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Jawaese

What Is Jawaese?

 

Jawaese was the original language of the Jawas, while Jawa Trade Talk was their dialect. Scent was an integral part of Jawaese so it was impossible for non-Jawas to learn.

Jawa Phrases

 

Utto nye usabia atoonyoba? - Want to buy a used droid?

 

Shumeneez un toyneepa. - Show me the credits.

 

A beton nya mombay m'bwa! - This is mine, all mine!

 

Mombay m'bwa. - That is mine.

 

Togo togu! - Hands off!

 

Ny shootogawa! - Don't shoot!

 

Tandi kwa! - Give it back!

 

Etee uwanna waa. - I want to trade.

 

Go mob un loo? - How much for this?

 

Mob un loo? - How much?

 

M'gasha. - Too much.

 

Ya e'um pukay. - I won't sell.

 

Yanna kuzu peekay. - This is not for sale.

 

Yukusu kenza keena. - Let's make a deal.

 

Ikeena mee koosa ha speeda. - I would like to rent a speeder.

 

Ushabia namba kee koolee? - Does it have air-conditioning?

 

Ikeen nwab ba Ah-lyo ooh Ah-ho peetwooza? - Is this an A6 or full A8 repulsor in-line power plant?

 

Ikee weeza tuputa _____ baba. - I will be returning in _____ days.

 

Ikee go cona. - I will take the insurance.

 

Ikee nyeta go cona. - I will not take the insurance.

 

Kuminee bok cuza _____? - How far to _____?

 

Kuh kiminay po luza? - Do you offer road service?

 

Ookwass dok pundwa keena? - Where is the nearest fuel station?

 

Ogama ho miketa keezo? - Does that include unlimited mileage?

 

Omu`sata. - Shut up.

Jawa Words

 

Above - tilba

All - beton

Always - gomjam

And - un

 

Back - kwa

Bantha - ugama

Bargain - bom'loo

Below - nufuzu

Broken - ko lopo

Burn - ha'mfoo

Buy - nye

 

Cave - kiizci

Chant - hazamuzee

City - jubinloo

Chief - ayafa gogowa

Clan - ayafa

Clean - meeglay

Cliff - dikwass

Cloud - kiluyak

Cold - oko

Cook - bazzok

Credit - toineepa

Curse - Ra'ti

Curse - Nekkel juuvar obwegadada

Curse (Extreme) - Hkeek nkulla

 

Day - baba

Desert - waff'mla

Droid - atoonyoba

Dune - rillo

 

Empire - umpee

Encampment - cirkoza

Enemy - hunya

Equal - ysas

 

Far - bok

Father (large go) - jar k'osa gogowa

Find (scanner yes) - dook'wab'ibana

Fix - tando

Food - sooga

For - un

Friend - eyeta

 

Give - opawi

Go - ashuna

Good day, Good-bye - ubanya

Greetings, Hello - m'um m'aloo

 

High - ogo

Hole - m'nuta

Hot - wass

How - buja

 

I - ikee

Insurance - cona

 

Jedi - Ja'bo'ba

Junk - dooka

 

Knife - ratapa

 

Large - jar k'osa

Later - yaytah

Long ago - kebee'oto

 

Make - kenza

Market - upezzo

Mine - m'bwa

Mother (large she) - jar k'osa tomo

Mountain - bopom kova

Much - mob

 

No - nyeta

 

Okay - mambay

Or -ooh

 

Power Plant - peetwooza

Pray - perupa

 

Rent - koosa

Repair - kurruzza

Right - Yuyu

Return - tuputa

Run - gogowa

Run - Theek

Rust - rubac

 

Sail barge - lo'wassa

Sale - peekay

Sand - ton ton

Sandcrawler - ton ton reve

Scanner - dook'wab

Sea - lika

Search (scanner far) - dook'wab'bok

Sell - pukay

She - tomo

Ship - reve

Shoot, Blast - shootogawa

Show - shumeneez

Sibling (equal made) - ysas kenza

Sleep - shanay

Spare Parts - opakwa

Speeder - speeda

Stars - lopima

Steal - m'tuske

Stop - sabioto

 

Take - go

Thank you - taa baa

That - mombay

Them - chikua

This - loo / nya mombay

Tomorrow - takiik

Too - gasha

Trade - waa

 

Up - okka

Used - usabia

 

Vaporator - vapoosza

 

Walk - umka

Want - utto

Warm - pibboz

Water - n'lappu

Weapon - keeza

Will be - weeza

Where - ookwass

Wow, Battle cry, Alert to other jawas, Come here - Utinni!

 

Yes - ibana

Yesterday - neng ooka

You - baa

Jawa Numbers

 

1 - Po

2 - Ko

3 - Kyo

4 - Yo

5 - Dyo

6 - Lyo

7 - Does not exist in Jawa arithmetic

8 - Ho

9 - To

10 - Kisewa

100 - Gakisewa

1000 - Hakisewa

100,000,000 - Jo jo muma

 

© Copyright 1977 by Jason Artoo 

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