SOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD 



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and screamed while holding out his arms to be taken up: 



2 



8va. 



ff 



Morning. Chim did not offer his usual hearty welcome. 

 He remembered no doubt, that he had had to work for his 

 breakfast the day before. (See experiments nos. 34-51). 

 He uttered but a single tone: 



i 



w= =f 



p 



r 



And later this shrill cry of disappointment: 

 8va 



// 



ae - ae - - ae 



Followed by gahk, gahk: 



ffi 



9 gahk gahk 



Gahk seems to be the root word for food in chimpanzee 

 language. It has several variants (see Boma's records nos. 

 295-298) one of which is ngahk. The nasal is somewhat 

 prolonged seemingly to express greater enjoyment, as a child 



