Mando'a

**Mando'a**, sometimes referred to simply as **Mandalorian**, was a primary language spoken by the Mandalorian culture. Up until the end of the Old Republic, Mando'a had been a secondary language behind Galactic Basic.

## Vocabulary

### Verbs

* a'den - rage
* aranar - defend
* atiniir - to endure, to stick with, to tough it out
* baatir - to care, to worry about
* betenor - to sigh
* brokar - to beat
* cuyir - to be, to exist
* dinuir - to give
* duraanir - scorn, hold in contempt
* duumir - to allow
* gaa'tayl - Help
* ganar - to have, possess
* hettir - burn
* hibirar - learn
* hukaatir - to cover
* jehaatir - lie, untruth
* jorhaa'ir - speak, talk
* jorso'ran - shall bear (archaic imperative form)
* jurir - bear arms, to carry something
* jurkadir - attack, threaten, mess with;
* kar'taylir - to know, hold in the heart
* k'uur - Hush!
* liser - to be able to, can
* motir - stand
* narir - to act, do, or put
* naritir - insert, place, or put
* nau'ur - light up, illuminate
* nau'ur kad - to forge; Literally: light up a saber
* nynir - to hit, to strike
* oya - Literally: Let's hunt! Colloquially adapted as a positive and triumphant cheer with potential meanings including "Stay alive!", "Go you!", and simply "Cheers!"
* parjir - to win, to be victorious
* shabiir - screw up
* shereshoy - a lust for life
* shukur - to break
* susulur - to hear, to listen
* takisir - to insult
* Tal'galar - to spill blood, to bleed
* trattok'o - to fall, to fail, or collapse
* udesiir - to relax, to rest, to be peaceful
* usen'ye - rudest way to tell someone to go away; utilizes the same root as osik
* verborir - to buy, to hire, to contract
* vorer - to accept

### Adjectives and adverbs

* adenn - merciless
* aruetyc - foreign, or even traitorous, but generally "not Mandalorian"
* atin - stubborn or persistent
* briikase - happy
* bantov - nevertheless
* dar - no longer
* darasuum - eternal or eternally, forever
* di'kutla - foolish, idiotic
* dral - bright
* dralshy'a - stronger, brighter
* ge'tal - red
* hettyc - burning
* hut'uunla - cowardly
* iviin'yc - fast, quickly
* jate - good
* jatne - best
* kandosii - indomitable, ruthless; used colloquially as noble or classy as well; awesome
* mesh'la - beautiful
* mirdala - clever
* naast - destroyer
* ne'tra - black
* nuhunla or nuh'la - funny
* ori - big, extreme, very
* pakod - easy
* racin - pale
* shabla - screwed up
* shuk'la - crushed or broken
* solus - one, alone, individual, vulnerable
* sol'yc - first
* talyc - bloody or bloodstained; can also be used to refer to meat cooked rare
* teroch - pitiless
* tome - together
* troch - certainly (archaic)
* ures - without, lacking

### Nouns

* aaray - pain
* aay'han - bittersweet moment of mourning and joy; "remembering and celebration"
* abesh - east
* abiik - air
* adade - personnel
* adate - people, persons
* adiik - child aged 3 to 13
* ad'ika - kid, lad, boy, sweetie, darling, son, daughter, child
* ad - sons, daughters, child
* ade - children
* agol - living tissue, meat, muscle; flesh of an animal or human; "flesh and blood"
* aka - mission
* akaan - war
* akaan'ade - army
* akaata - battalion
* akalenedat - hard contact
* alii'gai - flag, colors
* aliik - sigil, or symbol on armor
* aliit - family, clan, tribe
* alor - leader, chief, "officer", constable, boss
* alor'ad - captain
* aloriya - capital; literally: "Head City"
* alor'uus - corporal
* al'verde - commander
* anade - everyone or everybody
* aran - guard
* araniik - cordon
* ara'nov - defense
* arasuum - stagnation
* arpat - seed
* aru'e - enemy
* aruetii - outsider or traitor; colloquially a "non-Mandalorian"
* ash'ad - someone else
* baar - body
* baarpir - sweat
* baar'ur - medic
* ba'buir - grandparent
* ba'jur - education, training
* balac - opportunity
* bas neral - coarse grain used for animal fodder and brewing, generally thought unfit to eat
* ba'vodu - aunt or uncle
* behot - a citrus-flavored herb, antiseptic, and mild stimulant
* beroya - bounty hunter
* bes'bavar - cavalry
* besbe - a slang term for kit
* besbe'trayce - weapons
* bes'bev - Mandalorian flute capable of being used in combat
* be'senaar - missile
* beskad - slightly curved saber of Mandalorian iron
* beskar - Mandalorian iron
* beskar'ad - droid; Literally: "child of iron"
* beskar'gam - armor; Literally: "iron skin"
* bes'laar - music
* be'sol - priority
* besom - ill-mannered lout, unhygienic person, someone with no manners
* Bes'uliik - Basilisk war droid; Literally: "iron beast"
* beten - sigh
* bev - needle, spike
* beviin - lance
* bevik - stick
* bic - it
* bines - stack
* birgaan - backpack
* birikad - baby carrying harness
* buir - parent
* burc'ya - friend
* buy'ce - helmet; Colloquially: pint, bucket
* ca - night
* cabur - protector or guardian
* chakaar - thief, petty criminal, scumbag; Literally: "grave robber"; general term of abuse
* Coruscanta - Coruscant
* Cuy'val Dar - "those who no longer exist"
* cyar'ika - darling, beloved, sweetheart
* cyar'tomade - fans or supporters
* dar'buir - no longer a parent
* dar'jetii - Literally: no longer a Jedi; colloquial for Sith or Dark Jedi
* dar'manda - a state of being "not Mandalorian"; not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so his identity and soul
* dar'yaim - a hell, a place you want to forget
* dha - dark
* di'kut - fool, idiot, useless individual; context-dependent: can mean jerk, moron, etc.
* droten - people
* entye - debt
* gal - ale or alcohol
* gayi'kaab - radio
* gett - nut
* gihaal - fish-meal
* gra'tua - revenge, vengeance
* hut'uun - coward
* haran - hell; Literally: destruction, cosmic annihilation
* ibi'tuur - today
* jai'galaar - shriek-hawk
* Jetii - Jedi
* Jetii'kad - Lightsaber; Literally: "Sword of (the) Jedi"
* Jetiise - plural form of "Jedi", can also be used for "Republic"
* kad - saber
* kal - knife
* kama - belt-spat
* Kaminii - Kaminoan
* kando - importance, weight
* ka'ra - stars
* ka'rta - heart or soul
* ke'gyce - command, order
* kom'rk - gauntlet
* kot - strength
* kote - glory, might
* kov'nyn - headbutt, Keldabe kiss
* kyr'am - death
* Kyr'tsad - Death Watch; literally: "Death Society"
* Mand'alor - "sole ruler",[6] leader of the Mandalorians
* Manda'yaim - the planet Mandalore
* Mando'ad - Mandalorian; Literally: "Son/Daughter of Mandalore"
* mar'eyce - discovery
* mirshe - brain
* mir'shupur - brain injury
* ne'ta - black
* ne'tra gal - black ale
* Niktose - Nikto
* norac - back
* orar - thunder
* or'dinii - moron or fool
* ori'ramikad - Supercommando
* ori'vod - big brother/sister, special friend
* osik - dung (Impolite)
* parjai - victory
* prudii - shadow
* rang - ash
* riduur - partner, spouse, husband/wife
* runi - soul; only used poetically
* russ'alor - sergeant
* shabuir - extreme insult - "jerk", but much stronger
* shebs - backside, rear, butt
* shereshoy - a lust for life
* shig - a hot, tea-like beverage
* shuk'orok - crushgaunt
* tal - blood
* tihaar - an alcoholic drink; a strong, clear spirit made from fruit
* tor - justice
* tra - starfield, space
* tracinya - flame
* tracyn - fire
* troan - face
* tsad - alliance, group, organization
* tuur - day
* uj'alayi - 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. Simplified as uj cake.
* uj'ayl - a sticky scented syrup
* vencuyot - future
* ver'alor - lieutenant
* verd - soldier or warrior
* vhett - farmer
* vod - brother, sister, comrade
* werda - shadows (archaic)

### Phrases

* Aliit ori'shya tal'din - "Family is more than blood."
* Ba'slan shev'la. - "Strategic disappearance."
* Cin vhetin - a fresh start or clean slate; literally: "white field"
* Copaani gaan? - "Need a hand?"
* Copaani mirshmure'cye, vod? - "Are you looking for a smack in the face, mate?"
* Cui ogir’olar - "it’s irrelevant"
* Gar serim - "Yes, you’re right." or "That's it."
* Gar taldin ni jaonyc; gar sa buir, ori'wadaas'la. - "Nobody cares who your father was, only the father you'll be."
* Gedet'ye - "Please"
* Haar'chak - "Damn it!"
* Haat, Ijaa, Haa'it - "Truth, Honor, Vision"—said when sealing a pact
* Haatyc or'arue jate'shya ori'sol aru'ike nuhaatyc - "Better one big enemy that you can see than many small ones you can't."
* Haili cetare! - Literally: "Fill your boots"; used colloquially to mean "eat your fill"
* Haryc b'aalyc - "tired and emotional", euphemism for "drunk"
* Hukaat'kama - "Watch my back"
* Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur. - "Today is a good day for someone else to die."
* Jatnese be te jatnese - "The best of the best"
* K'atini! - "Suck it up!"
* Kandosii! - "Nice one!" or "Well done!"
* Kaysh guur' skraan - "He loves his food."—said of someone who has a healthy appetite
* Kaysh mirsh solus - "He's an idiot"; literally: "His brain cells are lonely."
* 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."
* Ke nu'jurkadir sha Mando'ade! - "Don't mess with Mandalorians!"
* Ke'pare! - "Wait!"
* K'oyacyi! - "Cheers!" Can also mean "Hang in there" or "Come back safely."; literally a command: "Stay alive!"
* K'uur - "Hush!"
* Mando'ad draar digu - "A Mandalorian never forgets."
* Mandokarla - "You've got the right stuff."
* Mar'e - "At last!"; an expression of relief
* Mhi solus tome, mhi solus dar'tome, mhi me'dinui an, mhi ba'juri verde - "We are one when together, we are one when parted, we will share all, we will raise warriors."—Mandalorian marriage vows
* Mir'osik - "Dung for brains"
* Mirsh'kyramud - a boring person; literally: "brain killer"
* Mishuk gotal'u meshuroke, pako kyore. - "Pressure makes gems, ease makes decay."
* Munit tome'tayl, skotah iisa - "Long memory, short fuse."
* Nar dralshy'a - "Put your back into it!" or "Try harder!"
* Ne shab'rud'ni... - "Don't mess with me..."; extremely strong warning likely to be followed by violence[6]
* Ner vod - "my brother/sister"; colloquially also "my friend"
* Ni dinu ner gaan naakyc, jorcu ni nu copaani kyr'amur ner vod - Honor my offer of truce, for I would not willingly shed my brother's blood.
* Ni kar'tayl gai sa'ad - "I know your name as my child"; Mandalorian adoption vow
* Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum - "I love you."
* Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum - "I'm still alive, but you are dead. I remember you, so you are eternal"—Daily remembrance of those passed on, followed by the names of those being remembered
* Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la - "Not gone, merely marching far away"—; Mandalorian phrase for the departed
* Ori'buyce, kih'kovid. - "All helmet, no head."—Mandalorian insult for someone with an overdeveloped sense of authority.
* Ori'haat - "It's the truth, I swear—no bull."
* Ori'jate - "Very good"
* Resol'nare - The six tenets of Mandalorian culture
* Ret'lini - "Just in case"
* Ret'urcye mhi - Goodbye; literally: "Maybe we'll meet again"
* Sooran, shab! - Contemptuous and triumphant comment - like "suck on that, chum!"
* Su cuy'gar! - "Hello!"; literally: "So you're still alive."
* Su cuy'gar! Ni slanar Hoth o'r Star Tours me'sen. - "Hello! I am going to Hoth in the great Star Toursship."
* Su'cuy! - Hi!
* Tion'ad hukaat'kama? - "Who's watching your back?"
* Udesii - "Calm down" or "take it easy"
* Usenye - "Go away!" (Obscene)
* Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. - "A warrior is more than his armor"
* Vor entye - "Thank you"; literally: "I accept a debt"
* Vor'e - "Thanks"

### Other worlds

* a, a', or al - but
* an - all
* ashi - other
* ast - itself
* bah - to
* bal - and
* be - of
* cuun - our
* elek - yes
* 'lek - yeah
* gar - you, your
* haar - the; used rarely
* ibic - this
* juaan - beside, next to
* kaysh - him/her, his/hers, he/she
* lo - into
* meg - which, what, that, who
* meh - if
* mhi - we
* nayc - no
* ner - my
* ni - I
* par - for
* ra - or
* ru - past-tense prefix
* sa - as, like
* te - the
* teh - from
* ti - with
* tion'ad - who?
* vaii - where
* val - they, theirs
* ven - future-tense prefix

### Numbers

* solus - one
* t'ad - two
* ehn - three
* cuir - four
* rayshe'a - five
* resol - six
* e'tad - seven
* sh'ehn - eight
* she'cu - nine
* ta'raysh - ten
* olan - hundred
* ta'raysholan - thousand

### Colors

* sal - color
* ge'tal - red
* kebiin- blue
* shi'yayc - yellow
* vorpan- green
* ve'vut - gold
* saviin - violet
* daryc - brown
* ne'tra - black
* cin - white
* genet - gray