This is an animal that is said to have domesticated itself and started mimicry of baby cries, just to try to communicate with (see: manipulate) us, and you don’t think there’s merit in speaking to it?
I’ve adopted silent cats, and by way of speaking to them regularly, seen their own feline vocabularies grow. They learn new ways to audibly express themselves, and their personalities seem to grow, for the better of their own contentment.
I genuinely think you should reconsider your outlook on this matter.