Mando miit'gaanar
| Explicitly Defined | ||
|---|---|---|
| Extrapolated | ||
| Number | Pronunciation | Mando'a |
| 1 | SOH-loos | solus |
| 2 | tahd | t'ad |
| 3 | ayhn | ehn |
| 4 | COO-eer | cuir |
| 5 | ray-SHEE-ah | rayshe'a |
| 6 | reh-SOL | resol |
| 7 | EH-tad | e'tad |
| 8 | shayn | sh'ehn |
| 9 | SHAY-koo | she'cu |
| 10 | ta-RAYSH | ta'raysh |
| 11 | TAH-raysh SO-loos | ta'raysh solus |
| 20 | ahd-AY-tah | ad'eta |
| 30 | ayn-AY-tah | ehn'eta |
| 40 | coor-AY-tah | cur'eta |
| 50 | SHAY-ta | she'eta |
| 60 | rohl-AY-tah | rol'eta |
| 70 | tahd-AY-tah | tad'eta |
| 80 | shayn-AY-tah | shehn'eta |
| 90 | shayk-AY-tah | shek'eta |
| 100 | OH-lahn | olan |
| 200 | AHD-oh-lahn | ad'olan |
| 300 | AYN-oh-lahn | ehn'olan |
| 400 | COOR-oh-lahn | cur'olan |
| 500 | RAYSH-oh-lahn | reysh'olan |
| 600 | SOHL-ahn | sol'an |
| 700 | TAD-oh-lahn | tad'olan |
| 800 | SHAYN-oh-lahn | shehn'olan |
| 900 | SHAYK-oh-lan | shek'olan |
| 1000 | TAH-raysh-OH-lahn | ta'raysh'olan |
| 2000 | ahd-AY-tah-OH-lahn | ad'eta'olan |
| 3000 | ayn-AY-tah-OH-lahn | ehn'eta'olan |
| 4000 | coor-AY-tah-OH-lahn | cur'eta'olan |
| 5000 | SHAY-tah-OH-lahn | she'eta'olan |
| 6000 | rol-AY-tah-OH-lahn | rol'eta'olan |
| 7000 | tahd-AY-tah-OH-lahn | tad'eta'olan |
| 8000 | shayn-AY-tah-OH-lahn | shehn'eta'olan |
| 9000 | shayk-AY-tah-OH-lahn | shek'eta'olan |
| Mando'a | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| a, a', al | Ah | but (often al before a vowel) |
| aalar | AH-lar | feel |
| aaray | AH-ray | pain |
| aay'han | AY-ye-haan | bittersweet perfect moment of mourning and joy - *remembering and celebrating* |
| abesh | AH-besh | east |
| abiik | AH-beek | air |
| acyk | AH-seek | between |
| ad | ahd | daughter |
| ad | ahd | son |
| adade | ah-DAH-day | personnel |
| adate | ah-DAH-tay | people, persons |
| ade | AH-day | children, sons, daughters |
| a'den | AH-den | wrath, rage |
| adenn | ah-DEN | merciless |
| ad'eta | ahd-AY-tah | twenty |
| adiik | AH-deek | child aged 3 to 13 |
| ad'ika (pl. adike, not adi'kase) | ah-DEE-kah | little one, son, daughter, of any age - also used informally to adults much like *lads* or *guys*, |
| adol | AH-dohl | through |
| agol | AH-gohl | living tissue - meat, muscle, flesh - animal or human, *flesh and blood* |
| aikiyc | ai-KEESH | desperate |
| aka | AH-kah | mission |
| akaan | ah-KAHN | war |
| akaan'ade | AH-kahn-AH-day | army |
| akaanir | ah-KAH-neer | fight |
| akaata | ah-KAH-ta | battalion |
| akalenedat | ah-KAH-leh-NAY-dat | hard contact |
| akay, 'kay | ah-KAY | until, 'til |
| alii'gai | ah-LEE-gai | flag, colors |
| aliik | ah-LEEK | sigil, symbol on armor |
| aliit | ah-LEET | clan name, identity |
| aliit (clan) | ah-LEET | family |
| Aliit ori'shya tal'din | Ah-LEET-or-EESH-yah-tal-DEEN | Family is more than blood. (Saying.) |
| Alor | ah-LOR | Chancellor |
| alor | ah-LOR | leader, chief, *officer*, constable, boss |
| alor'ad | al-OHR-ahd | captain |
| alorir | ah-LOR-eer | lead |
| aloriya | alor-EE-yah | capital (lit. head city) |
| alor'uus | AH-lor-OOS | corporal |
| al'verde | AHL-vair-day | commander |
| am | ahm | change |
| an | ahn | all |
| anade | ah-NAH-day | everyone, everybody |
| anay | AH-nay | every |
| ani | AH-nee | total, complete |
| aran | AH-ran | guard |
| aranar | ah-RAH-nar | defend |
| araniik | ah-RAHN-eek | cordon |
| aranov | AH-rah-nov | defense |
| ara'novor | ah-RAH-nov | approach, stand in the way off, block |
| ara'novor | AH-rah-NO-vor | obstruct, defend, blockade |
| arasuum | ah-RAH-soom | stagnation, |
| arasuumir | ah-rah-soo-MEER | stagnate, remain the same |
| arasuum'la | ah-ra-SOOM-lah | unchanging, stagnant |
| arpat | AR-pat | seed |
| aru'e | ah-ROO-ay | enemy (noun) |
| aru'ela | AH-roo-AY-la | hostile, enemy (adj) |
| aruetii | ah-roo-AY-tee | traitor, foreigner, outsider |
| aruetiise | ah-roo-ay-TEE-say | traitors, foreigners, outsiders |
| aruetyc | AH-roo-eh-TEESH | traitorous |
| as...as | sah | as, like (comparative) |
| ash'ad | AH-shad | someone else |
| ash'amur | keer-AH-moor | die (esp. violently in battle) |
| ashi | AH-shee | other |
| Ashnar... | AHSH-nar | Someone has (done) - can be followed by a noun or a verb |
| ast | ast | itself |
| ast'ehut | ast-teh-HUUT | fat |
| at | aht | to (direction, movement) |
| at | aht | towards, at (motion), to |
| atin | ah-TEEN | stubborn, tenacious, capable of endurance |
| atiniir | ah-teen-EER | endure, to put up with, to *take it* |
| atin'la | ah-TEEN-la | tough |
| baar | BAR-oor | body |
| baarpir | BAR-peer | sweat |
| baar'ur | BAR-oor | medic |
| baatir | BAH-teer | care, worry about |
| ba'balut | BAH-bal-oot | on patrol |
| ba'buir | BA-boo-EER | grandfather |
| ba'buir | BA-boo-EER | grandmother |
| Ba'gedet'ye! | BAH-geh-DET-yeh | You're welcome! (Like the German use of bitte.) |
| bah | bah | to (dative) |
| bajur | BAH-jur | education, the raising and nurturing of children - a wider meaning than just school work, includes preparation for life and survival |
| ba'jurir | bah-jur-EER | educate |
| ba'jurir | bah-jur-EER | raise children |
| bal | bahl | and |
| balac | bah-LAHK | opportunity |
| bal'ban | bal-BAHN | indeed, definitely - emphatic |
| balyc | BAH-leesh | also |
| banar | bah-NAR | happen |
| bantov | BAHN-tov | nevertheless |
| barycir | bah-REE-shir | deploy |
| bas neral | BAAS ner-AHL | coarse grain used for animal fodder and brewing; thought unfit to eat |
| ba'slanar | BAH-slah-NAR | leave, depart, exit |
| bat | baht | on |
| batnor | BAHT-nor | drunk (lit. on your back) |
| ba'vodu | BAH-vod-oo | aunt (plural bavodu'e) |
| ba'vodu | BAH-vod-oo | uncle (plural bavodu'e) |
| ba'yair | bah-yah-EER | chew |
| be | beh | of |
| be, b' | beh | possessive prefix or suffix with proper nouns, e.g. be'jetii or (rare) jetiib - the Jedi's. Possessives are sometimes indicated simply by the proper noun preceding the word, e.g.Boba'kad - Boba's saber . |
| be'chaaj | beh-CHAHJ | away, afar |
| behot | beh-HOHT | herb used in beverages, mildly antiseptic and stimulating |
| beroya | bair-OY-ah | bounty hunter |
| bes'bavar | BES-beh-var | cavalry |
| besbe | BES-bay | kit (slang) |
| besbe'trayce | BES-beh-TRAYSH-ay | weapons |
| bes'bev | BEZ-bev | Mandalorian wind instrument also used for combat: a large metal flute with a sharpened, cut-off end. |
| be'senaar | BEH-sen-AHR | missile |
| beskad | BESS-kahd | slightly curved saber of Mandalorian iron) |
| beskar | BESK-gar | Mandalorian iron |
| beskar'ad | BES-kar-AHD | droid |
| beskar'gam | BES-kar-GAM | armor |
| beskaryc | BES-kar-EESH | armored |
| bes'laar | bez-LAHR | music |
| be'sol | beh-SOHL | priority |
| besom | BEE-som | ill-mannered lout, unhygienic person, someone with no manners (in Mandalorian terms) |
| bes'uliik | BES-oo-LEEK | basilisk war droid |
| beten | BEY-tehn | sigh |
| betenor | bey-TEHN-or | sigh, to |
| bev | bayve | needle, spike |
| beviin | BEH-veen | lance |
| beviiragir | beh-veer-AH-geer | to fish - literally, spearing fish, but now applied to any method of catching fish |
| bevik | BEH-veek | stick |
| bic | beek | it (very generic use of it) |
| Bic ni skana'din | Beek nee SKAH-nah-deen | expression of being angry, repelled or *That really ticks me off.* From the words for give and a hated thing, much like *it gives me the scunners.* |
| bid | beed | so (degree) |
| bid...ibac | beed...ibac | as...as that |
| bikadinir | bee-KAD-een-eer | stab (with a broad blade) - *run through* |
| bines | BEE-nays | stack (noun) |
| binesor | BEEN-ay-sor | stack (verb) |
| bintar | BEEN-tar | both |
| birgaan | beer-gahn | backpack (bergen) |
| birikad | BEER-ee-KAHD | baby carrying harness |
| birov | bee-ROHV | many |
| bora | BOH-ra | job |
| boracyk | boh-RAH-seek | penniless, lit. between jobs |
| borarir | boh-RAH-reer | work (verb) |
| bral | brahl | hill fort, high ground, high defended position |
| bralir | BRAH-leer | to get the upper hand, to succeed |
| bralov | BRAH-lov | success |
| brii'briik | bree-BREEK | grid |
| briik | breek | line |
| briikarir | BREE-kar-EER | defilade (verb) |
| briikasak | bree-KAH-sahk | run-ashore (social event or night out while deployed) |
| briikase | bree-KAH-say | happy |
| Briikase gote'tuur! | Bree-KAH-say go-te-TOOR | Happy birthday! |
| briirud | BREE-roo | circle |
| brokar | BROH-kar | beat, to |
| bu'ad | boo-AHD | grandchild |
| buir | boo-EER | father |
| buir | boo-EER | mother |
| buirkan | boo-EER-kan | responsibility |
| bui'tsad | BOO-eet-sahd | family lineage (biological - rarely used) |
| burc'ya | BOOR-sha | friend (also used ironically) |
| Burc'ya vaal burk'yc, burc'ya veman | BOOR-sha vahl BOOT-keesh, BOOR-shah veh-MAHN | A friend in need... Lit. a friend during danger is a true friend |
| burcyan | BOOR-shahn | friendship, comradeship, close bond |
| burk'yc | BOOR-keesh | dangerous |
| buruk | BOO-rook | danger |
| burun | BOO-roon | weather |
| buurenaar | boo-REY-nahr | storm |
| buyacir | boo-ya-SHEER | recognize |
| buyca | BOO-shah | bucket, pail |
| buy'ce | BOO-chay, BOO-shay | helmet |
| buy'ce gal | BOO_chay-GAL | pint of ale - contents of helmet, actually a lot more than a pint! |
| buycika | BOO-she-kah | cradle |
| ca | kah | night |
| cabuor | kah-BOO- or | protect |
| cabur | KAH-boor | guardian, protector |
| ca'nara | KAH-nah-RAH | time |
| can'gal | CAHN-gahl | starfighter |
| carud | kah-ROOD | smoke |
| ca'tra | KAH-tra | night sky |
| cerar | sair-ARR | mountain |
| ceratir | sair-AH-teer | point (verb) |
| ceryc | sair-EESH | pointed |
| cetar | set-ARR | kneel in submission (from boot - as in licking someone's boots) |
| cetare | set-ARE-ay | boots |
| cetar'narir | see-TAR-nar-REER | to *put the boot in* |
| chaab | chahb | fear |
| chaabar | chah-BAR | fear, be afraid of |
| chaaj | chahj | distance |
| chaaj | chahj | range |
| chaaj'yc | chahj-EESH | far |
| chaashya | cha-SHEE-ah | further |
| chaavla | CHAHV-lah | rough, unruly, of the criminal underclass (by Mando standards, which is very rough indeed) |
| chaavla sa shebs be'striili | CHAHV-lah-sah-SHEBS-beh-STREE-lee | rough as a strill's backside - phrase used to describe a bar that's a dive, an uncultured individual (by Mando standards) or a very violent, dangerous neighbourhood |
| chakaar | chah-KAR | corpse robber, thief, petty criminal - general term of abuse |
| chakaaryc | chah- KAR-eesh | rotten, low-life, - generic adjective to describe an undesirable person of dubious ethics |
| chakur | CHAH-koor | steal, rob |
| chayaikir | CHAI-ay-keer | tease, barrack, make fun of (not as hostile as mock) |
| chekar | CHECK-ar | stab (with a small blade) - *shiv* |
| chortav | chor-TAV | street |
| choruk | CHOHR-ook | stone |
| chur | choor | under |
| cin | seen | white |
| cin vhetin | SEEN-fett-EEN | fresh start, clean slate - lit. white field, virgin snow - term indicating the erasing of a person's past when they become Mandalorian, and that they will only be judged by what they do from that point onwards; like the *first turn of the screw cancels all debts* for sailors. |
| cinargaanar | see-NAHR-gah-nahr | fence, launder - of stolen goods etc |
| cinarin | see-NAH-reen | clean (verb) |
| cin'ciri | seen-SEE-ree | snow |
| cinyc | SEE-neesh | clean (adj) |
| ciryc | seer-EESH | cold |
| cuir | COO-eer | four |
| Copaani mirshmure'cye, vod? | Koh-PAH-nee MEERSH-moo-RAY-shay, vod? | Are you looking for a smack in the face, mate? |
| copaanir | KOH-pan-EER | want, to |
| copad | KOH-pad | ambition |
| copad | KOH-pad | desire |
| copikla | koh-PEEK-lah | charming, cute (babies and animals - never women unless you want your head ripped off) |
| copyc | KOH-peesh | attractive (not looks - generally appealing, separate concept for Mandos - and may refer to anything) |
| Coruscanta | KOH-roo-SAHN-ta | Coruscant |
| cu'bikad | COO-bee-kahd | Indoor game that involves stabbing blades into a chequered board - a cross between darts, chess and ludo |
| cunak | COO-nahk | square |
| cur'eta | COOR-ay-tah | forty |
| cuun | koon | our |
| Cuy ogir'olar | COO-ee oh-GEER-oh-LAR | It's neither here nor there. *It's irrelevant.* |
| cuyan | koo-YAHN | survivor |
| cuyanir | coo-YAH-neer | survive |
| cuyete | coo-YAY-tay | probability |
| cuyir | KOO-yeer | exist, be |
| cuyla | COO-ee-lah | probable |
| cyare | SHAH-ray | beloved, loved, popular |
| cyare'se | shar-AY-say | loved ones |
| cyar'ika | shar-EE-kah | darling, sweetheart |
| cyar'tomade | SHAR-toe-MAH-day | fans, supporters, devotees |
| daab | dahb | down (direction) |
| dadita | dah-DEE-tah | code used by Mandalorians, like Morse |
| dajun | dah-JOON | plan |
| dajunar | dah-JOO-nahr | plan, to plot |
| dajun'la | dah-JOON-lah | planned |
| dala | DAH-lah | woman |
| dalab | dah-LAHB | scabbard, sheath |
| dalyc | DAH-leesh | female |
| dar | dahr | gone, temporary |
| dar | dahr | no longer |
| darasuum | da-RAH-soom | eternal |
| dar'buir | DAR-boo-EER | no longer a parent (legal term - parental divorce by child) |
| darjetii | dar-JAY-tee | Sith |
| dar'manda | dar-MAHN-da | a state of not being Mandalorian - not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so his identity and his soul - regarded with absolute dread by most traditionall-minded Mando'ade |
| dar'tome | dar-TOH-may | separated, apart (of people) |
| daryc | DAR-eesh | brown |
| davaab | dah-VAHB | execution, carrying out |
| dawoor | DAH-woor | bad smell |
| daworir | dah-WAR-eer | stink, reek |
| dayn | dain | out |
| de | deh | by |
| debaan | DEB-ahn | declination |
| demagolka | deh-mah-GOHL-kah | someone who commits atrocties, a real-life monster, a war criminal - from the notorious Mandalorian scientist of the Old Republic, Demagol, known for his experiments on children, and a figure of hate and dread in the Mando psyche |
| demar | DAY-mar | carve, sculpt |
| dha | dah | dark |
| dha'haase | dah-HAH-say | screen |
| dha'werd (archaic) | DA-waird | stealth |
| digur | dee-GOOR | forget |
| di'kut | DEE-koot | idiot, useless individual, waste of space (lit. someone who forgets to put their pants on) |
| di'kutla | dee-KOOT-lah | useless, stupid, worthless |
| dinii | DEE-nee | lunatic |
| dini'la | dee-NEE-lah | insane |
| din'kartay | deen-KAR-tie | sitrep, wash-up, any sharing of information and planning (military, also used colloquially) |
| dinui | dee-NOO-ee | gift |
| dinuir | DEE-noo-EER | give, to |
| din'waadar | DEEN-wah--dahr | sell |
| diryc | DEER-eesh | low |
| dirycir | DEER-ee-SHEER | lower, put down |
| dola | DOH-lah | throughout, pervading, soaked |
| dos | dohs | across |
| doslanir | do-SLAH-neer | cross, intersect |
| draar | drahr | never |
| dral | draal | bright, glowing |
| dral | draal | strong, powerful |
| dralshy'a | drahl-SHEE-ya | stronger, brighter |
| draluram | DRAH-lur-ahm | vivid - used only of food, to indicate strong, distinct flavour, lit. *bright mouth* - one of the four essentials of Mandalorian cooking |
| drashaar | DRAH-shar | grow, to |
| droten | DROH-ten | people |
| du'car (du'caryc) | DOO-kar (doo-KAR-eesh) | late |
| dul | dool | half |
| duraan | DOO-rahn | hold in contempt, look down upon |
| Duraani, burc'ya? | Doo-RAH-nee, BOOR-shah? | You looking at me funny, pal? |
| duraanir | doo-RAHN-eer | scorn, hold in contempt |
| duse | DOO-say | rubbish, waste - lit. unclean things |
| dush | doosh | bad |
| dushne | DOOSH-nay | worst |
| dush'shya (doshishya) | doo-SHEESH-ya | worse |
| duumir | DOOM-eer | allow, to |
| duumyc | DOO-meesh | allowed, approved, permitted, legal |
| ebin | ay-BEEN | either |
| echoy | eh-CHOY | search, mourning |
| echoy'la | eh-CHOY-lah | searching, mourning, lost |
| echoylir | eh-choy-LEER | grieve, search, mourn, to |
| edee | ee-DEE | jaws |
| edee | ee-DEE | teeth |
| edeemir | ee-DEE-meer | bite |
| eesu | ee-SOO | gas |
| ehn | ayhn | three |
| ehn'eta | AYN-ay-tah | thirty |
| ekur | eck-OOR | choke |
| elek | EL-eck | yes (shortened to 'lek as 'yeah') |
| emuurir | eh-MOOR-eer | like, enjoy (food, activities, etc ) |
| enaabe | ay-NAH-bay | meters |
| enteyor | EN-tay-OHR | must, be obliged to |
| entye | ENT-yeh | debt |
| epan | EH-pahn | stomach, guts (not guts as in courage) |
| epar | ay-PAR | eat |
| eparavur | eh-PAH-rav-oor | feast, devour, to |
| eparavur takisit | ay-PAH-rav-oor ta-KEE-sit | apologise |
| epar'yaim | eh-Par-yay-EEM | restaurant, canteen |
| eso | AY-so | flank |
| eso | AY-so | side |
| e'tad | EH-tad | seven |
| etyc | ETT-eesh | dirty, filthy, grimy |
| evaar | EE-var | youth, newness |
| evaar'la | ee-VAR-la | young, new |
| eyayah | ee-YAY-ah | echo |
| eyaytir | ah-YAY-teer | flee, escape |
| eyn | ayn | an (indefinite article - rare) |
| gaan | gahn | hand |
| gaanader | gah-NAH-dair | choose |
| gaan'au | GAH-now | laser pointer |
| gaanaylir | gahn-AY-leer | trap, catch |
| gaanla | GAHN-lah | chosen |
| gaanure | gah-NOO-ray | hand tools |
| gaanynir | gah-NEE-neer | punch, to |
| Gaa'tayl! | Gah-TILE | Help! |
| gaa'taylir | gah-TAY-leer | help |
| gadi | GAH-dee | wrist |
| gaht | gaht | north |
| gaht'yc | GAH-teesh | polar |
| gai | guy | name, title |
| gai bal manda | GUY bal MAN-da | adoption ceremony, lit. name and soul |
| gaid | GUY-id | plate - for armor or food use; armor was often used to heat food over open fires in the field |
| gaigotalur | gai-GOH-tal-oor | designate |
| gai'ka | GUY-kah | cup |
| gal | gahl | ale, alcohol, booze |
| Gal, ori'skraan, riduur, yaim' dab'ika. | Gahl, OHR-ree-scrahn, ree-DO-ER, yime-dah-BEE-kah | Phrase for a *run ashore* - brief R and R. (Lit: *Beer, big eats, good company and return to camp.* Summary of a Mando soldier's idea of a good night out. |
| galaar | ga-LAR | hawk |
| galar | gah-LAR | spill, pour |
| gal'gala | GAL-gal-arr | Let me buy you a drink! Have a drink! |
| ganar | GAN-ar | possess, have |
| gar | gahr | you (sing. and pl.) |
| gar | gahr | your |
| Gar serim | Gar sair-EEM | *Yes, youíre right.* *That's it.* |
| gar shuk meh kyrayc (meh gar kyrayc, shuk bah ni ) | gar SHOOK may keer-AYSH ( may gar keer-AYSH, BAH ni SHOOK) | You're no use dead. (You're no use to me dead.) Said to encourage someone to take a rest. Rarely literal. |
| Gar taldin ni jaonyc; gar sa buir, ori'wadaas'la. | Gar Tal-DEEN nee jah-OHn-eesh, gar sa BOO-eer OH-ree-wah-DAHS-la. | *Nobody cares who your father was, only the father you'll be.* (Lit: Bloodline is not important, but you as a father are the most valuable thing.) Mando saying emphasising the importance of a father's role, and that a man is judged more by that than his lineage. |
| gayi'kaab | GUY-ee-KAHB | radio |
| gayiyla | guy-EE-lah | everywhere |
| gayiylir | guy-EE-leer | spread |
| ge | geh | almost (before consonant) |
| gebbar | GEB-arr | close to, near to |
| gebi | GEH-bee | close, near |
| ge'catra | geh-CAT-rah | evening |
| gedeteyar | geh-det-AY-ar | be thankful |
| gedetir | geh-DET-eer | plead, beg |
| Gedet'ye | Geh-DET-yay | Please |
| gedin'la | geh-DEEN-lah | eccentric, cranky, in a mood - literally *almost insane* |
| gehat'ik | GE`hah-teek | story |
| gehatyc | geh-HAHT-eesh | suspected, believed to be, alleged |
| ge'hutuun | ge-hoo-TOON | bandit, villain, petty thief - can also mean a serious criminal you have no respect for - abusive |
| ge'kaan | gey-KAHN | military exercise |
| gekyrdir | geh-KEER-deer | incapacitate, knock out |
| gemas | gey-MAHS | hair |
| genet | geh-NET | gray |
| geroya | geh-ROY-ah | game, play (literally nearly-hunt) |
| ge'sol | geh-SOHL | half |
| ge'soletar | ge-soh-LAY-tar | estimate |
| get | get | almost (before a vowel) |
| ge'tal | ge-TAHL | red |
| get'shuk | GEHT-shook | Team game similar to meshgeroya, in that there are goals at either end of the pitch, except the players may handle the ball. Very similar to rugby; brutal, fast and painful. |
| gett'se | GEt-say | courage, nerve |
| gett'se | GET-say | nuts (generic) |
| Gev! | gehv | Stop it! Pack it in! |
| ge'ver'alor | ge-VAIR-ah-lor | aide |
| ge'ver'alor | ge-VAIR-ah-lor | bagman |
| gi | gee (hard G) | fish |
| gihaal | gee-HAAL | dried fish-meal (like pemmican - lasts for years but very pungent smell) |
| go'naasir | goh-NAH-seer | waste, squander |
| goorar | GOOR-ahr | throw |
| goore | GOO-ray | grenade |
| goor'verd | GOOR-vaird | grenadier |
| goran | goh-RAHN | blacksmith, metalworker |
| gota | GOH-tah | machine (any device) |
| gotabor | GOH-tah-BOR | engineer |
| gotal | go-TAHL | made, created - as in *-ized* - suffix |
| gotal'ur | GO-tal-oor | make, create |
| gota'tuur | GOH-tah-TOOR | birthday |
| goten | GOH-ten | birth |
| gotenir | goh-TEN-eer | give birth |
| goyust | goh-YOOST | road |
| gratiir | grah-TEER | punish, to |
| gra'tua | gra-TOO-ah | vengeance |
| gra'tuar | grah-TOO-ar | avenge |
| guuror | GOO-rohr | like, be fond of (of a person or creature) |
| haal | hahl | breath |
| haalas | hahlas | chest |
| haalur | hah-LOOR | breathe |
| haamyc | HAH-meesh | unusual |
| haar | har | the - definite article - rare and emphatic |
| haaranovor | ha-RAHN-oh-vor | hide, conceal |
| Haar'chak! | HAR-chak | Damn it! |
| haashun | HAH-shoon | parchment bread - a thin sheet of bread dried to preserve it, and reconstituted in liquid. Mando ration-pack staple. Made properly, it;s so thin you can read through it, hence the name; 'see-bread'. |
| haast | hahst | dry |
| haastal | HAH-stahl | dried blood, scab (also a term for a lasting emotional scar) |
| haat | haht | truth |
| Haat o'r an nuhune | Haht OR an noo-HOO-nay | Mando saying - Many a true word spoken in jest. (Lit: there's truth in all jokes.) |
| Haat, ijaa, haa'it | Haht-i-JAH-hah-EET | Truth, honor, vision - words used to seal a pact. |
| haa'taylir | har-TIE-leer | see |
| haatyc | HAH-teesh | visible |
| Haatyc or'arue jate'shya ori'sol aru'ike nuhaatyc | HAH-teesh ohr-AH-ray JAH-tay-SHE-ah oh-ree-SOL ah-roo-EE-kay noo-HAH-teesh. | Better one big enemy that you can see than many small ones that you can't. (Mandalorian proverb.) |
| haav | NOO-hahv | bed |
| haavlaam | HAHV-lahm | bunk |
| Haili cetare! | HI-lee set-AHR-ay | Tuck in! Enjoy! Lit. *Fill your boots.* |
| hailir | hay-LEER | fill (verb) |
| haran | HAH-rahn | hell - literally, destruction, cosmic annihilation |
| haranov | hah-RAHN-ov | cache |
| haryc | HAR-eesh | tired |
| haryc b'aalyc | hah-REESH bah-LEESH | *tired and emotional* - i.e. drunk |
| hayc | haysh | plain, honest, simple (of people) |
| hetikles | HEH-tee-kless | *noseburn* - burning sensation in the sinuses brought about by specific spices - Mandalorians prize this |
| hetikleyc | hay-TEEK-laysh | spicy, as in makes the sinuses burn (a sensation like eating horseradish or wasabi) |
| hettir | HAYt-eer | burn |
| hettyc | heh-TEESH | burning |
| heturam | HEH-too-rahm | *mouthburn* - a sought-after state of intense burning in the mouth brought about by very spicy food - see also hetikleyc |
| hibir | hee-BEER | pupil, student |
| hibirar | baj-hib-EER | learn |
| hiibir | HEE-beer | take |
| hodar | HOH-dar | deceive, fool |
| hodasal | hoh-dah-SAHL | camouflage |
| hodasalar | hoh-DAH-sah-LAHR | camouflage, cover up |
| hodayc | HOH-daysh | cunning |
| hokaanir | ho-KAHN-eer | cut, slice |
| hokan'yc | hoh-KAH-neesh | sliced, cut up (also slang for heavily defeated) |
| hoshap | HO-shahp | spoon |
| hukaatir | HOO-kah-TEER | cover, to |
| Hukaat'kama! | hu-KAHT-ka-MAH | Watch my six! |
| hut'uun | hoo-TOON | coward (worst possible insult) |
| Iba' | EE-ba | what a... |
| ibac | ee-BAK | that (as in this and that) |
| Ibac'ner | EE-bahk-NAIR | That's mine, it's mine. |
| ibic | ee-BIK | this |
| ibi'tuur | EE-bee-toor | today |
| Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur | EEB- toor JAHT-nay toor ASH-ahd-KEE-ram-oor | Today is a good day for someone else to die - Mando saying (because they're not daft...) |
| iisa | EE-sah | fuse |
| ijaat | ee-JAHT | honor |
| ika | EE-kah | diminutive suffix written as 'ika - also added to a name as a very familiar or childhood form, e.g, Ord'ika - Little Ordo |
| ik'aad | EE-kad | baby, child under 3 |
| irud | EE-rood | arm |
| isirir | ee-SEER-eer | taste |
| iviin | ee-VEEN | speed, velocity |
| iviin'yc | ee-VEEN-esh | fast |
| jaal | JAHL | numb |
| jag | jag | man |
| jagyc | JAH-geesh | male (can also mean macho in context) |
| jahaal | jah-HAHL | health |
| jahaala | ja-HAH-lah | well, healthy |
| jahaal'got | jah-HAHL-got | health-giving, nutritious, good for you |
| jahaatir | jeh-HAH-teer | tell lies, deceive |
| ja'hailir | jah-HIE-leer | observe, watch over |
| jai'galaar | JAI-gah-LAR | shriek-hawk |
| jair | jay-EER | scream, shriek |
| janad | JAH-nahd | spicy |
| jaon | JAY-ohn | over |
| jaon'yc | jai-OHN-ish | important |
| jare | JAH-ray | kamikaze - someone taking a fatal, foolish risk |
| jare'la | jah-RAY-lah | stupidly oblivious of danger, asking for it |
| jareor | jah_RAY-or | recklessly risk your life, act suicidally (negative connotation - foolish, not brave) |
| jari'eyc | JAR-ee-aysh | ugly, ruined (lit: wrecked) |
| jariler | jah-REE-lair | lay waste, wreck |
| jarkiv | JAR-keev | charisma, presence |
| jaro | JAH-ro | death wish, insane act of reckless stupidity |
| jat'ca'nara | JAHT kah-NAH-rah | on time - lit. *good time* |
| jate | JAH-tay | good |
| jate'kara | JAH-tay-KAH-rah | luck, destiny - lit good stars, a course to steer by |
| jate'shya | JAH-tay-SHEE-ah | better |
| jatisyc | jah-TEE-seesh | delicious |
| jatne | JAT-nay | best |
| jatne emuurir | JAT-nay eh-MOOR-eer | prefer |
| jatne manda | JAT-nay MAN-da | good mood - a complex sense of being at one with your clan and life |
| Jatne vod | JAT-nay vod | Sir ( formal - used by bar staff etc, not military) |
| Jatnese be te jatnese | jat-NAY-say beh jat_NAY-say | The best of the best (plural) |
| jehaat | jeh-HAHT | lie, untruth |
| jehavey'ir | jeh-HAHR-vay`eer | ambush |
| jekai | jeh-KAI | bait |
| jenarar | JEH-han-rar | feint |
| jetii | JAY-tee | Jedi |
| jetii'kad | jay-TEE-kahd | lightsaber |
| jetiise | JAY-tee-see | Jedi plural, Republic |
| jii | gee | now |
| jiila | GEE-lah | immediate, right away, instant |
| jilarud | JEE-lah-rood | disc |
| jiriad | gee-REE-ad | white, chalky, ashen-faced |
| joha | JOH-hah | language |
| johayc | JO-haysh | spoken, pronounced |
| jorad | jaw-RAHD | voice |
| jorbe | JOR-beh | reason |
| jorcu | JOR-koo | because |
| jorhaa'ir | joh-har-EER | speak, talk |
| jorir | JAW-reer | bear, carry (archaic) |
| jor'lekir | jor-LEK-eer | confirm |
| jorso'ran | Jor-so-RAHN | shall bear (archaic) |
| joruur | jaw-ROOR | gather |
| juaan | JOO-ahn | beside, next to |
| jurir | joo-REER | bear arms, carry something |
| jurkad | JOOR-kad | attack, an assault |
| jurkadir | JOOR-kad-EER | attack, threaten, mess with |
| jurkadir sha(l) | JOOR-kad-EER shahl | mess with, mess around, hassle (alternative form of jurkadir) transitive verb |
| jurkadir ti | JOOR-kad-EER tee | mess someone about, mess around with someone, mess with (another alternative of jurkadir) transitive verb |
| kaab | kahb | sound |
| kad | kahd | saber, sword |
| kadala | kah-DAH-lah | wounded, hurt |
| kadale | kah-DAH-lay | casualties |
| kad'au | kahd-OW | lightsaber |
| kaden | KAH-den | angry |
| kadiilir | kah-DEE-leer | breach, pierce |
| kad'la | KAD-la | sharp |
| ka'gaht | KAH-gaht | south |
| kai'tome | kai-TOHM-ay | food |
| kajil | KAH-jeel | flat, level |
| kajir | KAH-jeer | table |
| kakovidir | kah-KOH-vee-deer | cower |
| kal | kahl | blade |
| kalikir | kah-LEE-keer | stab with a narrow blade (*skewer*) |
| kama | KAH-ma | belt-spat |
| kaminii | kah-MEE-nee | Kaminoan |
| kando | KAHN-do | importance, weight |
| kandosii | kahn-DOH-see | indomitable, ruthless |
| Kandosii! | Kan-DOH-see | Nice one! Wicked! Well done! |
| kandosii'la | kan-doh-SEE-la | stunning, amazing |
| Ka'ra | KAY-rah | stars - ancient Mandalorian myth - ruling council of fallen kings |
| kar'am | KAR-aam | breath |
| karbakar | KAR-bah-kar | hyperdrive (lit: star to star) |
| kar'ta | kah-ROH-ta | heart |
| kar'tayl | kar-TILE | awareness, knowledge |
| kar'taylir | kar-TIE-leer | know, hold in the heart |
| kar'taylir darasuum | kat-tay-LEER da-RAH-soom | love |
| karyai | CAR-yai | main living room of a traditional north Mandalorian house - a single big chamber for eating, talking, resting, and even the last secure stronghold when under attack |
| K'atini! | kah-TEEN-ee | Suck it up! Or: It's only pain! |
| kaysh | kaysh | he, him, his |
| kaysh | kaysh | her, hers |
| Kaysh guur' skraan | KAYSH goor SCRAHN | *He loves his food.* (Said of someone who has a healthy appetite, using the verb for affection rather than enjoyment.) |
| Kaysh meg miit'gaana, oyacyi. | Kaysh mayg MEET-gah-NAH oy-AH-shee. | Who writes, remains. (Proverb.) |
| Kaysh mirsh solus | Kaysh meersh SOH-loos | He's an idiot (lit. his brain cell is lonely) |
| Kaysh mirsh'kyramud | Kaysh meersh kee-RAH-mood | He's boring me senseless (Lit: he's a brain assassin) |
| Kaysh shu'shuk | Kaish shoo-SHOOK | He's a disaster |
| Kaysh tayl'ud | Kaysh TAY-lood | He's taking a break. He's having a nap. |
| Ke narir haar'ke'gyce rol'eta resol! | KEH-nah-REER-ha-ke-GHEE-shay rol-LAY-tah ray-SOL | Execute Order 66! |
| Ke serim | KEH-se-REEM! | Take aim! |
| ke, k' | keh | imperative prefix - used as order |
| kebbur | KEH-boor | try, attempt |
| kebiin | kay-BEEN | blue |
| kebii'tra | keh-BEE-trah | sky (daytime) lit. blue sky |
| kebise | keh-BEE-say | things, stuff |
| kedin | ked-EEN | chain of command |
| keenir | KEEN-eer | infiltrate |
| ke'gyce | keh-GHEE-shay | order, command |
| keldab | kel-DAHB | citadel, stronghold |
| kelita | kel-EE-tah | moat |
| kemir | KEH--meer | walk |
| Ke'mot! | Keh-MOHT | Halt! |
| Ke'sush! | Keh-SOOSH! | Attention! |
| kih | kee | small |
| Kih'parjai | Kee-PAR-jai | No problem. Don't mention it. (Lit: small victory) |
| kir'manir | keer-MAHN-eer | adopt, give a soul to someone |
| kisol | kee-SOHL | few |
| kles | klez | nose |
| klesir | KLEH-seer | smell |
| K'olar! | koh-LAR | Come here! Get over here at once! |
| kom'rk | KOHM-or-rohk | gauntlet |
| koor | koor | deal, contract |
| kot | kohd, koht | strength |
| kote | KOH-day, KOH-tay | glory (pl) |
| Kote lo'shebs'ul narit | koh-TAY low SHEBS-ool NAH-rit | You can keep your glory. (Contemptuous and impolite.) |
| kotep | KOH-tehp | brave |
| kotir | KOH-teer | defeat, overpower |
| kotyc | koh-TEESH | strong |
| kovid | KOV-eed | head |
| kov'nyn | KOHV-neen | head-butt - noun |
| kov'nynir | KOHV-nee-neer | head-butt (see also Keldabe Kiss) - verb |
| K'oyacyi! | Koy-AH-shee! | 1. *Cheers!* 2. Can also mean: *Hang in there* or 3. *Come back safely.* Literally, a command; *Stay alive!* |
| kranak | KRAH-nahk | fortified settlement or dwelling surrounded by water |
| kurs | koorse | forest |
| kurshi | KOOR-shi | tree |
| kurshok | KOOR-shok | plank of wood, |
| kute | koo-Tay | underwear, bodysuit, something worn under armor |
| K'uur! | Koor | Hush! |
| kyor | KIE-ohr | rotting, decay |
| kyorar | KIE-ohr-ar | rot, decay (verb) |
| kyorla | kie-OHR-lah | rotten |
| kyr | KEER | end |
| Kyr ge'kaan | KEER geh-KAHN | Endex (end of exercise - mil.) |
| kyr'ad | KEER-ahd | corpse |
| kyr'adyc | keer-AH-deesh | passed away, deceased |
| kyr'am | kee-RAHM | death |
| kyramla | keer-AHM-la | fatal, deadly |
| kyramud | keer-AH-mood | killer, assassin |
| kyr'amur | kee-RAHM-oor | kill |
| kyrayc | keer-AYSH | killed, dead |
| kyrbej | KEER-bayj | battlefield |
| kyr'bes | KEER-bez | skull, especially mythosaur skull - coll. Crown |
| Kyr'tsad | KEERT-sahd | Death Watch (lit. Death Society) - breakaway Mandalorian sect |
| kyr'vhetine | KEER-fet-EEN-ay | harvest |
| kyr'yc | KEER-eesh | last |
| laam | lahm | up |
| laamyc | LAH-meesh | high |
| laandur | LAHN-doo-er | delicate, fragile (sometimes an insult - weak, pathetic) |
| laar | lar | song |
| laaran | lah-RAHN | singing |
| laararir | lah-RAH-eer | sing |
| lalat | LAH-laht | tongue |
| la'mun | lah-MOON | azimuth |
| lararyc | lah-rah-eesh | drunk (lit. carousing) |
| layari | LAY-ah-ree | overconfident, swaggering |
| lenedat | leh-NAY-daht | target, contact |
| linibar | lee-NEE-bar | need, to |
| liser | LEE-say | able to, can |
| lo | loh | into |
| lonar | LOH`nar | insertion |
| loras | lor-AHS | meat, flesh, substance (poetic) |
| lor'vram | lohr-ve-RAHM | breakfast |
| lovik | LOH-veek | knee |
| luubid | loo-BEED | enough |
| maan | mahn | original, first |
| majyc | MAH-jeesh | extra |
| majyce | mah-jEE-shay | something extra, addendum |
| majycir | MAH-jeesh-eer | add |
| manda | MAHN-dah | the collective soul or heaven - the state of being Mandalorian in mind, body and spirit - also supreme, overarching, guardian-like |
| Mand'alor | MAHN-dah-lor | sole ruler |
| Manda'yaim | MAN-dah-YAI-eem | the planet Mandalore. |
| Mando | MAHN-do | Mandalorian, adj or noun |
| Mando'ad draar digu | Man-DOH-ad drahr dee-GOO | A Mandalorian never forgets. |
| Mando'ade | Mando-AH-day | Mandalorians (pl) - sons and/ or daughters of Mandalore |
| mandokar | MAN-doh-KAR | the *right stuff*, the epitome of Mando virtue - a blend of aggression, tenacity, loyalty and a lust for life |
| mandokarla | MAN-doh-KAR-lah | having the *right stuff*, showing guts and spirit, the state of being the epitome of Mando virtue |
| Mar'e! | MAH-ray! | At last! (Expression of relief.) |
| marekar | mah-RAY-kar | navigation |
| marev | MAH-rev | fist |
| mar'eyce | mah-RAY-shay | discovery, something found at last, a state of heaven |
| mar'eyir | mah-AY-eer | find, discover |
| mashukir | MAH-shook-eer | disperse |
| mav | mahv | free |
| mayen | MY-enn | anything |
| Me'bana? | may-BAHN-ah | What's happening? What happened? |
| Me'copaani? | Meh ko-PAH-nee? | What do you want? What would you like? |
| me'dinuir | med-IN-oo-eer | share, give to each other |
| meg | mayg | which, what, that, who |
| megin | may-GIN | which, what, that - before a vowel |
| meh | mey | if |
| me'sen | mAY-sen | starship |
| meshgeroya | MESH-geh-ROY-ah | limmie or bolo-ball - literally the *beautiful game,* a Mandalorian obsession |
| mesh'la | MAYSH`lah | beautiful |
| meshurkaan | MEH-shoor-KAHN | jeweler, gem cutter |
| meshurok | meh-SHOO-rok | gemstone |
| me'suum | may-SOOM | planet |
| me'suum'ika | meh-soo-MEE-ka | moon |
| Me'vaar ti gar? | Meh-VAR tee-GAR | How are you? (Lit: what's new with you?) Can also be used to ask a soldier for a sitrep. If a Mando asks you this, they expect an answer; it's literal.. The response for *I'm fine thanks,* is *Naas.* (Literally - nothing. ) |
| me'ven? | mey-VAYN | Huh? What? Expression of bewilderment or disbelief |
| mhi | mee | us |
| mhi | mee | we |
| Mhor | mor | ours - rare archaic |
| miit | meet | word |
| miit'gaanar | MEET-gah-nar | write |
| mircin | meer-SEEN | cage |
| mircir | meer-SEER | cage, lock up, capture |
| mirci't | meer-SEET | prisoner |
| mirdala | MEER-dah-lah | clever, intelligent, intellectual |
| mirdir | MEER-deer | think, calculate |
| mirgaanla | meer-GAHN-lah | deliberate (lit: *thinking hand*) |
| mirjahaal | MEER-jah-HAHL | peace of mind, *healing*, general term for emotional well-being especially after a trauma or bereavement |
| mirshe | MEER-shay | brain (plural - mirsh is a brain cell |
| mir'sheb | MEER-sheb | smartass |
| mirshepar'la | MEER-shay-PAR-lah | boring (lit: brain devouring) |
| mirshir | MEER-sheer | shock, stun (lit. *brain* someone, knock out their brain) |
| mirshko | MEERSH-koh | courage |
| mirsh'kyramud | MEERSH-keer`AH-mood | boring person (lit: brain assassin) |
| mirshmure'cya | meersh-moor-AY-shah | Keldabe kiss - slang for headbutt (lit. brain-kiss) |
| mishuk | MEE-shook | pressure |
| morut | moh-ROOT | haven, stronghold |
| morutar | MOH-roo-tahr | welcome, verb |
| morut'yc | moh-ROO-teesh | safe, secure |
| motir | moh-TEER | stand |
| munad | MOO-nahd | elevation |
| munad | moo-NAHD | height |
| muninar | moo-NEE-nar | tall |
| munit | MOON-eet | long |
| Munit tome'tayl, skotah iisa | MOON-eet to-MAY-tail, SKO-tah-EE-sah | long memory, short fuse - said to be the typical Mando mindset |
| murcyur | MOOR-shoor | kiss (verb) |
| mureyca | MOOR-aysh-ah | kiss |
| muun | UM-ahn | hard |
| muun'bajir | MOO-wun BAH-jeer | trounce, teach someone a lesson, *kick butt* lit: educate hard |
| naak | nahk | peace |
| naakla | NAHK-lah | peaceful |
| naas | nahs | nothing |
| naasad | NAHS-ahd | none, not any |
| naasade | nah-SAH-day | nobody |
| naast | nahst | destroyer |
| naastar | NAH-star | destroy |
| nad'aai | NAHD-ai | infrared |
| nad'aaila. | nad-AY-lah | infrared (adj) |
| nadala | nad-AHL-ah | hot |
| nakar'mir | Nah-kah-MEER | be unaware, not know (verb) |
| nakar'tuur | NAH-kah-TOOR | tomorrow (lit: the unknown day) |
| nakil | NAH-keel | corner |
| Nar dralshy'a | NAR-drahl-SHEE-ya | Put your back into it! Try harder! |
| nari | NAH-ree | move, action, act |
| narir | nah-REER | act, do, put |
| naritir | nah-ree-TEER | insert, place, put |
| narser | NAR-sair | purpose |
| Nar'sheb | NAR-sheb | Contemptuous comment - like *shove it* but much stronger. |
| narudar | nah-ROO-dar | temporary ally - specifically your enemy's enemy, where both sides know this is an alliance of convenience and not a lasting pact. |
| nasreyc | nar-SAIR-eesh | determined, resolute |
| naumiit | now-MEET | signal |
| nau'ul | now-OOL | candlelight |
| nau'ur | now-OOR | light up, illuminate |
| nau'ur kad | now-OOR kad | forge (lit. light up a saber) |
| nayc | naysh | no ( negative answer) |
| naysol | NAY-sol | too many |
| Ne shab'rud'niÖ | Neh shab-ROOD-nee | Don't mess with me (extremely strong warning - much stronger than jurkadir - and likely to be followed by violence) |
| neduumyc | nay-DOO-meesh | illegal, unauthorised |
| nehutyc | neh-HOOT-eesh | feisty, gutsy |
| Ne'johaa! | Neh-JOH-hah | Shut up! |
| ne'kaan | neh-KAHN | non-combatant |
| N'epar nu pirur! | Neh-PAHR noo PEER-oor | It won't eat or drink anything. (It can wait - no rush.) |
| N'eparavu takisit | Nay-PAH-rav-OO ta-KEE-sit | sorry (lit: I eat my insult) |
| ner | nair | my, mine |
| neral | NAY-rahl | grain |
| ne'tra | NAY-trah | black |
| ne'tra gal | NAY-trah gahl | black ale - sweet, almost spicy black beer similar to milk stout |
| Ne'tra gal mesh'la, jat'isyc, bal, wayii, jahaal'got | NAY-tra gahl MAYSH-lah, jah-TEE-seesh, bahl why-eee JAH-hal-got | Black ale looks good, tastes good, and - by golly - it does you good! |
| neverd | neh-VAIRD | civilian |
| ne'waadas | nay-WAHD-ahs | poverty, need |
| ni | nee | I, me |
| Ni ceta | nee SET-ah | sorry (lit: I kneel) grovelling apology - rare |
| Ni copaani buy'ce gal | Nee ko-PAH-nee gal | Iíd like a pint of ale |
| Ni copaani buyc'ika cin papuur'gal | Nee ko-PAH-nee boo-SHEE-ka seen pah-POOR-gal | Iíd like a glass of white wine, please |
| ni dinu | NEE DEE-noo | I give (and, used on its own in a firm tone, means: *Like it or lump it! Take it or leave it!*) |
| Ni hukaatii'ni shebs ti kama! | NEE-hoo-kah-TEE-ni shebs ti KA-mah | I'm covering my back! |
| Ni kyr'tayl gai sa'ad | Nee-keer-TAIL guy-sah-ADD | adoption vow - lit. I know your name as my child. |
| Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum | Nee soo-COO-yee, gar keer-AH-deesh, nee par-TIE-lee, gar dah-rah-SOOM | Daily remembrance of those passed on *I'm still alive, but you are dead. I remember you, so you are eternal.* Followed by repetition of loved ones' names. |
| nibral | NEE-brahl | loser, failure |
| Ni'duraa! | NEE DOO-rah | You disgust me! |
| norac | noh-RAK | back |
| Nu draar | Noo DRAR | No way. Absolutely not. Never in a million years. Not on your life. (Emphatic disagreement and doubt. Lit: Not never. Mandos use double negatives for emphasis.) |
| Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la. | Noo keer-AH-deesh, shi TAHB-ee-CHARJ-lah | Not gone, merely marching far away. (Tribute to a dead comrade.) |
| nu, n', ne | noo | negative prefixes |
| nu'amyc | noo-AHM-eesh | normal |
| nuhaatyc | noo-HAH-teesh | invisible, unseen |
| nuh'la, nuhunla | NOO-lah | funny, amusing |
| nuhoy | noo-HOY | sleep |
| nuhoyir | noo-HOY-eer | slumber, sleep |
| nuhun | noo-HOON | joke |
| nuhunar | noo-HOO-nar | laugh |
| nuhur | NOO-hoor | good times, laughter, fun |
| nushaad'la | noo-SHAHD-lah | motionless |
| nynir | nee-NEER | hit, strike |
| ogir | OH-gir | there |
| ogir'olar | oh-GEER-oh-LAH | one way or the other, either way |
| olan | OH-lahn | hundred |
| olar | OH-lar | here |
| olarom | OH-lah-rom | welcome (greeting) |
| olaror | oh-LAR-ohr | come, arrive |
| ol'averde | oh-lah-VAIR-day | company |
| onidir | oh-NEE-deer | to sweat |
| o'r | ohr | in |
| orar | or-AHR | thunder |
| or'dinii | Ohr-DEE-nee | moron, fool |
| orhaar | OR-haar | scan (noun) |
| orhaarir | or-HAR-eer | scan (verb) |
| ori | OH-ree | big, extreme, very |
| ori'beskaryc | OH-ree-bes-KAR-eesh | hard case, extremely tough, no-nonsense (of people) - *well 'ard* |
| oribru | oh-REE-bru | emergency |
| Ori'buyce, kih'kovid.† | OH-ree-BOO-shay, KEE-koh-VEED | All helmet, no head. † Common term of derision for someone with an overdeveloped sense of authority |
| ori'copaad | OH-ree-KOH-pahd | obsession, fixation |
| ori'dush | OHR-ee-DOOSH | evil |
| ori'gehaat'ik | or-EE-geh-HAH-teek | epic |
| ori'haat | OH-ree-haht | *It's the truth, I swear - no bull.* |
| ori'jagyc | OH-ree-JAHG-eesh (or OH-ree-YAHG-eesh) | bullying; also bully, swaggering big-mouth - someone who picks on someone smaller - lit. *big man* said sarcastically, applied equally to women |
| ori'jate | OR-ee-JAH-tay | excellent |
| orikih | aw-REE-kee | tiny |
| orilin | oh-REE-leen | profit, surplus |
| or'ilor | ohr-EE-lohr | midday meal |
| ori'ramikad | OH-ree-RAHM-ee-kahd | supercommando (Mandalorian designation of elite special forces) |
| ori'shya | ohr-EE-she-ya | more than |
| ori'skraan | OH-ree-scrahn | 1. a delicacy, a real treat in terms of food; 2 a blow-out meal, a feast (slang), *big eats* |
| ori'sol | OHR-ee-SOL | many |
| ori'suumyc | OHR-ee-SOOM-eesh | beyond the pale, one step too far, outrageous (in Mandalorian morality) |
| ori'tsad | OHR-eet-sahd | brigade |
| oritsir | oh-REET-seer | curse, swear, bellow |
| ori'vod | OH-ree-VOD | big brother, older brother, special friend |
| ori'vor'e | AW-ree-VOHR-ay | Thanks a lot! Thanks a million! |
| oriya | oh-REE-yah | city |
| oriyala | oh-REE-ah-lah | urban |
| orjorer | or-JOR-er | cry out, shout |
| or'parguur | OR-par-GOOR | hate |
| or'trikar | OHR-tree-kar | grief |
| oshokita | oh-SHOK-ee-TAH | freshers (from plank of wood used in field latrines) |
| osik | OH-sik | dung (impolite) |
| osik'la | oh-SIK-lah | messed up, screwed, horrible (impolite) |
| Osi'kyr! | OH-see-KEER | Strong exclamation of surprise or dismay |
| osi'yaim | OH-see-yaim | Useless, despicable person |
| Oya manda! | OY-ah-MAN-dah | Expression of Mandalorian solidarity and perpetuity: emotional and assertive. |
| Oya! | OY-ah! | Many meanings: literally *Let's hunt!* and also *Stay alive!*, but also *Hoorah!*, *Go you!*, *Cheers!* Always positive and triumphant. |
| oyacyir | oy-YAH-sheer | live |
| oya'karir | OY-yah-KAR-eer | hunt, chase |
| oya'la | oy-AH-lah | living |
| oyayc | oy-AYSH | alive |
| oyayc ra kyrayc | oy-AYSH rah keer-AYSH | dead or alive |
| oyu'baat | oy-YOO-baht | universe |
| oyula | oy-OO-lah | galactic |
| paak | pahk | salt |
| paguur | PAH-goor | dislike |
| paklalat | PAHK-lah-LAHT | gift of the gab, a silver tongue, wit, eloquence |
| pakod | PAH-kohd | easy, simple |
| palon | pah-LOHN | hole |
| papurgaat | pa-POOR-gaht | fruit |
| papuur'gal | pah-POOR-gahl | wine |
| par | pahr | for |
| Pare! (Pare sol!) | PAH-ray (PAH-ray-SOHL | Hang on! (Pare sol - lit: *Wait one.*) Note: Ke'pare is much more emphatic - *Wait!* |
| parer | PAH-rair | wait |
| parjai | par-JAI | victory |
| parjii | PAR-jee | winner, victor |
| par'jila | par-JEE-lah | triumphant |
| parjir | par-JEER | win, be victorious |
| partaylir | par-TAT-leer | remember |
| paru | PAH-roo | formation |
| payt | PAH-eet | left |
| pehir | peh- HEER | spit |
| pel | pail | soft, yielding |
| pel'gam | pel-GAM | skin |
| pelkaanir | pel-KAHN-eer | shave |
| peti'baar | peh-TEE-bahr | center mass |
| petir | pet-EER | center |
| pirebu | peer-AY-boo | near |
| pir'ekulor | PEER-ek-OO-lor | weep |
| pirimmur | PEER-ee-moor | use |
| pirimmuy | peer-im-OO-ee | useful |
| pirimpir | peer-EEM-peer | urine |
| pirpaak | PEER-pahk | broth, soup (literally, salted water) |
| pirun | PEER-un | water |
| pirunir sur'haaise | PEER-oo-NEER soor-HIE-say | make their eyes water (slang for kill, injure or defeat) |
| pirur | peer-OOR | drink |
| pirusti | peer-OO-stee | well |
| piryc | PEER-eesh | wet |
| pitat | pit-AHT | rain |
| projor | PROH-jor | next |
| prudii | proo-DEE | shadow |
| prudiise | proo-DEE-see | shadows |
| puut'la | POOT-lah | ballistic |
| ra | rah | or |
| racin | ray-SEEN | pale |
| ramaanar | rah-mahn-ARR | die, general term |
| ramaanla | rah-MAHN-lah | mortal (in the sense of fallible or vulnerable) |
| ram'ika | rah-MEE-kah | raid |
| ramikad | RAH-mee-KAHD | commando |
| ramikadyc | RAH-mee-KAHD-eesh | commando state of mind - an attitude that he/ she can do anything, endure anything, and achieve the objective. A blend of complete confidence and extreme tenacity instilled in special forces during training. Can also be used informally to describe a determined, focused person. |
| ram'or | RAHM-ohr | attack, beseige |
| ramorla | rah-MOR-lah | besieged |
| ram'ser | RAM-sair | sniper, marksman |
| rang | rahng | ash |
| Rangir! | RAN-geer | To hell with it! |
| ranov'la | rah-NOHV-lah | secret |
| ratiin | RAH-teen | always |
| rayshe'a | ray-SHEE-ah | five |
| raysh'olan | RAYSH-oh-lahn | five hundred |
| ray'ture | ray-TOOR-ay | week |
| redalur | red-AH-loor | dance (verb) |
| rejorhaa'ir | ree-JOR-har-EER | tell |
| resol | reh-SOL | six |
| Resol'nare | RAY-sol NAH-ray | Six Actions, the tenets of Mando life |
| ret | rayt | Perhaps, maybe |
| Ret'! | rayt | Bye! See you! |
| ret'lini. | Rayt-LEE-nee | just in case (colloquial - Mandos are cautious and always have a plan B) |
| Ret'urcye mhi | ray-TOOR-shay-MEE | Goodbye - lit. *Maybe we'll meet again* |
| ret'yc | RET-eesh | possible |
| riduur | REE-door | partner, spouse, husband, wife |
| riduurok | ree-DOO-rok | love bond, specifically between spouses - marriage agreement |
| riye | REE-yay | favor, benefit, good turn |
| rohak | RO-hahk | defeat |
| rohakar | ro-ha-KAR | defeat (verb) |
| rol'eta | ROHL-ay-tah | sixty |
| ru, r' | roo | past tense prefix |
| rud | rood | around |
| rugam | ROO-gahm | sphere, ball |
| runi | roo-NEE | soul (poetic only) |
| rusur | roo-SOOR | land, ships or troops |
| ruug | roog | old age |
| ruug'la | ROOG-lah | old |
| ruus | roos | rock |
| ruusaan | roo-SAHN | reliable one (popular female name) |
| ruusaanyc | roo-SAHN-eesh | reliable, trustworthy |
| ruusaar | ROO-sahr | foundation |
| ruus'alor | ROOS-ahl-or | sergeant |
| ruyot | ROO-yot | the past, history |
| sakagal | SAH-kah-gal | X-wing |
| sal | sahl | color |
| sapanyc | sah-PAHN-eesh | electromagnetic |
| sarad | SAH-rad | flower, bloom |
| saviin | sah-VEEN | violet |
| senaar | sen-ARR | bird |
| sen'tra | SEN-tra | jetpack |
| serim | SAIR-eem | accurate, correct |
| serimir | SAIR-ee-meer | be right, to be accurate |
| sha | sha | at (before vowel - shal) |
| sha ca'nara | SHAH kah-NAH-rah | specific time - literally at time, often used in questions |
| shaadlar | SHAHD`lar | move |
| shaap | shahp | wood |
| shaap'yc | sha-PEESH | wooden |
| shabiir | sha-BEER | screw up - impolite |
| shabla | SHAH-bla | screwed up - impolite |
| shab'rudur | shah-BROO-dur | mess with - very strong language in Mando'a, so use only in extreme circumstances |
| shabuir | SHAH-boo-EER | extreme insult - *jerk*, but much stronger |
| sha'kajir | SHAH-ka-JEER | over a meal, at the dinner table, like the French *‡ table* - the word for table comes from the word for level, flat, so the implication is one of equals breaking bread together |
| sha'kajir | SHAH-ka-JEER | cease-fire, truce (from the practice of sitting down at a table with refreshments to talk terms, as in the same term for *over a meal*) |
| shal | shahl | at (before vowel) |
| sharal | SHAH-ral | lazy |
| sheber | SHEH-bair | sit (verb) |
| sheb'ika | sheh-BEE-kah | botty, tush (diminutive of shebs) - kids' word but sometimes used ironically or in humour |
| shebs | shebs | backside, rear, buttocks (also rear of building etc) |
| sheb'urcyin | sheh-BOOR-shin | sycophant, toady, *butt-kisser* |
| she'cu | SHAY-koo | nine |
| she'eta | shayta | fifty |
| she'eta'olan | SHAYTA-oh-lahn | five thousand |
| sh'ehn | shayn | eight |
| shehn'eta | shayn-EH-tah | eighty |
| shekemir | SHEH-kay-meer | follow |
| shek'eta | SHAYK-ay-tah | ninety |
| shereshir | shair-AYSH-eer | kidnap, seize |
| shereshoy | sheh-REYSH-oy | lust for life and much more - uniquely Mandalorian word, meaning the enjoyment of each day and the determination to seek and grab every possible experience, as well as surviving to see the next day - hanging onto life and relishing it. An understandable state of mind/ emotion for a warrior people. Closely related to the words for live, hunt and stay safe - and, of course *oya*. All from the same root. |
| shev'la | SHAYV-lah | silent |
| shi | shee | just, only |
| shig | sheeg | beverage - any infusion of whatever's available, but usually a mildly stimulant herb with a citrus flavor called behot |
| shiib | sheeb | thin |
| shi'yayc | shee-YAYSH | yellow |
| sho'cye | SHOW-shay | ocean |
| shok | shohk | beam, joist (wood or other material) |
| shokita | SHOK-ee-tah | shelf |
| shonar | SHOW-nar | wave (noun, as in sea) - literally 'ocean movement' |
| sho'sen | SHOW-sen | submarine, submersible |
| shosenla | show-SEN-la | submerged, sunk, under water |
| shukalar | SHOO-kah-lar | to crush (in any sense), to conquer |
| shuk | shook | rift, tear |
| shuk'la | SHOOK-lah | fragmented, broken, crushed |
| shuk'yc | shook-EESH | not working, no use, useless, broken down, out of order - usually said of machinery |
| shuk'la gett'se | SHOOK-lah GETT-say | crushed or ground nuts (topping or ingredient for uj) |
| shuk'la riduurok | SHOOK-lah ree-DOOR-ok | divorce |
| shuk'orok | shoo-KOH-rok | crushgaunt |
| shukur | SHOO-koor | break |
| shuner | shoon | bread |
| shuner | SHOO-nair | flour, meal |
| shupur | SHOO-poor | injury |
| shupur'yc | shoo-POOR-esh | injured |
| shupuur | shoo-POOR | injure |
| shushai | shoo-SHAI | sensor (lit. eye-listening) |
| shu'shuk | shoo-SHOOK | disaster, big screw-up etc |
| simir | see-MEER | year |
| sim'olan | seem-oh-LAHN | century |
| sirbur | SEER-boor | say |
| siver | SEE-vair | degree |
| skanah | SKAH-nah | much-hated thing or person |
| skira | SKEE-rah | settling scores, revenge. feud (different to vengeance - more personal) |
| skotah | SKOH-tah | short |
| skraan | scrahn | food, *scran* (generic slang for a meal) |
| skraan'ikase | SKRAH-nee-KAY-say | assorted small snacks like meze or tapas - *small eats* - a celebratory meal for Mandos because it can take hours to eat, and the dishes are often fiddly, a contrast to the easy-to-eat, quick meals necessary in the field |
| slaat | slaht | mud |
| Slana'pir! | SLAH-nah-PEER | Get out! get lost! (very impolite) |
| slanar | SLAH-nar | go |
| solegot | SOH-lay-goot | computer (lit. counting machine) |
| soletar | so-LAY-tahr | count |
| solus | SOH-loos | alone, vulnerable |
| solus | SOH-loos | each, one |
| solus | SOH-loos | individual |
| solus | SOH-loos | united, as one |
| sol'yc | sohl-EESH | first |
| sol'yc | sol-EESH | first (ordinal) |
| Sooran, shab! | soo-RAHN shahb | Contemptuous and triumphant comment - like *suck on that, chum!* |
| sooranir | SOO-rah-neer | suck, absorb, draw up (liquid) |
| sosol ti | so-SOHL tee | equal with |
| spirba | SPEER-bah | pass (as in break in terrain) |
| staabi | STAH-bee | right |
| striil | streel | strill - highly intelligent six-legged hunting carnivore, capable of gliding and flight |
| striilir | STREE-leer | track, trail |
| su | SOO | still, yet |
| Su cuy'gar | Soo COO-ee-gar | Hello - lit. *You're still alive.* |
| Su'cuy | Soo-COO-ee | Hi! |
| sur'ar | soo-RAR | concentrate, focus |
| sur'gaan | soor-GAHN | picture |
| sur'haai | soor-HAI | eye |
| sur'ulur | SOOR-oo-LOOR | keep an eye on, monitor |
| sushir | SOO-sheer | listen |
| susulur | SOO-soo-LOOR | hear |
| suum | soom | beyond |
| Suum ca'nara | Soom CAH-na-RAH | the state of blissful rest and peace |
| suumpir | SOOM-peer | lake |
| suvarir | soo-VAHR-eer | understand |
| taab | tahb | foot |
| taab'echaaj'la | TAHB-eh-CHAHJ-lah | deceased, passed on (lit: marched far away) |
| taabir | TAH-beer | march |
| taakur | TAHR-koor | bone |
| taap | tahp | location |
| taap | tahp | point, position |
| ta'ayl | tah-AYL | jailer |
| tabalhar | tah-BAHL-har | patrol (verb) |
| tabalut | tah-BAHL-oot | patrol (noun) - on patrol: bat'balut (adj) |
| t'ad | tahd | two |
| tad'eta | TAHD-ay-tah | seventy |
| takisir | TAH-kees-eer | insult (verb) |
| takisit | tah-KEE-sit | insult (noun) |
| tal | tahl | blood |
| tal'din | tal-DEEN | bloodline |
| tal'galar | tal-GAL-ahr | spill blood, bleed |
| tal'onidir | tahl-ON-ee-DEE-neer | to sweat blood, to *give blood* - idiom for going that extra mile or making an all-out effort |
| talyc | tahl-EESH | Bloody, bloodstained - of steak, rare. |
| ta'raysh | ta-RAYSH | ten |
| ta'raysh solus | TAH-raysh-SO-lus | eleven |
| ta'raysholan | TAH-raysh-oh-lahn | thousand |
| tatugir | tah-TOO-geer | repeat |
| tayat | TAI-aht | storage |
| tay'haai | TAY-hai | archivist, reporter |
| Tayli'bac? | TIE-lee-BAHK | Got it? Okay? Understand? (Often very aggressive.) |
| taylir | TIE-leer | hold, keep, preserve |
| te | teh | the (rarely used) |
| tebec | TEH-bek | ammunition |
| tegaanalir | teh-GAHN-ah-leer | rescue |
| teh | tay | from |
| te'habirÖbe | the-HAH-beer beh | remove, take out (when used transitively, be precedes the object - No te'habi kad be dalab ) |
| tengaanar | TEN-gah-nahr | show, display (lit. open hand) |
| tenn | ten | open |
| teroch | tay-ROCH | pitiless |
| tettar | TET-ar | kick |
| ti | tee | with |
| tigaanur | tee-GAH-noor | touch |
| tihaar | TEE-har | alcoholic drink - strong clear spirit made from fruit, like eau de vie |
| tiingilar | TEEN-gee-lahr | blisteringly spicy Mandalorian casserole |
| tiin'la | teen-LAH | coarse |
| tion | TEE-on | interrogative prefix, used for a question |
| Tion gar gai? | Tee-ON gar- GUY | What's your name? |
| Tion'ad | tee-on-AD | who? (Lit: what person?) |
| Tion'ad hukaat'kama? | Tee-ON-ahd HOO-kaht-KA-ma | Who's watching your back? |
| tionas | tee-OH-nahs | Question, puzzle |
| Tion'cuy? | Tee-ON-coo-EE | Who's that? (often used as a challenge to identify someone - like *Halt! Who goes there?* |
| tionir | tee-OHN-eer | question, interrogate |
| tion'jor | Tee-ON-jor | why? |
| tion'meh | tee-ON-may | what if? |
| Tion'solet? | Tee-ON-soh-LAYT | How many? How much? |
| tion'tuur | tee-ON-toor | when? (lit. which day) |
| to | toh | join, connection |
| tok'kad | toh-KAHD | retreat |
| to'kursh | toh-KOORSH | orchard |
| tolase | toh-LAH-say | system (lit. joined things) |
| tom | tohm | alliance |
| tomad | toh_MAHD | ally |
| tome | TOH-may | together (plural) |
| tome'tayl | TOH-meh-TAYL | memory |
| tom'urcir | tohm-OOR-seer | converge |
| tomyc | TOH-meesh | joint |
| tom'yc | TPH-meesh | allied |
| tor | tohr | justice |
| tra | trah | space, void |
| tra | trah | star field |
| traat'aliit | TRAHT-ah-LEET | squad, team |
| Traat'aliit gar besbe'trayc | Traht-ah-LEET bes-beh-TRAYSH | The squad is your weapon |
| traatika | tra-TEE-kah | platoon |
| tracinya | trah-SHEE-nah | flame |
| tracyaat | tra-SHEE-at | artillery |
| Tra'cyar mav | tra-SHEE-ar-mahv | fire at will |
| tracyn | trah-SHEEN | fire |
| tracy'uur | trah-SHOOR | blaster |
| tranyc | TRAH-neesh | sunny (lit. star-burned) |
| trat'aab | traht-AHB | infantry |
| trat'ade | traht-AH-day | forces |
| trattok'or | TRAT-oh-kor | fail, fall, collapse |
| tratur | TRAH-toor | man, staff, form the strength of, represent |
| tratyc | TRAH-teesh | in a state of collapse |
| trikar | TREE-kar | sadness |
| trikar'la | tree-KAHR | sad |
| troan | trawn | face |
| troch | troch | certainly (archaic, like verily) |
| tsad | sahd | alliance, group |
| tsad droten | ZAD DROH-ten | group of people, Republic |
| Tsad Droten | tsahd-DROH-ten | senate, assembly |
| tsikador | zee-KAH-dor | prepare, get ready |
| tsikala | zee-KAH-lah | prepared, ready |
| tug'yc | too-GEESH | again |
| tuur | toor | day |
| udes | OO-des | rest, leisure |
| Udesii! | oo-DAY-see | Calm down! Take it easy! |
| udesiir | oo-DAY-seer | relax, take it easy, calm down, find respite |
| udesla | oo-DESS-lah | calm (of sea etc) unflappable (of a person), serene, relaxed |
| uj'alayi | oo-jah-LIE-ee | uj cake - dense, very sweet flat cake made of ground nuts, syrup, pureed dried fruit and spice |
| uj'ayl | oo-JAY-ul | thick scented syrup used in cooking |
| ukor b'ukor | OO-kor BOO-kor | forced to make a decision - lit. *when push comes to shove* |
| ukoror | oo-KOR-or | push, shove |
| ulik | OO-leek | mount, pack animal, |
| ulur | OOL-oor | care, take notice of |
| ulur | OO-loor | detect |
| ulyc | OO-leesh | careful, carefully |
| umaan | UM-ahn | difficult |
| urakto | oo-RAHK-to | hard, difficult |
| uram | OO-rahm | mouth |
| urcir | oor-SEER | meet |
| ures | oo-REES | without, lacking |
| urmankalar | oor-MAHN-kah-lar | believe (distinct from knowing) |
| Usen'ye! | oo-SEN-yeh | Go away! (Very rude - from same root as osik) |
| utreekov | oo-TREE-kov | fool, idiot (lit. emptyhead) |
| ut'reeyah | oot-REE-yah | empty |
| utrel'a | oo-TREy-lah | clear (as in *All clear*) |
| utreyar | oo-TREE-yar | clear (verb) |
| utyc | OO-teesh | slimy |
| uur | oor | silence |
| uvete | oo-VAY-tay | worlds (poetic) |
| vaabir | VAH-beer | do |
| vaal | vahl | during, while |
| vaar | vahr | early, undeveloped, half-grown |
| vaar'ika | var-EE-kah | pip-squeak, runt |
| vaar'tur | vahr-TOOR | morning |
| vaii | vay | where |
| vaii'la | vai-EE-lah | directional |
| val | vahl | they, theirs |
| veeray | VEER-ay | area |
| veman | veh-MAHN | real, genuine |
| ven | vehn | future tense prefix |
| vencuyanir | ven-COO-yah-neer | sustain, keep alive, preserve |
| vencuyot | vain-COO-ee-ot | future |
| ver'alor | VAIR-ah-LOR | lieutenant |
| verborir | VAIR-bor-EER | hire, buy, contract |
| verburyc | vair-BOOR-eesh | loyal |
| vercopa | vair-KOH-pa | wish, dream |
| VercopaÖ | vair-KOH-pa | May this happen, I wishÖ prefixes statement |
| vercopaanir | VAIR-koh-PAH-neer | wish, to hope |
| verd | vaird | soldier, warrior |
| verda | VAIR-dah | warriors (archaic plural) |
| verde | VAIR-day | soldiers |
| verd'ika | vair-DEE-kah | private (rank) Can be used affectionately, often to a child; *little soldier* - context is critical. |
| verd'yc | VAIR-deesh | aggressive (not necessarily negative!) |
| ver'gebuir | vair-geh-boo-EER | bodyguard lit: hired guardian (almost-father) |
| veriduur | VER-ee-DOOR | courtesan |
| ver'mircit | VAIR-meer-seet | hostage |
| ver'verd | vair-VAIRD | mercenary |
| veshok | VESH-ok | large evergreen tree with a grain similar to Earth oak |
| ve'vut | vay-VOOT | gold |
| vheh | feh | earth, dust, soil |
| vheh'yaim | veh-YAYM | temporary hut made of wattle and daub, a *basha* |
| vhekad | FAY-kahd | sand (literally 'sharp soil') |
| vhekadla | fay-KAHD-lah | sandy |
| vhekaj | VEH-kahj | map |
| vhetin | vet-EEN | plain, fields - open, flat or gently rolling land |
| vhett | fet | farmer |
| vhey | vay | mine (ordnance) |
| vhipir | fee-PEER | mist |
| vi | vee | we (rare - archaic) |
| videk | vee-DEK | neck |
| viinir | VEEN-eer | run |
| vod | vohd | brother |
| vod | vohd | comrade, *mate* |
| vod | vohd | sister |
| Vor entye | vor-ENT-yay | Thank you (lit. *I accept a debt*) |
| Vor'e! | VOHR-ay | Thanks! |
| vorer | VAW-rehr | accept |
| vorpan | VOR-pahn | green |
| vorpan'oy | vor-PAHN`oy | vegetation |
| vurel | VOO-rayl | ever |
| vu'traat | VOO-traht | special forces |
| vutyc | VOOT-eesh | special |
| waadas | WAH-daas | credits, wealth |
| waadasla | wah-DAHS-lah | valuable |
| warra'se | WAR-ah-say | warra nuts |
| wasuur | WAH-soor | west |
| Wayii! | Why-EE or WHY-ee | Good grief! General exclamation of surprise, good or bad. |
| wer | wair | eon (archaic) |
| Wer'cuy | Wair-COO-ee | It was ages ago. - colloquial, often used as *Forget it* or *It doesn't matter* |
| werda | WAIR-dah | darkness - archaic plural - dha werda - dark light, shadows -i.e. stealth |
| werde | WAIR-day | darkness |
| werdla | WAIRD-lah | stealthy, invisible |
| werlaara | wer-LAR-ah | myth (archaic) |
| woor | wooer | wind |
| yacur | YAH-soor | flush out |
| ya'gai | YAH-guy | bowl |
| yai | yay | belly, womb |
| yaihadla | yai-HAHD-lah | pregnant |
| yaihi'l | YAH-heel | full |
| yaim | yaym | home |
| yaimi | yay-MEE | neighbor |
| yaim'la | YAYM`la | comfortable, familiar, sense of *at home*. Can also mean local to the speaker. |
| yaim'ol | yai-MOHL | return, homecoming |
| yaimpar | yay-EEM-par | return |
| yai'yai | YAY-aye | *richly nourishing* - peculiarly Mandalorian description of dense, high-calorie food, of great importance to people dependent on highly portable field rations |
| yaiyai'yc | yai-YAI-eesh | bloated, satisfied |
| yamika | yah-MEE-kah | room, chamber |
| yilad | yee-LAHD | array (noun) |
| yustapir | YOOST-ah-PEER | river (lit: water road) |
| yustarud | YOOST-arood | perimeter |
| NUMBERS | ||
| solus | SOH-loos | 1 |
| t'ad | tahd | 2 |
| ehn | ayhn | 3 |
| cuir | COO-eer | 4 |
| rayshe'a | ray-SHEE-ah | 5 |
| rehsol | reh-SOL | 6 |
| e'tad | EH-tad | 7 |
| sh'ehn | shayn | 8 |
| she'cu | SHAY-koo | 9 |
| ta'raysh | ta-RAYSH | 10 |
| ad'eta | ahd-AY-tah | 20 |
| ehn'eta | AYN-ay-tah | 30 |
| cur'eta | coor-AY-tah | 40 |
| she'eta | shayta | 50 |
| rol'eta | rohl-AY-tah | 60 |
| tad'eta | tahd-AY-tah | 70 |
| shehn'eta | shayn-EH-tah | 80 |
| shek'eta | SHAYK-ay-tah | 90 |
| olan | OH-lahn | 100 |
| reysh'olan | RAYSH-oh-lahn | 500 |
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