All About Ani: Peeling Banann

Helping Matilde peel plantains for supper.

Words Ani is Saying

December 10
As you can see I have given up in trying to keep up with Ani and her words. She is now saying just about everything that she has any need to say... even in complete sentences!

She understands a ton more than she is saying but these are a few of the words Ani is saying these days... there are so many I can't keep up!

Since September 2
- Aiyayaiyai!
- Tololo
- Sandal (pronounces dadann)
- Kite m (leave me, don't touch me)
- Let go/lage (she pronounces it somewhere between the two)
- Kochon (pig)
- Bef (cow)
- Monkey/Makak
- Dlo (water)
- Pitit (child)
- Ti Papa (little papa)
- Man (as in short for Manis)
- Matilde, Modelene, Mme Be, Mme Fen (names)
- Vouvou (Mezou- name)
- Tampico (a kind of juice)
- Boka boka ("Zaboka" - avocado)
- Nyum nyum (food)
- Lakay
- Grann

As of September 2, 2010
- Light
- Hot/Cho - both Creole and English
- No
- Yes!
- Bye-bye (pronounced ba-ba)
- Water
- Ani
- Mama
- Mommy
- Papa
- Tati (aunt)
- Tonton (uncle)
- Papi (Grandpa)
- Vini (come - pronounces it meni)
- Chita (sit)
- Se sa (that's right, that's it)
- Sa (that - pronounces it sha)
- Moto (motorcycle)
- Bonbon (cookie/cracker)
- Diaper
- Bet (bug)
- Baby
- Do do (go to sleep)
- Doggy, woof woof
- Book
- I love you (pronounced ah-loo)
- hello - with phone to her ear
- Tete (maternal means of nourishment ;)
- Juice
- Where is she? (pronounced wizshee)
- Toes
- Shoes
- Amen
- Men (creole for "here you go" - not as in the male species)
- Eyes
- Nose
- Stinky!
- Jazzy (Nathan and Jenn's dog)
- Lapli (rain)
- Kabrit

All About Ani

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Peeling Banann

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