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*General strategy
**'''Base''': tsamra

***ko klama lo mi'a tsamra: Come to our base
**'''Team''': bende

***mi nelci le (mi bende|bende be mi): I like the team that includes me / my team
**'''Enemy''': bradi

***le bradi bende cu tsali: The enemy team is powerful.
**'''Friend / non-enemy''': tolbradi ({mi'a}, or {mi'o} (less frequently), both cmavo, can often also be used when describing your team)

***lo'i tolbradi cu cmalu: The set / number of friends is small.
***loni lo tolbradi cu zasti ~np~[[kei|kei]]~/np~ cu cmalu: Same

**'''Buildable''': selzba
***~np~[[mi'o|mi'o]]~/np~ nitcu lonu selzba zmadu: ~np~[[we|we]]~/np~ need more buildables!

**'''Attack''': gunta
***ko gunta fi'o se kansa mi: Attack with me

***ko gunta ba'i mi: Attack for me (perhaps you're building)
***ko gunta le ~np~[[bradi|bradi]]~/np~ tsamra: Rush / attack the enemy base ({bradi} is usually implied / obvious)

***gunta .ii / .ii gunta: Agh, attackers!
**'''Defend''': bandu

***ko bandu: Defend!
***ko bandu le tsamra: Defend the base!

**'''Weak''': ruble
***mi ruble: I'm weak!

***mi morsi ruble: I'm weak / perhaps about to die!
***le (mi'a|bradi) tsamra cu ruble: The (our/enemy) base is weak!

***le (mi'a|bradi) tsamra cu mutce ruble: The (our/enemy) base is very weak!
***le (mi'a|bradi) tsamra cu dukse ruble: The (our/enemy) base is too weak!

**'''Retreat''': rixmu'u / zilxru ~np~[[lonu na gunta|lonu na gunta]]~/np~
***ko rixmu'u: Retreat!

**'''Advance''': cramu'u
***ko cramu'u: Advance!

**'''Cease attacking''': co'u gunta / sisti lonu gunta / sisti co gunta / gunta sisti
***ko co'u gunta: Cease attacking

**'''Begin attacking''': ko ca'a gunta / ko gasnu lonu gunta / ko gasnu lonu lonu gunta cu cfari
***ko co'a gunta: Begin attacking

**'''Kill''': catra
***ko catra mi: kill me (perhaps you got stuck in buggy part of a map and it would be more convenient to be teamkilled rather than wait for your poison to take effect

**'''Chase / attack / pursue weak enemy player''': jersi
***ko jersi ~np~[[catra|catra]]~/np~: Chase (presumably with an intent of killing)! / ~np~[[Chase-type of kill!|Chase-type of kill!]]~/np~

**'''Move (presumably out of the way) / stop blocking''': muvdu ~np~[[dapoi na zunti|dapoi na zunti]]~/np~
***ko muvdu: Move!

**'''Camping''': badcando
***lo bradi cu badcando: The enemy is camping

***ko co'u badcando / ko sisti lonu do badcando: Stop camping!
** '''Not camping / aggressive / attacking / defending''': to'e badcando

***mi nelci lonu mi kelci lo to'e badcando po'o: I like playing with those who don't camp only
**'''Dying''': morsi

***~np~[[mi|mi]]~/np~ bazi morsi: ~np~[[I will|I will]]~/np~ soon die!
**'''Low on health''': sotka'o

***~np~[[mi|mi]]~/np~ sotka'o: ~np~[[I'm|I'm]]~/np~ low health!
***~np~[[e bradi cu|e bradi cu]]~/np~ sotka'o: ~np~[[The enem(y es)|The enem(y es)]]~/np~ low health!

**'''State of stage 1''': <pamoi?> <todo> ???
**'''State of stage 2''': <remoi?> <todo> ???

**'''State of stage 3''': <cimoi?> <todo> ???
**'''Ammunition / ammo''': danti

***kunti lo dalti: Out of ammo!
***so'u ~np~[[lo|lo]]~/np~ dalti ~np~[[cu co'e|cu co'e]]~/np~: Little ammo!

***li no ni lo dalti cu zasti: There is no ammo!
***no dapoico'e dalti / dalta fa no dapoico'e: There is no ammo!

***li so'u ni lo dalti cu zasti: There is little ammo!
***no ~np~[[o|o]]~/np~ dalti cu (zasti onse ~np~[[mi|le bradi cu]]~/np~): ~np~[[/the enem(y es)|/the enem(y es)]]~/np~ have no ammo!

***so'u ~np~[[o|o]]~/np~ dalti cu (zasti onse ~np~[[mi|le bradi cu]]~/np~): ~np~[[/the enem(y es)|/the enem(y es)]]~/np~ have little ammo!
**'''(One who) flank''': nalkanpynelkargunta / mlaguta

***.o'i mlaguta: Flank!
**'''Behind!''': trixe .o'i

***trixe .o'i: Look out (behind)!
**'''Sudden death''': suknunmro

***bazi suknunmro: Sudden death is soon!
**'''Wait''': denpa

***ko denpa lonu mi gunta kei lonu do cando: Wait for me to attack while you're inactive
***ko denpa lonu mi gunta kei fo lonu do gunta: Wait for me to attack before you to attack

**'''Soon (tense cmavo)''': ~np~[[ba|ba]]~/np~zi
***mi ~np~[[ba|ba]]~/np~zi gunta: I will soon attack

**'''Control point''': bedka'edai (note: stress is always on the penultimate syllable for brivla, so this is also {bedka'Edai})
***mi jibni lo bedka'edai: I'm near a Control Point

**'''Completely captured (control point)''': selmulkavbu
***le mi'a bende cu ~np~[[ca|ca]]~/np~ selmulkavbu pa ~np~[[lo|lo]]~/np~ ~np~[[ci|ci]]~/np~ bedka'edai: Our team has one ~np~[[out of three|out of three]]~/np~ points *completely* captured

***le mi'a bende cu ~np~[[ca|ca]]~/np~ selmulkavbu ~np~[[binxo|binxo]]~/np~ galfi pa ~np~[[lo|lo]]~/np~ ~np~[[ci|ci]]~/np~ bedka'edai: Our team is capturing one ~np~[[out of three|out of three]]~/np~ points
**'''Neutral (control point)''': na selmulkavbu, narselzilkavbu, narselroldzakavbu

***no ~np~[[lo|lo]]~/np~ bedka'edai cu na selmulkavbu: No control point is neutral
**'''Healing''': kanryzengau

***mi kanryzengau do noi sotka'o: I heal you, who is low on health
**'''Building''': zbasu

***~np~[[le mi'a bende cu|le mi'a bende cu]]~/np~ nitcu lo zbasu: ~np~[[Our team|Our team]]~/np~ need builder(s)!
**'''Main / primary entrance / middle''': ralnerkalri

***ko klama ~np~[[e [mi'a radi|e [mi'a radi|mi'a radi]]~/np~ tsamra] fo lo ralnerkalri: Come ~np~[[o [our nemy|o [our nemy|our nemy]]~/np~ base] via the main entrance
**'''Alternate / secondary entrance / halls''': relralnerkalri

**'''Non-main entrance''': nalralnerkalri
**'''Away / not present / inactive''': di'a jundi / na zvati (stop attentive / not present)

***: di'a jundi: AFK/BRB/away/not paying attention
**'''Inactive''': cando

***: le bradi bende cu cando: The enemy team is inactive / idle
**'''Toilet (presumably afk)''': vimstizu

***vimstizu: Toilet!
**'''Win''': jinga

***mi'a jinga: we win!
**'''Loses''': terji'a

***do terji'a: you lose!
**'''Client / Player / Soldier''': sonci

***du'e sonci cu badcando: Too many players are camping (note that, again, we've omitted {lo} after the PA (number) valsi}
**'''Credits''': remna jdini / jdini lo remna bende

***mi nitcu lo ~np~[[remna jdini|remna jdini]]~/np~ zmadu ~np~[[lonu mi terve'u lo <shotgun>|lonu mi terve'u lo <shotgun>]]~/np~: I need more ~np~[[credits|credits]]~/np~ ~np~[[to buy a shotgun|to buy a shotgun]]~/np~
**'''Evolution points / frags (alien evolution point sense)''': nalre'a jdini / jdini lo nalre'a bende

***mi ponse no nalre'a jdini: I have zero evolution points
**'''Frags (kills in game sense)''': ~np~[[kelci|kelci]]~/np~ nilcatra

***.i mi mutce nelci tu'a so'i nilcatra
**'''Together / with''': kansa

***.e'u ko kansa mi ~np~[[lonu gunta|lonu gunta]]~/np~: Let's group / operate together ~np~[[in attacking|in attacking]]~/np~
**'''Leader''': jatna

***.i .e'u mi jatpa: I'll lead?  (To which ones could reply {vi'o} or {go'i})
**'''Backup / reinforcement / grouped teammates''': ???

**'''Feeding / giving enemy team too many / an excessive amount of funds''': 
**'''Need''': nitcu

***le bradi bende cu nitcu lo jdini: The enemy team needs funds
***mi nitcu lonu do klama: I need to you come

***mi nitcu tu'a do: I need you

*Teams
**'''Aliens''': se nalremterdi; or informally, nalre'a

**'''Humans''': remna
**'''Spectators''': nalkei

*Buildables
**'''Spawn (telenode or egg)''': cupra

***no nalre'a cupra ~np~[[cu co'e|cu co'e]]~/np~: No aliens spawns!  (~np~[[co'e|co'e]]~/np~ is implied without a selbri; if one takes the time to express is, it may as well be zasti)
***zasti fa no nalre'a cupra: Wordier but more explicit example meaning pretty much the same thing

***no cupra co nalre'a: If it's obvious which team has no spawns, it can be more convenient to express "spawns" first.
**'''Core buildable (reactor or overmind)''': matra

**'''Telenode''': rempra
**'''Reactor''': nenpra

**'''Machinegun turret''': samce'a
**'''Medistation''': ka'ozbe

**'''Armoury''': xacvau
**'''Repeater''': benji

**'''Defence computer''': skami
**'''Tesla generator''': terlindi

**'''Egg''': praji'e
**'''Overmind''': selmenli

**'''Acid tube''': tubnu
**'''Hovel (in old versions)''': marbi

**'''Barricade''': zunti
**'''Booster''': vidgau

**'''Trapper''': sputu
**'''Hive''': bicyzda

*Classes
**'''Granger''': gunka

**'''Advanced granger''': zengu'a
**'''Dretch''': jukni

**'''Basilisk''': kavbu
**'''Advanced basilisk''': zenkavbu

**'''Marauder''': plipe
**'''Advanced marauder''': zenpi'e

**'''Dragoon''': sonci
**'''Advanced dragoon''': zensoi

**'''Tyrant''': brasoi

*Weapons, upgrades and equipment
**'''Blaster''': cmaxa'i

**'''Rifle''': sapxa'i
**'''Painsaw''': selba'e

**'''Shotgun''': ganxa'i
**'''Chaingun''': zmixa'i

**'''Las gun''': darxa'i
**'''Mass driver''': claxa'i

**'''Pulse rifle''': flexa'i
**'''Flame thrower''': fagyxa'i

**'''Lucifer cannon''': braxa'i
**'''Medkit''': 

**'''Ammo''': ~np~[[loni|loni]]~/np~ danti
**'''Light armour''': 

**'''Helmet''': 
**'''Grenade''': 

**'''Battlesuit''': 

*Miscellaneous useful phrases
**'''na nei''': nevermind / nothing / disregard that (neat use of infinite recursion with a vague predicate)

**'''doi''': generic vocative marker; identifies intended listener; elidable after COI.  Note that names can conveniently be abbreviated by spelling the first (occasionally few) letters.
*** .i ko klama l

**'''mu'o''': vocative: over (response OK) - more to come.
**'''vi'o''': vocative: wilco (ack and will comply).

**'''je'e''': vocative: roger (ack) - negative acknowledge; used to acknowledge offers and thanks.
**'''ki'e''': vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.

**'''ke'u''': repeating - continuing.
**'''ja'a go'i''': affirmative answer

**'''go'i''': agreeing answer
**'''na go'i''': negative answer