Following are a few common Intaki terms and expressions. For much more information and discussion about Intaki language, be sure to read the full Vaanin k’Intaki.
Essential Expressions
| Namas |
Greetings; I bow to you (lit. the first person present indicative form of the verb “to bow”; “bow [to you]”) |
| Pratya yavati |
Good bye; until we meet again (lit. “until return”; a shortened version of praty’Ahm yavaat (“until I return”) or pratyaTah yaavat (“until you return”)). |
Other Salutations
| Keeni? |
How are you / Are you all right? (lit. “all right/okay”) |
| Suprab heti |
Good morning (Note: Uncommon variant: Heti suprab) |
| Suprab nahi |
Good night (Note: Uncommon variant: Nahi suprab) |
| Phirm ilenge |
See you later |
Love/Hate
| Kainta |
Beloved (lit. “loved”) |
| Ahm kamai tah |
I love you (Ahm I; kamai love; tah you) |
| Ahm asumi tah |
I hate you |
Formal Titles (In Use in ILF)
| Suresha |
“Supreme leader of leaders”; has the most authority |
| Mahesha |
“Leader of leaders”; second in command; reports to Suresha |
| Isha |
“Leader”; reports to the Mahesha and Suresha |
| Isha-Dravya |
Leader of Commerce; in command of the industrial division of ILF |
| Pankaja |
Mining operations wing of Dravya |
| Vidya |
Production operations wing of Dravya |
| Isha-Sainika |
Leader of Security; in command of the defense division of ILF |
| Aditipala |
Combat wing of Sainika, including PVP and missions |
| Karna |
Special Forces wing of Sainika, including intel, e-war, stealth |
| Nebyada |
Infantry wing of Sainika, for clone soldiers |
Profanities
| Beklaand |
Idiot |
| Soovari |
Pig |
| Khotey ki aulda |
Son of a donkey |
Cardinal Numbers
| Unnai |
Zero |
| Illor |
One |
| Eka |
Two |
| Tri |
Three |
| Chatair |
Four (depends on dialect) |
| Petair |
Four (depends on dialect) |
| Panc |
Five |
| Sey |
Six |
| Sapet |
Seven |
| Hastan |
Eight |
| Nau |
Nine |
| Dais |
Ten |
Ordinal Numbers
| Illoren |
First |
| Eken |
Second |
| Trin |
Third |
| Chatairen |
Fourth (depends on dialect) |
| Petairen |
Fourth (depends on dialect) |
| Pance |
Fifth |
| Seyen |
Sixth |
| Sapete |
Seventh |
| Hastane |
Eighth |
| Nen |
Ninth |
| Daise |
Tenth |
Disclaimer
Not all terminology is official Intaki canon, but some has passed into common usage over time. Many of the more colorful slang expressions (profanities, insults, etc.) are not included in this list. Those are rarely used anyway, as most Intaki are stoic and self-controlled by nature.
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