Mando'a is a language spoken by the Mandalorians, this is thread gives you the many words (not as many as human tongues) and their translations. (I haven't fully learned the languarge myself, so don't speak it on this thread for now, unless you really want to.)
[spoiler= Verbs] a'den - to rage
atiniir - to endure, to stick with, to tough it out
baatir - to care, to worry about
beten - to sigh
brokar - to beat (heartbeat, drumbeat)
cuyir - to be, to exist
dinuir - to give
duraanir - to look down upon, to hold in contempt, to despise
duumir - to allow
gaan - to want
ganar - to have
hettir - to burn
hibirar - to learn
hukaatir - to protect, to cover, to shield
jehaatir - to lie
jorhaa'ir - to speak
jorso'ran - shall bear (archaic imperative form)
jurir - to bear, to carry
jurkadir - to mess with someone (lit: to brandish a saber)
kar'taylir - to know
k'uur - to hush, be quiet, to shut up
liser - to be able to, can
motir - to stand
narir - to act (carry out), to do
nartir - to place, to put
nau'ur (also: sometimes seen as naur) - to light up
nau'ur kad - to forge a saber
nynir - to hit, to strike
oya - Let's hunt! and let's roll (colloquial)
parjir - to win, to be victorious
shabiir - to screw up
shereshoy - a lust for life, to live in the moment
shukur - to break, to smash/tear apart, to crush
susulur - to hear, to listen
takisir - to insult
trattok'o - to fall, to fail
udesiir - to relax, to rest, to be peaceful
usen'ye - rudest way to tell someone to go away (same root as osik)
verborir - to buy, to hire, to contract
vorer - to accept[/spoiler]
[spoiler= Nouns]aaray - pain
aay'han - bittersweet moment of mourning and joy - "remembering and celebration"
abesh - east
abiik - air
adade - personnel
adate - people, persons
a'den - wrath, rage
adiik - child aged 3 to 13
ad'ika - kid, lad, boy, sweetie, darling, son, daughter, child
ad'ike - sons, daughters, children
ade - sons (archaic)
agol - living tissue - meat, muscle, flesh - animal or human, "flesh and blood"
aka - mission
akaan - war
akaan'ade - army
akaata - battalion
akalenedat - hard contact
alii'gai - flag, colors
aliik - sigil, symbol on armor
aliit - family, clan, tribe
alor - leader, chief, "officer", constable, boss
alor'ad - captain
aloriya - capital (lit. head city)
alor'uus - corporal
al'verde - commander
anade - everyone, everybody
aran - guard
aranar - defense
araniik - cordon
ara'nov - defense
arasuum - stagnation
arpat - seed
aru'e - enemy
aruetii - (ah-roo-AY-tee) traitor, outsider, comparable to "them"
aruetiise - Aruetii, plural
ash'ad - someone else
baar - body
baar'pir - sweat
baar'ur - medic
ba'buir - grandfather/grandmother
ba'jur - education, training
balac - opportunity
bas neral - coarse grain used for animal fodder and brewing; thought unfit to eat
ba'vodu - uncle
ba'vodu (pl. bavodu'e) - aunt/uncle
behot - a citrus-flavored herb, antiseptic, and mild stimulant
beroya (bair-OY-ah) bounty hunter
bes'bavar - cavalry
besbe - kit (slang)
besbe'trayce - weapons
bes'bev - Mandalorian wind instrument also used in combat
be'senaar - missile
bes'kad - 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 - unhygienic person, someone with no manners
Bes'uliik - Basilisk (literally "iron beast")
beten - sigh
bev - needle, spike
beviin - lance
bevik - stick
bic - it
bines - stack
birgaan - backpack
birikad - baby carrying harness
bora - job
buir - father/mother
burc'ya - friend
buy'ce (pl. buy'cese) - helmet; colloquial: pint, bucket
ca - night
chakaar - thief, petty criminal, scumbag, bitch, bastard, bugger, (lit: "grave robber")
Coruscanta - Coruscant
Cuy'val Dar - those who no longer exist
cyar'ika- darling, beloved, sweetheart
cyar'tomade - fans, a group of people with affection for something
darasuum - eternity
dar'buir - no longer a father/mother (very shameful)
dar'jetii - no longer a Jedi (Sith, 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 - a foolish, idiotic, useless individual (severe); context-dependent:can mean jerk, moron, idiot, etc. (sometimes vulgar)
droten - people, public.
entye - debt
gal - ale
gayi'kaab - radio
gayiyli - resurrector
gett - nut
ge'verd - almost a warrior
gihaal - fish-meal
gra'tua (gra-TOO-ah) - revenge, vengeance
hut'uun (hoo-TOON) - coward
ib'tuur - today (lit: "this day")
jai'galaar - shriek-hawk
jatne'buir- best father/mother
Jetii (Jeh-tee) - (the) Jedi
Jetii'kad (jeh-TEE-kahd) - Lightsaber
Jetiise - (the) Republic, plural "Jedi"
kad - saber
kal - knife
kama - backside, back, belt-spat
Kaminiise - Kaminoans
kando (KAHN-do) - importance, weight
ka'ra - stars
ka'rta - heart
ke'gyce - command, order
kom'rk - gauntlet
kot - strength
kote - glory, might
kyr'am - death
Kyr'tsad - Death Watch (lit. Death Society) - breakaway Mandalorian sect
Mand'alor - Mandalore, leader
Manda'yaim - Mandalore
Mando'ad - Mandalorian (lit: Son/Daughter/Child of Mandalore)
Mar'eyce - discovery
mirsh - brain cell
mirshe - brain, brains
ne'tra gal - black ale
Niktose - nikto
norac - back
orar - thunder
or'dinii - complete lunatic
ori'ramikade - Supercommandos (lit: Super-raiders with sabers)
ori'vod - big brother/sister, special friend
osik - crap, poodoo (sometimes vulgar)
parjai - victory
prudii - shadow
rang - ash
runi - soul(poetic only)
shabuir - extreme insult - "jerk", but much stronger
shebs (shebs, s.); shebse (SHEB-say, pl.) - backside, rear, butt (sometimes vulgar)
shig (SHEEG) - any kind of hot drink, an infusion
Shuk'orok - Crushgaunt
Siit - Sith
tal - blood
tar - starfield, space, star, sky
tat - brother (Concord Dawn dialect for vod)
Taungsarang - the ash of the Taung
tihaar - an alcoholic drink; a strong, clear spirit made from fruit
tor - justice
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. Colloquially known as an Uj cake.
uj'Jayl - a sticky scented syrup
vecuyan - aid, assistance, help
ven - future
verd - warrior
vhett - farmer
vod (VOHD) - brother, sister, comrade
vode (VOH-day) - brothers, sisters, comrades
vod'ika - little brother, little sister
Vongese - Yuuzhan Vong or just Vong
vul - (VUHL) - remorse
Werda - shadows (archaic)[/spoiler]
[spoiler= Phrases]Aliit ori'shya tal'din - "Family is more than bloodline." Mandalorian Proverb.
Ba'slan shev'la. - Strategic disappearance. Mandalorian Phrase.
Cin vhetin - the concept that once a person takes up the armor their past does not matter anymore. (Lit: White Snow) Mandalorian Concept
Copaani gaan? - Need a hand?
Copaani mirshmure'cye, vod? - Are you looking for a smack in the face, mate?
Cuy'val Dar - "Those who no longer exist"
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." (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.
Gedet'ye - please
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 (HI-lee ket-AH-ray) - Eat up (lit: "Fill your boots")
Haryc b'aalyc - "tired and emotional" - i.e. drunk
Hukaat'kama (hu-KAHT-ka-MAH) - Watch my back, watch my six
Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur. - "Today is a good day for someone else to die." (lit: "This day (is) the best (for) another person to die.")
Jodo! - an insult directed at one who steals a popular public persona to achieve fame and fortune
Kandosii! - "Awesome!"
K'atini - Suck it up!
Kaysh guur' skraan - "He loves his food." (Said of someone who has a healthy appetite, using the verb for affection rather than enjoyment.)
Kaysh mirsh solus - "His brain cell's lonely." (Intended as an insult to one who is very unintelligent)
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.
Ke nu jurkad sha Mando'ade, burc'ya! - "Don't mess with Mandos, mate!" (lit: "Don't wave your saber at Mandalorians, mate!" )
Ke nu jurkad ti Mando'ade, burc'ya! - "Don't cross swords with Mandos, mate!"
Ke'pare - "Stand by"
Ke'sush (Keh-SOOSH) - "Atten-shun!"
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 from a Mandalorian war song, adapted for the Republic Commandos).
Kov'nyn-a head-butt; a Keldabe kiss
K'oyacyi! - "Cheers!" Can also mean "Hang in there" or "Come back safely." Literally, a command; "Stay alive!"
K'uur - Hush, Be quiet
Mando'ad draar digu - A Mandalorian never forgets
Mandokarla - You've got the right stuff.
Mar'e (MAH-ray) - expression of relief colloquial: "At last!"
Mhi solus tome, mhi solus dar'tome, mhi me'dinui an, mhi ba'juri verde - We are one whether we are together or apart, we will share everything and we will raise our children as warriors. A Mandalorian marriage contract.
Mir'osik - something undesirable where your brains ought to be, i.e. "Dung for brains"
Mirsh'kyramud (MEERSH-keer'AH-mood) - boring person (lit: "brain killer")
Mishuk gotal'u meshuroke, pako kyore. - Pressure makes gems, ease makes decay. Mandalorian Proverb.
Munit tome'tayl, skotah iisa - Long memory, short fuse
Nar dralshy'a - Try harder
Ne shab'rud'ni... - "Don't mess with me..." (extremely strong warning - much stronger than jurkadir - and likely to be followed by violence)
Ner vod (nair vohd) - "my brother/sister" colloquial: "(my) buddy/pal/lad/chap"
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.[4]
Ni kar'tayl gai sa'ad - Mandalorian adoption vow (lit: "I know (your) name as (my) son/daughter")
Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum (nee kar-TILE garh dah-RAH-soom) - colloquial: "I love you." (lit: "I know you forever.")
Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum - Daily remembrance of those passed on (lit: "I'm still alive, but you are dead. I remember you, so you are eternal") followed by the names of those remembered - Mandalorian tradition
Nu jurkad Mando'ade, burc'ya! - a reassurance, comparable to "Steady, mate"
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 - Six Actions
Ret'lini - Just in case
Re'turcye mhi! - goodbye
Su cuy'gar! - a friendly greeting (lit: "still live," i.e. "so you're still alive.")
Su'cuy! - So you're still alive (greeting)
Tion'ad hukaat'kama? (Tee-ON-ahd HOO-kaht-KA-ma) - "Who's watching your back?"
Tsad droten - Republic, democracy, even government; context-dependent (lit: "people's organization")
Udesii - "calm down", "take it easy"
Usenye (oo-SEN-yay) - "Go away!" (obscene)
Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. - "A warrior is more than (his) armor" (Mandalorian proverb)
Vor entye - thank you (lit: "I accept a debt")
Vor'e (VOHR-ay.) - thanks, short form of vor entye
Yai'yai - "richly nourishing" - peculiarly Mandalorian description of dense, high-calorie food, of great importance to people dependent on highly portable field rations[/spoiler]
[spoiler= Other words]a (ah) - but
an (ahn) - all
ashi - other
ast - itself
bah - to
bal (bahl) - and
be - of
cuun (koon) - our
elek (EL-eck) - yes (colloquial: lek, comparable to "yeah")
gar - you, your
haar - emphatic definite article (rare)
ibic - this
juaan - beside
kaysh (kaysh) - him, his, he (masculin third person referral)
ke - imperative prefix
ke nu - "don't" prefix
lo (loh) - into
meg (mayg) - which, that, that, who
meh (mey) - if
mhi (mee) - we
nayc (NAYSH) - no (colloquial: shh, comparable to "nah")
ner (nair) - my
ni - I
par - for
ra - or
ru - added in front of a noun to make it past tense
sa - as, like
sha or shal - at (when used in front of a consonant)
te - the
teh - from
ti - with
tion - interrogative prefix
tion'ad - who, interrogative
vaii - where
val - they, their, theirs
ven - future prefix[/spoiler]
[spoiler= Numbers]solus (SOH-loos) - one
t'ad (tahd) - two
ehn (enn) - 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
olan (o-LAN) - hundred
ta'raysholan (TAH-raysh-oh-lahn) - thousand[/spoiler]
I'm not sure why it doesn't go over 999,999, maybe you have to say something like: "A thousand thousands," or something.
[spoiler= Adjectives and adverbs]adenn (pl. adennate) - merciless
ala - clever
ani'latoon - ultimate
aruetycate - traitorous
atin - stubborn
briikase - happy
dar - no longer
darasuum - eternal/eternally, forever
di'kutla - foolish, idiotic (severe)
drali - bright
dralshy'a - stronger, more powerful
droun'yn - never
ge'tal - red
hettyc - burning
hut'uunla - cowardly
iviin'yc - fast, quickly
jate - good
jatne - best
je'karta - vengeful
kandosii - indomitable, noble, ruthless
lev'i - retarded
mesh'la - beautiful
nau - before
ne'tra - black
ori - big, extreme, very
racin - pale
shabla - screwed up (offensive)
shukla - crushed
solus - one, alone, each, individual, vulnerable
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[/spoiler]
You really are into star wars, huh.
Yes, very, thanks for asking. :)
Good news, in case you want to write Mando'a on paper, here's the alphabet.
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Yes...Good news...
Did you not happen to catch the words, "In case you want to?" If you don't want to learn this language but you keep posting relatively unneeded comments, I'm locking this thread.