Well, Opa made some really good guesses! Considering he gets to see the kids mostly through Skype, I think that’s a pretty impressive accomplisment. (As an aside: I think it’s absolutely marvellous that my kids can have a real relationship with both sets of grandparents, despite the huge distances. We love Skype!)
So, here are the answers:
- Dun dun! = all done!
- Bla-blo = canteloupe (and also watermelon… not sure how she knew they were both melons!)
- Ba-ba-ee = blueberry (and also strawberry)
- Deddy = cherry
- Up-a-ba = star (This is one her earliest words, and she says it because of the “up above” part of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
- Mao = cat (I transcribed this wrong, though. She really does say “meow”. )
- Mimi = Halia’s blue lovey blanket that she sleeps with every night. I made up the word Mimi for her because it’s easy to say.
- Moke = milk
- Udda = other (Yes, sometimes used to ask for the “other” breast, but usually she just points to the other one and says “booby”. Shockingly direct.)
- Bush = brush (Remember, it was the short ”u” sound from bun… or brush) either the tooth or hair variety
- Boons! = spoon… and also balloon
- Foke = fork
- Bah-bo = bubble and also bottle
Here are a few more I thought of after I posted last time. Want to give these a try?
- Oo-la (this is an animal)
- Emmo (a food)
- Peez!
- Noo-noo (another food)
- Ow-ss (a place)
- Gwa-gwa (an animal)
- Bug!
- Wuck
- Wocky!
- G’an!
Oo-la (this is an animal) – Owl
Emmo (a food) – Apple
Peez! – Please!
Noo-noo (another food) – Banana
Ow-ss (a place) – House
Gwa-gwa (an animal) – Iguana
Bug! – Punch buggies no punch back?
Wuck – Work
Wocky! – Walk
G’an! – Gran
Maybe there is a pattern to baby-talk! Some of the words are very similar to what my son says: moke (milk), ba-ba-wee (blueberries), boons (spoons), peez (please)!!
Indeed! Our small sample shows that the L’s come later, as do the R’s. And I already know from the language pathologists that S followed by a consonant is one that takes a while for many kids. Not to mention TH.
* Oo-la (this is an animal) ??
* Emmo (a food)??
* Peez! PLEASE
* Noo-noo (another food) NOODLES
* Ow-ss (a place) HOUSE
* Gwa-gwa (an animal) RAVEN/CROW
* Bug! ??
* Wuck WALK
* Wocky!ROCKY
* G’an! ??
Who knew this would entertain so man of us!!
Let me try a few more:
“Noo-noo” = “Noodles” ?!
“Ow-ss” (a place) = “=outside” ?!
“Gwa-gwa” (an animal) = “Duck” ?!
“G’an!” = “Again!” ?!
Greetings from Germany to all 04 of you !!
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