The language of the Zabrak people is formally known as Zabraki, and can also be referred to simply as "Zabrak." The language was once the official language of Iridonia, but has now been changed to Basic. Modern Zabrak typically speak both Basic and Zabraki, but the Zabrak language is no longer a complete one, many of the words being lost over the years. Below you will find what remains of the Zabraki language.
This Zabraki dictonary once appeared on what used to be the website of the Zabrak Historical Society. For this website a few additions and changes have been made, but the dictionary itself has been kept the same. No words have been changed, although some new ones have been added. Aside from these additions, the only real changes have been in style format to better fit this website, and a few small spelling mistakes corrected. We hope that the former members of the Society will take no offense at our use of their dictionary, as no infringement is intended in any way.
If the noun ends in a vowel, and 'n'.
If the noun ends in a consonent, add "en."
For mass nouns (like "water", and "air" ), there are no plural forms. These exceptions are extended to include "Zabrak" and all Zabraki words for other species, whether animal or intelligent, such as "bothan", "deer", "duck".
"Shar" is used for the spoken about such as he, she, and it.
"Sharee" is used to the spoken to such as you.
"Shuree" is used for the speaker such as I and me.
Prefix: i' - possessive (i.e., my/mine, our/ours)
Suffix: -'i
Example: his, hers, and its - I'shar
Example: mine - I'shuree
ser - very
Prefixes
- mal - general inferiority
- be - general superior
- ul - large, great, high, etc.
- el - small, diminutive, low, ect.
- eis - slow
- fik - quick, fast
Suffixes
- -oen - good, goodly
- -aj - bad, evil
- -lu - large, great, high, etc.
- -le - small, diminutive, low, ect.
Prefixes
- eis - slow
- fik - quick, fast
Time:
- far - future
- for - present
- fro - past
Modifiers:
- meni - participle/gerund (the action is ongoing, as in, "I am running" instead of "I run")
- tul - ability ("I can")
- tori - conditional ("I could")
The sequence of helping words is always:
[ability][conditional][participle] verb [time].
Examples:
Basic: "I asked him to duel"
Zabrak: "Shuree baedi fro shar coila ah'keyva"
(Literally, "I ask past-tense him for a duel")
Basic: "I am asking him to duel"
Zabrak: "Shuree baedi meni shar coila ah'keyva"
(Literally, I ask participle-tense him for a duel")
Basic: "I am asking him NOW to duel" (for emphasis.)
Zabrak: "Suree baedi meni for shar coila ah'keyva."
(Literally, "I ask particple-tense NOW him for a duel.")
res' - "the" (from "the" school bus, "the" butcher. ect.)
ah' - "a"
| Basic
| Zabrak
| and | na
| | at | ar
| | are | fej
| | between | ua
| | for | coila
| | of | het
| | on | mu
| | the | res
| | that (n) | yot
| | this (n) | yol
| | how (?) | soun
| | what (?) | dou
| | when (?) | du
| | where (?) | dyne
| | who, whom (?) | shu, shun
| | yes | vi
| | no | tze
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| Basic
| Zabrak
| ask (v) | baedi
| | be (v) | meni
| | can, ability to (v) | tul
| | come, go (v) | hiso
| | do (v) | tlesu
| | duel (v/n) | keyva
| | drink (v) | fut
| | eat (v) | jho
| | enter (v) | alonde
| | exit, leave (v) | bu
| | feel (v) | nok
| | from (v) | ta
| | fight (v/n) | cuf
| | is (v) | meni
| | give, offer (v) | yema
| | greeting, hello (informal) (v) | volks
| | jump (v) | dra
| | listen (v) | ayt
| | look (v) | veis
| | may (with permission) (v) | tuha
| | move, walk, run, crawl (v) | de
| | propel, push (v) | vek
| | recieve, accept (v) | yetu
| | sit (v) | kol
| | speak (v) | keyn
| | swim (v) | fis
| | to (v) | et
| | thank you, informal (v) | daynas
| | use, activate (v) | jeig
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| Basic
| Zabrak
| adult, elder (n) | edar
| | body part, hand (n) | kai
| | body part, fist (n) | kasi
| | body part, foot (n) | fahu
| | blunt, dull (n/adj) | nouk
| | child, youth (n) | kep
| | clan (n) | ru
| | clan member, Iridonian (n) | jhere
| | clan, my (speaker's clan) (n) | be'shuo
| | cost, worth, price (n) | redut
| | crown (n), royalty (adj) | ay
| | enemy, enemy of clan (n) | sjenor
| | fallen clan member, ex-clan member(n) | kelo
| | feelings (n) | noktu
| | friend, ally (n) | nuin
| | horn, horns (n) | orat
| | Judger of Change, an inner feeling and personal sense of future change (n) | keff
| | member of an inferior clan, derogatory (n) | Mali
| | planet, world (n) | terhan
| | rare (n/adj) | pel
| | rare, very; precious, desired (n/adj) | pelire
| | space, outer (n) | zoehu
| | space travel (n) | zoehu mai
| | secret (n), clandestine/private (adj) | serat
| | sharp (n/adj) | tiin
| | star (n) | nivar
| | tattoos, clan (n) | jato
| | tattoos, personal (n) | jat'i
| | travel, journey (n) | mai'ul
| | quest, rite of adulthood (n) | selenor
| | war (n) | vysht
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Ja' / J' (formal/informal) prefex, delinating index
| Basic
| Zabrak
| 1, 1st | ku, j'ku
| | 2 | su
| | 3 | lu
| | 4 | ka
| | 5 | sa
| | 6 | la
| | 7 | kar
| | 8 | sar
| | 9 | lar
| | 10, 10th | mar, j'mar
| | 11 | marku (mar = 10, ku = 1)
| | 12 | marsu (mar = 10, su = 2)
| | 20 | set
| | 21 | setku (set = 20, ku = 1)
| | 22 | setsu (set = 20, su = 2)
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| Basic
| Zabrak
| Thank you, good person | Daynas oenshar
| | Greetings, Hail, Hello (informal) | Volks
| | Greetings, good person. | Volks oenshar
| | Greetings, friend | Volks nuin
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(Listed in alphabetical order.)
| CoreTechian | Nin Soke
| | Ruell Vekian (informal) | Set Malkiva
| | Shur Ijo | Whisp Kenobi
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As the Historical Society's website stated:
"This dictionary and accompanying phrase guide represent uncountable hours of work by the members of the Zabrak Historical Society. Permission is given to distribute this dictionary for role-playing purposes as long as the entire dictionary, including the credits for those who did the work, is kept intact. In other words, don't pretend you made it when you pass it out. If you add your own words and phrases, please inform the Zabrak Historical Society so we can see to it that the new words are added, you'll be given credit for it."
The same goes here. Submit your own words to the site, and they will be added to this list and your name added to the list of contributors. (The complete list of contributers has been kept intact from the ZHS website and added to.)
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