Republic Commando: Triple Zero

GLOSSARY

A

a (ah) Mando'a: but

a den (AH-den) Mando'a: wrath, rage

AA: anti-aircraft

AAA: anti-aircraft artillery

ad (and, s.); ade (AH-day, pl.) Mando'a: child, son, daughter

ad'ika (ah-DEE-kah, s.); ad'ike (ah-DEE-kay, pl.) Mando'a: child, son, daughter (used affectionately)

adenn (AH-tenn) Mando'a: merciless

aliit (ah-LEET) Mando'a: family, clan

an (ahn) Mando'a: all

ARC: Advanced Reconnaissance Commando

aruetii (ah-roo-AY-tee, s.); aruetiise (ah-roo-ay-TEE-say, pl.) Mando'a: foreigner, outsider, traitor

atin (ah-TEEN) Mando'a: stubborn

B

baatir (BAH-teer, v.) Mando'a: to care, to worry about

baay shfat: an obscenity of unknown origin about Hutt

bal (tahl) Mando'a: and

Bal kote, darasuum kote, / Jorso'ran kando a tome. / Sa kyr'am Nau tracyn kad, Vode an. (Bahl KOH-day, dah-RA-soom KOH-day, Jor-so-RAHN, KAHN-do ah TOh-may, Sah-kee-RAHM now trah-SHEEN kand VOH-day ahn) Mando'a: And glory, eternal glory, / We shall bear its weight together. / Forged like the saber in the fires of death, Brothers all. (ancient Mandalorian war chant)

BRB: Big Red Button (emergency hull seal)

buir (boo-EER) Mando'a: father

buy'ce (BOO-shay, s.); buy'cese (pl.) Mando'a: helmet

buy'ce gal (BOO-shay gahl) Mando'a: pint of ale (literally, the contents of a helmet)

Buy'ce gal, buy'ce tal / Vebor'ad ures aliit / Mhi draar baat'1 meg'parjii'se / Kote lo'shebs'ul narit (BOO-shay gahl, BOO-shay tahl Vair-BOR-and 00-rees AH-leet Mee DRAHR bah-TEE mayg-PAR-jee-SEH Koh-TAY loh SHEBS-ool-NAH-reet) Mando'a: A pint of ale, a pint of blood / Buys men without a name / We never care who wins the war / So you can keep your fame (drinking chant of Mandalorian mercenaries)

C

ca (kah) Mando'a: night

cannon fodder: soldier (slang)

chakaar (cha-KAR, s.); chakaare (cha-KAR-ay, pl.) Mando'a: thief, grave robber (general term of abuse)

Cip-Quad: reciprocating quad blaster

CIS: Confederacy of Independent Systems

con: steer a ship

conc (konk): concussion rifle

Coruscanta (KOH-roo-SAN-ta) Mando'a: Coruscant

CSF: Coruscant Security Force

cuir (KOO-eer) Mando'a: four

cuun (koon) Mando'a: our

Cuy'val Dar (koo-EE-vahl dahr) Mando'a: those who no longer exist (the term is used for a group of Jango Fett's handpicked clone commando instructors)

cuyir (KOO-yeer, v.) Mando'a: to exist, to be

D

dar (dahr) Mando'a: no longer

dar'buir (DAHR boo-EER) Mando'a: no longer a father

dar'manda (dahr-MAHN-da) Mando'a: a state of being “not Mandalorian”; not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so his identity and soul

darasuum (dah-RAH-soom) Mando'a: eternal, forever

Deece: a DC-model rifle (slang)

det: detonator

dha (dah) Mando'a: dark

di'kut (dee-KOOT, s.); di'kute (dee-KOOT, pl.); di'kutla (dee-KOOT-lah, adj.): jerk, moron (impolite)

dinuir (DEE-noo-eer, v.) Mando'a: to give

draar (drahr) Mando'a: never

dralshy'a (drahl-SHEE-ya) Mando'a: stronger, more powerful

droten (DROH-ten) Mando'a: people, public

E

e'tad (EH-tad) Mando'a: seven

ehn (ayhn) Mando'a: three

EM: electromagnetic

EMP (s.); EMPs (pl.): electromagnetic pulse

eniki Huttese: understand

EOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (bomb disposal)

ETA: estimated time of arrival

F

flash-bang: stun grenade (slang)

G

GAR: Grand Army of the Republic

gar (gahr, s. & pl.) Mando'a: you

Gar ru kyramu kaysh, di'kut: tion'meh kaysh ru jehaati? (Gahr roo keer-AH-moo kaysh, dee-KOOT: tee-ON-mey-kaysh roo je-HAHT-ee) Mando'a: You killed him, you moron: what if he was lying?

ge'verd (ge-VAIRD) Mando a : almost a warrior

gihaal (gee-HAAL) Mando'a: fish-meal

gra'tua (gra-TOO-ah) Mando'a: vengeance

H

HNE: HoloNet News and Entertainment

HQ: headquarters

HUD: heads-up display

hukaat'kama (hu-KAHT-kah-MAH) Mando'a: watch my back, watch my six

hut'uun (hoo-TOON, s.); hut'uune (pl.); hut'uunla (hoo-OON-lah, adj.) Mando'a: coward

I

IED: improvised explosive device

–ika (EE-kah, s.); –ike (EE-kay, pl.) Mando'a: suffix for affectionate usage

J

j’hagwa na yoka Huttese: no trouble

jatne (JAT-nay) Mando’a: best

jatne’buir (JAT-nay boo-EER) Mando’a: best father

jetii (Jay-tee) Mando’a: Jedi

jetiise (jay-TEE-say) Mando'a: Jedi plural, Republic

jorso'ran (jor-so-RAHN) Mando'a: shall bear (archaic)

jurkadir (JOOR-kand-EER, v.) Mando'a: to attack, to threaten,to mess with

K

k'uur (koor) Mando'a: hush, be quiet

kad (kand) Mando'a: saber, sword

kama (KAH-ma, s.); /camas (KAH-maz, pl.) or kamase (kah-AH-say) Mando a : belt-spat

kando (KAHN-do) Mando'a: importance, weight

kandosii (kahn-DOH-see) Mando'a: nice one, wicked, well done, classy, noble

kar'tayli ad meg hukaat'kama (kar-TIE-lie and mayg hu-AHT-KA-mah) Mando'a: roughly “know who's watching your back”

kar'taylir (kar-TIE-leer, v.) Mando'a: to know, to hold in the heart

kaysh (kaysh) Mando'a: him, his

ke nu'jurkadir sha Mando'ade (keh NOO-joor-kand-EER shah Mahn do-AH-day) Mando'a: don't mess with Mandalorians

KIA: killed in action

kit: gear, equipment (slang)

kom'rk (KOM-rohk) Mando'a: gauntlet

kote (KOH-thy, KOH-tay, pl.) Mando'a: glory

kyr'am (kee-RAHM) Mando'a: death

L

LAAT/c: low-altitude assault transport/cargo

LAAT/i: low-altitude assault transport/infantry

larty: a vessel, LAAT/i

lo (loh) Mando'a: into

M

Mando (MAHN-do, s.); Mando'ade (Mahn-doh-AH-day, pl.) Mande'ad: Mandalorian, son/daughter of Mandalore

Mando'a (Mahn-DOH-ah): Mandalorian-language term for the language itself

meat can: soldier (slang)

meg (mayg) Mando'a: which, that

meh (mey) Mando'a: if

mhi (mee) Mando'a: we

MIA: missing in action

MILINT: military intelligence

Mirdala Mird'ika!; Mando'a: Clever Mird!

MRU: much regret, unable (slang)

N

N'oya'kari gihaal, Buir. (Noy-ah KAR-ee gee-HAAL, boo-EER): I've been hunting fish-meal, Father.

nar dralshy'a (NAR-drahl-SHEE-ya) Mando'a: put your back into it, try harder

narir (nah-REER, v.) Mando'a: to act, to do

naritir (nah-ree-TEER, v.) Mando'a: to place, to put

nau'ur ( now-00R, v.) Mando'a: to light up, to illuminate

ner (nair) Mando'a: my

ni (nee) Mando'a: I, me

ni dinui (NEE DEE-noo) Mando'a: I give

ni kar'tayl gar darasuum (nee kar-TILE garh dah-RAH-soom) Mando'a: I love you

Niktose (neek-TOH-say, pl.) Mando'a: Nikto

nynir (nee-NEER, v.) Mando'a: to hit, to strike

O

obs job: observation duty

OCU: Organized Crime Unit

op order: operational order

ops room: operations room

ori; Mando'a: very, exceptionally, extremely

osik (OH-sik) Mando'a: dung (impolite)

osik'la (oh-SIK-lah) Mando'a: badly wrong, horrible, messed up, screwed up, disgusting

oya (OY-ah) Mando'a: let's go hunting, let's roll

P

parjir (par-JEER, v.) Mando'a: to win, to be victorious

PIM (s.); PIMs (0.): Position and Intended Movement (naval term for where a ship is and where it is heading)

PEP: pulsed energy projectile

pod: Kaminoan word for squad

PTC: Perlemian Traffic Control

PWO; Peewo: principal weapons officer

R

rayshe'a (ray-SHEE-ah) Mando'a: five

RC (s.); RCs (pl.): Republic Commando

recce (s.); recces (pl.); recce (v.): reconnaissance, to reconnoiter (military)

Red Zero: request for immediate extraction (military)

resol (reh-SOL) Mando'a: six

RPC: request the pleasure of your company (slang)

rummage: an examination, a search of a vessel (slang)

RV: rendezvous (slang)

S

sa (sah) Mando'a: as, like (comparative)

Sep; Seppie: Separatist

sh'ehn (shayn) Mando'a: eight

shabiir (sha-BEER, v.) Mando'a: to screw up (impolite)

shabla: impolite emphatic adjective in Mando'a

shag Huttese: slave

sharp: needle (slang)

she'cu (SHAY-koo) Mando'a: nine

shebs (shebs, s.); shebse (SHEB-say, pl.) Mando'a: backside, rear

shiny boy: Republic commando (slang)

slot: kill (slang)

SO: Special Operations

SOCO: scenes-of-crime officer, forensics officer

solus (SOH-loos) Mando'a: one

SOP (s.); SOPs (pl.): standard operating procedure

su'cuy (soo-KOO-ee) Mando'a: hi

T

t'ad (tand) Mando'a: two

ta'raysh (ta-RAYSH) Mando'a: ten

Tagwa, lorda. Huttese: Yes, sir.

takisir (TAH-kees-eer, v.) Mando'a: to insult

tal (tahl) Mando'a: blood

te (tay) Mando'a: the (rare)

tihaar (TEE-har) Mando'a: an alcoholic drink; a strong, clear spirit made from fruit

tinny (s.); tinnies (p1.): droid (slang)

tion (TEE-on) Mando'a: prefix to indicate a question

tion'meh (tee-ON-mey) Mando'a: what if

TIOPS: traffic interdiction operations

TIV: traffic interdiction vessel

tome (TOH-may, pl.) Mando'a: together

tracyn (trah-SHEEN) Mando'a: fire

Triple Zero: Coruscant (military)

triple-A: anti-aircraft artillery

troch (troch) Mando'a: certainly

tsad (sand) Mando'a: alliance, group

U

udesii (oo-DAY-see) Mando'a: calm down, take it easy

ures (oo-REES) Mando'a: without, lacking

urpghurit: obscenity in an unknown language

usenye (oo-SEN-yay) Mando'a: go away (very rude; from the same root as osik)

UXB: unexploded bomb

V

vaii (vay) Mando'a: where

vaii gar ru'cuyi (VAY gahr roo KOO-yee) Mando'a: where have you been

verborir (VAIR-bor-EER, v.) Mando'a: to buy, to hire, to contract

verd (vaird, s.); verda (VAIR-dah, pl.) Mando'a: warrior, warriors (archaic plural)

vod (vohd, s.); vode (VOH-day, pl.); vod'ika (voh-DEE-kah, affectionate) Mando'a: brother, sister, comrade, mate

vor'e (VOHR-ay) Mando'a: thanks

W

werda (WAIR-dah) Mando'a: shadows (i.e., stealth), archaic plural

wet; wets: organic life-form (slang)

white job: clone trooper (slang)