Mando'a

Mando'a, sometimes referred to simply as Mandalorian, was the primary language spoken by the Mandalorian culture. Elements of Mando'a were taken from the language of the ancient Taungs of Coruscant, from which the culture stemmed, evolving over time to become something unique.

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 / 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;[6] 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", 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
ruus'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
Vongese - Yuuzhan Vong
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";[6] 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
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 Tours ship."
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 Words

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
aroa'yr - silver