Have you tried using baby sign language? Auslan or anything like that. DD has just started saying her first proper word (cat) because every time we see one of the cats, we point and say "cat!" and do the cat sign. She now attempts to do the sign (a bit tricky) and says "CAT" or sometimes of she's tired or excited "DAT" when she sees a cat, which is great. We also taught her water and milk (just the signs, she doesn't say them yet), which she uses all the time and helps us avoid tantrums when she wants something. We're now teaching her poo and hungry, and eventually tired too, although those concepts are more abstract.
Neither of mine were saying any words at that age. DD2 was about 20 odd months before she started saying words, DD1 more like 26 months. The main people in their lives (me, DH, and my parents) have always talked incessantly to/with them, read lots of books together etc so when their words came it was very slow to begin with but then oh my goodness they came!! Now at 4 and 5, I would love to find the off switch sometimes ;-)
Oh and dont feel bad about her not saying mum, dad etc TO you. My son took forever to start doing that and even now he only says daddy and pappoo (grandpa in Greek) to DH and my dad. He rarely calls me mummy.
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