Gai bal manda

Gai bal manda was a Mando'a phrase which, translated into Basic, referred to an adoption ceremony, in which an individual was welcomed into a Mandalorian family. Any being adopted into a Mandalorian family agreed to be bound by the Six Actions, and was required to show unerring loyalty to their family and to the Mand'alor. The literal translation of the phrase was "name and soul."