| Utterances | What she meant to say | Context |
| Tagunthe | Tagunu | I got hurt |
| Toyth bodhu | Toys bodu | I want Toys |
| Dabbaband | Rubberband | Rubberband |
| Mihhma | Rishma | Rishma says this when we ask her name or show her photo online in Jun-Jul 2011. Even if we prompt 'Rishma' she repeats 'Mihhma'. |
| Thaap Copy Belly Potha | Stop copying my saying "Ancha batthu Incha Belly Pothenthey" | In July-Aug 2011, whenver I imitate Rishma's peculiar dictum from May 26 "Ancha batthu Incha Belly Pothenthey", documented below when she spilt food on her dress, Rishma asserts this line imploring me to stop imitating her. She learnt Thaap copy listening to her big sister Nishka asking her to stop copying some of her characteristic phrases. |
| Eyyynathhu | Yenadu | What is that ? |
| Taagu | Tagunu | I got hurt |
| Ningala | Ningilla | Not for you |
| Mikiwish | Microwave Oven | On Aug 16 2011 when I was heating Rishma's milk in the microwave oven, she pointed to the oven and said Mikiwish. |
| Dethe | Jadey | In Jul Aug 2011 if we ask Rishma what is it pointing to her pony-tail she says in Tulu Dethe instead of Jadey. |
| Open Geppu | Bakil Geppu | Rishma meant to say "open the door". On Aug 17 2011 when I was in the room with the door closed, Rishma wanted to come in to get her piggy toy. So she knocked on the door and said "open geppu". There is redundancy as open and geppu mean the same except that one means open in tulu and the other is Open. |
| Kulpe / Kulundhe | Kulonthule | Is sitting there. Rishma used this to express Gogiyya(monster) is sitting there when Nim was feeding here on the dining table on Apr 22 2011 and Nim said Gogiyya is sitting there . |
| Ninka meepa iddi | Ninka meeyaregu iddi | Just as kids are possessive of certains things, Rishma tells her mom on Apr 22 “Only I will bathe, not you” |
| kulundhu | Kulluve | I will sit on the dining table Rishma told Nim on Apr 22 when Nim was seated near the dining table reading and Rish was standing beside her on the floor |
| Adhaadhondhoola | Avu Jaadho Soola | Rishma says “see what is it that he is holding” pointing at at the calculator I was carrying to the bedroom. |
| Chapli geppundu | Chapli geppule | Rishma asking her grandma to remove her slipper |
| Chappa bodu | Chapathi bodu | “I want chapathi” Rishma asks her grandma |
| neerkudithoe | neer kudiyakke kodu | Rishma asking her mom to give her water on May 8 2011 |
| akka kotthala | akka kodalaa | when Nishka did not share a piece of her mango with Rishma on May 2011, Rishma came and complained to her mom that “her sister is not giving it to her” |
| Baaalu Bodhu | Ball bodu | I want the ball |
| Amma kullonthoola | Amma kullonthullalu soola | Rishma says “See mom is seated” when watching a family DVD in which Nim was seated on the sofa, while NIm was sleeping inside. |
| Chaakit | Chocolate | Chocolate |
| Modhey | Morey | “Face” Rishma said when I pointed to her cheek and asked what is it on may 27 2011 |
| Incha batthu belly poethu pant anthe | Incha bhooluthu belly bethu pantugaanu ( the food spilt down and smeared my shirt and pant ) | When Rishma was being fed by her grandma on May 26 evening, Rishma spilt food on her dress. After her dinner Rishma approached and told me this complex statement “the curry rolled down like this and stained my pant”. |
| Yeno fendatthu | Yenno friend aathu | “You are not my friend anymore”. This has been Rishma’s trademark response lately during May-Jun 2011 when we disapprove of anything with her |
| Yeno paathenu | Yenu Paatherpuri | “I will not talk with you “This has been Rishma’s trademark response lately during May- Jun 2011 when we disapproved of anything she says or wants. This shows how naturally good she is at verbal shorthand. |
| Enku gobbe aanu | Enno gobbuthu aanu | I am done with playing with the teddy bear Rishma said as she handed me the bear to keep on the shelf after I gotten back from work on Jun 15 2011 7 PM |
While Nishka at this age was a bountiful arsenal
of words, rhymes and sentences, Rishma on the contrary
since turning 1 uptil now at 2 years, is penny-pinching when it comes to vocabulory
giving her the uncanny ability to shorten any sentence she wants
to communicate sometimes putting us in obscurity while
touting cuteness at the same time. Above are a few
of Rishma's dialects around 2 years.
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