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by sho’woor
15 Sep 2022 21:54
Forum: Non-Canon Mando'a
Topic: Onomatopoeia and Vocabulary Evolution in Mando’a
Replies: 3
Views: 6009

Re: Onomatopoeia and Vocabulary Evolution in Mando’

To me, ”trab trab”/“trap trap”/“tra tra” brings to mind the sound of an assault rifle. Short bursts of fire, y’know. Which may or may not be relevant to people who use guns that shoot energy beams. The equivalent of English “pew pew” might actually be closer to the sound of gunfire. And now I have a...
by sho’woor
15 Sep 2022 19:47
Forum: Translations
Topic: Buir rejorhaa’i | My mother told me (feedback?)
Replies: 2
Views: 3561

Buir rejorhaa’i | My mother told me (feedback?)

A Mando’a translation of the song “My mother told me”. The translation mostly follows the popular English version, with a few nods to the original Old Norse. Comments, corrections, suggestions, crimes against the manda? I’m definitely not happy with the second stanza, but I’ve run out of ideas for n...
by sho’woor
15 Sep 2022 18:39
Forum: Welcome Forum
Topic: Welcome to Learn Mando'a! (Post Here to Introduce Yourself)
Replies: 609
Views: 2090444

Re: Welcome to Learn Mando'a! (Post Here to Introduce Yourself)

Su’cuy! Went down a rabbit hole and I’ve been translating songs into a language I’ve only known for a couple of days… actually, I’ve been translating some from a language I don’t know into another language I don’t know. Came here for some help. I’ve created a sketch of a warrior culture conlang myse...