MANDO'A TO ENGLISH DICTIONARY
MANDO'A PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH
a, a', al Ah but (often al before a vowel)
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
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
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
ani AH-nee total, complete
aran AH-ran guard
aranar ah-RAH-nar defense
araniik ah-RAHN-eek cordon
ara'novor ah-RAH-nov approach, stand in the way off, block
ara'novor AH-rah-NO-vor obstruct, defend, bockade
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
ash'ad AH-shad someone else
ash'amur keer-AH-moor die (esp. violently in battle)
ashi AH-shee other
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)
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
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
be'senaar BEH-sen-AHR missile
beskad BESS-kahd slightly curved, pointed 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
bes'uliik BES-oo-LEEK basilisk war droid
beten BEY-tehn sigh
betenor bey-TEHN-or sigh, to
beviin BEH-veen lance
beviiragir beh-vi-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)
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
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)
briikase bree-KAH-say happy
Briikase gote'tuur! Bree-KAH-say go-te-TOOR Happy birthday!
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
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
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
chakaar chah-KAR corpse robber, thief, petty criminal - general term of abuse
chakur CHAH-koor steal, rob
chayaikir CHAI-ay-keer tease, barrack, make fun of (not as hostile as mock)
cheg CHEG A game played on a tabletop much like air hockey. Players used strength and skill to move a small puck across the table with their knuckles. The object was to get the puck into a cup or other form of goal.
chekar CHECK-ar stab (with a small blade) - "shiv"
chortav chor-TAV street
choruk CHOHR-ook stone
chur choor under
cin seen white
cin'ciri seen-SEE-ree snow
ciryc seer-EESH cold
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 copikla 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
cuir COO-eer four
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
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 DAY-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
dinui dee-NOO-ee gift
dinuir DEE-noo-EER give, to
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
drashaar DRAH-shar grow, to
droten DROH-ten people
du'car (du'caryc) DOO-kar (doo-KAR-eesh) late
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
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
-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
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)