How do you address a cat in your language?

a   Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:48 pm GMT
kitty kitty?
kys-kys?
....?
Galicia (Spain)   Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:39 pm GMT
mis, mis, mis...

You'll probably find out that these calls change from one area to another.
For example in my area we have the following which are only typical in this area:

- tis, tis, tis for dogs
- quiro. quiro, quiro for pigs
furrykef   Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:39 pm GMT
I say, "Hey, cat!"
florinda   Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:25 pm GMT
* misi, misi or simply the sound bshhh bshhh bshhh

* sape! (when he has done something bad)
m   Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:45 pm GMT
in German:

address a cat: "Hallo / Na" + "Miez(e)"
call a cat: "Miez, Miez, Miez!"
Linguist   Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:28 pm GMT
in Russian people call a cat кис-кис kis-kis
Mallorquí.   Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:14 pm GMT
In catalan: bs-bs-bs-bst or mix-mix.

Mallorquí