Mandalorian language
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| Mandalorian Mando’a |
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| Created by: | Karen Traviss | started in 2005 |
| Setting and usage: | The Mandalorians of Star Wars | |
| Total speakers: | — | |
| Category (purpose): | constructed languages artistic languages fictional languages Mandalorian |
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| Category (sources): | constructed languages a priori languages |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | art | |
| ISO 639-3: | — | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Mandalorian (Mando’a) is a fictional language spoken by the Mandalorians of Star Wars. It is currently being developed into a working language by Karen Traviss.
Portions exist in the Republic Commando video game and its spin-off books, Republic Commando: Hard Contact and the sequel, Republic Commando: Triple Zero. Online samples include fan-created dictionaries, web logs by Traviss, and two downloadable guides from StarWars.com. A recent article in Star Wars Insider contained a guide to the language, and online audio clips have been released as well.
The language started as Republic Commando game lyrics by Jesse Harlin at LucasArts, and it is from that that Traviss has begun developing the language.
[edit] Grammar
Mandalorian grammar is simple and bears many similarities to English/Galactic Basic. It is primarily a spoken language, so ease of pronunciation is a key factor. One notable thing of the Mandalorian language is that it has no gender, relying on the context to convey the proper message.
[edit] Syntax
Word order in Mandalorian is Subject Verb Object (SVO).
[edit] External links
- Mando'a class (Mandalorian language) -- a discussion thread started by Karen Traviss on the Mandalorian language
- Mando'a Discussion -- another discussion thread on the Mandalorian language
- Mando'a Grammar
- Mando'a Language -- contains Mandalorian words with pronunciation and translations
- Mandalorian Font (semi-accurate)
- Mando'a on Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki -(contains grammar and information on how to speak the language)
- "Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them...noble Three Million!" -- Karen Traviss's blog
- Sound files made by Karen Traviss of Mando'a being spoken
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