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Words
A Ky – the son of Lorraine May and Dan Evans.
ah dun – a state of completeness.
ah oh – a warning of something having been affected by gravity.
at – a cover for your head; required for “owsigh.”
bays – small fruits, usually cylintrical. Come in blue- and straw- varieties.
beep beep beep – what the horn on the bus does. Can also be used to start a conversation in the car.
boo – the sound a cow makes.
bouh – a printed and bound periodical.
bot – drink container with some kind of spout. Inferior to “cup.”
buhs – long, yellow vehicles used to transport schoolchildren.
buhsh – an implement for cleaning your teeth.
butts – any remote control
chee – flavoured and compressed milk curd. Comes both in blocks and cylinders that can be torn into strings.
chee ken – any meat.
coo key – a sweet made of dough (note: actual dough, not “dough.”) Can contain “bays” or things like chocolate chips.
cop -
dad eee -
dat – a security blanket.
dough – a canine.
duhc duhc duhc – the sound a duck makes.
effant – a large, non-jumping pachyderm with a trunk.
Ella – his best friend/worst enemy in day care. Talks about her several times per day.
emmo – furry Sesame Street characters.
eyze – frozen water.
gamma – a paternal grandparent (interchangeable).
joos – the liquid squeezed out of fruit. A drink.
kackuh – crunchy, starchy foodstuff. Can be flavoured or topped with “chee.” Alternately, breakfast cereal.
keey – diminutive of “cat.”
lilla – any primate. Speaker usually pantomimes beating their chest after using this word.
mama – a chimpanzee.
moh – a request for another an additional helping of something; used for food, music and “owsigh.”
no – response to a question; used as a default when speaker is in a bad mood.
noh – the facial feature used to detect scent.
oce – equine quadruped.
ogre – breakfast food made from milk and lactobacillus bacteria. Usually sweetened and combined with fruit.
ot – antonym of “cold.”
owsigh – antonym of “inside.”
peas – a courteous word used at the end of a request.
poun – eating utensil with a small dish on one end.
Samsum – our neighbour’s English Mastiff; proper noun.
sah – fabric-only layer of foot covering.
sea – verb; to place one’s bum on a chair or the floor.
sop sigh – red, octagonal traffic control signals.
sues – second layer of foot covering. Required for “owsigh.”
tea – the bony protuberances used to chew food.
tybee – the entertainment device for watching cartoons.
utdow – a request; to be lifted from the floor, or placed back onto it.
Phrases
ah dun: “I want to be done with this activity.” E.g., used when he is tired of lying still to have his diaper changed.
ah dun joos/kackuh: “I am finished eating this.”
ice a moh: “I want some more food, please.”
moh tybee: “I want to turn on the television.”
no at/dat/kackuh/sues: “I am cranky. Don’t touch my hat/blanket/food/shoes.”
sea dow: a command, usually given to a parent before being handed a “bouh.”