Jack Talk

Some people pride themselves on decoding long-lost languages or even made-up languages (we Trekkie fans...yes, I had a Klingon dictionary in the early 90s); however, no words can describe the pride that comes with interpreting the pronunciations, utterances and shouts of a almost-two-year old.

Jamie and I are quite adept at understanding Jack's language, only half the time having to shake our head in ignorance. To help the non-Jack mommies and daddies, here is a list of his spoken vocab (he understands more words than he says). We didn't count his numbers and letters that he has learned.

	What it means			What it means			What it means
Daddy	Dad (and most men)		Mom-ee	Mommy		Ah, me	Ah, man (Swipper the Fox)
Ah-Pull	Apple		Baby	Baby		DoraBoos	Dora (sometimes Boots)
Go	Goat		Ganpa	Grandpa		Ganma	Grandma
Nana	Banana		Oran-g	Orange		Geen	Green
Eye	Eyes		No	Nose		Ed	Head
Yawhoa	Yellow		Ca	Car		Aarplane	Airplane
Daygo	Diego		BubBob	Spongebob		Door	Door
L-kee	Milk (cup)		itty	Kitty		Patty	Patty
Moo	(for cow)		Moo	Emily (cat)		Shooos	Shoes
Elllllmo	Elmo		Abby	Abby		Zoo-ee	Zoey
Ernie	Ernie		Boot	Burt		NaNa	Nathan
Boo-ook	book		Stow	Star		Art	Heart
Pdoh	Playdough		Bubbles	Bubbles		Ball	Ball
Ceercle	Circle		Angle	Triangle		TanYou!	Thank you
Bye Bye	Bye Bye		El-oo	Hello		Hi	Hi
Go	Go		Dinkle	Twinkle		Fwol	Flower (always followed by a sniff)
Ov You	Love You		Tiki Tiki	Tickle		Moww	Mouth
Coo	Cool		Pee Pee	Pee Pee		Ah Dow	All Done
Puppy	Puppy		WoofWoof	Woof Woof		Kack Kack	Quack Quack--all birds
Pooh	Pooh