Randi,
I need you to come to my house, as you seem to speak better Cat than I do. I can't always distinguish between "Miawaw" and "Miawawaw". I think my cats speak to me just to hear themselves talk! Like some hoomans I know.

Monte has this very peculiar noise. It isn't really a chirp, a meow, or a cry. It nearly sounds like a noise a primate would make (chimp, monkey, ape). I look at him and say, "Monte, come here", and he makes the noise, but no movement forward. I think it must be some kind of teenage sound...like, 'uh, no, forget it'.

Fister sounds very mature and intelligent. As I knew he would.