--- "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:
> Portuguese dogs go 'au au'. 'caim' is a common onomatopeic for a
hurt dog feeling pain.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_%28dog%29#Representation
Another spelling that I have seen for the noise of a dog in pain is as
in "The dog fled ki-yi-ing with pain and caused us no more trouble."