It’s been almost exactly a year we last wrote about Cirdan’s “talking”. His current lexicon, sorted again by frequency:
| Mnyaa! | “match”, either things that match or matches for striking a flame |
|---|---|
| Mama | Mama |
| Lahlah | Grandma, especially Gmom |
| Baba! | Papa |
| Baba AH! | Papa, I’d like your help or attention on this matter. |
| Nana! | Liliana |
| Mooh | milk |
| Boo | blue |
| Boo Mooh!!! | 2% or 1% milk |
| NO | no |
| ‘ihhhh | high |
| COCOA BEEBEE | his small puppy, Baby Cocoa |
| COCOA MAMA | Mama Cocoa |
| Luke | ukulele |
| Ipp | pick |
| Nih! | mandolin |
| Tahh | guitar |
| Ahhw, Ahhw, Ahhw | octave mandolin |
| Nahe | blanket |
| O | Cheerios™ |
| Caww, caww | raisins (Beren coined that one but we taught it to Cirdan) |
| DihwDeh | Cirdan |
| DihwDeh Diddih | I did it |
He actually communicates his thoughts pretty well. It’ll be nice when he can enunciate a little more clearly, but it’s fun to remember his idiosyncrasies. He’s learning language a lot like Beren did.
Lily’s funnest recent word is “weller”, as in “You’re doing that weller now, Cirdan, GOOD JOB!” Shouldn’t that logically be more correct than “better” as a comparative adverb?