Gaa'tayl par hibirar

Recommended dictionaries

Follow the wordlist for your local dialect, which may differ from what is presented in the original or a fan-made guide.

• Expanded online dictionary (standard dictionary plus additional words carefully discussed and added by a language team); lots of great features and filters, and the words largely have a more "authentic" feel than those in most fan expansions: https://mandocreator.com/tools/dictionary.html

• Mando'a words by theme from Coyote at Project Shereshoy: https://project-shereshoy.tumblr.com/post/681252496589619200/mandoa-words-by-theme

• Expanded online translator (standard dictionary plus words created by a language enthusiast for the Aliit Groxus roleplaying server); this is better for looking up words than for translating, though at least this one conjugates verbs – read the disclaimer carefully for tips on how to use this: https://lingojam.com/GroxusMandoa

• Original dictionary (unedited from the 2009 version made available by the author/creator); good for searching for commonalities among the original words without the distraction of fanon: http://mandoa.org/

Recommended grammar guides

Follow the rules for your local dialect, which may differ from what is presented in the original or a fan-made guide.

• Original conlang author's grammar guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20110713135503/http://www.karentraviss.com/html/grammarguide.htm

• Overview video from Mando'a Lessons of basic sentence structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjNyWstE914

• Playlist of grammar and pronunciation videos from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCG1lQOHlYSFv__oDVkXZWDMDE8YqlNZS

• Simplified fan-made grammar guide plus Mando'a version of many Dolch sight words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c4hwwgeAaM3vjaQdSwhzc5fbypFnWvLSHrfar8wECzI/

• A fan-made guide to using the beten: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l9D1d-P8ox2TbNchYNAk74TwjiqZLlFA/view

• Extensive but older fan-made grammar guide (last updated in 2021): https://archiveofourown.org/works/25881652/chapters/62890921

• Early fan-made primer (grammar plus key words and phrases), with background information and overview of its usefulness as a language, from DiscWarrior; includes some fan words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SI-KkbWvlCAimHZoll_4k8oEEYUge71Kc8FeaDpFE3I

Discord servers

Places to learn and practice Mando'a.

• Oyu'baat (Mando realism)

• Mando'a Lessons (link in the YouTube channel "about" page)

• Project Shereshoy (resources only; no active discussion)

• MandoCreator (supports the website)

Memrise courses

Note that these Memrise courses can only be accessed through a browser. You must be signed in to view them. Be sure to log in and save them to your Memrise account, because Memrise periodically changes their location.

• Memrise course for all 1178 words from the original dictionary, including the original typos: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/391461/mandoa-vocabulary/

• Memrise course for most of the original dictionary, divided by theme:
  https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/6484363/base-mandoa-sorted-by-theme/

• Memrise course of 19 words with audio: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/5661049/mandoa-with-audio/

• Memrise course of 81 words divided into categories: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/747772/mandoa-3/

• Memrise course of 94 words divided into categories (includes fanon): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1487804/mandoa-for-beginners/

• Memrise course of 158 words divided into categories (includes fanon): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/400960/mandalorian-beginners/

• Memrise course for numbers, colors, and shapes (includes fanon): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1492970/mandoa-numbers-colors-and-shapes/

• Memrise course for civilian and military titles: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1766148/mandoa-people-and-titles/

• Memrise course for 50 words related to battlefield vocabulary: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1766194/mandoa-battlefield-vocabulary

• Memrise course for over 40 words useful in a battle situation (some fan construction): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/6482325/hettyc-kad-miite/

• Memrise course for most of the original dictionary, plus some fanon not from the Tal'jair/mandoa.ru or MandoCreator dictionaries: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1595113/mandoa/

• Memrise course for much of one version of the MandoCreator dictionary, divided by letter (created by a fan of the dictionary): https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/6476742/mandoa-dictionary/

• Memrise course for one version of the Mando'a script: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1464927/mandoa-alphabet/

Quizlets

• Quizlet for all words in the original dictionary (including all of the original typos): https://quizlet.com/521771064/mandoa-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 37 insults and insulting phrases: https://quizlet.com/26577227/mandoa-insults-and-curses-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 114 sayings and exclamations (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/18680484/mandoa-phrases-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 106 sayings and exclamations (with pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/507934087/mandoa-sayingsphrasesquotes-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for pronouns (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/579080581/mandoa-pronouns-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for numbers (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/43129718/mandoa-numbers-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 54 food-related words (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/493056071/mandoa-food-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 150 nouns (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/37949460/mandoa-vocabulary-nouns-flash-cards/

• Quizlet for 12 basic verbs (no pronunciations): https://quizlet.com/579187099/mandoa-basic-verbs-flash-cards/

• 18 Quizlets divided by part of speech (no pronunciations); includes fanon: https://quizlet.com/user/skudeeskudoo/sets?s=mando%27a

• Huge compilation of Mando'a Quizlets (note that some of these promote fanon that is not used in all dialects, so if you rely on anything from these Quizlets in your public writing, I recommend linking to the Quizlets that you used): https://quizlet.com/join/JqpeUB8ww

Other flashcards

• Dog commands (very little fanon used, though the verbs are not conjugated): https://www.brainscape.com/packs/service-dog-commands-19255155

• My Little Wordland course for all words in the original dictionary, including the original typos: https://mylittlewordland.com/course/452830/mando-a-vocabulary

• 50 most-commonly seen words and phrases on Mando servers, from the original dictionary, as a tab- delimitated text file that can be uploaded to your favorite flashcard app: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Il2eyZYYLcPDlsZNVZofh5HE4i-EccN/

• Make your own flashcard deck with MandoCreator (click on the stack icon); this site includes fanon: https://mandocreator.com/tools/dictionary.html

Google Forms quizzes

• Laaran par lalat (singing for the tongue) — videos and quizzes for Mando'a tongue twisters: https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/lalat

• A quiz to practice reading Mando'a sentences: https://forms.gle/2KVxKi5FEVPiS7Xa7

• A quiz to practice reading Mando'a sentences with the words for "to act" and "to do":  https://forms.gle/amxbq8t2NrQDpkcA8

• A quiz about colors: https://forms.gle/9Lkvvgzgibh5ArRV8

• A quiz about a few body parts: https://forms.gle/y3Q3oLa2xBuDnSYi6

• Comprehensible-input slideshow about a few food and locational words: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k5sJ25ZN8Fn7Fc4MR7Pxn2kBYPRF8GRGCjyfRYWiH84/

• A reading-comprehension quiz with sounds for the above slideshow: https://forms.gle/aYNNndTPGXqWuXyS9

Games and other ways to learn

• Mando'ardle (guess the Mando'a word, with an option for playing with a Mando'a script; click on the (i) for additional practice): https://mandocreator.com/tools/mandoardle.html

• Connections puzzle 1: https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OHAqdmSQTiSiv31x0ZN

• Connections puzzle 2: https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OPiOEyq_OzxjStRZpK_

• Random word picker (create sentences or a small story with the suggested words): https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/random-words

• Random sentence maker (practice reading with randomly generated silly sentences): https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/random-sentences/

• Random story generator (practice reading with a short story): https://sites.google.com/view/hibirarmandoa/bajur/random-story

• Practice reading encouraging phrases in one of five Mando'a scripts or Aurebesh: https://mandocreator.com/tools/reading.html

• Assorted material from one of the original Mando'a teachers, DiscWarrior: http://forum.mandoa.org/viewtopic.php?t=162 — find the Memrise courses here (after signing in): https://app.memrise.com/user/DiscWarrior/courses/teaching/

Videos for learning words

• Overview videos from Mando'a Lessons of the history of the construction of the language, pronouncing letters, and basic grammar; they vary in length based on the number of questions from the audience:
  VRChat  (54 minutes) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF9dQpkEfPg
  Kemir'a Costuming Club (1 hour 36 minutes) —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lBZ_pyPGWQ

• "Teaching Mando'a" (English/Mando'a) playlist from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCG1lQOHlYSFv__oDVkXZWDMDE8YqlNZS

• "Learn Mando’a" (English/Mando’a) playlist from Miit’alor: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUIHLC_SsgZQudJRE3zF7G6RvqxRie7b

• Learn the Mandalorian Language (English/Mando'a) from Reimagining Star Wars (strong accent): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkHCsqoUjoVJDTZ8473dPMqitN_sTSX_W

• Mando’a (English/Mando’a, with text in English, romanized, and in Mando'a script) playlist from Mandalorian Lore (some words are oddly pronounced): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrWKI9F78rGj8i5yqzA_B2oq1JSUqtHRe

• Alberta Mando on TikTok (English/Mando'a; some errors in spelling plus a few fan words introduced): https://www.tiktok.com/@albertamando

• Johayc Miite (almost 1,100 words from the standard dictionary spoken; Mando'a only): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7mXLZR0kBGVOYe-vIN032uFe_cZg-wKu

• Mando'a for Di'kute podcast (learn Mando'a vocabulary and trivia about Mandalorian culture and lore, both in-universe and on Earth):
  https://open.spotify.com/show/1C7ESwuwEklW2uLSLjn7zY
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5PFZvgWhOKyXQB4Atgl6UzN33Z_p1Wxg

Audios and videos for listening comprehension

• Listen to spoken Mando'a (some by Karen Traviss and some by DiscWarrior): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pAv_6ao5Szgk1ASI3k4FMmqVvmw54RLh

• "Speaking Mando'a" playlist from Mando'a Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCG1lQOHlYSH2eaw7DMTqPeFaewqFlhTr

• "Johayc Mando'a, de ni" playlist from Parjai Tracyn: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7mXLZR0kBGWEVrx3aosMvZ1oXD44RNF8

• Pronunciation and discussion of select words, divided by theme; note that the lessons include some discussion of how this person creates words and some new fanon: https://soundcloud.com/istraello/sets

  • Text for lesson 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandoa/comments/21xylz/mandoa_lessons_introduction_and_resources/

  • Text for lesson 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandoa/comments/21ygiz/mandoa_lessons_chapter_2/

  • Text for lesson 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandoa/comments/2268v6/mandoa_lessons_chapter_3/

• Pronunciation of select words and phrases: https://soundcloud.com/nathan-stillings/sets

• Recitation of the Mando wedding vows: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsouln7/mandalorian-wedding-contract

• Short podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aruetii-bajurir-dajun/id128901056

• Listen to spoken Mando'a (you'll need to join the Project Shereshoy server): 

  • https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/934638782441979904

  • https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/934648846842232872

  • This is the text being spoken: https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/933954987665547295

  • Same person, other examples: https://discord.com/channels/862865338084229180/886082046508806154/934641349385420881

Music for enjoyment

• Song translated into Mando'a; fantastic grammar, word usage, and pronunciation (note that in everyday speech, the future particle is not necessary); https://soundcloud.com/themusicofmysoul/wings-of-freedom-mandoa

• Recitation of an in-universe Mando drinking song: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsouln7/mandalorian-drinking-song

• Sung version of the same in-universe Mando drinking song: https://soundcloud.com/fraser-anna/buyce-gal-buyce-tal-mandoa

• Recitation of an in-universe Mando war chant: https://soundcloud.com/shadowsouln7/mandalorian-war-chant

• Cover of Vode An: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/13j0v1n/a_cover_of_vode_an_the_mandalorian_anthem_and_war/

• Playlist of (mostly) fan-created music by various people: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7mXLZR0kBGWxlk0CW22wDhmp_uAaoWqt

• Playlist of translations of Earth songs, given a Mando twist, by Parjai Tracyn: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7mXLZR0kBGX0zhiSI1ZkwU0ynnZb06FV

Languages other than English

• Basics of grammar in French: https://www.starwars-holonet.com/encyclopedie/langue-mandoa.html

• Grammar and word list in French: https://www.starwars-universe.com/dossier-page-153-1000-le-dossier-mandalorien-te-mandokar-lexique-mando-a.html

• Grammar and word list in French: https://www.anakinworld.com/encyclopedie/vocabulaire-mandalorien/legends and https://www.anakinworld.com/encyclopedie/mando-a

• Basics of grammar in German: http://forum.mandoa.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=94

• History, grammar, and word list in German (by a long-running German fan club): https://www.jedipedia.net/wiki/Mando%E2%80%99a

• Starwars Mando’a Lektionen (German/Mando'a lessons) playlist; no spoken Mando'a or German: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnvg5qt43ma4Oi-iOuNJo9JdvWgzdYkCb 

• Polish-Mando'a dictionary: http://www.mandayaim.com/a98,S_ownik_Mando_39_a

• Russian-Mando'a dictionary; note that this version has changed many spellings of the original Mando'a words and includes hundreds of new Mando'a words: http://mandoa.ru/

• Grammar and word list in Spanish: https://starwars.fandom.com/es/wiki/Mando%27a/Leyendas

Books in Mando'a

Written by Parjai Tracyn.

Booklets (PDF format)

• Ca’nara gaa’taylir, ca’nara par nuhur (A time to help, a time for fun)

• Ehn’eta solus kih gehat’ike, Sol’yc bines (Thirty-one little stories, First stack)

• Ehn’eta solus kih gehat’ike, T'adyc bines (Thirty-one little stories, Second stack)

• Laaran par lalat (Singing for the tongue — tongue twisters)

• Pirimmuy din’kartayse (Useful reports — useful phrases)

• Soletar ti sur’gaane (To count with pictures)

• Tion vaii buyca, beskar’ta, bal briik? (Where is the bucket, iron heart, and line?)

Booklets (print on demand)

• Ca’nara gaa’taylir, ca’nara par nuhur (A time to help, a time for fun)

• Ehn’eta solus kih gehat’ike, Sol’yc bines (Thirty-one little stories, First stack)

• Pirimmuy din’kartayse (Useful reports — useful phrases)

• Soletar ti sur’gaane (To count with pictures)

• Tion vaii buyca, beskar’ta, bal briik? (Where is the bucket, iron heart, and line?), color version

• Where is the bucket, iron heart, and line? Workbook (room to practice writing and translating "Tion vaii buyca, beskar’ta, bal briik?"), black and white version

• Singing for the tongue: Workbook (room to practice writing and translating "Laaran par lalat")

• Thirty-one little stories, second stack: Workbook (room to practice writing and translating "Ehn’eta solus kih gehat’ike, T'adyc bines")

Other resources

• Tips for fan-fiction writers on using Mando'a in their works (rambles a little, but touches on many key concepts about Mando'a — or any foreign language — that trip up writers):
  https://archiveofourown.org/works/28737960/chapters/99061836

• The Project Shereshoy Tumblr blog has many articles related to Mando'a and Mandalorians: https://project-shereshoy.tumblr.com/

• Is Mando'a based on any real-world languages?

• Phrases in Mando'a to express gratitude: https://sites.google.com/view/kihgehatike/gedeteyar

• Database file of the 50 most-commonly seen words and phrases on Mando servers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Il2eyZYYLcPDlsZNVZofh5HE4i-EccN/

• My tips for translating material

• Samples of writing using Mando characters