Here are two conversations my 22-month old toddler and I had recently.
First, my Algerian dialect clearly shows French and Spanish influences: the word for car stems from automobile; the word for shoes comes from zapato.
Then my daughter says the Arabic berra, the german Auto, the English come and the French oui. Mind you, not really sure whether she's saying come or komm in German.
In any case, BK4 is officially at least trilingual!
Me: "Nrouhou letounoubil?" (shall we go to the car?)
Baby: "Oui! Auto!" (Yes! Car!)
Tot: "Berra!" (outside!)There's so much going on in these few sentences.
Me: "Nrouhou berra?" (shall we go outside?)
Tot: "Oui, berra. Come. Sebbati" (Yes, outside. Come. My shoes)
First, my Algerian dialect clearly shows French and Spanish influences: the word for car stems from automobile; the word for shoes comes from zapato.
Then my daughter says the Arabic berra, the german Auto, the English come and the French oui. Mind you, not really sure whether she's saying come or komm in German.
In any case, BK4 is officially at least trilingual!
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