I was just looking through Karen Traviss's Mando'a Lanuage Glossary and thought I'd see how to say something so simple as "I love you". I mean, come on, there's nothing cooler than going on a date with a lovely lady and telling her you love her in Mando'a.............................

So then, moving right along...

ni kar'taylir darasuum gar

I love you

Now is it just me or is that a heck of a lot to say just to say I love you? Love by itself is "kar'taylir darasuum". Maybe I'm missing something, but at least in my experience I've never come upon a four letter word translating to a nine letter word and an eight letter word (and we certainly can't forget the ' in there). I've also noticed riduurok, but that says love specifically between a husband and wife. I kar'taylir darasuum everything Karen Traviss has done for furthering our knowledge of the Mandalorians and look forward to any more that may come our way, but can someone please tell me I'm just reading something wrong cause it just seems a little odd.