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Since mando’a is more of a spoken than written language, It’s very flexible. The verb “to be” (cuyir) is usually dropped, as is the article “the” (haar, te), and the indefinite article “an” (eyn). Those three are usually used for emphasis, and not normal speech. The context of a sentence will usually let you know what someone is referring to.
For example, instead of saying, “you’re an idiot,” in mando’a, you would say “you idiot.” And instead of saying “That’s the millennium Falcon,” you would say, “That millennium falcon.”
Keep in mind that there is no gender in Mando’a, and only one verb conjugation, the infinitive form of the verb, and the regular form: Cuyir becomes Cuyi. |
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| General term for son, daughter, kid, or even lad. |
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the Question Prefix
i.e. Tion'ad
The most basic phrase asking who somebody is would be “Tion’ad,” meaning “who?” Tion is the questioning prefix; adding Tion to a statement turns it into a question. |
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| Who? (literally: What Person?) |
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