Mandalorian Dictionary

Mando’a
[Pronunciation]
Basic

a, a’, al
[Ah]
but (often al before a vowel)

aalar
[AH-lar]
feel

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

acyk
[AH-seek]
between

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

ad’ika (pl. adike, not adi’kase)
[ah-DEE-kah]
little one, son, daughter, of any age – also used informally to adults much like *lads* or *guys*,

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

anay
[AH-nay]
every

ani
[AH-nee]
total, complete

aran
[AH-ran]
guard

aranar
[ah-RAH-nar]
defend

araniik
[ah-RAHN-eek]
cordon

aranov
[AH-rah-nov]
defense

ara’novor
[ah-RAH-nov]
approach, stand in the way off, block

ara’novor
[AH-rah-NO-vor]
obstruct, defend, blockade

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

as…as
[sah]
as, like (comparative)

ash’ad
[AH-shad]
someone else

ash’amur
[keer-AH-moor]
die (esp. violently in battle)

ashi
[AH-shee]
other

Ashnar…
[AHSH-nar]
Someone has (done) – can be followed by a noun or a verb

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)

bajur
[BAH-jur]
education, the raising and nurturing of children – a wider meaning than just school work, includes preparation for life and survival

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

balyc
[BAH-leesh]
also

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

bes’bev
[BEZ-bev]
Mandalorian wind instrument also used for combat: a large metal flute with a sharpened, cut-off end.

be’senaar
[BEH-sen-AHR]
missile

beskad
[BESS-kahd]
slightly curved 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

besom
[BEE-som]
ill-mannered lout, unhygienic person, someone with no manners (in Mandalorian terms)

bes’uliik
[BES-oo-LEEK]
basilisk war droid

beten
[BEY-tehn]
sigh

betenor
[bey-TEHN-or]
sigh, to

bev
[bayve]
needle, spike

beviin
[BEH-veen]
lance

beviiragir
[beh-veer-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)

Bic ni skana’din
[Beek nee SKAH-nah-deen]
expression of being angry, repelled or *That really ticks me off.* From the words for give and a hated thing, much like *it gives me the scunners.*

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

boracyk
[boh-RAH-seek]
penniless, lit. between jobs

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)

briikasak
[bree-KAH-sahk]
run-ashore (social event or night out while deployed)

briikase
[bree-KAH-say]
happy

Briikase gote’tuur!
[Bree-KAH-say go-te-TOOR]
Happy birthday!

briirud
[BREE-roo]
circle

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

burcyan
[BOOR-shahn]
friendship, comradeship, close bond

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

cetar’narir
[see-TAR-nar-REER]
to *put the boot in*

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

chaavla
[CHAHV-lah]
rough, unruly, of the criminal underclass (by Mando standards, which is very rough indeed)

chaavla sa shebs be’striili
[CHAHV-lah-sah-SHEBS-beh-STREE-lee]
rough as a strill’s backside – phrase used to describe a bar that’s a dive, an uncultured individual (by Mando standards) or a very violent, dangerous neighbourhood

chakaar
[chah-KAR]
corpse robber, thief, petty criminal – general term of abuse

chakaaryc
[chah- KAR-eesh]
rotten, low-life, – generic adjective to describe an undesirable person of dubious ethics

chakur
[CHAH-koor]
steal, rob

chayaikir
[CHAI-ay-keer]
tease, barrack, make fun of (not as hostile as mock)

chekar
[CHECK-ar]
stab (with a small blade) – *shiv*

chortav
[chor-TAV]
street

choruk
[CHOHR-ook]
stone

chur
[choor]
under

cin
[seen]
white

cin vhetin
[SEEN-fett-EEN]
fresh start, clean slate – lit. white field, virgin snow – term indicating the erasing of a person’s past when they become Mandalorian, and that they will only be judged by what they do from that point onwards; like the *first turn of the screw cancels all debts* for sailors.

cinargaanar
[see-NAHR-gah-nahr]
fence, launder – of stolen goods etc

cinarin
[see-NAH-reen]
clean (verb)

cin’ciri
[seen-SEE-ree]
snow

cinyc
[SEE-neesh]
clean (adj)

ciryc
[seer-EESH]
cold

cuir
[COO-eer]
four

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
[koh-PEEK-lah]
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

cu’bikad
[COO-bee-kahd]
Indoor game that involves stabbing blades into a chequered board – a cross between darts, chess and ludo

cunak
[COO-nahk]
square

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, supporters, devotees

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
[deh-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

din’kartay
[deen-KAR-tie]
sitrep, wash-up, any sharing of information and planning (military, also used colloquially)

dinui
[dee-NOO-ee]
gift

dinuir
[DEE-noo-EER]
give, to

din’waadar
[DEEN-wah–dahr]
sell

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

draluram
[DRAH-lur-ahm]
vivid – used only of food, to indicate strong, distinct flavour, lit. *bright mouth* – one of the four essentials of Mandalorian cooking

drashaar
[DRAH-shar]
grow, to

droten
[DROH-ten]
people

du’car (du’caryc)
[DOO-kar (doo-KAR-eesh)]
late

dul
[dool]
half

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

duumyc
[DOO-meesh]
allowed, approved, permitted, legal

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
[EL-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 (not guts as in courage)

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)

gaan
[gahn]
hand

gaanader
[gah-NAH-dair]
choose

gaan’au
[GAH-now]
laser pointer

gaanaylir
[gahn-AY-leer]
trap, catch

gaanla
[GAHN-lah]
chosen

gaanure
[gah-NOO-ray]
hand tools

gaanynir
[gah-NEE-neer]
punch, to

Gaa’tayl!
[Gah-TILE]
Help!

gaa’taylir
[gah-TAY-leer]
help

gadi
[GAH-dee]
wrist

gaht
[gaht]
north

gaht’yc
[GAH-teesh]
polar

gai
[guy]
name, title

gai bal manda
[GUY bal MAN-da]
adoption ceremony, lit. name and soul

gaid
[GUY-id]
plate – for armor or food use; armor was often used to heat food over open fires in the field

gaigotalur
[gai-GOH-tal-oor]
designate

gai’ka
[GUY-kah]
cup

gal
[gahl]
ale, alcohol, booze

Gal, ori’skraan, riduur, yaim’ dab’ika.
[Gahl, OHR-ree-scrahn, ree-DO-ER, yime-dah-BEE-kah]
Phrase for a *run ashore* – brief R and R. (Lit: *Beer, big eats, good company and return to camp.* Summary of a Mando soldier’s idea of a good night out.

galaar
[ga-LAR]
hawk

galar
[gah-LAR]
spill, pour

gal’gala
[GAL-gal-arr]
Let me buy you a drink! Have a drink!

ganar
[GAN-ar]
possess, have

gar
[gahr]
you (sing. and pl.)

gar
[gahr]
your

Gar serim
[Gar sair-EEM]
*Yes, youíre right.* *That’s it.*

gar shuk meh kyrayc (meh gar kyrayc, shuk bah ni )
[gar SHOOK may keer-AYSH ( may gar keer-AYSH, BAH ni SHOOK)]
You’re no use dead. (You’re no use to me dead.) Said to encourage someone to take a rest. Rarely literal.

Gar taldin ni jaonyc; gar sa buir, ori’wadaas’la.
[Gar Tal-DEEN nee jah-OHn-eesh, gar sa BOO-eer OH-ree-wah-DAHS-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.

gayi’kaab
[GUY-ee-KAHB]
radio

gayiyla
[guy-EE-lah]
everywhere

gayiylir
[guy-EE-leer]
spread

ge
[geh]
almost (before consonant)

gebbar
[GEB-arr]
close to, near to

gebi
[GEH-bee]
close, near

ge’catra
[geh-CAT-rah]
evening

gedeteyar
[geh-det-AY-ar]
be thankful

gedetir
[geh-DET-eer]
plead, beg

Gedet’ye
[Geh-DET-yay]
Please

gedin’la
[geh-DEEN-lah]
eccentric, cranky, in a mood – literally *almost insane*

gehat’ik
[GE`hah-teek]
story

gehatyc
[geh-HAHT-eesh]
suspected, believed to be, alleged

ge’hutuun
[ge-hoo-TOON]
bandit, villain, petty thief – can also mean a serious criminal you have no respect for – abusive

ge’kaan
[gey-KAHN]
military exercise

gekyrdir
[geh-KEER-deer]
incapacitate, knock out

gemas
[gey-MAHS]
hair

genet
[geh-NET]
gray

geroya
[geh-ROY-ah]
game, play (literally nearly-hunt)

ge’sol
[geh-SOHL]
half

ge’soletar
[ge-soh-LAY-tar]
estimate

get
[get]
almost (before a vowel)

ge’tal
[ge-TAHL]
red

get’shuk
[GEHT-shook]
Team game similar to meshgeroya, in that there are goals at either end of the pitch, except the players may handle the ball. Very similar to rugby; brutal, fast and painful.

gett’se
[GEt-say]
courage, nerve

gett’se
[GET-say]
nuts (generic)

Gev!
[gehv]
Stop it! Pack it in!

ge’ver’alor
[ge-VAIR-ah-lor]
aide

ge’ver’alor
[ge-VAIR-ah-lor]
bagman

gi
[gee (hard G)]
fish

gihaal
[gee-HAAL]
dried fish-meal (like pemmican – lasts for years but very pungent smell)

go’naasir
[goh-NAH-seer]
waste, squander

goorar
[GOOR-ahr]
throw

goore
[GOO-ray]
grenade

goor’verd
[GOOR-vaird]
grenadier

goran
[goh-RAHN]
blacksmith, metalworker

gota
[GOH-tah]
machine (any device)

gotabor
[GOH-tah-BOR]
engineer

gotal
[go-TAHL]
made, created – as in *-ized* – suffix

gotal’ur
[GO-tal-oor]
make, create

gota’tuur
[GOH-tah-TOOR]
birthday

goten
[GOH-ten]
birth

gotenir
[goh-TEN-eer]
give birth

goyust
[goh-YOOST]
road

gratiir
[grah-TEER]
punish, to

gra’tua
[gra-TOO-ah]
vengeance

gra’tuar
[grah-TOO-ar]
avenge

guuror
[GOO-rohr]
like, be fond of (of a person or creature)

haal
[hahl]
breath

haalas
[hahlas]
chest

haalur
[hah-LOOR]
breathe

haamyc
[HAH-meesh]
unusual

haar
[har]
the – definite article – rare and emphatic

haaranovor
[ha-RAHN-oh-vor]
hide, conceal

Haar’chak!
[HAR-chak]
Damn it!

haashun
[HAH-shoon]
parchment bread – a thin sheet of bread dried to preserve it, and reconstituted in liquid. Mando ration-pack staple. Made properly, it;s so thin you can read through it, hence the name; ‘see-bread’.

haast
[hahst]
dry

haastal
[HAH-stahl]
dried blood, scab (also a term for a lasting emotional scar)

haat
[haht]
truth

Haat o’r an nuhune
[Haht OR an noo-HOO-nay]
Mando saying – Many a true word spoken in jest. (Lit: there’s truth in all jokes.)

Haat, ijaa, haa’it
[Haht-i-JAH-hah-EET]
Truth, honor, vision – words used to seal a pact.

haa’taylir
[har-TIE-leer]
see

haatyc
[HAH-teesh]
visible

Haatyc or’arue jate’shya ori’sol aru’ike nuhaatyc
[HAH-teesh ohr-AH-ray JAH-tay-SHE-ah oh-ree-SOL ah-roo-EE-kay noo-HAH-teesh.]
Better one big enemy that you can see than many small ones that you can’t. (Mandalorian proverb.)

haav
[NOO-hahv]
bed

haavlaam
[HAHV-lahm]
bunk

Haili cetare!
[HI-lee set-AHR-ay]
Tuck in! Enjoy! Lit. *Fill your boots.*

hailir
[hay-LEER]
fill (verb)

haran
[HAH-rahn]
hell – literally, destruction, cosmic annihilation

haranov
[hah-RAHN-ov]
cache

haryc
[HAR-eesh]
tired

haryc b’aalyc
[hah-REESH bah-LEESH]
*tired and emotional* – i.e. drunk

hayc
[haysh]
plain, honest, simple (of people)

hetikles
[HEH-tee-kless]
*noseburn* – burning sensation in the sinuses brought about by specific spices – Mandalorians prize this

hetikleyc
[hay-TEEK-laysh]
spicy, as in makes the sinuses burn (a sensation like eating horseradish or wasabi)

hettir
[HAYt-eer]
burn

hettyc
[heh-TEESH]
burning

heturam
[HEH-too-rahm]
*mouthburn* – a sought-after state of intense burning in the mouth brought about by very spicy food – see also hetikleyc

hibir
[hee-BEER]
pupil, student

hibirar
[baj-hib-EER]
learn

hiibir
[HEE-beer]
take

hodar
[HOH-dar]
deceive, fool

hodasal
[hoh-dah-SAHL]
camouflage

hodasalar
[hoh-DAH-sah-LAHR]
camouflage, cover up

hodayc
[HOH-daysh]
cunning

hokaanir
[ho-KAHN-eer]
cut, slice

hokan’yc
[hoh-KAH-neesh]
sliced, cut up (also slang for heavily defeated)

hoshap
[HO-shahp]
spoon

hukaatir
[HOO-kah-TEER]
cover, to

Hukaat’kama!
[hu-KAHT-ka-MAH]
Watch my six!

hut’uun
[hoo-TOON]
coward (worst possible insult)

Iba’
[EE-ba]
what a…

ibac
[ee-BAK]
that (as in this and that)

Ibac’ner
[EE-bahk-NAIR]
That’s mine, it’s mine.

ibic
[ee-BIK]
this

ibi’tuur
[EE-bee-toor]
today

Ib’tuur jatne tuur ash’ad kyr’amur
[EEB- toor JAHT-nay toor ASH-ahd-KEE-ram-oor]
Today is a good day for someone else to die – Mando saying (because they’re not daft…)

iisa
[EE-sah]
fuse

ijaat
[ee-JAHT]
honor

ika
[EE-kah]
diminutive suffix written as ‘ika – also added to a name as a very familiar or childhood form, e.g, Ord’ika – Little Ordo

ik’aad
[EE-kad]
baby, child under 3

irud
[EE-rood]
arm

isirir
[ee-SEER-eer]
taste

iviin
[ee-VEEN]
speed, velocity

iviin’yc
[ee-VEEN-esh]
fast

jaal
[JAHL]
numb

jag
[jag]
man

jagyc
[JAH-geesh]
male (can also mean macho in context)

jahaal
[jah-HAHL]
health

jahaala
[ja-HAH-lah]
well, healthy

jahaal’got
[jah-HAHL-got]
health-giving, nutritious, good for you

jahaatir
[jeh-HAH-teer]
tell lies, deceive

ja’hailir
[jah-HIE-leer]
observe, watch over

jai’galaar
[JAI-gah-LAR]
shriek-hawk

jair
[jay-EER]
scream, shriek

janad
[JAH-nahd]
spicy

jaon
[JAY-ohn]
over

jaon’yc
[jai-OHN-ish]
important

jare
[JAH-ray]
kamikaze – someone taking a fatal, foolish risk

jare’la
[jah-RAY-lah]
stupidly oblivious of danger, asking for it

jareor
[jah_RAY-or]
recklessly risk your life, act suicidally (negative connotation – foolish, not brave)

jari’eyc
[JAR-ee-aysh]
ugly, ruined (lit: wrecked)

jariler
[jah-REE-lair]
lay waste, wreck

jarkiv
[JAR-keev]
charisma, presence

jaro
[JAH-ro]
death wish, insane act of reckless stupidity

jat’ca’nara
[JAHT kah-NAH-rah]
on time – lit. *good time*

jate
[JAH-tay]
good

jate’kara
[JAH-tay-KAH-rah]
luck, destiny – lit good stars, a course to steer by

jate’shya
[JAH-tay-SHEE-ah]
better

jatisyc
[jah-TEE-seesh]
delicious

jatne
[JAT-nay]
best

jatne emuurir
[JAT-nay eh-MOOR-eer]
prefer

jatne manda
[JAT-nay MAN-da]
good mood – a complex sense of being at one with your clan and life

Jatne vod
[JAT-nay vod]
Sir ( formal – used by bar staff etc, not military)

Jatnese be te jatnese
[jat-NAY-say beh jat_NAY-say]
The best of the best (plural)

jehaat
[jeh-HAHT]
lie, untruth

jehavey’ir
[jeh-HAHR-vay`eer]
ambush

jekai
[jeh-KAI]
bait

jenarar
[JEH-han-rar]
feint

jetii
[JAY-tee]
Jedi

jetii’kad
[jay-TEE-kahd]
lightsaber

jetiise
[JAY-tee-see]
Jedi plural, Republic

jii
[gee]
now

jiila
[GEE-lah]
immediate, right away, instant

jilarud
[JEE-lah-rood]
disc

jiriad
[gee-REE-ad]
white, chalky, ashen-faced

joha
[JOH-hah]
language

johayc
[JO-haysh]
spoken, pronounced

jorad
[jaw-RAHD]
voice

jorbe
[JOR-beh]
reason

jorcu
[JOR-koo]
because

jorhaa’ir
[joh-har-EER]
speak, talk

jorir
[JAW-reer]
bear, carry (archaic)

jor’lekir
[jor-LEK-eer]
confirm

jorso’ran
[Jor-so-RAHN]
shall bear (archaic)

joruur
[jaw-ROOR]
gather

juaan
[JOO-ahn]
beside, next to

jurir
[joo-REER]
bear arms, carry something

jurkad
[JOOR-kad]
attack, an assault

jurkadir
[JOOR-kad-EER]
attack, threaten, mess with

jurkadir sha(l)
[JOOR-kad-EER shahl]
mess with, mess around, hassle (alternative form of jurkadir) transitive verb

jurkadir ti
[JOOR-kad-EER tee]
mess someone about, mess around with someone, mess with (another alternative of jurkadir) transitive verb

kaab
[kahb]
sound

kad
[kahd]
saber, sword

kadala
[kah-DAH-lah]
wounded, hurt

kadale
[kah-DAH-lay]
casualties

kad’au
[kahd-OW]
lightsaber

kaden
[KAH-den]
angry

kadiilir
[kah-DEE-leer]
breach, pierce

kad’la
[KAD-la]
sharp

ka’gaht
[KAH-gaht]
south

kai’tome
[kai-TOHM-ay]
food

kajil
[KAH-jeel]
flat, level

kajir
[KAH-jeer]
table

kakovidir
[kah-KOH-vee-deer]
cower

kal
[kahl]
blade

kalikir
[kah-LEE-keer]
stab with a narrow blade (*skewer*)

kama
[KAH-ma]
belt-spat

kaminii
[kah-MEE-nee]
Kaminoan

kando
[KAHN-do]
importance, weight

kandosii
[kahn-DOH-see]
indomitable, ruthless

Kandosii!
[Kan-DOH-see]
Nice one! Wicked! Well done!

kandosii’la
[kan-doh-SEE-la]
stunning, amazing

Ka’ra
[KAY-rah]
stars – ancient Mandalorian myth – ruling council of fallen kings

kar’am
[KAR-aam]
breath

karbakar
[KAR-bah-kar]
hyperdrive (lit: star to star)

kar’ta
[kah-ROH-ta]
heart

kar’tayl
[kar-TILE]
awareness, knowledge

kar’taylir
[kar-TIE-leer]
know, hold in the heart

kar’taylir darasuum
[kat-tay-LEER da-RAH-soom]
love

karyai
[CAR-yai ]
main living room of a traditional north Mandalorian house – a single big chamber for eating, talking, resting, and even the last secure stronghold when under attack

K’atini!
[kah-TEEN-ee]
Suck it up! Or: It’s only pain!

kaysh
[kaysh]
he, him, his

kaysh
[kaysh]
her, hers

Kaysh guur’ skraan
[KAYSH goor SCRAHN]
*He loves his food.* (Said of someone who has a healthy appetite, using the verb for affection rather than enjoyment.)

Kaysh meg miit’gaana, oyacyi.
[Kaysh mayg MEET-gah-NAH oy-AH-shee.]
Who writes, remains. (Proverb.)

Kaysh mirsh solus
[Kaysh meersh SOH-loos]
He’s an idiot (lit. his brain cell is lonely)

Kaysh mirsh’kyramud
[Kaysh meersh kee-RAH-mood]
He’s boring me senseless (Lit: he’s a brain assassin)

Kaysh shu’shuk
[Kaish shoo-SHOOK]
He’s a disaster

Kaysh tayl’ud
[Kaysh TAY-lood]
He’s taking a break. He’s having a nap.

Ke narir haar’ke’gyce rol’eta resol!
[KEH-nah-REER-ha-ke-GHEE-shay rol-LAY-tah ray-SOL]
Execute Order 66!

Ke serim
[KEH-se-REEM!]
Take aim!

ke, k’
[keh]
imperative prefix – used as order

kebbur
[KEH-boor]
try, attempt

kebiin
[kay-BEEN]
blue

kebii’tra
[keh-BEE-trah]
sky (daytime) lit. blue sky

kebise
[keh-BEE-say]
things, stuff

kedin
[ked-EEN]
chain of command

keenir
[KEEN-eer]
infiltrate

ke’gyce
[keh-GHEE-shay]
order, command

keldab
[kel-DAHB]
citadel, stronghold

kelita
[kel-EE-tah]
moat

kemir
[KEH–meer]
walk

Ke’mot!
[Keh-MOHT]
Halt!

Ke’sush!
[Keh-SOOSH!]
Attention!

kih
[kee]
small

Kih’parjai
[Kee-PAR-jai]
No problem. Don’t mention it. (Lit: small victory)

kir’manir
[keer-MAHN-eer]
adopt, give a soul to someone

kisol
[kee-SOHL]
few

kles
[klez]
nose

klesir
[KLEH-seer]
smell

K’olar!
[koh-LAR]
Come here! Get over here at once!

kom’rk
[KOHM-or-rohk]
gauntlet

koor
[koor]
deal, contract

kot
[kohd, koht]
strength

kote
[KOH-day, KOH-tay]
glory (pl)

Kote lo’shebs’ul narit
[koh-TAY low SHEBS-ool NAH-rit]
You can keep your glory. (Contemptuous and impolite.)

kotep
[KOH-tehp]
brave

kotir
[KOH-teer]
defeat, overpower

kotyc
[koh-TEESH]
strong

kovid
[KOV-eed]
head

kov’nyn
[KOHV-neen]
head-butt – noun

kov’nynir
[KOHV-nee-neer]
head-butt (see also Keldabe Kiss) – verb

K’oyacyi!
[Koy-AH-shee!]
1. *Cheers!* 2. Can also mean: *Hang in there* or 3. *Come back safely.* Literally, a command; *Stay alive!*

kranak
[KRAH-nahk]
fortified settlement or dwelling surrounded by water

kurs
[koorse]
forest

kurshi
[KOOR-shi]
tree

kurshok
[KOOR-shok]
plank of wood,

kute
[koo-Tay]
underwear, bodysuit, something worn under armor

K’uur!
[Koor]
Hush!

kyor
[KIE-ohr]
rotting, decay

kyorar
[KIE-ohr-ar]
rot, decay (verb)

kyorla
[kie-OHR-lah]
rotten

kyr
[KEER]
end

Kyr ge’kaan
[KEER geh-KAHN]
Endex (end of exercise – mil.)

kyr’ad
[KEER-ahd]
corpse

kyr’adyc
[keer-AH-deesh]
passed away, deceased

kyr’am
[kee-RAHM]
death

kyramla
[keer-AHM-la]
fatal, deadly

kyramud
[keer-AH-mood]
killer, assassin

kyr’amur
[kee-RAHM-oor]
kill

kyrayc
[keer-AYSH]
killed, dead

kyrbej
[KEER-bayj]
battlefield

kyr’bes
[KEER-bez]
skull, especially mythosaur skull – coll. Crown

Kyr’tsad
[KEERT-sahd]
Death Watch (lit. Death Society) – breakaway Mandalorian sect

kyr’vhetine
[KEER-fet-EEN-ay]
harvest

kyr’yc
[KEER-eesh]
last

laam
[lahm]
up

laamyc
[LAH-meesh]
high

laandur
[LAHN-doo-er]
delicate, fragile (sometimes an insult – weak, pathetic)

laar
[lar]
song

laaran
[lah-RAHN]
singing

laararir
[lah-RAH-eer]
sing

lalat
[LAH-laht]
tongue

la’mun
[lah-MOON]
azimuth

lararyc
[lah-rah-eesh]
drunk (lit. carousing)

layari
[LAY-ah-ree]
overconfident, swaggering

lenedat
[leh-NAY-daht]
target, contact

linibar
[lee-NEE-bar]
need, to

liser
[LEE-say]
able to, can

lo
[loh]
into

lonar
[LOH`nar]
insertion

loras
[lor-AHS]
meat, flesh, substance (poetic)

lor’vram
[lohr-ve-RAHM]
breakfast

lovik
[LOH-veek]
knee

luubid
[loo-BEED]
enough

maan
[mahn]
original, first

majyc
[MAH-jeesh]
extra

majyce
[mah-jEE-shay]
something extra, addendum

majycir
[MAH-jeesh-eer]
add

manda
[MAHN-dah]
the collective soul or heaven – the state of being Mandalorian in mind, body and spirit – also supreme, overarching, guardian-like

Mand’alor
[MAHN-dah-lor]
sole ruler

Manda’yaim
[MAN-dah-YAI-eem]
the planet Mandalore.

Mando
[MAHN-do]
Mandalorian, adj or noun

Mando’ad draar digu
[Man-DOH-ad drahr dee-GOO]
A Mandalorian never forgets.

Mando’ade
[Mando-AH-day]
Mandalorians (pl) – sons and/ or daughters of Mandalore

mandokar
[MAN-doh-KAR]
the *right stuff*, the epitome of Mando virtue – a blend of aggression, tenacity, loyalty and a lust for life

mandokarla
[MAN-doh-KAR-lah]
having the *right stuff*, showing guts and spirit, the state of being the epitome of Mando virtue

Mar’e!
[MAH-ray!]
At last! (Expression of relief.)

marekar
[mah-RAY-kar]
navigation

marev
[MAH-rev]
fist

mar’eyce
[mah-RAY-shay]
discovery, something found at last, a state of heaven

mar’eyir
[mah-AY-eer]
find, discover

mashukir
[MAH-shook-eer]
disperse

mav
[mahv]
free

mayen
[MY-enn]
anything

Me’bana?
[may-BAHN-ah]
What’s happening? What happened?

Me’copaani?
[Meh ko-PAH-nee?]
What do you want? What would you like?

me’dinuir
[med-IN-oo-eer]
share, give to each other

meg
[mayg]
which, what, that, who

megin
[may-GIN]
which, what, that – before a vowel

meh
[mey]
if

me’sen
[mAY-sen]
starship

meshgeroya
[MESH-geh-ROY-ah]
limmie or bolo-ball – literally the *beautiful game,* a Mandalorian obsession

mesh’la
[MAYSH`lah]
beautiful

meshurkaan
[MEH-shoor-KAHN]
jeweler, gem cutter

meshurok
[meh-SHOO-rok]
gemstone

me’suum
[may-SOOM]
planet

me’suum’ika
[meh-soo-MEE-ka]
moon

Me’vaar ti gar?
[Meh-VAR tee-GAR]
How are you? (Lit: what’s new with you?) Can also be used to ask a soldier for a sitrep. If a Mando asks you this, they expect an answer; it’s literal.. The response for *I’m fine thanks,* is *Naas.* (Literally – nothing. )

me’ven?
[mey-VAYN]
Huh? What? Expression of bewilderment or disbelief

mhi
[mee]
us

mhi
[mee]
we

Mhor
[mor]
ours – rare archaic

miit
[meet]
word

miit’gaanar
[MEET-gah-nar]
write

mircin
[meer-SEEN]
cage

mircir
[meer-SEER]
cage, lock up, capture

mirci’t
[meer-SEET]
prisoner

mirdala
[MEER-dah-lah]
clever, intelligent, intellectual

mirdir
[MEER-deer]
think, calculate

mirgaanla
[meer-GAHN-lah]
deliberate (lit: *thinking hand*)

mirjahaal
[MEER-jah-HAHL]
peace of mind, *healing*, general term for emotional well-being especially after a trauma or bereavement

mirshe
[MEER-shay]
brain (plural – mirsh is a brain cell

mir’sheb
[MEER-sheb]
smartass

mirshepar’la
[MEER-shay-PAR-lah]
boring (lit: brain devouring)

mirshir
[MEER-sheer]
shock, stun (lit. *brain* someone, knock out their brain)

mirshko
[MEERSH-koh]
courage

mirsh’kyramud
[MEERSH-keer`AH-mood]
boring person (lit: brain assassin)

mirshmure’cya
[meersh-moor-AY-shah]
Keldabe kiss – slang for headbutt (lit. brain-kiss)

mishuk
[MEE-shook]
pressure

morut
[moh-ROOT]
haven, stronghold

morutar
[MOH-roo-tahr]
welcome, verb

morut’yc
[moh-ROO-teesh]
safe, secure

motir
[moh-TEER]
stand

munad
[MOO-nahd]
elevation

munad
[moo-NAHD]
height

muninar
[moo-NEE-nar]
tall

munit
[MOON-eet]
long

Munit tome’tayl, skotah iisa
[MOON-eet to-MAY-tail, SKO-tah-EE-sah]
long memory, short fuse – said to be the typical Mando mindset

murcyur
[MOOR-shoor]
kiss (verb)

mureyca
[MOOR-aysh-ah]
kiss

muun
[UM-ahn]
hard

muun’bajir
[MOO-wun BAH-jeer ]
trounce, teach someone a lesson, *kick butt* lit: educate hard

naak
[nahk]
peace

naakla
[NAHK-lah]
peaceful

naas
[nahs]
nothing

naasad
[NAHS-ahd]
none, not any

naasade
[nah-SAH-day]
nobody

naast
[nahst]
destroyer

naastar
[NAH-star]
destroy

nad’aai
[NAHD-ai]
infrared

nad’aaila.
[nad-AY-lah]
infrared (adj)

nadala
[nad-AHL-ah]
hot

nakar’mir
[Nah-kah-MEER]
be unaware, not know (verb)

nakar’tuur
[NAH-kah-TOOR]
tomorrow (lit: the unknown day)

nakil
[NAH-keel]
corner

Nar dralshy’a
[NAR-drahl-SHEE-ya]
Put your back into it! Try harder!

nari
[NAH-ree]
move, action, act

narir
[nah-REER]
act, do, put

naritir
[nah-ree-TEER]
insert, place, put

narser
[NAR-sair]
purpose

Nar’sheb
[NAR-sheb]
Contemptuous comment – like *shove it* but much stronger.

narudar
[nah-ROO-dar]
temporary ally – specifically your enemy’s enemy, where both sides know this is an alliance of convenience and not a lasting pact.

nasreyc
[nar-SAIR-eesh]
determined, resolute

naumiit
[now-MEET]
signal

nau’ul
[now-OOL]
candlelight

nau’ur
[now-OOR]
light up, illuminate

nau’ur kad
[now-OOR kad]
forge (lit. light up a saber)

nayc
[naysh]
no ( negative answer)

naysol
[NAY-sol]
too many

Ne shab’rud’niÖ
[Neh shab-ROOD-nee]
Don’t mess with me (extremely strong warning – much stronger than jurkadir – and likely to be followed by violence)

neduumyc
[nay-DOO-meesh]
illegal, unauthorised

nehutyc
[neh-HOOT-eesh]
feisty, gutsy

Ne’johaa!
[Neh-JOH-hah]
Shut up!

ne’kaan
[neh-KAHN]
non-combatant

N’epar nu pirur!
[Neh-PAHR noo PEER-oor]
It won’t eat or drink anything. (It can wait – no rush.)

N’eparavu takisit
[Nay-PAH-rav-OO ta-KEE-sit]
sorry (lit: I eat my insult)

ner
[nair]
my, mine

neral
[NAY-rahl]
grain

ne’tra
[NAY-trah ]
black

ne’tra gal
[NAY-trah gahl]
black ale – sweet, almost spicy black beer similar to milk stout

Ne’tra gal mesh’la, jat’isyc, bal, wayii, jahaal’got
[NAY-tra gahl MAYSH-lah, jah-TEE-seesh, bahl why-eee JAH-hal-got]
Black ale looks good, tastes good, and – by golly – it does you good!

neverd
[neh-VAIRD]
civilian

ne’waadas
[nay-WAHD-ahs]
poverty, need

ni
[nee]
I, me

Ni ceta
[nee SET-ah]
sorry (lit: I kneel) grovelling apology – rare

Ni copaani buy’ce gal
[Nee ko-PAH-nee gal]
Iíd like a pint of ale

Ni copaani buyc’ika cin papuur’gal
[Nee ko-PAH-nee boo-SHEE-ka seen pah-POOR-gal]
Iíd like a glass of white wine, please

ni dinu
[NEE DEE-noo]
I give (and, used on its own in a firm tone, means: *Like it or lump it! Take it or leave it!*)

Ni hukaatii’ni shebs ti kama!
[NEE-hoo-kah-TEE-ni shebs ti KA-mah]
I’m covering my back!

Ni kyr’tayl gai sa’ad
[Nee-keer-TAIL guy-sah-ADD]
adoption vow – lit. I know your name as my child.

Ni su’cuyi, gar kyr’adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum
[Nee soo-COO-yee, gar keer-AH-deesh, nee par-TIE-lee, gar dah-rah-SOOM]
Daily remembrance of those passed on *I’m still alive, but you are dead. I remember you, so you are eternal.* Followed by repetition of loved ones’ names.

nibral
[NEE-brahl]
loser, failure

Ni’duraa!
[NEE DOO-rah]
You disgust me!

norac
[noh-RAK]
back

Nu draar
[Noo DRAR]
No way. Absolutely not. Never in a million years. Not on your life. (Emphatic disagreement and doubt. Lit: Not never. Mandos use double negatives for emphasis.)

Nu kyr’adyc, shi taab’echaaj’la.
[Noo keer-AH-deesh, shi TAHB-ee-CHARJ-lah]
Not gone, merely marching far away. (Tribute to a dead comrade.)

nu, n’, ne
[noo]
negative prefixes

nu’amyc
[noo-AHM-eesh]
normal

nuhaatyc
[noo-HAH-teesh]
invisible, unseen

nuh’la, nuhunla
[NOO-lah]
funny, amusing

nuhoy
[noo-HOY]
sleep

nuhoyir
[noo-HOY-eer]
slumber, sleep

nuhun
[noo-HOON]
joke

nuhunar
[noo-HOO-nar]
laugh

nuhur
[NOO-hoor]
good times, laughter, fun

nushaad’la
[noo-SHAHD-lah]
motionless

nynir
[nee-NEER]
hit, strike

ogir
[OH-gir]
there

ogir’olar
[oh-GEER-oh-LAH]
one way or the other, either way

olan
[OH-lahn]
hundred

olar
[OH-lar]
here

olarom
[OH-lah-rom]
welcome (greeting)

olaror
[oh-LAR-ohr]
come, arrive

ol’averde
[oh-lah-VAIR-day]
company

onidir
[oh-NEE-deer]
to sweat

o’r
[ohr]
in

orar
[or-AHR]
thunder

or’dinii
[Ohr-DEE-nee]
moron, fool

orhaar
[OR-haar]
scan (noun)

orhaarir
[or-HAR-eer]
scan (verb)

ori
[OH-ree]
big, extreme, very

ori’beskaryc
[OH-ree-bes-KAR-eesh]
hard case, extremely tough, no-nonsense (of people) – *well ‘ard*

oribru
[oh-REE-bru]
emergency

Ori’buyce, kih’kovid.†
[OH-ree-BOO-shay, KEE-koh-VEED]
All helmet, no head. † Common term of derision for someone with an overdeveloped sense of authority

ori’copaad
[OH-ree-KOH-pahd]
obsession, fixation

ori’dush
[OHR-ee-DOOSH]
evil

ori’gehaat’ik
[or-EE-geh-HAH-teek]
epic

ori’haat
[OH-ree-haht]
*It’s the truth, I swear – no bull.*

ori’jagyc
[OH-ree-JAHG-eesh (or OH-ree-YAHG-eesh)]
bullying; also bully, swaggering big-mouth – someone who picks on someone smaller – lit. *big man* said sarcastically, applied equally to women

ori’jate
[OR-ee-JAH-tay]
excellent

orikih
[aw-REE-kee]
tiny

orilin
[oh-REE-leen]
profit, surplus

or’ilor
[ohr-EE-lohr]
midday meal

ori’ramikad
[OH-ree-RAHM-ee-kahd]
supercommando (Mandalorian designation of elite special forces)

ori’shya
[ohr-EE-she-ya]
more than

ori’skraan
[OH-ree-scrahn]
1. a delicacy, a real treat in terms of food; 2 a blow-out meal, a feast (slang), *big eats*

ori’sol
[OHR-ee-SOL]
many

ori’suumyc
[OHR-ee-SOOM-eesh]
beyond the pale, one step too far, outrageous (in Mandalorian morality)

ori’tsad
[OHR-eet-sahd]
brigade

oritsir
[oh-REET-seer]
curse, swear, bellow

ori’vod
[OH-ree-VOD]
big brother, older brother, special friend

ori’vor’e
[AW-ree-VOHR-ay]
Thanks a lot! Thanks a million!

oriya
[oh-REE-yah]
city

oriyala
[oh-REE-ah-lah]
urban

orjorer
[or-JOR-er]
cry out, shout

or’parguur
[OR-par-GOOR]
hate

or’trikar
[OHR-tree-kar]
grief

oshokita
[oh-SHOK-ee-TAH]
freshers (from plank of wood used in field latrines)

osik
[OH-sik]
dung (impolite)

osik’la
[oh-SIK-lah]
messed up, screwed, horrible (impolite)

Osi’kyr!
[OH-see-KEER]
Strong exclamation of surprise or dismay

osi’yaim
[OH-see-yaim]
Useless, despicable person

Oya manda!
[OY-ah-MAN-dah]
Expression of Mandalorian solidarity and perpetuity: emotional and assertive.

Oya!
[OY-ah!]
Many meanings: literally *Let’s hunt!* and also *Stay alive!*, but also *Hoorah!*, *Go you!*, *Cheers!* Always positive and triumphant.

oyacyir
[oy-YAH-sheer]
live

oya’karir
[OY-yah-KAR-eer]
hunt, chase

oya’la
[oy-AH-lah]
living

oyayc
[oy-AYSH]
alive

oyayc ra kyrayc
[oy-AYSH rah keer-AYSH]
dead or alive

oyu’baat
[oy-YOO-baht]
universe

oyula
[oy-OO-lah]
galactic

paak
[pahk]
salt

paguur
[PAH-goor]
dislike

paklalat
[PAHK-lah-LAHT]
gift of the gab, a silver tongue, wit, eloquence

pakod
[PAH-kohd]
easy, simple

palon
[pah-LOHN]
hole

papurgaat
[pa-POOR-gaht]
fruit

papuur’gal
[pah-POOR-gahl]
wine

par
[pahr]
for

Pare! (Pare sol!)
[PAH-ray (PAH-ray-SOHL]
Hang on! (Pare sol – lit: *Wait one.*) Note: Ke’pare is much more emphatic – *Wait!*

parer
[PAH-rair]
wait

parjai
[par-JAI]
victory

parjii
[PAR-jee]
winner, victor

par’jila
[par-JEE-lah]
triumphant

parjir
[par-JEER]
win, be victorious

partaylir
[par-TAT-leer]
remember

paru
[PAH-roo]
formation

payt
[PAH-eet]
left

pehir
[peh- HEER]
spit

pel
[pail]
soft, yielding

pel’gam
[pel-GAM]
skin

pelkaanir
[pel-KAHN-eer]
shave

peti’baar
[peh-TEE-bahr]
center mass

petir
[pet-EER]
center

pirebu
[peer-AY-boo]
near

pir’ekulor
[PEER-ek-OO-lor]
weep

pirimmur
[PEER-ee-moor]
use

pirimmuy
[peer-im-OO-ee]
useful

pirimpir
[peer-EEM-peer]
urine

pirpaak
[PEER-pahk]
broth, soup (literally, salted water)

pirun
[PEER-un]
water

pirunir sur’haaise
[PEER-oo-NEER soor-HIE-say]
make their eyes water (slang for kill, injure or defeat)

pirur
[peer-OOR]
drink

pirusti
[peer-OO-stee]
well

piryc
[PEER-eesh]
wet

pitat
[pit-AHT]
rain

projor
[PROH-jor]
next

prudii
[proo-DEE]
shadow

prudiise
[proo-DEE-see]
shadows

puut’la
[POOT-lah]
ballistic

ra
[rah]
or

racin
[ray-SEEN]
pale

ramaanar
[rah-mahn-ARR]
die, general term

ramaanla
[rah-MAHN-lah]
mortal (in the sense of fallible or vulnerable)

ram’ika
[rah-MEE-kah]
raid

ramikad
[RAH-mee-KAHD]
commando

ramikadyc
[RAH-mee-KAHD-eesh]
commando state of mind – an attitude that he/ she can do anything, endure anything, and achieve the objective. A blend of complete confidence and extreme tenacity instilled in special forces during training. Can also be used informally to describe a determined, focused person.

ram’or
[RAHM-ohr]
attack, beseige

ramorla
[rah-MOR-lah]
besieged

ram’ser
[RAM-sair]
sniper, marksman

rang
[rahng]
ash

Rangir!
[RAN-geer]
To hell with it!

ranov’la
[rah-NOHV-lah]
secret

ratiin
[RAH-teen]
always

rayshe’a
[ray-SHEE-ah]
five

raysh’olan
[RAYSH-oh-lahn]
five hundred

ray’ture
[ray-TOOR-ay]
week

redalur
[red-AH-loor]
dance (verb)

rejorhaa’ir
[ree-JOR-har-EER]
tell

resol
[reh-SOL]
six

Resol’nare
[RAY-sol NAH-ray]
Six Actions, the tenets of Mando life

ret
[rayt]
Perhaps, maybe

Ret’!
[rayt]
Bye! See you!

ret’lini.
[Rayt-LEE-nee]
just in case (colloquial – Mandos are cautious and always have a plan B)

Ret’urcye mhi
[ray-TOOR-shay-MEE]
Goodbye – lit. *Maybe we’ll meet again*

ret’yc
[RET-eesh]
possible

riduur
[REE-door]
partner, spouse, husband, wife

riduurok
[ree-DOO-rok]
love bond, specifically between spouses – marriage agreement

riye
[REE-yay]
favor, benefit, good turn

rohak
[RO-hahk]
defeat

rohakar
[ro-ha-KAR]
defeat (verb)

rol’eta
[ROHL-ay-tah]
sixty

ru, r’
[roo]
past tense prefix

rud
[rood]
around

rugam
[ROO-gahm]
sphere, ball

runi
[roo-NEE]
soul (poetic only)

rusur
[roo-SOOR]
land, ships or troops

ruug
[roog]
old age

ruug’la
[ROOG-lah]
old

ruus
[roos]
rock

ruusaan
[roo-SAHN]
reliable one (popular female name)

ruusaanyc
[roo-SAHN-eesh]
reliable, trustworthy

ruusaar
[ROO-sahr]
foundation

ruus’alor
[ROOS-ahl-or]
sergeant

ruyot
[ROO-yot]
the past, history

sakagal
[SAH-kah-gal]
X-wing

sal
[sahl]
color

sapanyc
[sah-PAHN-eesh]
electromagnetic

sarad
[SAH-rad]
flower, bloom

saviin
[sah-VEEN]
violet

senaar
[sen-ARR]
bird

sen’tra
[SEN-tra]
jetpack

serim
[SAIR-eem]
accurate, correct

serimir
[SAIR-ee-meer]
be right, to be accurate

sha
[sha]
at (before vowel – shal)

sha ca’nara
[SHAH kah-NAH-rah]
specific time – literally at time, often used in questions

shaadlar
[SHAHD`lar]
move

shaap
[shahp]
wood

shaap’yc
[sha-PEESH]
wooden

shabiir
[sha-BEER]
screw up – impolite

shabla
[SHAH-bla]
screwed up – impolite

shab’rudur
[shah-BROO-dur]
mess with – very strong language in Mando’a, so use only in extreme circumstances

shabuir
[SHAH-boo-EER]
extreme insult – *jerk*, but much stronger

sha’kajir
[SHAH-ka-JEER]
over a meal, at the dinner table, like the French *‡ table* – the word for table comes from the word for level, flat, so the implication is one of equals breaking bread together

sha’kajir
[SHAH-ka-JEER]
cease-fire, truce (from the practice of sitting down at a table with refreshments to talk terms, as in the same term for *over a meal*)

shal
[shahl]
at (before vowel)

sharal
[SHAH-ral]
lazy

sheber
[SHEH-bair]
sit (verb)

sheb’ika
[sheh-BEE-kah]
botty, tush (diminutive of shebs) – kids’ word but sometimes used ironically or in humour

shebs
[shebs]
backside, rear, buttocks (also rear of building etc)

sheb’urcyin
[sheh-BOOR-shin]
sycophant, toady, *butt-kisser*

she’cu
[SHAY-koo]
nine

she’eta
[shayta]
fifty

she’eta’olan
[SHAYTA-oh-lahn]
five thousand

sh’ehn
[shayn]
eight

shehn’eta
[shayn-EH-tah]
eighty

shekemir
[SHEH-kay-meer]
follow

shek’eta
[SHAYK-ay-tah]
ninety

shereshir
[shair-AYSH-eer]
kidnap, seize

shereshoy
[sheh-REYSH-oy]
lust for life and much more – uniquely Mandalorian word, meaning the enjoyment of each day and the determination to seek and grab every possible experience, as well as surviving to see the next day – hanging onto life and relishing it. An understandable state of mind/ emotion for a warrior people. Closely related to the words for live, hunt and stay safe – and, of course *oya*. All from the same root.

shev’la
[SHAYV-lah]
silent

shi
[shee]
just, only

shig
[sheeg]
beverage – any infusion of whatever’s available, but usually a mildly stimulant herb with a citrus flavor called behot

shiib
[sheeb]
thin

shi’yayc
[shee-YAYSH]
yellow

sho’cye
[SHOW-shay]
ocean

shok
[shohk]
beam, joist (wood or other material)

shokita
[SHOK-ee-tah]
shelf

shonar
[SHOW-nar]
wave (noun, as in sea) – literally ‘ocean movement’

sho’sen
[SHOW-sen]
submarine, submersible

shosenla
[show-SEN-la]
submerged, sunk, under water

shukalar
[SHOO-kah-lar]
to crush (in any sense), to conquer

shuk
[shook]
rift, tear

shuk’la
[SHOOK-lah]
fragmented, broken, crushed

shuk’yc
[shook-EESH]
not working, no use, useless, broken down, out of order – usually said of machinery

shuk’la gett’se
[SHOOK-lah GETT-say]
crushed or ground nuts (topping or ingredient for uj)

shuk’la riduurok
[SHOOK-lah ree-DOOR-ok]
divorce

shuk’orok
[shoo-KOH-rok]
crushgaunt

shukur
[SHOO-koor]
break

shuner
[shoon]
bread

shuner
[SHOO-nair]
flour, meal

shupur
[SHOO-poor]
injury

shupur’yc
[shoo-POOR-esh]
injured

shupuur
[shoo-POOR]
injure

shushai
[shoo-SHAI]
sensor (lit. eye-listening)

shu’shuk
[shoo-SHOOK]
disaster, big screw-up etc

simir
[see-MEER]
year

sim’olan
[seem-oh-LAHN]
century

sirbur
[SEER-boor]
say

siver
[SEE-vair]
degree

skanah
[SKAH-nah]
much-hated thing or person

skira
[SKEE-rah]
settling scores, revenge. feud (different to vengeance – more personal)

skotah
[SKOH-tah]
short

skraan
[scrahn]
food, *scran* (generic slang for a meal)

skraan’ikase
[SKRAH-nee-KAY-say]
assorted small snacks like meze or tapas – *small eats* – a celebratory meal for Mandos because it can take hours to eat, and the dishes are often fiddly, a contrast to the easy-to-eat, quick meals necessary in the field

slaat
[slaht]
mud

Slana’pir!
[SLAH-nah-PEER]
Get out! get lost! (very impolite)

slanar
[SLAH-nar]
go

solegot
[SOH-lay-goot]
computer (lit. counting machine)

soletar
[so-LAY-tahr]
count

solus
[SOH-loos]
alone, vulnerable

solus
[SOH-loos]
each, one

solus
[SOH-loos]
individual

solus
[SOH-loos]
united, as one

sol’yc
[sohl-EESH]
first

sol’yc
[sol-EESH]
first (ordinal)

Sooran, shab!
[soo-RAHN shahb]
Contemptuous and triumphant comment – like *suck on that, chum!*

sooranir
[SOO-rah-neer]
suck, absorb, draw up (liquid)

sosol ti
[so-SOHL tee]
equal with

spirba
[SPEER-bah]
pass (as in break in terrain)

staabi
[STAH-bee]
right

striil
[streel]
strill – highly intelligent six-legged hunting carnivore, capable of gliding and flight

striilir
[STREE-leer]
track, trail

su
[SOO]
still, yet

Su cuy’gar
[Soo COO-ee-gar]
Hello – lit. *You’re still alive.*

Su’cuy
[Soo-COO-ee]
Hi!

sur’ar
[soo-RAR]
concentrate, focus

sur’gaan
[soor-GAHN]
picture

sur’haai
[soor-HAI]
eye

sur’ulur
[SOOR-oo-LOOR]
keep an eye on, monitor

sushir
[SOO-sheer]
listen

susulur
[SOO-soo-LOOR]
hear

suum
[soom]
beyond

Suum ca’nara
[Soom CAH-na-RAH]
the state of blissful rest and peace

suumpir
[SOOM-peer]
lake

suvarir
[soo-VAHR-eer]
understand

taab
[tahb]
foot

taab’echaaj’la
[TAHB-eh-CHAHJ-lah]
deceased, passed on (lit: marched far away)

taabir
[TAH-beer]
march

taakur
[TAHR-koor]
bone

taap
[tahp]
location

taap
[tahp]
point, position

ta’ayl
[tah-AYL]
jailer

tabalhar
[tah-BAHL-har]
patrol (verb)

tabalut
[tah-BAHL-oot]
patrol (noun) – on patrol: bat’balut (adj)

t’ad
[tahd]
two

tad’eta
[TAHD-ay-tah]
seventy

takisir
[TAH-kees-eer]
insult (verb)

takisit
[tah-KEE-sit]
insult (noun)

tal
[tahl]
blood

tal’din
[tal-DEEN]
bloodline

tal’galar
[tal-GAL-ahr]
spill blood, bleed

tal’onidir
[tahl-ON-ee-DEE-neer]
to sweat blood, to *give blood* – idiom for going that extra mile or making an all-out effort

talyc
[tahl-EESH]
Bloody, bloodstained – of steak, rare.

ta’raysh
[ta-RAYSH]
ten

ta’raysh solus
[TAH-raysh-SO-lus]
eleven

ta’raysholan
[TAH-raysh-oh-lahn]
thousand

tatugir
[tah-TOO-geer]
repeat

tayat
[TAI-aht]
storage

tay’haai
[TAY-hai]
archivist, reporter

Tayli’bac?
[TIE-lee-BAHK]
Got it? Okay? Understand? (Often very aggressive.)

taylir
[TIE-leer]
hold, keep, preserve

te
[teh]
the (rarely used)

tebec
[TEH-bek]
ammunition

tegaanalir
[teh-GAHN-ah-leer]
rescue

teh
[tay]
from

te’habirÖbe
[the-HAH-beer beh]
remove, take out (when used transitively, be precedes the object – No te’habi kad be dalab )

tengaanar
[TEN-gah-nahr]
show, display (lit. open hand)

tenn
[ten]
open

teroch
[tay-ROCH]
pitiless

tettar
[TET-ar]
kick

ti
[tee]
with

tigaanur
[tee-GAH-noor]
touch

tihaar
[TEE-har]
alcoholic drink – strong clear spirit made from fruit, like eau de vie

tiingilar
[TEEN-gee-lahr]
blisteringly spicy Mandalorian casserole

tiin’la
[teen-LAH]
coarse

tion
[TEE-on]
interrogative prefix, used for a question

Tion gar gai?
[Tee-ON gar- GUY]
What’s your name?

Tion’ad
[tee-on-AD]
who? (Lit: what person?)

Tion’ad hukaat’kama?
[Tee-ON-ahd HOO-kaht-KA-ma]
Who’s watching your back?

tionas
[tee-OH-nahs]
Question, puzzle

Tion’cuy?
[Tee-ON-coo-EE]
Who’s that? (often used as a challenge to identify someone – like *Halt! Who goes there?*

tionir
[tee-OHN-eer]
question, interrogate

tion’jor
[Tee-ON-jor]
why?

tion’meh
[tee-ON-may]
what if?

Tion’solet?
[Tee-ON-soh-LAYT]
How many? How much?

tion’tuur
[tee-ON-toor]
when? (lit. which day)

to
[toh]
join, connection

tok’kad
[toh-KAHD]
retreat

to’kursh
[toh-KOORSH]
orchard

tolase
[toh-LAH-say]
system (lit. joined things)

tom
[tohm]
alliance

tomad
[toh_MAHD]
ally

tome
[TOH-may]
together (plural)

tome’tayl
[TOH-meh-TAYL]
memory

tom’urcir
[tohm-OOR-seer]
converge

tomyc
[TOH-meesh]
joint

tom’yc
[TPH-meesh]
allied

tor
[tohr]
justice

tra
[trah]
space, void

tra
[trah]
star field

traat’aliit
[TRAHT-ah-LEET]
squad, team

Traat’aliit gar besbe’trayc
[Traht-ah-LEET bes-beh-TRAYSH]
The squad is your weapon

traatika
[tra-TEE-kah]
platoon

tracinya
[trah-SHEE-nah]
flame

tracyaat
[tra-SHEE-at]
artillery

Tra’cyar mav
[tra-SHEE-ar-mahv]
fire at will

tracyn
[trah-SHEEN]
fire

tracy’uur
[trah-SHOOR]
blaster

tranyc
[TRAH-neesh]
sunny (lit. star-burned)

trat’aab
[traht-AHB]
infantry

trat’ade
[traht-AH-day]
forces

trattok’or
[TRAT-oh-kor]
fail, fall, collapse

tratur
[TRAH-toor]
man, staff, form the strength of, represent

tratyc
[TRAH-teesh]
in a state of collapse

trikar
[TREE-kar]
sadness

trikar’la
[tree-KAHR]
sad

troan
[trawn]
face

troch
[troch]
certainly (archaic, like verily)

tsad
[sahd]
alliance, group

tsad droten
[ZAD DROH-ten]
group of people, Republic

Tsad Droten
[tsahd-DROH-ten]
senate, assembly

tsikador
[zee-KAH-dor]
prepare, get ready

tsikala
[zee-KAH-lah]
prepared, ready

tug’yc
[too-GEESH]
again

tuur
[toor]
day

udes
[OO-des]
rest, leisure

Udesii!
[oo-DAY-see]
Calm down! Take it easy!

udesiir
[oo-DAY-seer]
relax, take it easy, calm down, find respite

udesla
[oo-DESS-lah]
calm (of sea etc) unflappable (of a person), serene, relaxed

uj’alayi
[oo-jah-LIE-ee]
uj cake – dense, very sweet flat cake made of ground nuts, syrup, pureed dried fruit and spice

uj’ayl
[oo-JAY-ul]
thick scented syrup used in cooking

ukor b’ukor
[OO-kor BOO-kor]
forced to make a decision – lit. *when push comes to shove*

ukoror
[oo-KOR-or]
push, shove

ulik
[OO-leek]
mount, pack animal,

ulur
[OOL-oor]
care, take notice of

ulur
[OO-loor]
detect

ulyc
[OO-leesh]
careful, carefully

umaan
[UM-ahn]
difficult

urakto
[oo-RAHK-to]
hard, difficult

uram
[OO-rahm]
mouth

urcir
[oor-SEER]
meet

ures
[oo-REES]
without, lacking

urmankalar
[oor-MAHN-kah-lar]
believe (distinct from knowing)

Usen’ye!
[oo-SEN-yeh]
Go away! (Very rude – from same root as osik)

utreekov
[oo-TREE-kov]
fool, idiot (lit. emptyhead)

ut’reeyah
[oot-REE-yah]
empty

utrel’a
[oo-TREy-lah]
clear (as in *All clear*)

utreyar
[oo-TREE-yar]
clear (verb)

utyc
[OO-teesh]
slimy

uur
[oor]
silence

uvete
[oo-VAY-tay]
worlds (poetic)

vaabir
[VAH-beer]
do

vaal
[vahl]
during, while

vaar
[vahr]
early, undeveloped, half-grown

vaar’ika
[var-EE-kah]
pip-squeak, runt

vaar’tur
[vahr-TOOR]
morning

vaii
[vay]
where

vaii’la
[vai-EE-lah]
directional

val
[vahl]
they, theirs

veeray
[VEER-ay]
area

veman
[veh-MAHN]
real, genuine

ven
[vehn]
future tense prefix

vencuyanir
[ven-COO-yah-neer]
sustain, keep alive, preserve

vencuyot
[vain-COO-ee-ot]
future

ver’alor
[VAIR-ah-LOR]
lieutenant

verborir
[VAIR-bor-EER]
hire, buy, contract

verburyc
[vair-BOOR-eesh]
loyal

vercopa
[vair-KOH-pa]
wish, dream

VercopaÖ
[vair-KOH-pa]
May this happen, I wishÖ prefixes statement

vercopaanir
[VAIR-koh-PAH-neer]
wish, to hope

verd
[vaird]
soldier, warrior

verda
[VAIR-dah]
warriors (archaic plural)

verde
[VAIR-day]
soldiers

verd’ika
[vair-DEE-kah]
private (rank) Can be used affectionately, often to a child; *little soldier* – context is critical.

verd’yc
[VAIR-deesh]
aggressive (not necessarily negative!)

ver’gebuir
[vair-geh-boo-EER]
bodyguard lit: hired guardian (almost-father)

veriduur
[VER-ee-DOOR]
courtesan

ver’mircit
[VAIR-meer-seet]
hostage

ver’verd
[vair-VAIRD]
mercenary

veshok
[VESH-ok]
large evergreen tree with a grain similar to Earth oak

ve’vut
[vay-VOOT]
gold

vheh
[feh]
earth, dust, soil

vheh’yaim
[veh-YAYM]
temporary hut made of wattle and daub, a *basha*

vhekad
[FAY-kahd]
sand (literally ‘sharp soil’)

vhekadla
[fay-KAHD-lah]
sandy

vhekaj
[VEH-kahj]
map

vhetin
[vet-EEN]
plain, fields – open, flat or gently rolling land

vhett
[fet]
farmer

vhey
[vay]
mine (ordnance)

vhipir
[fee-PEER]
mist

vi
[vee]
we (rare – archaic)

videk
[vee-DEK]
neck

viinir
[VEEN-eer]
run

vod
[vohd]
brother

vod
[vohd]
comrade, *mate*

vod
[vohd]
sister

Vor entye
[vor-ENT-yay]
Thank you (lit. *I accept a debt*)

Vor’e!
[VOHR-ay]
Thanks!

vorer
[VAW-rehr]
accept

vorpan
[VOR-pahn]
green

vorpan’oy
[vor-PAHN`oy]
vegetation

vurel
[VOO-rayl]
ever

vu’traat
[VOO-traht]
special forces

vutyc
[VOOT-eesh]
special

waadas
[WAH-daas]
credits, wealth

waadasla
[wah-DAHS-lah]
valuable

warra’se
[WAR-ah-say]
warra nuts

wasuur
[WAH-soor]
west

Wayii!
[Why-EE or WHY-ee]
Good grief! General exclamation of surprise, good or bad.

wer
[wair]
eon (archaic)

Wer’cuy
[Wair-COO-ee]
It was ages ago. – colloquial, often used as *Forget it* or *It doesn’t matter*

werda
[WAIR-dah]
darkness – archaic plural – dha werda – dark light, shadows -i.e. stealth

werde
[WAIR-day]
darkness

werdla
[WAIRD-lah]
stealthy, invisible

werlaara
[wer-LAR-ah]
myth (archaic)

woor
[wooer]
wind

yacur
[YAH-soor]
flush out

ya’gai
[YAH-guy]
bowl

yai
[yay]
belly, womb

yaihadla
[yai-HAHD-lah]
pregnant

yaihi’l
[YAH-heel]
full

yaim
[yaym]
home

yaimi
[yay-MEE]
neighbor

yaim’la
[YAYM`la]
comfortable, familiar, sense of *at home*. Can also mean local to the speaker.

yaim’ol
[yai-MOHL]
return, homecoming

yaimpar
[yay-EEM-par]
return

yai’yai
[YAY-aye]
*richly nourishing* – peculiarly Mandalorian description of dense, high-calorie food, of great importance to people dependent on highly portable field rations

yaiyai’yc
[yai-YAI-eesh]
bloated, satisfied

yamika
[yah-MEE-kah]
room, chamber

yilad
[yee-LAHD]
array (noun)

yustapir
[YOOST-ah-PEER]
river (lit: water road)

yustarud
[YOOST-arood]
perimeter