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This is a Sangheili to English dictionary meant as a guide for the Sangheili language that was crafted by Carl Buck and David J. Peterson for the Halo television show.
Sangheili's co-creator, David J. Peterson, also provides transcripts and translations on his language wiki, as well as in a series of posts on Archive of Our Own, accessible here. Readers may also consult David Peterson's audio recordings here.
Sangheili lexicon
Basic Nouns / Names
- Buulo Ch'awaat'u : High Charity
- Ch'adomo : Spartan(s)
- Ch'ambuujo : Hierarch(s)
- Ch'anggagomo : Halo, the Ring
- Qkhado Ch'anggagomo : The Sacred Ring, The Holy Ring
- Ch'awaruutu : The Journey
- Oq'o Ch'awaruutu : The Great Journey
- Domo : Human(s)
- Gaik'inat'u : Prophet of Regret
- Ghashank'o : Demon, Master Chief
- Hirajo : Blessed One
- Juukhojo : Prophet(s)
- Kiigiyaara : Kig-Yar
- Maduriga: Madrigal
- Mak'ii : Makee
- Oq'ogakha : Keystone
- Q'aatu : Prophet of Truth
- Q'iitu : Prophet of Mercy
- Sangheli : Sangheili
- Shak'o : The Path, the way
- Shandi : The Covenant, the alliance
- T'injuqkhuujo : The Arbiter
A:
- a : (v.d) to move
- a'a : (Reduplicative Form)
- aaya : do not move
- aamu : (n.) god, deity
- aamut'u : (n.) apotheosis, godliness
- aani : (v.s) to be flat
- nyanaani : (Reduplicative Form)
- aaniiya : not be flat
- aba : ❶ [indefinite singular pronoun] : anything, anyone, anybody — ❷ [indefinite singular pronoun] : something, someone, somebody
- ak'o : (v.s) to be real, to be actual
- ak'ogho : (Reduplicative Form)
- ak'oya : not be real
- akhe : (n.) hand
- asho : (v.s) to be blue, to be purple (something in that color range)
- ashozho : (Reduplicative Form)
- ashoya : not be blue
- atkha : [distal demonstrative singular pronoun] : that, that one
- atkhe : (v.s) to be clear, to be open (said of a window)
- aadatkhe : (Reduplicative Form)
- atkhiya : not be clear
- a : (v.d) to move
B:
- ba : [postposition] : out of, out from (elative) ; of (genitive)
- baan : back (of the body), spine
- baas : ❶ [indefinite adverb] : in any manner, in any way, any way — ❷ [indefinite adverb] : in some manner, in some way, somehow
- baashi : ceremony
- baashkhi : hundreds
- baaska : trap
- baari : [indefinite plural pronoun] : any, some
- baat'u : safety
- baazhi : before, prior
- baghet'o : (n.) dagger, energy dagger
- baghiit'u : ignorance
- bajan : (pron.) each, every
- bak'ontu : justice, righteousness
- bakha : (v.) to burst, to explode
- baabakha : (Reduplicative Form)
- bambit'a : (v.) to promise something to someone, to hold in reserve or specially something for someone (derived from the verb: bit'a)
- bambit'agha : promise, oath, vow
- banechkha : (v.d) to move apart, to get out of the way, to remove oneself (derived form the verb: echkha)
- banechkhaichkha : (Reduplicative Form)
- banechkheya : not get out of the way
- banggulo : (v.) to tempt, to lure (derived from the verb: gulo)
- banghaina : (v.) to sense, to detect, to perceive (derived from the verb: ghaina)
- bani : behind
- bank'ina : (v.d) to defy, to execute maliciously, to treat disrespectfully, to willfully ignore (various meanings) (derived from the verb: k'ina)
- bank'utkho : (v.) to defend, to resist (derived from k'utkho, bank'utkho literally means "to fight with the back" and by metaph. extension, "to fight back")
- baqkhat'a : shield, defense; (v.) to shield, to shelter (derived from the verb: qkhat'a)
- Baro : (prop.n.) A male given name. Latinized as Var. — Baro Gat'anai
- bats'a : (v.) to bind, to be bound
- baya'a : (n.) example, sample
- bekkhajo : creature, animal
- bit'a : (v.) to bear, to carry, to hold
- bit'agha : container, carrier, vessel
- bojo : mother
- Buulo Ch'awaat'u : (prop.n.) High Charity
C:
- ch'aamosik'o : (v.) to better understand, to comprehend (derived from the verb: mosik'o)
- ch'adomo : (n.) spartan
- ch'adonu : (v.) to notice, to pay attention (derived from the verb: donu)
- ch'adzuma : dangerous
- ch'ahasmo : (n.) galaxy (lit. great-sun-region)
- ch'amaaro : (v.) to look at, to glance at (derived from the verb: maaro)
- ch'ambuujo : (n.) hierarch
- ch'ana : (v.) to read
- ch'anaani : (n.) ❶ plateau — ❷ pillar (metaphorical sense: pillar of one's community)
- ch'anatkha : (v.s) to read (derived from the verb: hatkha)
- ch'anaatkha : (Reduplicative Form)
- ch'anatkheya : not read
- ch'anggaaya : over-valuable
- ch'anggagomo : the sacred ring
- ch'anggon : (v.) to tutor, to instruct (derived form the verb : q'on)
- ch'anghutkho : (n.) battle, skirmish
- ch'anik'o : (v.) to see
- ch'annuumo : (n.) building, edifice, structure
- ch'ano : (n.) head
- ch'anopkho : (v.d) to supplicate oneself, to redeem oneself (derived from the verb: opkho)
- ch'ampaapkho : (Reduplicative Form)
- ch'anopkhoya : do not redeem
- ch'anopkhuutu : (n.) atonement, redemption
- ch'anoq'o : great nobility
- ch'anqi : extinction
- ch'anqkhat'a : roof, top part
- ch'anqkhoso : (v.) to run (derived from the verb: qkhoso)
- ch'anzap'atu : great victory
- ch'apkhaat'u : grace
- ch'aqkhosa : (v.) to push forward
- ch'awaat'u : charity
- ch'awaqkho : (v.) to restore (derived from the verb: waqkho)
- ch'i : (num.) three
- ch'imo : (v.) to take, to get, to gather, to collect
- ch'in : (v.) to take, to seize (ch'in literally means to stab; to pierce)
- chinjin : (Reduplicative Form) were stabbing
- ch'intu : (n.) wound
- bach'intu : (n.) scratch, little wound
- ch'ishan : (num.) eleven
- changongo : chamber, room
- chkha'a : (v.) to hunt, to pursue
- chkhaaja'a : (Reduplicative Form)
- Chkhaa pkha! : (idiomatic, vulgar) expresses contempt : "Fuck you!"
- chkhan : all, everyone
- chkhan ba : all by
- chkhan ni : over all
- chkhugimo : altar
- chkhuung : such that, so that
D:
- daagha : (v.) to worry
- daagheya : worry not
- diibe : place, where (conjunction), in / to a place, at / from which (See also: ghaadi)
- docho : (adv.) up
- dokkhat'u : kindness
- domo : human
- donu : (v.) to rotate, to twist, to turn around
- daadonu : (Reduplicative Form)
- duje : (v.) to molt
- dunga : (n.) world, planet
- dzana : woman
- dzima : brave
- dzon : (num.) seven
- dzonshan : (num.) fifteen
- dzuch'in : (v.) to steal (derived from the verb: ch'in)
- dzuk'utkho : (v.) to battle (derived from the verb: k'utkho)
- dzukhunt'u : dominance
- dzumbit'a : (v.) to wield (presumably a weapon) (derived from the verb: bit'a)
- dzumu : (v.) to be sharp
- dzunema : (v.d) to conquer, to subjugate (derived from the verb: ema)
- dzunaamema : (Reduplicative Form)
- dzunemeya : do not conquer
- dzuqkhost'u : treachery
- dzuro : (n.) situation, status, circumstance, condition
- dzushkhop'o : (v.) to aim, to target (derived from the verb: shkhop'o)
- dzushkhoomo : target
- dzuutu : danger, peril
E:
- echkha : (v.d) to clear (away), to open, to empty, to dispel
- echkhaichkha : (Reduplicative Form)
- echkheya : do not clear
- ema : (v.d) ❶ to mount, to get onto — ❷ to have to, must (strong obligation)
- aamema : (Reduplicative Form)
- emeya : do not mount
- et'o : (n.) blade, sword, energy sword
- Et'o zwari : (expr.) welcome, greetings (lit. "Lower swords" or "Lower the blade")
- et'ojo : (n.) swordsman, swordswoman
- eya : (expr.) no, not so (negation if added at end of a verb)
- eyo : (n.) bird
- echkha : (v.d) to clear (away), to open, to empty, to dispel
G:
- ga : [postposition] : from, away from (ablative) ; of (genitive)
- gadi : lower mandible
- gaibaat'u : fortune
- gaibakha : (v.) to happen, to occur, to befall (derived from the verb: bakha)
- gaich'in : (v.) to be wrong (derived from the verb: ch'in)
- gaiduje : (v.) to sully, to dirty, to pollute (derived from the verb: duje)
- gaighap'awa : (v.) to offend, to give offence to, to insult (derived from the verb: ghap'awa)
- gaijaat'u : malfunction
- gaijaya : (v.) to approach, to come near, to draw close (derived form the verb: jaya)
- gaik'ina : (v.) to regret, to repent (derived from the verb: k'ina)
- gaik'inat'u : regret
- gaikhawa : (v.) to guess, to predict (derived from the verb: khawa)
- gaikkhaajo : ones who believe, believers
- gaikkhat'a : (v.) to believe, to anticipate, to presume (derived from the verb: kkhat'a)
- gaimaaro : (v.) to hope, to hope for, to expect (derived from the verb: maaro)
- gaiwarut'o : (v.) to become lost, to be astray (derived from the verb: warut'o)
- gakha : rock, stone
- gawaacho : ones who make sacrifices or present offerings, priest(s)
- gawaaka : sacrifice, offering
- gazhumaaka : alert; (v.) to alert, to warn, to give warning to
- gha : what (pronoun)
- ghaaba : (v.) to decay, to rot
- ghaagaba : (Reduplicative Form)
- ghaadi : where, in what place or position (See also: diibe)
- ghaamos : why, how come
- ghaakhe : how much
- ghaasha : how
- ghaazhi : [causal conjunction] (Because..., So..., For..., And if..., When...)
- ghachkha'a : (v.) to track, to follow (derived from the verb: chkha'a)
- ghaina : (v.) to hear
- ghajaya : (v.) to return, to come back (derived from the verb: jaya)
- ghakhawa : (v.) to blaspheme (derived from the verb: khawa)
- ghakhot'u : blasphemy
- ghamaaziit'u : jealousy
- ghap'awa : (v.) to step, to step on, to stamp
- ghap'awagha : step, stomp
- ghaq'aaga : map, chart
- ghashango : (v.) to accompany, to follow to join
- ghashank'o : demon, monster
- baghashank'o : little demon, imp
- ghat'iiwa : (v.) to hesitate, to waver, to dither (derived from the verb: t'iiwa)
- ghat'iidiwa : (Reduplicative Form)
- ghat'iiweya : do not hesitate
- ghats'aha : (v.) to be situated, to lie in place, to remain (derived from the verb: ts'aha)
- ghats'aatu : remainder, remaining
- ghu : (num.) six
- ghu : [postposition] : O (vocative) (Occurs with the addressed or called-out elements.)
- ghunu : (v.) to destroy, to eliminate (See also: ruubakha)
- ghushan : (num.) fourteen
- ghuuri : many, much
- goja : top, above
- gulo : (v.) to guide, to lead, to steer
- guro : (v.) to want, to desire, to wish
- guujo : ones who guide
- guulo : master
- gwigha : direction, instruction, orders
- gwis : (v.) to direct, to instruct, to lead, to order
H:
- haala : (v.s) to be strong
- hayala : (Reduplicative Form)
- haaleya : not be strong
- haanga : (n.) kind, person, people (particularly a being of Sangheili physiology)
- haat'u : (n.) ability
- haazhi : once, as soon as
- hai : (part.) to be able to, can, be capable (sentence-final particle preceded by full verb)
- hait'u : (n.) strength, power, ability
- Hait'u ga k'utkho : salutation ("hello" or "goodbye") : "Fight with strength", "Fight well"
- has : (n.) sun
- hatkha : (v.s) to evaluate (e.g. a threat), to size up, to assess
- haatkha : (Reduplicative Form)
- hatkheya : not evaluate
- hira : (v.s) to bless, to praise, to exult
- hiihira : (Reduplicative Form)
- hiraya : not bless
- hirat'u : (n.) blessing, praising
- hirajo : (n.) ones who are blessed
- hodu : (v.s) to wait (for), to pause
- haaghodu : (Reduplicative Form)
- hoduuya : not wait
- huumo : (v.s) to radiate, to give off, to exude
- huumumo : (Reduplicative Form)
- huumeya : not radiate
- hunt'u : (n.) radiation, radiance
- haala : (v.s) to be strong
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The following words do not appear frequently in Peterson's translations.
- ghabaat'u :
- ghwiri :
- kkhesp'aqu :
- nas :
- niinekhe :
- q'osq'osa :
- shkhiinga :
- shkhis :
- skhire :
- welatanq'u :
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