Do you speak Brookie?

We have been so excited and relieved as Brooke learns more words and has finally started putting words together for 2-3 word sentences. She seems to have to work much harder on her words than other children do (in order to perfect them). It is interesting to me that some words, which I would normally think would be difficult, seem easy for her and she says them clearly. For instance, she can say, "Luke" perfectly -- ie, she doesn't say "wuke." However, some of her other words are so adorable I wanted to write them down.

Here is a quiz to see how well you speak "Brookie". Select the word that is the correct translation. Answers are at the bottom.

1. Dod
a. God
b. Dog
c. Dad

2. Nonk (with a long "o" sound)
a. Nose
b. Milk
c. Not

3. Lucky
a. Yucky
b. Lick
c. Sticky

4. Fuffy
a. Stuffing
b. Fluffy
c. Murphy

5. Habit
a. Rabbit
b. Have it
c. Stop it

6. Dum
a. Gum
b. Some
c. Fun

7. Fart
a. Cart
b. Start
c. Heart

8. Boe-ditch or Boe-shif
a. a bad word in "Brookie"
b. Goldfish
c. Toe itch

9. Bitchy
a. Bitty
b. Betsy
c. Bitsy

Answers:
1: If you ask Brooke who we learn about at church, her answer will be "Dod" (a)
2: In "Brookie", water is "dink" and milk is "nonk". (b)
3: Chunky milk left in the van for days, is "lucky". (a)
4: When Brooke tells our dog, Murphy, to stop barking, she says, "Hush, Fuffy" (c)
5: If you have something and Brooke wants it, she will ask, "Habit?" [Can I have it?] (b)
6: If "Brookie" was spoken in the movie, "Night at the Museum", the statue would say, "Dumb-Dumb, give me dum-dum!"(a)
7: This was a trick question. We still have not figured out what Brooke wants when she says "fart". Unfortunately she says it perfectly and it sends Jack and Claire into hysterical fits of laughter and so if she says it once, she ends up saying it 20 times. If we ever get it translated, you will be the first to know.
8: Brooke can say "gold" and "fish", but put them together and she sounds like she is attempting to say a "cuss" word (as we say in the south). (b)
9: Hasn't everyone heard of the "Itchy-Bitchy Spider"?(c)

One final cute thing that she said (but which I could not create a question for) was this: "Chock-ee-it Tandy?" -- as in "chocolate candy". She was referring to a round brown mole on my arm. :)