The above syllables contain three consonants (r, h, ch) that are declared by many, wrongly, to be very late in their appearance. These children in their first attempts at speaking often left out the first consonant of a word pronounced for them, or else substituted for it the one last heard, as if their memory were not equal to the retaining of the sounds heard first: e. g., in the fifteenth month they would say tĕ, t for Hut (hat), Lale for Rosalie; in the twenty-fourth, kanke for danke (thank you), kecke for Decke (covering), kucker for Zucker (sugar), huch, huche for Schuh, Schuhe (shoe, shoes), fifteenth month. In the last two cases comes in, to explain the omission, also the mechanical difficulty of the Z and Sch. The oldest of these children, a girl, when a year old, used to say, when she refused anything, ateta, with a shake of the head. She knew her own image in the glass, and pointed at it, saying täte (for Käte). In the following table the Roman figures stand for the month; F1, F2, F3, F4, for the four children in the order of their ages. No further explanation will be needed:
VIII. papa distinctly (F1); dada, da, deda, first syllables (F4); derta for Bertha (F1).
X. dada, name for all possible objects (F2); papa (F3); ada, mama, detta (F4).
XII. puppe (doll) correctly; täte for Käte (F1); ida, papa, tata for Tante (aunt); täte (F4).
XIII. mama, detta for Bertha; wauwau (F2); lala (F4).
XIV. ba for baden (bathe) (F2).
XV. hia for Ida; ate for artig (well-behaved); da for danke; bappen for essen (eat); piep; ja, nein (yes, no) correctly (F1).
XVI. ei (egg) correctly; feisch for Fleisch (meat); waffer for Wasser (water); wuffe for Suppe (F1); tatte for Tante; tittak; Hut (F3).
XIX. at for Katze (cat); duh for Kuh (cow); wān for Schwan (swan); nine for Kaninchen (rabbit); betta for Blätter (leaves); butta for Butterblume (buttercup); fiedemann for Friedemann; täti for Käti (F1); gad for gerade (straight); kumm for krumm (crooked) (F3).
XX. fidat for Zwieback (biscuit); tierdatten for Thiergarten (zoölogical garden); waden for wagen (carriage); nähnaden for Nähnadel (needle); wewette for serviette (napkin); teid for Kleid (dress); weife for Seife (soap); famm for Schwamm (sponge); tonnat for Konrad; potne for Portemonnaie; hauf for herauf (up here); hunta for herunter (down here); hiba papa for lieber (dear) papa (F1); tü for Thür (door); bau for bauen (build); teta for Käte; manna for Amanda; tafor guten Tag (good-day); ku for Kugel (ball) (F2); appudich for Apfelmuss (apple-sauce); mich for Milch (milk); ule pomm for Ulrich komm (Ulrich come); ku for Kuchen (cake); lilte for Mathilde (F3).