Early table showing what may be the first words coming from root sounds. This needs a lot of work.
Baby Expressions / Sounds
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Sound |
Meaning |
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Wah-Wah |
English - water, Chinese Mandarin - doll |
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Pa-Pa / Ba-Ba |
Mama and Papa (Wikipedia) |
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Ma-Ma |
Mama and Papa (Wikipedia) |
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ga-ga |
Ga-d ---> God |
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goo-goo |
Good? - goo-goo (means penis in Chinese) |
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ya, yoh |
Means yes in many languages / places ya-ya - grandma? or aunt |
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cool / coo-coo (cuckoo) (Ku - means crying in Chinese / Japanese?) |
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heheheh |
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Ra-Reh (Sun God Ra?), |
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HOt, TA-ng (Hot in Chinese, or Soup with tonal change), Dai-Dai (Retarded in Chinese) / |
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No |
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Na-Na |
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Ugh |
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