Rishma's repertoirorama at 4 years

Context	What Rishma said	What Rishma meant to say
On Feb 12 2013 when I asked Rishma if her friend at Bright Horizons, Caroline, came to Bright Horizons yesterday ?, Rishma replied	Umbalu Rashes aayalu mantha kadeythu. This reply was in Tulu which literally translates to "This girl became rashes all over"	Caroline had rashes on her body when she came back to school yesterday. .
On Feb 12 2013 when Rishma was looking outside the window and saw the snow had melted in most spots except near our neighbor Jackie's car, Rishma pointed to the spot and said in Tulu	Oulu Chooru Mastu snow undu which literally translates to "There is little amount plenty of snow.	There is only little snow not a lot.
On Feb 16 2013, Rishma felt some dampness on the master bedroom carpet at one spot probably due to couple of drops I had spilt when changing the indoor plant's gravel/rock base So she said	Everywhere there is so many waters and it was attaching my legs	There is water on the carpet floor that I can feel it beneath my legs.
On Nishka's 7th Birthday on Mar 15 2013, when Nishka was leaving for school, Rishma brought one of her school toys which had an eraser with a spherical case which she opened and said	I can open all by the myself	I can open it all by myself.
On May 16 2013 , Saturday morning, as I was getting down from my Headstand position, even though it was a cold day with max temp pf 44 F and min of 30 degrees Fahrenheit, my body was sweating due to the complex Yoga routine I just completed. Rishma touched my back which was moist from the sweat and said	Your back is so Sekhe which literally translates to Your back is hot. Sekhe is a Tulu word meaning very warm.	Looking at your back I can say it really is warm today .
On Apr 2 2013 the day after we returned from Bahamas, Rishma was watching Caillou at home after returning from Bright Horizons school. Looking at Caillou's hairless head she said	Caillou have no hair. He have Bole Monday. (Bole Monday is a Tulu phrase for bald head)	Caillou has no hair.
On April 4 2013 when driving back Rishma from Bright Horizons daycare, she said her best Friends are Zoey and Grace. When I asked why Grace is her best friend she said in Tulu	Aalu yenno pakka kedhonnaga umbral yennata paatherpalu which literally translates to "When this girl sleeps next to me she talks with me". When I asked Rishma how can Grace talk if she is sleeping, Rishma gave her usual reply in Tulu "Gottiddha" which means "I do not know"	-
On Apr 4 2013 when I asked Rishma if she liked Wide Awake by Katie Perry or Gangnam Style, she said	Gangnam Style is boys one. You are boy. Thats why I like Wide Awake. You like Gangam Style	I like Wide Awake.
On April 14 2013 Rishma said	I like girls because girls is my favorite color because girls put change dress and girls put color dress	?!*@?*&^!
On Apr 17 2013, pointing to her TJMaxx Castle in which Rishma had stuffed all her trinkets and crap, Rishma said	I love all my pressure in my pressure chest	I love the treasure in my treasure chest.
On April 23 2013 Rishma asked her dad in Tulu that she wanted a paper. When her dad asked "why" she replied	I want to make for mom a Balentimes Heart	I want to make a Valentine heart for Mom
On April 23 2013 when I asked Rishma to remove her dress for bathing she declined saying in Tulu	Yenku Meeyaragu Bochi which literally translates to "I to bathe do not want"	I do not want to bathe
On May 3 2013, when Rishma broke one of her Tiaras I asked her to throw the broken part. Rishma threw the part in the dustbin. Holding the rest of the crown she said	I don't want to put dustbin in crown because I want to be princess. If other girls could be girls they could be princess, if other boys could be boys they could be prince	??????
On May 9 2013 when getting Nish and Rish ready early morning as it was Thursday today and I was going to office, I delayed a little bit in switching on cable channel 880 on which they usually watch Octonauts when I comb their hair. Somehow I lost track and switched on channel 880 a little late around 7 AM by which time Octonauts was already over and Little Einstein had commenced. So Rishma said	"Told you Octonauts going over". Not understanding what she meant I asked Rishma what she said . So she reiterated "told you not Octonauts coming"	Told you Octonauts will be over by the time you switch on the TV
On May 29 2013 when Rishma was home despite being a Wednesday because she had a Pink eye, and I was feeding her idli around 2 PM while simultaneously dabbling with office work, and talking gibberish with her, Rishma said	Dad stop making funny to me.	Dad stop being funny
On May 31 2013 at 2 PM asked me why there are so many bugs in our house. So I replied "Bugs like plants and there are many plants in our house. That is why we have bugs in our house". Then for fun I asked her "Why don't you like bugs. You can put them in cereal and eat". So Rishma rebutted "Noooooo". When I asked why she said	Because bugs don't be tasty and Khaara. (Khaara is a Tulu word for Spicy).	We cannot eat bugs because they are disgusting.
On Aug 22 2013 at 5 PM after picking up Rishma and Nishka from Nishka's friend Anagha's house I asked Rishma what she did in Anagha's house basement, Rishma replied in Tulu	Oulu chooru chooru masthu toys itthanu	There were few few lots of toys there.
On Oct 18 2013 at 9 AM after waking up, Rishma held onto her pumpkin she picked yesterday at Van Thons farm. When I asked why bottom of the pumpkin was dirty she said	There was grass and then there was mud right. There were lots of Punkins Thats why this got Diggusting	Because the bottom of the pumpkin was in the mud it looked disgusting
On Jun 6 2013 at Bright Horizons they made a binocular for Rishma with two styrofoam cups glued together which Rishma brought home when I picked her up late at 6:30 PM. Rishma kept it in the living room sofa and forgot where she had left it and asked me in Tulu	Dad where is my Bilocar	Dad where is my Binocular

While Rishma does not have an arsenal of words
in her vocabulary, she does not penny-pinch
for words anymore but what she says sometimes
is funny and makes little sense. Above are a few
of Rishma's dialects at 4 years.