Illyannah's Dictionary
63 words/phrases as of 3-18-03
Though many sound identical, they are different concepts to her.
Plus, she has "baby signs" for at least a half dozen items
and she understands about twice as many words as she can say.

Word Pronunciation Definition
1
arf-arf 'arf-'arf noun: dog
2
aww 'aw adjective: soft
3
awah ä-'wä phrase: I'm wet? / all wet?
4
a-dah 'ä-dä 1 phrase: all done
2 phrase: all gone
5
a-kah 'ä-kä adjective: okay
6
ans-chah 'äs-chä phrase: Anna's chair
7
a-yah 'ä-yä 1 noun: any given baby
2 proper noun: Illyannah Jade
8
ba 'bä

1 noun: ball
2
noun: bear

9
baba 'bä-bä 1 noun: bottle
2 phrase: bye-bye
3 proper noun: Big Bird
(Sesame Street)
4 proper noun: Baby Bop
(Barney)
10
ba-baa!!! 'bä-'bää!!! proper noun: Spongebob (Squarepants)
11
baby 'bA-bE

noun: baby

12
bampa 'bäm-pä proper noun: Grandpa (Dusty)
13
book 'b-'k (no vowels) noun: book
14
ca 'ka

1 noun: cat (or any similarly sized animal)
2 noun: keys
3 noun: coat
4 noun: clock
5 noun: cow

15
caa 'kaa noun: car
16
coff 'kaf verb: cough
17
cracka 'krä-'kä noun: cracker
18
cuckoo 'k-'k (no vowels) noun: cuckoo clock
19
da 'da 1 preposition: down
2 verb: dance
20
dada 'da-da 1 proper noun: Daddy
2 phrase: "thank you"
or "here you go"
   
Used when passing an item to or from someone
3 noun: any given person (non-baby) in a magazine or on TV
21
eyes 'Iz 1 noun: eyes
2 noun: glasses
22
ga-gur 'gä-gör, -'göl phrase: good girl
23
gur 'gör, 'göl noun: girl?
24 hi 'hI 1 interjection: hi
2 noun: telephone
25
ice 'Is noun: ice cube
26
it's Annah! iz-'ännä 1 noun: any given baby
2 proper noun: Illyannah Jade
27
kitty-cat kE-'ka noun: kitty cat
28
mama 'mä-mä 1 proper noun: Mama
2 proper noun: Elmo
(from Sesame Street)
29
mmm! mmm! 1 interjection: yum!
2 noun: food
3 verb: eat
4 phrase: "Would you like to share that food with me?"
30
mooooo! 'moo animal noise: moooo!
31
pat-pat 'bä-bä also 'pä-pä verb: to pet nicely
32
pa 'pä also pO

1 noun: poop
2 proper noun: Po
(from Teletubbies)

33
powerpuff 'pä-päf proper noun: Powerpuff Girls
34
saa sthä 1 noun: shoe(s)
2 noun: sock(s)
3 noun: chair
35
shoe 'shoo noun: shoe(s)
36
tenku 'ten-koo phrase: thank you
37
up 'up adverb: up
38
wussat? wä-'sat, ä-'sat, also -'zat

1 phrase: "what's that?"
   
Used when pointing to an object
2 phrase: "what was that noise?"
   
Always whispered


Photo Galleries
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sonograhms

 

gB's Home
gB's Job
gB's CDs
gB's Music
gB's Top 10
gB's Links
gB's Movie News
gB's Lousy Films
gB's Books
gB's DVDs
gB's Baby
gB's Hat

Back to Gus