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Seems very self-evident/obvious. In real life, soft, round things make soft, muted sounds. Sharp things make higher pitched, shorter sounds. The sounds of bouba

Seems very self-evident/obvious. In real life, soft, round things make soft, muted sounds. Sharp things make higher pitched, shorter sounds. The sounds of bouba and kiki reflects this.

meowface 2y ago
Plus the letters in "bouba" appear rounder than the letters in "kiki".
- FabHK 2y ago
  Would be interesting to see whether that is the case across writing systems.
  - int_19h 2y ago
    It isn't. It's not even the case for the script from which Latin developed.