Eva has a way with language that is uniquely hers. Some words are easy to figure out: Da-Da (long a sound) = Dave-Dave, her big brother and favorite playmate. Other words are a little tricky:
cwuck = truck
cwain cwack = train track
fwogs = frogs
gogs = dogs
meows = cats (won't call them cat because her cat's name is Cat)
guck = duck
wamas = llamas or alpacas (she knows the difference, but still calls them the same thing)
window up = open the window
window down = close the window
nap-nap = sleeping when it is daytime (even if it is light out because of daylight savings)
night-night = sleeping when it is dark (even if it is only dark because of weather)
pwetties = pony tail holders
oguwt = yogurt
She's, also, VERY specific about what she calls people. I am Nana, her other grandmother is Nini. If someone asks about her Grandma, she tells them that she went away. (She is talking about her great-grandmother that passed away last year.) My mother is Granny. She gets really upset if someone tells her she's going somewhere with her Grandma!
She will only call her aunts and uncles by their names, no honorary titles unless you make her. If she's talking about them it is "Tony" or "Wiz" (Liz) or "Cwis" (Chris) or "Son" (Shawn). The ONLY exception to that is my sister-in-law, Beth, whom she refers to as "Gab". (This started out as a fun name for Great Aunt Beth.)
I'm sure you all are just about out of your minds with boredom if you have read this far. I'm sorry. There are some parts of her speech that I just need to capture for the future. I'm sure you've all got stories of things your children or grandchildren say that just fascinated you.
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Nope. Not bored. I love how children learn language and can see why she'd be upset if someone talks about going with Grandma. There will soon come that day when all the cute little expressions go away. My mother cried the day my daughter said "Grandma" properly instead of "Grayma."
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