DICTIONARY OF THE MATORAN LANGUANGE (INCLUDES TREESPEAK LEXICON)

DESIGNED AND WRITTEN BY:
FSSA

Matoran Language
Much of the language is similar to the Earth-based language of English. However, most objects, places, and people have more bizarre and foreign-sounding names. There are a few Matoran words that we can translate into English: 
Av 
the prefix meaning "Light" 
Barraki (BUH-rock-KEE) 
Warlord 
Bioquake 
Earthquake 
Cordak (KOAR-dack) 
Desolation 
Ga 
the prefix meaning "Water" or "Liquid Protodermis" 
Hagah (HAH-gah) 
Guardian 
Hordika (hoar-DEE-kah) 
Half-Beast, or Primal 
Inika (i-NEE-kah) 
The energies of a star 
Jaga (JAH-guh) 
Scorpion 
Kanohi (kah-NO-hee) 
Mask 
Kanoka (kah-NO-kah) 
Disk 
Karda 
Core 
Kini (kih-NEE) 
Temple 
Ko 
the prefix meaning "Ice" 
Kopen (KOH-pen) 
Wasp 
Koro (koar-OH) 
Village 
Le 
the prefix meaning "Air" 
Manas (MAH-nuhz) 
Monster 
Metru (MET-troo) 
City
Mistika 
"Spirits of the Mist" 
Nui (NOO-ee) 
Great 
Onu 
the prefix meaning "Earth" 
Po 
the prefix meaning "Stone" 
Phantoka (Fan-toke-ah) 
"Spirits of the Air" 
Piraka (PIE-rock-ah) 
"Thief" and/or "Murderer" (Very close to an obscenity) 
Rahi (rah-HEE) 
Wildlife or "Not us" 
Rama (RAH-mah) 
Fly 
Suva (SOO-vah) 
Shrine 
Ta 
the prefix meaning "Fire" 
Toa (TOE-ah) 
Hero 
Turaga (too-RAH-gah) 
Elder 
Umbra 
Darkest part of a shadow 
Valmai 
from an ancient Matoran dialect, the closest translation would be "cursed place" 
Vezon (vay-ZONN) 
Double 
Wahi (wah-HEE) 
Region 
Zya 
Ancient term meaning attack 
Several complex terms can now be created, such as Kini-Nui (Great Temple), Onu-Wahi (Earth Region), Mata Nui (Great Spirit), and Ta-Suva (Fire Shrine). 

Kanohi
The various names of Kanohi mean the powers of the masks, not the shapes. As such: 
·	Aki - Valor 
·	Akaku - X-Ray Vision 
·	Arthron - Sonar 
·	Avsa - Hunger 
·	Avohkii - Light 
·	Calix - Fate 
·	Elda - Detection 
·	Faxon - Kindred 
·	Garai - Gravity 
·	Hau - Shielding 
·	Huna - Invisibility 
·	Iden - Spirit 
·	Ignika - Life 
·	Jutlin - Corruption 
·	Kadin - Flight 
·	Kakama - Speed 
·	Kaukau - Underwater Breathing 
·	Kiril - Regeneration 
·	Komau - Mind Control 
·	Kraahkan - Shadows 
·	Kualsi - Quick Travel 
·	Mahiki - Illusion 
·	Matatu - Telekinesis 
·	Miru - Levitation 
·	Olisi - Alternate Futures 
·	Olmak - Dimensional Gates 
·	Pakari - Strength 
·	Pehkui - Diminishment 
·	Rau - Translation 
·	Rode - Truth 
·	Rua - Wisdom 
·	Ruru - Night Vision 
·	Sanok - Accuracy 
·	Shelek - Silence 
·	Suletu - Telepathy 
·	Tryna - Reanimation 
·	Vahi - Time 
·	Volitak - Stealth 
·	Zatth - Summoning 
Each of the above terms, coupled with the word "Kanohi" before it, describes a certain mask. Many BIONICLE fans disregard this rule often in conversation because these words don't resemble any Earth Language, anyway. Also, the context is often enough to understand what the speaker is saying. 

Slang and Miscellaneous
·	City of Legends - A nickname for Metru Nui. This term was created by The Shadowed One during the Toa/Dark Hunter War, as he claimed "well and truly a city of legends since, as is well known, most legends are about the dead." 
·	Foolish as a Sand Snipe - foolish 
·	Goatdog - Pahrak Va 
·	Hold your Rahi - Slow Down 
·	Kolhii-Head - Dolt ("Akilini-Head" is the equivalent from Metru Nui) 
·	Makuta Bones/Vahki Bones/Rahi Bones - as good as dead (e.g. "We're Vahki bones!" -- Nuhrii, BIONICLE Adventures 2: Trial by Fire) 
·	Nuparu's Folly - A nickname given to the Kralhi 
·	Rahaga - The name given to the Toa Hagah when they were mutated to look like small Rahkshi-headed creatures. This name was made up by Roodaka (Rahkshi + Hagah ) 
·	Shambler - Matoran under the effect of Vorzakh stun staffs 
·	Surfacer - Onu-Matoran name for a Matoran from another region 
·	Tunnel Fox - Nuhvok Va 
·	Brother/Sister – A title that roughly means 'partner' or 'comrade in arms'. The title is normally used by those who work closely together, or fight for the same cause, usually in the same group. Nearly all Toa call other members of their team brother or sister, and often continue to call each other by the title after becoming Turaga. Artakha and Karzahni also refer to each other as 'brother', though Karzahni uses the term bitterly. 

Treespeak
Treespeak is Matoran slang often used by Le-Matoran of Mata Nui. Chutespeak is Matoran slang often used by Le-Matoran of Metru Nui.
·	Bad-worse - Even worse 
·	Bald-land - Open country 
·	Battle-flight - Bird-mounted battle 
·	Buzz-flying - Flying with an insect-like drone 
·	Bog-foot - Slow 
·	Cliff-bound - Trapped on a cliff 
·	Cloud-sneaking - Under cover of the clouds 
·	Crash-bang- Loud noise 
·	Crave-need- Needing something really badly 
·	Dark-time - A dangerous or sad time 
·	Dark-wet - Dank 
·	Dark-serious - Really serious 
·	Deep-sleep - A very deep sleep 
·	Deep-wood - Deep in the jungle 
·	Deep-think- To think about something deeply 
·	Down-tree - Lower in the tree or at the base of the tree 
·	Ever-quick - Very fast 
·	Ever-flee - Flee 
·	Far-distance - Distance 
·	Fast-chase - Chasing at high speeds 
·	Fire-spitter - Ta-Matoran (Often, when used by non-Le or Ta-Matoran, used as an insult to Ta-Matoran) 
·	Ground-path - A land-based road or path 
·	Happy-cheer - Happy 
·	Happy-plan - A good plan 
·	Happy-smile - Unknown 
·	Hard-fall - Fall, a fall from great heights 
·	Hard-luck - Ill fortuned 
·	High-branch - High in the trees 
·	High-flying - Airborne 
·	High-jump - Leap 
·	High-lifting - Elevating 
·	High-tree - Unknown 
·	Jungle-song - The sounds of the birds and beasts of the jungle 
·	Know-nothingness - Don't know anything 
·	Late-knowing - Ignorant until too late 
·	Leaf-dawn - Springtime in the Le-Koro seasonal calendar 
·	Leaf-Runner - A swift traveler through the jungle canopy 
·	Life-dawn - Youth 
·	Loud-talk - Talking very loudly 
·	Low-duck - Crouch 
·	Near-close - Very close 
·	Oak-New - Brand new 
·	Old-bone - Unknown 
·	Over-rock - Over the rocks 
·	Past-late - Too late 
·	Proud-stand - Unknown 
·	Quick-[?] - To do something quickly (Ex: Quick-think, quick-pull, quick-leap, etc.) 
·	Quick-dodge - Difficult to strike 
·	Quick-return- Return fast 
·	Quick-soaring - Fast-flying, in the air 
·	Quiet-sneak - Unknown. 
·	Rama - Nui-Rama 
·	Rapid-quick - Really fast. 
·	Sea-bright - Unknown 
·	Sea-Craft - Unknown 
·	Second - Disk-throwing bird-rider, seated behind the pilot 
·	Seek-find - Search for 
·	Singsong - A positive term. (Tamaru uses it in Mata Nui Online Game in "singsong Le-Koro") 
·	Slow-[?] - To do something slowly (Ex: Slow-think, slow-dodge, etc.) 
·	Slow-think - Stupid, dumb 
·	Spirit-blessed - Unknown 
·	Sun-soaring - Flying above the treetops 
·	Swim-speeding - Swimming quickly 
·	Thought-plan - Very well thought out plan 
·	Toa-heroes - Toa that are heroes 
·	Toa-villains - Toa that are villains 
·	Top-leaf - As high as the treetops 
·	Tree-bound - Unable to fly 
·	Tree-bright - A sentimental term for Le-Koro, seen through the leaves from below with the sun above 
·	Tree-launch - Take to the air on bird-back 
·	True-shot - Accurate aim 
·	Up-tree - Higher in the tree 
·	Vines-man - A skilled vine-swinger 
·	Water-lady - Ga-Matoran 
·	Water-maiden - Another term for Ga-Matoran 
·	Way-finder - Navigator 
·	Wind-rider - Bird-Rider 
·	Wind-riding - Flying 
·	Wind-sprint - Unknown 
·	[?]-bones: to die as a result of something (Ex: Rahi-bones, lava-bones, Makuta-bones, etc.)