It was a rotten war. You should have grown used to all that by now, you fool. But he doubted he ever would.
Skirata had plenty to occupy him while Omega was away—two datapads' worth and then some. He took a deep breath and opened his comlink.
“Ordo? Mereel? Let's go hunt some Kaminoan aiwha bait. We have plans to make. Oya!”
He was a skilled bounty hunter: they were the best intelligence troops in the galaxy.
There was nowhere in the galaxy that Ko Sai could hide from them.
GLOSSARY
A
a (ah) Mando'a: but
a den (AH-den) Mando'a: wrath, rage
AA: anti-aircraft
AAA: anti-aircraft artillery
ad (and, s.); ade (AH-day, pl.) Mando'a: child, son, daughter
ad'ika (ah-DEE-kah, s.); ad'ike (ah-DEE-kay, pl.) Mando'a: child, son, daughter (used affectionately)
adenn (AH-tenn) Mando'a: merciless
aliit (ah-LEET) Mando'a: family, clan
an (ahn) Mando'a: all
ARC: Advanced Reconnaissance Commando
aruetii (ah-roo-AY-tee, s.); aruetiise (ah-roo-ay-TEE-say, pl.) Mando'a: foreigner, outsider, traitor
atin (ah-TEEN) Mando'a: stubborn
B
baatir (BAH-teer, v.) Mando'a: to care, to worry about
baay shfat: an obscenity of unknown origin about Hutt
bal (tahl) Mando'a: and
Bal kote, darasuum kote, / Jorso'ran kando a tome. / Sa kyr'am Nau tracyn kad, Vode an. (Bahl KOH-day, dah-RA-soom KOH-day, Jor-so-RAHN, KAHN-do ah TOh-may, Sah-kee-RAHM now trah-SHEEN kand VOH-day ahn) Mando'a: And glory, eternal glory, / We shall bear its weight together. / Forged like the saber in the fires of death, Brothers all. (ancient Mandalorian war chant)
BRB: Big Red Button (emergency hull seal)
buir (boo-EER) Mando'a: father
buy'ce (BOO-shay, s.); buy'cese (pl.) Mando'a: helmet
buy'ce gal (BOO-shay gahl) Mando'a: pint of ale (literally, the contents of a helmet)
Buy'ce gal, buy'ce tal / Vebor'ad ures aliit / Mhi draar baat'1 meg'parjii'se / Kote lo'shebs'ul narit (BOO-shay gahl, BOO-shay tahl Vair-BOR-and 00-rees AH-leet Mee DRAHR bah-TEE mayg-PAR-jee-SEH Koh-TAY loh SHEBS-ool-NAH-reet) Mando'a: A pint of ale, a pint of blood / Buys men without a name / We never care who wins the war / So you can keep your fame (drinking chant of Mandalorian mercenaries)
C
ca (kah) Mando'a: night
cannon fodder: soldier (slang)
chakaar (cha-KAR, s.); chakaare (cha-KAR-ay, pl.) Mando'a: thief, grave robber (general term of abuse)
Cip-Quad: reciprocating quad blaster
CIS: Confederacy of Independent Systems
con: steer a ship
conc (konk): concussion rifle
Coruscanta (KOH-roo-SAN-ta) Mando'a: Coruscant
CSF: Coruscant Security Force
cuir (KOO-eer) Mando'a: four
cuun (koon) Mando'a: our
Cuy'val Dar (koo-EE-vahl dahr) Mando'a: those who no longer exist (the term is used for a group of Jango Fett's handpicked clone commando instructors)
cuyir (KOO-yeer, v.) Mando'a: to exist, to be
D
dar (dahr) Mando'a: no longer
dar'buir (DAHR boo-EER) Mando'a: no longer a father
dar'manda (dahr-MAHN-da) Mando'a: a state of being “not Mandalorian”; not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so his identity and soul
darasuum (dah-RAH-soom) Mando'a: eternal, forever
Deece: a DC-model rifle (slang)
det: detonator
dha (dah) Mando'a: dark
di'kut (dee-KOOT, s.); di'kute (dee-KOOT, pl.); di'kutla (dee-KOOT-lah, adj.): jerk, moron (impolite)
dinuir (DEE-noo-eer, v.) Mando'a: to give
draar (drahr) Mando'a: never
dralshy'a (drahl-SHEE-ya) Mando'a: stronger, more powerful
droten (DROH-ten) Mando'a: people, public
E
e'tad (EH-tad) Mando'a: seven
ehn (ayhn) Mando'a: three
EM: electromagnetic
EMP (s.); EMPs (pl.): electromagnetic pulse
eniki Huttese: understand
EOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (bomb disposal)
ETA: estimated time of arrival
F
flash-bang: stun grenade (slang)
G
GAR: Grand Army of the Republic
gar (gahr, s. & pl.) Mando'a: you
Gar ru kyramu kaysh, di'kut: tion'meh kaysh ru jehaati? (Gahr roo keer-AH-moo kaysh, dee-KOOT: tee-ON-mey-kaysh roo je-HAHT-ee) Mando'a: You killed him, you moron: what if he was lying?
ge'verd (ge-VAIRD) Mando a : almost a warrior
gihaal (gee-HAAL) Mando'a: fish-meal
gra'tua (gra-TOO-ah) Mando'a: vengeance
H
HNE: HoloNet News and Entertainment
HQ: headquarters
HUD: heads-up display
hukaat'kama (hu-KAHT-kah-MAH) Mando'a: watch my back, watch my six
hut'uun (hoo-TOON, s.); hut'uune (pl.); hut'uunla (hoo-OON-lah, adj.) Mando'a: coward
I
IED: improvised explosive device
–ika (EE-kah, s.); –ike (EE-kay, pl.) Mando'a: suffix for affectionate usage
J
j’hagwa na yoka Huttese: no trouble
jatne (JAT-nay) Mando’a: best
jatne’buir (JAT-nay boo-EER) Mando’a: best father
jetii (Jay-tee) Mando’a: Jedi
jetiise (jay-TEE-say) Mando'a: Jedi plural, Republic
jorso'ran (jor-so-RAHN) Mando'a: shall bear (archaic)
jurkadir (JOOR-kand-EER, v.) Mando'a: to attack, to threaten,to mess with
K
k'uur (koor) Mando'a: hush, be quiet
kad (kand) Mando'a: saber, sword
kama (KAH-ma, s.); /camas (KAH-maz, pl.) or kamase (kah-AH-say) Mando a : belt-spat
kando (KAHN-do) Mando'a: importance, weight