English ↔ Mando'a Translation Engine, 1,187-Word Lexicon & Grammar Reference
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| Mando'a | Type / Stem | English Definition & Notes | Action |
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Constructs numbers using the base-10 Taung/Mandalorian counting system.
Test Mando'a prefixes and suffixes on any root word or verb.
Mando'a follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order like English, with no grammatical cases:
Ni nari kajir. → "I move the table." (Ni = I, nari = move, kajir = table)
Brevity: Articles (te, haar, eyn) and the copula verb cuyir ("to be") are frequently dropped when context is clear. For example, Bic cuyi jate ("It is good") is shortened to Bic jate or simply Jate.
Mando'a has no passive voice. Infinitive verbs end in -ir, -ar, -ur, -or, or -er. To conjugate an active verb in a sentence, simply remove the final -r:
vorer (to accept) → Ni vore (I accept)susulir (to hear) → Ni susuli gar (I hear you)jurir (to carry) → Ni juri kad or Ni jur'kad (I carry a saber)
All words in Mando'a are inherently present tense. Past and future tenses are formed with prefixes:
ru- / ru'-): e.g. ru'yaim (former home), Ashnar ru'kyrari kaysh (Someone killed him).ven- / ven'-): e.g. ven'riduur (future spouse), ven'akaan (will fight).Adjectives and adverbs share the same form and are created by adding -la (typically after vowels) or -yc (typically after consonants) to nouns or verb stems:
dinii (lunatic) → dini'la (insane)jag (man) → jagyc / jagla (masculine)dala (woman) → dalyc (feminine)
Continuous Verbs & Participles (-ing): Formed by taking the active verb stem and adding -'la or -'yc:
Kaysh hukaati'la vode. → "He is covering his brothers."Kaysh ru'bajuri'la Mando'a. → "He taught Mando'a." (Past Participle)
Nouns are pluralized based on their final letter:
-e: vod → vode (brothers/sisters), verd → verde (warriors), alor → alore (leaders).-se: jetii → jetiise (Jedi/Republic), gadi → gadise (wrists).gett → gett'se (nuts), ad'ika → adike (little ones).Possessives: Common nouns use be'- (before consonants), b'- (before vowels), or suffix -b. Proper nouns contract directly with a beten ('):
Be'vod kad (The brother's sword) | B'adat kad (The person's sword) | Boba'kad (Boba's sword)
Comparatives & Superlatives: Add -shy'a for comparative ("more/-er") and -ne for superlative ("most/-est"):
dral (bright) → dralshy'a (brighter) → dralne (brightest)jate (good) → jate'shya (better) → jatne (best)
Tion): Prefix sentences or words with Tion: Tion me'bana? (What's happening?), Tion'ad? (Who?).Ke / K'): Use Ke before consonants and K' before vowels: Ke'pare! (Wait!), K'olar! (Come here!), K'atini! (Suck it up!).nu-, ne-, n'-): Attach to words or clauses: ne'tra (black, lit. no sky), nu'kaan (non-combatant). Double negatives add emphasis: Nu draar! (No way in hell!).| Person | Subj/Obj | Possessive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Sg | ni (I/me) | ner (my) |
| 2nd Sg/Pl | gar (you) | gar (your) |
| 3rd Sg | kaysh (he/she) | kaysh (his/her) |
| 1st Pl | mhi (we/us) | cuun (our) |
| 3rd Pl | val (they/them) | val (theirs) |
| # | Mando'a | # | Mando'a |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solus | 7 | e'tad |
| 2 | t'ad | 8 | sh'ehn |
| 3 | ehn | 9 | she'cu |
| 4 | cuir | 10 | ta'raysh |
| 5 | rayshe'a | 100 | olan |
| 6 | resol | 1000 | ta'raysholan |
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