Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: The language
JimFett Ruckus Clan Leader
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 65
Verbs
* Atiniir (ah-teen-EER) - to endure, to stick with, to tough it out
* Baatir (BAH-teer) - to care, to worry about
* Beten - to sigh
* Brokar - to beat (heartbeat, drumbeat)
* Cuyir - to be, to exist
* Dinuir (DEE-noo-eer) - to Give
* Duraanir - to look down upon, to hold in contempt, to despise
* Duumir - to allow
* Ganar -to have
* Hettir - to burn
* Hibirar - to learn
* Hukaatir (HOO-kaht-EER) - to protect, to cover, to shield
* Jorso’ran - shall bear (archaic)
* Jurir - to bear, to carry
* Jorhaa'ir - to speak
* Jurkadir - to mess with someone (lit: to brandish a saber)
* Kar'taylir - to know
* Liser - to be able to, can
* Motir - to stand
* Narir (nah-REER) - to act (carry out), to do
* Nartir (nah-ree-TEER) - to place, to put
* Nau'ur (also: sometimes seen as naur) (now-00R) - to light up
* Nau'ur kad - to forge a saber
* Nynir - to hit, to strike
* Parjir - to win, to be victorious
* Shabiir - to screw up
* Shukur - to break, to smash/tear apart, to crush
* Solus - each, individual, alone
* Susulur - to hear, to listen
* Takisir - to insult
* Trattok’o - fall, fail
* Udesiir - to relax, to rest, to be peaceful
* Verborir - to buy, to hire, to contract
* Vorer - to accept
[edit] Adjectives & Adverbs
* A'denla - vengeful
* Adenn - merciless
* Ani'la - ultimate
* Aruetyc (ah-roo-ay-TEESH) - traitorous
* Atin (ah-TEEN) - stubborn
* Briikase - happy
* Dar (dahr) - no longer
* Darasuum - eternal/eternally, forever
* Di'kutla - foolish, idiotic (severe)
* Draar (drahr) - never
* Dral - bright
* Dralshy'a (drahl-SHEE-ya) - stronger, more powerful
* Ge'tal - red
* Hettyc - burning
* Hut'uunla (hoo-OON-lah) - cowardly
* Iviin'yc - fast, quickly
* Jatne (JAT-nay) - best
* Kandosii - indomitable, noble, ruthless
* Mirdala - clever
* Nau - before
* Ne'tra - black
* Ori (OH-ree) - big, extreme, very
* Racin - pale
* Shabla - modifier used for emphasis, comparable to "fucking" (severe)
* Shukla - crushed
* Sol'yc - first
* Talyc - bloody (can be used to describe meat as "rare")
* Teroch - pitiless
* Tome - together
* Tracyn'la - grilled, chargrilled, scorched
* Troch - certainly
* Ures - without
* Solus - one, alone, each, individual, vulnerable
* Usen'ye - rudest way to tell someone to go away (same root as osik)
[edit] Nouns
* Abesh - east
* Abiik - air
* A’den - wrath, rage
* Adu - sons (archaic)
* Ad - son, daughter, child
* Ad'ika - kid, lad, boy, sweetie, darling
* Aka (AH-kah) mission
* Akaan - war
* Akaan'ade (AH-kahn-AH-day) army
* Aliit (ah-LEET) - family, clan
* Aruetii (ah-roo-AY-tee) - traitor, outsider, comparable to "them"
* Aruetiise (ah-roo-ay-TEE-say) - Aruetii, plural
* Ba'buir - grandfather
* Beroya (bair-OY-ah) bounty hunter
* Beskar - Mandalorian iron
* Beskar'gam - armor (literally "iron skin")
* Behot - a citrus-flavored herb, antiseptic, and mild stimulant
* Birgaan - backpack
* Buir (boo-EER) - father
* Burc'ya (BOOR-sha) - friend
* Buy'ce - helmet; colloquial: pint, bucket
* Ca - night
* Chakaar - thief, petty criminal, scumbag, bitch, bastard, bugger, (lit: "grave robber")
* Chig (CHEEG) - any kind of hot drink, an infusion
* Coruscanta - Coruscant
* Cyar'tomade - fans, a group of people with affection for something
* Darasuum (dah-RAH-soom) - eternity
* Dar'buir (DAHR boo-EER) - no longer a father (very shameful)
* Dar'manda (dahr-MAHN-da) - a state of being "not Mandalorian"; not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so his identity and soul
* Dar'jetii - no longer a Jedi (Sith, dark Jedi)
* Dar'yaim - a hell, a place you want to forget
* Dha (dah) - Dark
* Di'kut (dee-KOOT) - a foolish, idiotic, useless individual (severe); context-dependent: can mean dickhead, wanker, dumbass, jerk, moron, idiot, etc.
* Droten (DROH-ten) - people, public.
* Entye (ENT-yay} - debt
* Gal - ale
* Gayi'kaab - radio
* Gayiyli - resurrector
* Gett - nut
* Ge'verd (ge-VAIRD) - almost a warrior
* Gihaal (gee-HAAL) - fish-meal
* Gra'tua (gra-TOO-ah) - revenge, vengeance
* Hut'uun (hoo-TOON) - coward
* Ib'tuur - today (lit: "this day")
* Jai'galaar - shriek-hawk
* Jetii (Jay-tee) - (the) Jedi
* Jetiise - (the) Republic, plural "Jedi"
* Ka’ra - stars
* Ka’rta - heart
* Kad - saber
* Kad'au (kahd-OW) - lightsaber
* Kama - backside, back, belt-spat
* Kaminiise - Kaminoans
* Ke'gyce - command, order
* Kom’rk - gauntlet
* Kando (KAHN-do) - importance, weight
* Kot - strength
* Kote - glory, might
* Kyr’am - death
* Mand'alor - Mandalore
* Manda'yaim - Mandalore
* Mando'ad - Mandalorian (lit: Son/Daughter/Child of Mandalore)
* Mirshe - brain, brains
* Mirsh - brain cell
* Ne'tra gal - black ale
* Or'dinii - complete lunatic
* Osik - equivalent of "poodoo"
* Parjai - victory
* Prudii - shadow
* Rang - ash
* Runi - soul
* Tal - blood
* Tar - starfield, space, star, sky
* Tat - brother (Concord Dawn dialect for vod)
* Taungsarang - the ash of the Taung
* Tor - justice
* Tracinya - flame
* Tracyn - fire
* Troan - face
* Tsad - alliance, group, organization
* Tuur - day
* Shebs - backside, ass
* Siit - Sith
* Shuk'om - Crushgaunt
* Uj'alayi (OOH-jah-LIE-ee) - a very dense, very sweet cake made from crushed nuts, dried fruit and spices, and then soaked in a sticky scented syrup called uj'jayl. Colloquially known as an Uj cake.
* Uj'Jayl (ooh-JAI-ul) - a sticky scented syrup
* Ven - future
* Verd - warrior
* Vhett - farmer
* Vod (VOHD) - brother, sister, comrade
* Vode (VOH-day) - brothers, sisters, comrades
* Vod'ika - little brother, little sister
* Werda - shadows (archaic)
[edit] Phrases
* Aliit ori'shya taldin - "Family is more than blood." Mandalorian Proverb.
* Copaani gaan? - Need a hand?
* "Gar aruetyc jetiise lise nau'ur ca ti jetii'kade, a'a'denla Siite hibira atiniir darasuum." - "You traitorous Jedi can light up the night with your lightsabers, but the vengeful Sith learn to endure forever."
* Gedet'ye - please
* K'atini - Suck it up!
* Kandosii! - "Awesome!"
* Ke'pare, ke baslana meh mhi Kyrayc - "Stand by, (and) get out if we don't make it."
* Ke'pare - "Stand by"
* Udesii - "calm down", "take it easy"
* Su'cuy! - a friendly greeting (lit: "still live," i.e. "so you're still alive.")
* Re'turcye mhi! - goodbye, equivalent to the French au revoir
* Ret'ini - Just in case
* Cuy'val Dar - "Those who no longer exist"
* Vor’e (VOHR-ay.) - thanks, short form of vor entye
* Vor entye - thank you (lit: "I accept your debt")
* Mir'osik - something undesirable where your brains ought to be, i.e. "Shit for brains"
* Wayii, ni mirdala dalal'ika! - "Golly gosh, what a jolly clever girl I am!"
* Haili cetare (HI-lee ket-AH-ray) - Eat up, equivalent to the French Bon appetit
* Mar'e (MAH-ray) - expression of relief colloquial: "At last!"
* Ke'sush (Keh-SOOSH) - "Atten-shun!", the good old army command
* Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. - "A warrior is more than (his) armor" (Mandalorian proverb)
* Ner vod (nair vohd) - "my brother/sister" colloquial: "(my) buddy/pal/lad/chap"
* Duraani, burc'ya? - "Are you looking at me funny, pal?" (colloquial)
* Usenye (oo-SEN-yay) - "Go away!"
* Tion'ad hukaat'kama? (Tee-ON-ahd HOO-kaht-KA-ma) - "Who's watching your back?"
* Ori'jate - "Very good"
* Mirsh'kyramud (MEERSH-keer'AH-mood) - boring person (lit: "brain killer")
* Ke nu jurkad sha Mando'ade, burc'ya! - "Don't mess with Mandos, mate!" (lit: "Don't wave your saber at Mandolorians, mate!" )
* Ke nu jurkad ti Mando'ade, burc'ya! - "Don't cross swords with Mandos, mate!"
* Nu jurkad Mando'ade, burc'ya! - a reassurance, comparable to "Steady, mate"
* N'jurkad - "Don't mess with me"
* Tsad droten - Republic, democracy, even government; context-dependent (lit: "people's organization")
* Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur. - "Today is a good day for some other bugger to die." (lit: "This day (is) the best (for) another person to die.")
* Ke narir haar'ke'gyce rol'eta resol! - "Execute Order 66!" (not a Mando'a saying)
* Ni kar'tayli gar darasuum (nee kar-TILE garh dah-RAH-soom) - colloquial: "I love you."
* Mirdala Mird'ika! - "Clever Mird!" (spoken to Walon Vau's pet Strill, Lord Mirdalan)
* Haat, Ijaa, Haa'it - Truth, Honor, Vision —said when sealing a pact
* Hukaat'kama (hu-KAHT-ka-MAH) - Watch my back, watch my six
* K'uur - Hush, Be quiet
* Nar dralshy'a - Try harder
* Gar ru kaymaru kaysh, di'kut: tion'meh kaysh ru jehaati? You killed him, you moron: what if he was lying? (Said by Kal Skirata to Walon Vau in Star Wars Republic Commando: Triple Zero)
* Ni ru kaymaru Niktose. Meh Orjul jehaati, kay kar'tayli me'ni ven kaymaru kaysh I killed the Nikto. If Orjul's lying, he knows I killed him. (Walon Vau to Kal Skirata)
* Ke barjurir gar'ade, jagyc'ade kot'la a dalyc'ade kotla'shya. - "Train your sons to be strong but your daughters to be stronger." Mandalorian saying.
* N 'oya 'kari gihaal, Buir. (Noy-ah KAR-ee gee-HAAL, boo-EER) - I've been hunting fish-meal, Father.
* Kom'rk tsad droten troch nyn ures adenn, Dha Werda Verda a'den tratu. - They were the wrath of the warrior's shadow and the Gauntlet of the Republic (A line Mandalorian war song adapted for the Republic Commandos).
[edit] Other words
* A - but
* An - all
* Ashi - other
* Ast - itself
* Bal - and
* Bah - to
* Be - of
* Cuun (koon) - our
* Kaysh (kaysh) - him, his
* Ke - imperative prefix
* Ke nu - "Don't" prefix
* Kyr' am (kee-RAHM) - death
* Lo (loh) - into
* Elek (EL-eck) - yes (colloquial: lek, comparable to "yeah")
* Gar - you, your
* Haar - emphatic definite article (rare)
* Ibic - this
* Jate - good
* Jatne - best
* Juaan - beside
* Meg (mayg) - which, that
* Meh (mey) - if
* Mhi (mee) - we
* Nayc (NAYSH) - no (colloquial: shh, comparable to "nah")
* Ner (nair) - my
* Ni - I
* Par - for
* Sa - as, like
* Sha or shal - at (when used in front of a consonant)
* Te - the
* Teh - from
* Ti - with
* Tion - interrogative prefix, equivalent to the French "Est-ce que"
* Tion'ad - who, interrogative
* Vaii - where
* Val - they, their, theirs
* Ven - future prefix
[edit] Numbers
* Solus (SOH-loos) - one
* Tad (tand) - two
* Ehn (ayhn) - three
* Cuir (KOO-eer) - four
* Rayshe'a (ray-SHEE-ah) - five
* Resol (reh-SOL) - six
* E'tad (EH-tad) - seven
* Sh'ehn (shayn) - eight
* She'cu (SHAY-koo) - nine
* Ta'raysh (ta-RAYSH) - ten
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:02 am Post subject:
Ang-Kyoshi Roku Bloodnaught Clan Mercenary
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Ohio
here's a link to a site that has 24 pages worth of Mando'a. Sorry Jim..I couldn't get it copied for some reason!
I don't even have Microsoft Word. I'm so 20th century.
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:43 am Post subject: ill try to remeber these words and phrases
jedi_madilorian_zach Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 13
hey all ill try to remeber these cause i dont think ill remeber them all but still most of them!!!!
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:01 am Post subject:
Crixler Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 33 Location: Washington
I can speak a little bit of Mando'a... but not much :/
Most of what I can say are insults haha
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject:
Ribdo Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 3
Yah same here: di'kut
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:
Crixler Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 33 Location: Washington
Dikut? Haha, I like longer ones like aruetyc chakaar, dikutla sheb, shabla mir'osik. Stuff like that lol
Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:01 am Post subject:
Ribdo Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 3
w00t w00t for the extended insults
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 2:06 am Post subject:
Crixler Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 33 Location: Washington
But I know some compliments, too ;p
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:57 am Post subject:
sola'lor Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 1
Excellent work compiling that list. I'm working on a Mando'a Language Dictionary. The first part of it is Alphabet and grammar. The second part is the dictionary. It's far from complete but here is what I have so far.
You guys are nuts. Someone should write a rap in mando'a.
OK ... not so much.
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject:
Kire DuHai Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 14
<shudder> Thank you so much for amending that... Now to cross one's fingers and hope no one takes you up on it anyway...
Oya Manda!
-Kire Du'Hai
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:06 am Post subject:
Brokar Darasuum Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Southern CA
Hahaha I guess you don't like rap, Kire? Well, it's not exactly my first choice either, but there's some good stuff out there. _________________ Verd ori'shya beskar'gam.
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:
Kire DuHai Ruckus Clan Mercenary
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 14
Rap? What could anyone have against rap?
<Constant, nearly annoying beat> "Oh yeah, kill the cop, rape the &@$!, #^@& the mother#^@&er and #^@& you, too!"
Yeah. Not fond of rap. And you have to admit that's what over 90% of it is like. They don't bother rhyming anymore. Even the 'good' stuff is just chanting to a beat, and most of it is about crime, drugs and sex.
Can the genre be enjoyable? Maybe. Is it music? ...No, I don't think so. But I'm really going off on a tangent, here...
Mando'a, anyone? I can sort of carry on a conversation in it... I had nearly a quarter of the dictionary memorized at one point... but I don't know how much I've retained. What would be a good way to get the nuances in the grammar memorized? The frequent lack of the 'to be' verb catches me a lot. And remembering to use the imperative prefix.
