Learning the Lingo

N's quite the talkative chap, and sometimes the novice listener may be left in the linguistic dust. For those requiring a reliable bilingual dictionary, I submit the following:

• Dah-Eee - n. male parent; father.
  <Dah-eee go work! Dah-eee go work!>
  
  
• Mah-mee - n. female parent; mother.
  <Mah-mee home! Mah-mee home!>
  
  
• Gra-Eee - n. A jolly older male who occasionally visits from Maine. He looks an awful lot like Dah-Eee.
  <Gra-Eee phone! Gra-Eee phone!>
  
  
• Mi-mi - n. A jolly older female who also occasionally visits from Maine. Seems to travel in tandem with Gra-Eee. Come to think of it, she looks an awful lot like Dah-Eee too.
  <Mi-mi, Gra-Eee bye-bye!>
  
  
• Cla-cla - n. A much-loved aunt who frequently accompanies L and N on adventures.
  <Cla-cla train!>
  
  
• collie - n. A long tubular food made of semolina flour, often served boiled with tomato sauce. A dinner favorite of both N and L.
  <More more! More collie!>
  
  
• nie-nie - n. or adv. N's final act of the day, or the location in which it is performed.
  <No go nie-nie!>
  
  
• al-mine-eey - adj. Supremely powerful. Unsurpassed in strength.
  <God a fah-er al-mine-eey!>
  
  
• annas - n. A tropical fruit imported from Central and South America. A breakfast staple.
  <More more! More annas!>
  
  
• pah-ohl - n. A game or toy made from interlocking wooden or cardboard shapes. Typically forms a picture when properly assembled.
  <Dah-Eee pah-ohl hep!>
  
  
• lye-ee - n. A florescent or incandescent glass globe or tube, typically found on the ceiling. Endless fun to activate and deactivate.
  <Mah-mee lye-ee on!>
  
  
• Doh-doh-doh - p.n. A Rogers and Hammerstein song often sung in the Austrian Alps. Extols the virtues of deer, sunlight, and hot drinks one partakes with jam and bread.
  <...Bring us bah to Doh-doh-doh-doh!>
  
  
• Ay-dah-why - p.n. Another Rogers and Hammerstein song. (N's into show tunes.) Celebrates a small European meadow flower,evidently known for its friendliness.
  <Ay-dah-why, Ay-dah-why, Ev-ee moh-ni you gree me.>