#navi language

[sp4wnofch40s]

I have some questions about naming ocs within the Pandora (Avatar) Universe

With Ikran it seems to be names with meanings derived from nature/appearance as "Seze" means "blue flower" so I have comfortably been able to name my Ikran ocs

But I'm struggling when it comes to Na'vi

Some film character names seem to have meanings derived/constructed from multiple Na'vi words, and other names like Lo'ak don't seem to have a specific meaning at all

So how are people going about naming their Na'vi ocs? And are there websites that help with meanings (besides reykunyu.lu)

[mentally-ill-alterhuman]

Guys, I desperate need tips on how to learn Na'vi. I need to learn it so bad but all I can find are dictionaries, which is great, except idk any of the grammar 😭

Are there apps, or tiktoks, or YouTube series' I could watch on it?

Any help would be appreciated!! 🙏

[haunted-phantm]

Learning the phonetics of a sorta conlang to make sure you didn’t create a phonetically impossible to pronounce name is such a weird experience, wdym the names Ku’ivam and Tsketäayl would be causing me this much trouble. Not to mention because of that apostrophe in Ku’ivam I think it has a different pronunciation than what I believe it to me, but I’m not really sure because I don’t know how they affect Na’vi pronunciation. I don’t speak a phonetic language, I don’t even know phonics

[oerukeu]

#navi linguistics #navi language

useful links

lists of words

Kelutral: common phrases

A Reference Grammar of Na’vi (William S. Annis)

Na'vi grammar on Wikipedia

Learn Na'vi

learning group (in Deutch)

Na'vi song

A story in Na'vi

[dragonofpandora]

translates a Frontiers trailer into Na'vi because why not

Txina Tute: Lu oe Na'viyä hapxì. Sawtute Vonvä': Set. SV: Nga lu 'u a sleykamu ngati oel! TT: Fmolong oeti Artieyl, ulte tskxekeng soli fa ayfya'o feyä. Zìsìt avohin fol oeti fyep mìso kìfkey oeyä sì sute oeyä. Ikran Makto: Pey. Ngaru sävll lu. Nga lu hapxì Sarentoä. IM?: Parultsyìpìl komum ke 'u fya'oä ayoeyä. Tsahìk?: Tung futa Kelutral lu zongtseng sìsrawta. TT: Oe zene fwivew suteti a tsun kivar oeru fya'oti Na'viyä, ulte srung si oeru fte tare kìfkeyhu nìmun. Karyu: Nong oeti! TT: Ke pung oel ngati! TT: Kehe! Karyu: Syaw foru! Syaw ikranur ngeyä! Tsahìk?: Nga sngä'i fpivìl nìna'vi! Pa'li Makto: Set, ayoel ngaru kìyar teyngta pefya makto nìteng. TT: Set Eywa'evengti sutel 'eko nìmun. TT: Oel ke tung futa Artieyl fìatxkxeti ska'a! Fìtseng lu kelku oeyä. Kawnomum: Na'vil wayem ngahu wäArtiey. TT: Lu oe Na'viyä hapxì, ulte oel hayawnu Eywa'evengti! Siva ko!

Translation notes:

RDA -> Artiey, a phonetic spelling of it

"the mark" -> "the sign"

Translated "poor child" as "parultsyìp," a term of affection for children - literally "little miracle," which seems fitting for a child that was stolen away and miraculously returned fifteen years later

Translated "burdens" as "pains"

[woomysans]

Apparently TikTok is now in the Na'vi dictionary. /hj

Na'vi: tìktok (substantive (noun)) | English: absence

[a-dragons-journal]

The real benefits of learning a conlang: being able to go out in the yard and yell “TAKE ME WITH YOU” to the windstorm blowing through without having to worry about your neighbors wondering about it because the chances of them understanding Na’vi are infinitesimal

[dragonofpandora]

Reasons Na’vi is the superior language compared to English:

consistent grammar

clusivity (differentiates between “we (including you)” and “we (but not you)”

everybody uses the same gender-neutral pronouns and the language largely does not care about gender

mostly doesn’t use the same word for a dozen different meanings like English has a habit of

consistent grammar

has specific words for “the day before yesterday” and “the day after tomorrow” instead of needing a whole phrase

built-in tone indicators

multiple forms of plurality to clarify “we (you and me)” versus “we (the group of us)”

consistent grammar

glottal stops and ejectives are fun to say