The Talker.

According to Babycenter:

How your life is changing: Communication with your 13-month-old is getting more sophisticated all the time. She's probably got the hang of "Dada," "Mama," and a few other recognizable words, though she's still quite good at making her desires known without much vocabulary. When she wants down, she'll point down; when she wants your attention, she'll tug your shirt. She's also understanding a good percentage of the simple language you use around her every day, so be sure to talk to her and read to her as much as possible.

12 to 18 months
At his first birthday, your child will likely use one to five words meaningfully. By 14 months, that working vocabulary may grow to seven real words, though he may have up to 20 "words" (these may be more like sounds) that only he and someone close to him can understand. He'll even practice inflection, raising his tone when asking a question. He might say "Up-py?" when he asks to be carried, for example.

Your toddler is realizing the power of talking as a means of communicating his needs. Until he learns more words to get his ideas and desires across, he'll likely combine his speech with gestures to show what he wants. He'll reach his arms toward his favorite toy, for example, and say "ball." In fact, some toddlers develop a whole sign language of gestures to communicate with their parents. Your child might cover his face when he's embarrassed, for example, or pound on the table when he's mad.

Don't worry if he struggles to get his meaning across now and then. This frustration is actually a healthy sign that he's trying hard to communicate and cares whether or not you understand him.

Asher babbles a lot. He's 13.5 months now and at the moment, here are his recognizable words or sounds that he frequently says and associate with a thing or person:

"mama" - me..I prefer and I'm training him to call me Mommy though.
"dada" and sometimes "dadeh" - his daddy. He more babbles dada than mama. But prefers to be with me all the time.
"bu" - ball, balloon and bee.
"sssshh" - fish
"tsk tsk" - lizard
"deh deh deh" - he will find his way to me and ultimately to my breasts.
"ayayee" - his yayay/nanny
"ta ta" - his tita
"bah bah" - when he wants to get off from cradling or go downstairs
"wah" - with matching open palms to say "wala na" (no more)

He can now also imitate some other animal sounds like monkey, cat and dog.

Sooner or later, he'll learn more words and fill his own dictionary book.

I'm wishing that I can get a video of him babbling these words. I swear I wouldn't mind filling our laptop memory with videos of his milestones and development.