Are 14 month old babies supposed to be talking yet?

I have a baby niece who will be 14 months old on December 4th, anyway I have not heard her say her first word yet and all she does is babble nonsense words like dukka dukka dukka and I am like wtf??? I am just wondering why she hasnt said mama or daddy yet. Her mom claims that she heard her say her first word but each time the babies parents bring her over to my families house she doesnt say anything but she babbles.

AngelLuvsYu2012-11-27T16:51:44Z

My baby sister started crawling @ 5 months && started walking @ 8 months and her first real word was @ 9 months. She's says all kinds of things...even No...but she won't say yes.

felicia2012-11-24T17:35:21Z

Its normal some baby are slower than others but when she goes to ur family house keep talking to her so she could try to repeat the words its helped my nephew learn how to talk

Shay2012-11-24T17:40:07Z

They should have at least 5 words that they use. But my son (15 months) says all sorts of things at home "yes, no, thank you, hi, bye, juice, mommy, daddy, nana, pa pa, stinky, stop it" but he doesn't talk to the people at his daycare. It's possible that she DOES talk to her mother, but not to you or other people because she isn't as comfortable.

Chandra Gopal2015-03-10T06:29:31Z

My Son is 15 months now and he does say Dukka dukka dukka a lot.. it is like a funny rhyme to him.. But he also says aawwwaaa aaattaa atta atta.. mammaa.. very rarely but does utter the word Dukka Dukka dukka.. No one has used that word before.. not sure why he says it.. Comments plz welcome..