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- Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages. A1333
- Origin of particular languages. A1616
- Cold before theft of fire impedes speech: explanation of difficulty of certain languages. A1616.1
- Animal languages learned from animal. B165
- Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) B165.1
- Animal languages learned by having ears licked by serpent. (Cf. B161.1.) B165.1.1
- Animal languages from stolen serpent's crown. (Cf. B176.) B165.1.2
- Animal languages learned from frog. B165.2
- Animal languages. The various animals have languages of their own. (Cf. B251.1.2.) B215
- Knowledge of animal languages. Person understands them. B216
- Animal languages learned from eating animal. B217.1
- Animal languages learned from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) B217.1.1
- Animal languages learned from eating dragon's heart. B217.1.2
- Animal languages learned from eating plant. B217.2
- Animal languages learned from ghosts (spirits). B217.3
- Animal languages learned from carrying churchyard mould in hat. B217.4
- Animal languages learned by exchanging tongues with helpful dragon. B217.6
- Tabu: revealing knowledge of animal languages. C425
- Magic object teaches animal languages. (Cf. D1268.) D1301
- Magic turf from church-roof teaches animal languages. (Cf. D934.) D1301.1