Learn Mando'a

Lesson 2: More Basics The Beten - The beten is the word for the apostrophe used in Mando’a. A beten is sometimes used to indicate a slight glottal stop, or in some cases can also indicate pronunciation, breathing, or dropped letters. The beten is also often used to link a prefix or suffix to the ma...

Lyat'aag wrote:Or is that what you meant to say all along?

Basically.
Maybe originally I had some point, but i've forgotten it now...

Wayii, vod. That guide is far from 'authentic'. And that group did make up a fair amount of stuff for their 'dialect'.
And perhaps i've not looked enough, but what is the 'canon' font missing? But, ya. having both is probably a good idea.

I played around with a banner, just an idea.

I was rushed, and that was poorly stated. What I meant was,from what i've seen, 'vowel-N' seems to be semi-common for turning verbs into nouns. So, "Duraar" or "Durar" could be a term, that was made a noun with the "N". As I often use, "Cuy" "Cuyan". I'm not saying that "Duraan" is actually one of t...

As for forum theme, I'm thinking something a little spartan, with a dark background and shades of green (I'm probably Boba-obsessed :P). Square or beveled corners, probably not round...I dunno. Any other ideas? Actually, black with green would work well as your main site it the same scheme. And, I'...

Though there is no word for "despite" in Mando'a, there is duraan and duraanir, which mean "hold in contempt, look down upon," and "scorn, hold in contempt," respectively. Note that this is exactly the origin and meaning of the word, "despise" listed above. Therefore, it would be quite appropriate ...

Slana olar.

Nayc, o'r ner mirdise. Nu'veman miite Nu'gaa'tayl'yc.

Bal, ni hibira jatne de pirimmu bic. Liniba mar'eyir miite jaon'bal'jaon... bic ruug'la.

Yes, actually. I had the idea a while back that it would be only more awesome in Mando'a. Yes it would. Tell me when you get that translated Think about it this way: Jorhaa'ir, jorhaa = to talk, talk (noun) as in, "to have a talk," or equivalently, "conversation." Although I think you could have it...

Okay, I'm trying to translate a song and there are words and ideas which have no direct translation into Mando'a. Additionally, as a side question, what are the rules about changing words to make the syllables fit a song? I know sometimes they can be made longer by pronouncing letters which normall...

Pros: More words and easier translation

Cons: The more madeup words we use, the harder it is for those outside this forum to understand us.

I say no to creating entirely new words.

Yes, though, to making words out of existing ones. Like your word for horny.
Having a list would be nice to keep track of the 'semi-canon' words.

I changed (at least for now) the lesson so that it isn't as similar to the quick grammar sheet.
As always, comments, critiques, and changes that need to be made are appreciated

Vor'e

Don't forget the glottal stop represented by the benten Ah, thanks. Actually, thats one i often forget and need to work on. Do we need to be careful with this topic? Some of this material is almost verbatim the stuff in the files I downloaded from KT's site. Would it be better to link to her files ...

Click one of these links to be sent to it. Lesson 1 - Lesson 2 - Lesson 3 - This lesson has also been translated into German. Lektion 1 - This thread also has a sister discussion thread. Discussion Thread So this is Lesson 1: Basics After getting your dictionary dictionary and quick grammar guide qu...

Mhi gana taap miit'gaanar o'r Mando'a.

Sirbu mayen olar. Rejorhaa'i ni me'vaar ti gar, ra meg burun cuy.
Shi sirbu o'r Mando'a.

Ret bal Kandosii!