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I also am feeling the need to write a proper post like: “Dividing Mandalorians characters we have into out of universe not REAL Mandalorian type categories misses the entire rich and complex history of in-universe Mandalorian identity policing and in-fighting and exile and betrayal and schism. All Mandalorian characters are accused of not being really Mandalorian by at least one other group. But the thing is they’re all Mandalorian. ALL of them. Mandalorian warriors, Death Watch, New Mandalorians, Imperial Super Commandos, True Mandalorians. Every single one of them are.”

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I just. Love Mando’a so fucking much. It’s so great.

They have three different words to describe ways to be stabbed. Bikadinir (to stab with a broad blade; “run through”), chekar (to stab with a small blade, “shiv”), and kalikir (to stab with a narrow blade, “skewer”).

They have one pronoun. Kaysh. That’s it. Buir is just parent, there’s no mom/dad. No son/daughter, just ad, ad’ika, ikaad. Child. Vod can mean sibling, friend, comrade. All at once. Amazing.

They have dozens of ways to insult someone. Di’kut, someone who forgets to put their pants on. Utreekov, emptyhead. Najaat, no honor. Dini, lunatic. Kaysh mirsh solus, “their brain cell is lonely.” Skanah, “much hated person/thing.” Hut’uun, coward. Ge’hut’uun, not even notable enough to be called a coward (how insulting is that?). Demagolka, originating from Demagol, the name of a scientist who was so fucking shitty that his name became the worst insult a Mandalorian could call you. And that insult is child abuser, monster, war criminal, someone with no honor.

And then there’s “shab”, which we don’t have an official definition for, but the fandom collectively agrees it means “fuck.” Because we have shabiir (to screw up), shab’la (screwed up), shab’rudur (to screw with), and shabuir (jerk but much stronger, AKA asshole/motherfucker).

And Mando’ade don’t say “I love you.” They say “Ni kar’tayli gar darasuum.” I hold you in my heart for eternity. Like. Are you serious. That’s so much better than “I love you.” If someone said that to me I would die on the spot.

Mirshmure’cya means “brain kiss.” Slang for headbutt, which is a thing Mando’ade do a lot, apparently. And it’s a sign of affection, too. They show affection by gently bonking their helmets together. How adorable is that???

Oh, and shereshoy. A lust for life “and much more.” Represented by orange on their armor. “The enjoyment of each day and the determination to seek and grab every possible experience, as well as surviving to see the next day - hanging onto life and relishing it.” And that “oy” at the end of it, derived from “Oya!”

“Oya”, which can mean so many things. A war cry before a fight or hunt. A celebration. An encouragement. “Let’s hunt!” “Hoorah!” “Cheers!” “That’s the spirit!”

This post got much longer than I meant it to lol. I’ll stop here. But you get the gist. Mando’a is a wonderful language and I am in love with it.

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Armorer tusken, pass it on

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It's forever funny that Mandalorians made Mandalore their home planet because no one wanted to live there because of the huge fucking dinosaurs. They really said, "God gave us Mandalore so we could kill T-Rex for sport."

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so uh i designed a hijab like head covering outfit for zaz’antil since thats his style and cultural belief. I was originally going to make it like a tichel (My cultures head covering) but it just wasn’t working so I drew from the hijab and head coverings like it. My head hurts so proper names are just a no go if someone has the correct equivalant go ahead and tell me. 

the one on the left is for fighting while the one of the right is more everyday. 

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Mando'a Adjectives! Part 2 of my "educational poster in a classroom"-esque mando'a series (does it count a a series now??)! The layout was a bit harder to figure out with this one. **The -'la, -'yc categories idea is mostly speculative and based on patterns I noticed in the available material, but shouldn't be taken as more than a guiding rule that I use! I pray there aren't any typos. Feedback is as always warmly welcomed! To check out my pervious Mando'a Verbs post click -> here! K'oyacyi!

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when in doubt, use your sibling as a blunt object

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Baby mandos saying bubu instead of buir, babu instead of ba'buir, bavo instead of ba'vodu, vovo instead of vod

That's it that's all I have to say

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Something I think is neat and kind of funny is that Boba and Jango AND Din all demonstrate complete willingness to find the loopholes in their contracts and promises even if they won’t directly break their word. Like, Boba doing that thing where he gets his friend to pay him some pocket change in exchange for murder so that it’s technically in his contract. Din promising he wasn’t going to let that guy he hated “die by my hand” and then letting him get eaten by dogs. 

And I actually rly like the conception of Mandalorians as people who understand that they are in some ways limited and weakened (at least in that career path lol) by their cultural dedication to following a strict Code of Honor. So to compensate for this they tend to be really good at negotiating their way into loopholes and technicalities via legalese and vaguely worded verbal agreements. 

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Me when someone asks about my writing:

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stuff they actually let happen on Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Godzilla tried to eat Chancellor Palpatine

Darth Maul came back from the dead as a crime boss with robot legs and had a giant angry brother named Savage

Jabba the Hutt’s uncle was an offensive gay stereotype

Palpatine had a gigantic forehead for literally no reason

Zombie episode

They named a Jedi “I’m Gonna Die” and then killed him

Some senator had a sex robot

All the Twi’leks had French accents

Ahsoka got hunted for sport

Anakin had to do elaborate BDSM roleplay with an evil cat lady

Dooku was almost murdered by the Macbeth witches

Hondo Ohnaka

Yoda made contact with Qui-Gon Jinn’s ghost but the other Jedi just thought he had dementia

0.07 seconds after leaving the Jedi Order, Ahsoka crashed her motorcycle, got a girlfriend, and ended up smuggling drugs for the mob

Anakin and Obi-Wan met the physical incarnations of the Dark and Light Sides of the Force and they looked like a goth drama queen and his cottagecore sister and both of them were furries

Ahsoka got bit by an evil rat which made her evil for awhile

Jar Jar killed a guy

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happy rebels remembered day!! 💫🌟✨

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Not every character needs to be in a romantic relationship reblog if you agree

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Sometimes you spend 2h on a discord voice chat trying to figure out fictional cursive.

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“Boss is the sane member of Delta Squad—“ Oh my god, no. No no no no no. He is not. It’s the Cody-Rex thing all over again, where he only looks rational because he’s standing next to a (pair of) complete lunatic(s). Fixer is the sane one, not Boss. Fixer’s title is “Voice of Reason Who Sometimes Slices.” Boss’s title is “This Man is Not Rational, He Just Pretends To Be, and We Go Along With It Because He’s Extremely Effective”