mimick sounds.... so yes if they hear spanish they will mimick spanish. As far as them identifing an apple..... I would imagine that if you brought them an apple as a treat and said apple everytime you gave it to them, they would give you the impression they know what an apple is. Does that help??? Did that even make sense???

Answer 10

Parrots can mimic any language and different other sounds too. Mine did the microwave sound and barked like a dog.