Mando'a/Legends

Mando'a was the traditional language of the Mandalorians.

Some Mando'a words listed here are made by fans, and are not officially canonical. Karen Traviss, who's developing the language officially, cautions that only the words in the non-official non-fanon list below are likely to be correct because they've been taken mainly from her own posts in various forums and blogs. As the entries here may still contain errors, they may differ from the official lexicon and grammar. None of the fanon words have been incorporated.

non-official, non-fanon words
Salvaged from different places over the Internet, these words are not made up by fans. Words may still be inaccurate, however, but are likely to be more accurate than other words on this page. Please keep in mind some of these translations have humor on them. The original list was compiled by Corran_Fett (TFN user name). Also, there may be typos in some of the Mando'a words. Keep in mind, None of these are official.

Grammar notes
Mando'a sentence structure is very similar to english. Subject-verb-noun. There are a few notes to remember though.

Plural
Most words in their plural form look the same, but with an E at the end. Some words have SE at the end, but that's only needed when there's a vowel on the end of the singular noun. -e for words ending in consonants, or -se for words ending in a vowel or y. There are exceptions however, like Gett'se.

Vocab
Here are known Mando'a words.

Verbs

 * Atiniir (ah-teen-EER) -to endure / to stick with / to tough it out
 * Brokar -to beat (heartbeat, drum)
 * Cuyir -to be, to exist
 * Duraanir -to look down upon / to hold in contempt / to despise
 * Duumir -to allow
 * Hettir -to burn
 * Hibirar -to learn
 * Jorso’ran -shall bear
 * Jorir -to bear / to carry
 * Jorhaa'ir -to speak
 * Liser -to be able to, can
 * Motir -to stand
 * Nau'ur (also: sometimes seen as naur) -to light up
 * Nau'ur kad -to forge a saber
 * Shukur -to break, to smash/tear apart, to crush
 * Trattok’o -fall, fail
 * Udesiir -to relax / to rest / to be peaceful
 * Vorer -to accept

Adjectives & Adverbs

 * A'denla -vengeful
 * Adenn -merciless
 * Aruetyc -traitorous
 * Briikase -Happy
 * Darasuum -eternal/ly, forever
 * Di'kutla -foolish, useless, etc. General expletive as we might use...umm....the f-word adjective.
 * Dral -bright
 * Hettyc -burning
 * Iviin'yc -fast, quickly
 * Kandosii -indomitable, noble, ruthless or: Awesome!
 * Mirdala -clever
 * Nau -before
 * Ne'tra -black
 * Ori (OH-ree) -big / extreme / very
 * Racin -pale
 * Shukla -crushed
 * Solus -each, individual, alone
 * Teroch -pitiless
 * Tome -together
 * Tracyn'la -grilled, chargrilled, scorched
 * Ures -without
 * Solus -one, alone, each, individual, vulnerable

Nouns

 * A’den -wrath, rage
 * Adu -sons (archaic form)
 * ad -son, daughter or child
 * ad'ika -kid, lad, boy, sweetie, darling, girlie
 * aruetii (ah-roo-AY-tee), plural: aruetiise = traitor, outsider, "them"
 * Beskar'gam -armor
 * Behot -a type of herb, citrus flavored, antiseptic and a mild stimulant.
 * Birgaan -Backpack
 * Burc'ya (BOOR-sha, plural: burc'yase -buddies ) -friend
 * Ca -night
 * Chakaar (plural: chakaar'e) -scumbag, scally
 * Chig (Cheeg) -any kind of hot drink, an infusion
 * Coruscanta -Coruscant
 * Darasuum -eternity
 * Dar'jetii -Sith ("no longer a Jedi")
 * Di'kut (DEE-koot, plural: Di'kute) -worthless foolish person, ****-head, pillock, "tosser".
 * Entye (ENT-yay} -debt
 * Gal -ale
 * Gett (plural: gett'se) -nut
 * hut'uun -coward
 * Jai'galaar -Mando'a for a shriek-hawk, so called from the raptor's habit of plummeting silently onto its prey until the last moment, when it makes a rather disturbing noise - by which time it's too late to avoid it.
 * Jetii (plural: jetiise) -(the) Jedi
 * Ka’ra -stars
 * Ka’rta -heart
 * Kad -saber
 * Kad'au (kahd-OW) - plural: kad'ause (kahd-OW-say) -lightsaber
 * Kom’rk -gauntlet
 * Kot -strength
 * Kote -glory, might
 * Kyr’am -death
 * Ne'tra gal -black ale
 * Parjai -victory
 * Prudii (plural: Prudiise) -shadow
 * Rang -ash
 * Runi -soul
 * Tar -starfield, space, star, sky
 * Taungsarang -The ash of the Taung, the first conquerors of Coruscant
 * Tor -justice
 * Tracinya -flame
 * Tracyn -fire
 * Troan -face
 * Shebs (plural: shebs'e, or shebse) -arse
 * Siit -Sith
 * Uj'alayi (OOH-jah-LIE-ee, also called an Uj Cake) -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
 * Uj'Jayl (ooh-JAI-ul) -A sticky scented syrup
 * Ven -future
 * Verd -warrior
 * Vod (plural: vode) -brother

Phrases

 * K'atini -Suck it up!
 * "Aruetyc Jetii'la hut'uun! Mhi Mando'ade ven shuku gar shebs." -"Traitorous cowardly Jedi. We Mandalorians will beat your arse.”
 * "Gar aruetyc jetiise lise nau'ur ca ti jetii'kade, a'a'denla Siite hibira atiniir darasuum." -"You traitorous Jedi can light up the night with with your lightsabers, but the vengeful Sith learn to endure forever."
 * Gedetye -please
 * Udesii -"calm down" or "take it easy"
 * Suc'uy! -Hi!
 * ''Re'turcye mhi! -nearest equivalent to the French au revoir.
 * Cuy'val Dar -those Who No Longer exist
 * Vor’e (short form of vor entye, pronounced VOHR-ay.) -thanks
 * vor entye -thank you, or more literally, "I accept your debt"
 * mir'osik -something undesirable where your brains ought to be
 * Wayii, ni mirdala dalal'ika! -Golly gosh, what a jolly clever girlie I am!
 * Haili cetare (pronounced HI-lee ket-AH-ray) -Roughly translated to "eat up," or "Bon appetit."
 * Mar'e -colloquial, "At last!" Expression of relief. (MAH-ray)
 * Ke'sush -"Atten-shun!" (Keh-SOOSH) The good old army command.
 * Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. -Mandalorian proverb, means "A warrior is more than (his) armor."
 * Ner vod (pronounced: nair vohd) -"My brother"
 * Ner vode (pronounced: nair VOH-day) -"My brothers"
 * Duraani, burc'ya? (colloquial form; strict form would be Tion'gar duraani ni, burc'ya?) - "Are you looking at me funny, pal?"
 * Usenye (oo-SEN-yay)-go away!

Other words

 * A -but
 * An -all
 * Ast -itself
 * Bal -and
 * Bah -to
 * Be -of
 * Cuun -our
 * Elek -yes
 * Gar -you / your
 * Juaan -beside
 * Mhi -we
 * Ni -I
 * Sa -as, like
 * Te -the
 * Ti -with
 * Tion -Interrogative prefix, like the French "Est-ce que."
 * Val -they, their, theirs
 * Ven -Future prefix

Fanon words
Here are some mando'a words that were supposedly found. They may be fan-made.

Verbs

 * Akombar -to amaze
 * Aruetar -to fear
 * Caar -to light
 * Dralshyar -to burn
 * Droter -to strike
 * Estreker -to shake
 * Jorsar -to bear
 * Katrar -to be
 * Kenvir -to come
 * Kepar -to prepare
 * Kyar -to forge
 * Miesmikar -to shock
 * Normir -to sleep
 * Racir -to lighten
 * Traser -to own
 * Vakar -to go

Vocabulary

 *  'tra -us
 *  'tua -our
 * a tome -together
 * a'den -wraith of
 * adu -son
 * an -all
 * Areuii -heart
 * Ast -itself
 * Bonxa -sandbox
 * Broka -beats
 * cuun -brighter
 * Dai -two
 * darasuum -eternal
 * Fatra -four
 * Ga'klgo -something
 * Gra -vengeance
 * hett -still
 * Inya -in flame
 * Jetiise -Republic
 * Kad -death
 * kadem -enemy
 * Kae -than
 * kand -noble
 * Kanricko -big
 * Kanricko'adenii -bigger
 * Kanuca -announcement
 * Ke -small
 * Ke'adenii -smaller
 * Kemas -week
 * Keske -this
 * Ki -yes
 * Kidos -yourselves
 * Kom'rk -gauntlet
 * kote -glory
 * kotra -fire
 * Kradi -goodbye
 * Mas -month
 * Mi -me
 * nadi -but
 * Nau -before
 * nautro -world
 * Ne -no
 * Nen -in
 * Nev -even
 * Nince -five
 * Ny -with
 * Nya -flame
 * nyn -without
 * Nysmimitin -hopefully
 * Osii -one
 * Prudii -shadow
 * Rekay -delay
 * Rekay'ajo -delayed
 * Runi -traitorous
 * Sarang -ash
 * Siesmik -impact
 * Solu -soul
 * Teroach -pitiless
 * Tor -justice
 * Trac -night sky
 * Trieco -three
 * Tro -pity
 * Troan -face
 * Troun -pitiless
 * Va'kion -information
 * vode -brother
 * vomas -year

Phrases

 * Dha Werda Verda -The Warriors of the Shadow
 * Inya'osii ka'rta'tua -Our One Fiery Heart

Songs

 * Rage of the Shadow Warriors