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| Word | Part of Speech | Definition |
| Allanal | V | To Love |
| Arvin | N | Ice |
| Avikak | N | Pride |
| Balagn | V | To Give |
| Baragn | V | To Live |
| Dakk | Pr | He, she or it |
| de | P | Of or With - Ex. Tislath de Harrakiel |
| D'Agn | N | The Silver Killers - Myth. Term for Wrexxakt Servitors |
| din'Jal'Hra | N | Harrakin Karate - Lit. "Dancing with War" |
| Dy'Kithanal | N | The Great Link - The massed power of all 200 billion Harrakin Minds, available to the Dy'Tariex |
| Dy'Tariex | N | Emperor - Lit. "Head of Power" |
| Dy'Tariexen'Ka Harrak | N | The Harrakin Empire - Lit. "From the Head of Harrak's Power" |
| Dy'Tislath | N | Family Head |
| Dy | N | Head - Lit. "Mind" |
| Ekk | Pr | I, Me, Mine |
| Harra | N | The First Dy'Tariex, sometimes called Harrak |
| Harrakiel | N | The Harrakin Race - Named for Harra/Harrak |
| Harrakilli | N | Omegas - Lit "Little Harrakin" - A corruption of Harrakiel Lliketh |
| Harrakin/Harrakar | N | The Royal Caste (One a phonetic rendering, one more translated - From Children of Harra) |
| Hra | N | War |
| H'R'Djagt | N | Immense sandstorms - Lit. "Windripper" |
| H'R'Djagtal | N | Stormlord, Stormchild - It means Messiah, more or less |
| Iarranal | V | To Sing |
| Iaichex | N | Singers - Usually means Imperial Choir |
| Ka | P | From - Ex: "Sharra Tatris'Ka Harrakin" |
| Karanal | V | Break, Smash, To Shatter |
| Kithinal | V | To Link Minds, Telepathy |
| K'Krianar | N | Hammer, Telekinesis - Lit. "Shattering Weapon" |
| K'Krikat | N | Weaponsmith - Lit. "Hammermaker" |
| KK'Narath'Tak | N | The Accursed - Lit. "Those of bastard blood" |
| K'Ral'Harra | N | Harra Prime -Another name for Mar'has'varak |
| K'Thok | N | The Dead |
| Lokar | N | Outcasts, named after Lokar Sheel'Ka |
| Mar'has'varak | N | The Birthplace of the Dy'Tariexen'Ka Harrak, Throneworld |
| M'manaxadra | N | A kind of Harrakin sonnet |
| Minninnas | N | Death Song |
| Min'Hak | N | Obedient Harrakin |
| Min'Kak | N | Obedient Daughter |
| Mnarth Nor Verth | N | The God Killer - Lit. "Void Beast" |
| Mogrivar | N | They who eat/consume |
| Mogriral | V | To Eat |
| Monikat | V | To Create, Make, Invent |
| Moniath | N | Artificer |
| Mo Vrath | V | Attack! (Imperative Case) |
| Naral | V | Thrust, Stab - Lit. "To make dead" |
| N'Allatath Har'Kanadran | N | Harrakin Armor - Lit. "Living Metal Brother Warskins" |
| Narathi | N | Bastards - Lit. "Dead of Line" |
| Nar'Tha'Harrakin | N | Lower Caste Harrakin -Lit."Almost Bastards" |
| Nialamqar | V | Age of Adulthood - Lit. "To Search For" |
| Niniak | N | Songkeepers, Marines - Lit. "Those who move and fight" |
| Norrek | N | Steward or Vizier - Lit. "The Hive-Thinker" |
| N'Tirstalath | N | Reconnisance - Lit. "Thrust of the Spearhead" |
| P'ek'Thak | N | Sleep |
| Raatath | N | The Green Fire |
| Sh'uggurth | N | Slave - Lit. "Those who serve" Note: It is considered an insult |
| S'Va | N | Robot |
| T'Tarkiel | N | Prefect, Proconsul - Lit. "Child of Power" |
| T'Tazlak | N | A ranged weapon - Lit. "Blood From Afar" |
| Tak | N | Blood |
| Takkiel'Hra | N | War Priests - Lit. "Blood of War" |
| Tari | N | Power |
| Tisaridron | N | Honor Combat - Literally "Heritage Warfare" |
| Tislath | N | Clan or Family - Lit. "Shared Heritage" |
| Vrath | N | Annihilated, Total Devastation |
| Wrexxakt | N | The Hated Ones Who Must Be Killed At Any Cost |
| Wrex'Bali | N | Paradox -Lit. "Gift of the Wrexxakt" |
| Yinyakl | N | A drug made from radioactive yeasts with intoxicating effects |
Many of the subtleties of Harrakin speech are carried by the telepathic elements of the language, which I can't set down here. In order to know what the person in question meant, it is neccesary to be in telepathic contact with them, However, there are some simple elements that can be set down here. Harrakin verbs come in five conjugations, which are listed here in their Infinitive forms, with an example per form.
| Verb | Definition | Conjugation |
| Karanal | To Shatter | -nal conjugation |
| Nialamqar | To Search For | -qar conjugation |
| Monikat | To Create | -kat conjugation |
| Naral | To Make Dead | -ral conjugation |
| Baragn | To Live | -agn conjugation |
Harrakin Verbs use prefixes and suffixes to indicate the person and tense of a verb, and have both the active and passive voice in one. A verb form can be used to be either. (Narat can mean either 'You make dead' or 'You are made dead': the passive is seen as disgraceful, and is ignored as much as possible.) Tenses are Present, Imperfect, Future and Perfect: Harrakin believe that once something is past, it is *past* and too much detail is unneccesary. While the Harrakin language has more moods than English (In addition to Imperative, Indicative and Subjunctive, there is also the Declarative, indicating a declaration of opinion not to be taken as a command and the Submissive, which replaces the Indicative when a lower-caste Harrakin addresses a higher one) only the Imperative is yet known. The following are the Indicative Active for the first conjugation.
| Karanal *Present singular (Plural is made by adding an -ex suffix) |
| Karag (I shatter) |
| Karat (You shatter) |
| Karai (He/she shatters) |
| Kara'd (It shatters) |
| Karagex (We) |
| Karatex (You) |
| Karaiex (They) |
| No Neuter Plural |
The Imperfect is made by adding an A' prefix, the Future is Bok' and the Perfect is Z'
| Examples: |
| A'Karagex - We were shattering |
| Bok'Karai - He/she will shatter |
| Z'Kara'd - It had shattered (object.) |
Here are all of the conjugations in the Indicative Active (Allanal, To Love, replacing Karanal):
| Present - | ||||
| Allag | Nialamq | Monik | Narak | Barag |
| Allat | Nialamr | Monikr | Narat | Baragt |
| Allai | Nialami | Moniki | Narai | Baragi |
| Alla'd | Nialam'd | Monik'd | Nara'd | Barag'd |
| Allagex | Nialamqex | Monikex | Narakex | Baragex |
| Allatex | Nialamrex | Monikrex | Naratex | Baragtex |
| Allaiex | Nialamiex | Monikiex | Naraiex | Baragiex |
| Imperfect - | ||||
| A'Allag | A'Nialamq | A'Monik | A'Narak | A'Barag |
| A'Allat | A'Nialamr | A'Monikr | A'Narat | A'Baragt |
| A'Allai | A'Nialami | A'Moniki | A'Narai | A'Baragi |
| A'Alla'd | A'Nialam'd | A'Monik'd | A'Nara'd | A'Barag'd |
| A'Allagex | A'Nialamqex | A'Monikex | A'Narakex | A'Baragex |
| A'Allatex | A'Nialamrex | A'Monikrex | A'Naratex | A'Baragtex |
| A'Allaiex | A'Nialamiex | A'Monikiex | A'Naraiex | A'Baragiex |
| Future - | ||||
| Bok'Allag | Bok'Nialamq | Bok'Monik | Bok'Narak | Bok'Barag |
| Bok'Allat | Bok'Nialamr | Bok'Monikr | Bok'Narat | Bok'Baragt |
| Bok'Allai | Bok'Nialami | Bok'Moniki | Bok'Narai | Bok'Baragi |
| Bok'Alla'd | Bok'Nialam'd | Bok'Monik'd | Bok'Nara'd | Bok'Barag'd |
| Bok'Allagex | Bok'Nialamqex | Bok'Monikex | Bok'Narakex | Bok'Baragex |
| Bok'Allatex | Bok'Nialamrex | Bok'Monikrex | Bok'Naratex | Bok'Baragtex |
| Bok'Allaiex | Bok'Nialamiex | Bok'Monikiex | Bok'Naraiex | Bok'Baragiex |
| Perfect - | ||||
| Z'Allag | Z'Nialamq | Z'Monik | Z'Narak | Z'Barag |
| Z'Allat | Z'Nialamr | Z'Monikr | Z'Narat | Z'Baragt |
| Z'Allai | Z'Nialami | Z'Moniki | Z'Narai | Z'Baragi |
| Z'Alla'd | Z'Nialam'd | Z'Monik'd | Z'Nara'd | Z'Barag'd |
| Z'Allagex | Z'Nialamqex | Z'Monikex | Z'Narakex | Z'Baragex |
| Z'Allatex | Z'Nialamrex | Z'Monikrex | Z'Naratex | Z'Baragtex |
| Z'Allaiex | Z'Nialamiex | Z'Monikiex | Z'Naraiex | Z'Baragiex |
Much of spoken Harrakin consists of contracted words used either as suffixes or prefixes. Hence the use of the letter K and N as prefixed to the words K'Krianar or N'Tirstalath. Also, as a Telepathic race, many times the verbs are completely missing, as the action is suggested through a psi-link while the nouns are uttered out loud, or vice versa, to confuse eavesdroppers.