My 13 month old daughter Siri speaks these words, in three languages :
- kn = Kannada (Pradeep's Mother tongue)
- ko = Konkani (Nayan's Mother tongue)
- en = English
- ba = Baby talk
- ಅಪ್ಪಾಜಿ - kn - Dad
- ಅಮ್ಮ - kn/ko - Mom
- Shoes
- ಟೋಪಿ - kn - hat
- ಯೋ - ko - come
- ಬಾ - kn - come
- ನಾ-ನಾ - ko - don't want
- butterfly
- ಪಪ್ಪ - ko - clothes
- Cow
- ದುದ್ದು - ko - milk
- ಪಟ್ಟಿ - ba - pacifier
- Hello
- Ankika - kn - Ankita (my cousin's son)
- Bye-Bye
- Ta Ta - en - goodbye in British/Indian English
- ಅಜ್ಜಜ್ಜೋ - kn - for "ayyayyo" - exclamation when she drops something
- ee-aah eey-aah - ba - the opening words of "Old McDonald had a fall". her words for songs and music
- diaper - en
- ತಾತಿ - ko/ba - sleep
- Done - en
- Good girl - en
- ಮಂ-ಮಂ - ko/ba - food
- ಬಿಯಾ - kn - her version of "ಬೇಡ /bEDa"; don't want
- ನಮ್-ನಮ್ - ba - snacks
- Tomato
- Potato
- Banana
- ನೀರು - kn - water
- Please
- peek-a-boo
- cookie
- cat
- dog
- bow-bow
- meow-meow
- lion
- ಆಶಿತ - kn - Ashitha; my cousin's daughter's name
- ha-ha-ha - en - parts of "Johny, Johny" song
- snow - en
- aunty - en
- duck
- ಹಾಯಿ - ko/ba - combing the hair
- ಅಚ್ಚಚ್ಚು - kn - a kannada rhyme
- fish
- happy
- ball
- cooker
- ಪಾಪು - kn - baby
- ಹೂವು - kn - flower
- ಭಂಭ - ko - jewelery
- ಹತ್ತು - kn - climb
- ಮೋಗಿ - ko/ba - hugs and kisses :)
- "beshu" - en - bless you (A word she picked up from daycare)
- "bainbow" - en - for Rainbow (from her book of pictures)
- Teapot - en - from one of her favourite rhymes.
- pen - en - she loves drawing on paper with pens.
- again - en
- appi - kn - her name for my mother.
- ajja - kn/ko - grandpa (for my father in law)
- tatha - kn - grandpa (for my father)
- jeeba - en - for zebra from the alphabet chart
- ko-ko-ko-koLi - kn - hen
- book - en
- bickit - en - for biscuit
- yogu - en - for yoghurt
- aniyaan - en - for onion
- "i labu" - en - for "I love you" :-)
- coat - en
- open - en
- ಮೂಇ - ko - "mooyi" for ant.
Nice thought to document baby words :D And also creative use of Github. Kudos.