Esperanto for pirates

Arrr mateys, the Esperanto language be teeming with expressions dating back to the golden age of piracy in Esperantoland. Here be a few to get ye started.

alborden!	up lads and at ‘em!
antaŭa kastelo, teŭgo	fo’c'sle, the raised front part of a ship
babordo kaj tribordo	port and starboard
bubo	urchin, brat
elo kaj bubinoj	ale and wenches
flibustro	buccaneer, filibuster
for de l’ vojo!	gangway! make way!
fripono	rascal, rogue, crook, trickster
fulmotondro!	thundering typhoons!* (literally: thunder and lightning!)
grogo	grog, diluted rum
haltu tie!	avast there!
ho hoj!	ahoy!
ho ruk!	heave ho!
je la barbo de Zamenhof!	shiver me timbers!
kanajlo	scoundrel, scallywag, rapscallion, rascal, rogue
korsaro	corsair, a Spanish privateer
Krakeno	Kraken, a horrifying sea monster**
maato	mate, a rank between captain and ordinary seaman
marhundo	sea dog, an experienced old sailor
matroso	ordinary seaman
mil lukoj!	blistering barnacles!* (literally: one thousand scuttles!)
poba kastelo	poopdeck
rabaĵo	booty, loot, swag
spadistaĉo	swashbuckler, a wild adventurer quick to use his rapier
stiristo	coxswain
teron triborde!	land ho off the starboard bow!
vi volapukistoj!	ye scurvy dogs!

*These are famous Haddockisms.
**not to be confused with krakeno, a tasty cracker or pretzel

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5 Responses to “Esperanto for pirates”

jaguaro on July 26th, 2009 at 5:43 am

Saluton, piratino
Ĝi estas mirinda blogo! Mi kiam infano volus esti pirato!
Sed, mi nun lernis la piratan vortaron, mi eble ankoraŭ esti pirato!

Ĝis la revido!
Saqer A (saqeram) 's status on Sunday, 26-Jul-09 19:58:45 UTC - Identi.ca on July 26th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

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bornforwater on July 26th, 2009 at 3:29 pm

Arr, maatino!

Al l’ondoj! Mi ghuas vian liston de piratvortoj! Kio igis vin voli krei chi tiun?
aaronibus62 on August 15th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

“maato”? Mi preferas la sonon de “mejto”.
Marco on August 13th, 2011 at 11:50 am

Tre interesa! Ĉu "shiver me timbers!" signifas "cheers!"?

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