Arncha?

One of Julia's funniest language tricks right now is repeating the last part of your sentence. She has a good knack for hearing the last unit - a single word, a useful phrase - and saying it back. Once, twice, threefourfive times. Tonight I asked her after the balked at coming over to her high chair, "You're hungry, aren't you?" She toddled up behind me and said, with exactly the same rhythm, "Arncha? Arncha? Arncha?" Yes, honey, I certainly am.