Animal names vs. sounds

MrsThirdBird

My son is 20 months old. He is good at the following sounds:

Moo
Quack
Neigh
Baa
Laughs when he sees a giraffe (because of a book)
Aaaaah (elephant sound)
Oinks like a pig
Roars for lions and tigers
Woofs like a dog

BUT

He doesn't say any of the animals names, only their sounds.
Is this a problem?

oliversmommy32912

Normal. DS started out saying sounds and now at almost two he knows many animals. He still calls sheep "baa" and calls elephants "horsie" but knows how to correctly say 20+ animals.

kjsmith9

DD is almost 15 months and does the same thing. The only one she's ever said was duck, but now she doesn't attempt it anymore. I'm with everyone else... Normal.

sunnyday016

My son only does a couple animals & sounds, but he knows a ton of other words. He's just not really interested in animals right now.

ashiscute

Sounds normal to me.  My DD called pigs "la la las" from the book "Moo Baa Lalala" forever.  As long as he is using other words I wouldn't worry.  When he says woof just say "that's right that is a dog."