Do you speak Ethlish?
No, it is not a tongue made up by JRR Tolkien, it is a language spoken solely by our Beethan. In this language, there are some sound replacements because, well Ethan can't say a few sounds yet, like "X". But if you are attentive and know what he is talking about (usually one of three things--Mommy, milk, or beebeeps) you can get a pretty large vocabulary of Ethlish. Here are some of the better words:
Bu Doe Doe: bulldozer
Ek ka kay tor: excavator
Mi xh (the tongue click sound, found natively in Ethlish and Xhosa, a unique language from sub-Saharan Africa): mixer
But: Boat
Bu Bu: Bubble or (context dependent) brother
Isaac: Isaac (note the similarity)
Mommy: Mommy (again, the similarity)
Da Da: Daddy, or sometimes Ding Dong (note the lack of precision)
Dang Dang: Ding Dong or rarely Daddy
Noonle: Noodle
Cur Cul: Circle
Ethee: Ethan
Busssss: Bus
Yes: Yes
Yeah (with a sad sound): Yes I will be a good boy
No: NO!
All Duh: we covered this one before, but it could be all done, as in "finished" or go F--- yourself, depending on the context. Don't worry you never have to guess which is which.
There are many more, but since Nanna, P-Pa and GG arrive this coming weekend, I thought I'd give them a primer.
Bu Doe Doe: bulldozer
Ek ka kay tor: excavator
Mi xh (the tongue click sound, found natively in Ethlish and Xhosa, a unique language from sub-Saharan Africa): mixer
But: Boat
Bu Bu: Bubble or (context dependent) brother
Isaac: Isaac (note the similarity)
Mommy: Mommy (again, the similarity)
Da Da: Daddy, or sometimes Ding Dong (note the lack of precision)
Dang Dang: Ding Dong or rarely Daddy
Noonle: Noodle
Cur Cul: Circle
Ethee: Ethan
Busssss: Bus
Yes: Yes
Yeah (with a sad sound): Yes I will be a good boy
No: NO!
All Duh: we covered this one before, but it could be all done, as in "finished" or go F--- yourself, depending on the context. Don't worry you never have to guess which is which.
There are many more, but since Nanna, P-Pa and GG arrive this coming weekend, I thought I'd give them a primer.