A Message From Paul

This page is for the linguistic analysis of the message sent on January 20, 2010 by Paul Frommer to the Na'vi language community. See Corpus#A_Message_From_Paul for more background information.

Ayeylanur oeyä sì eylanur lì'fyayä leNa'vi nìwotx:
Ay-eylan-ur   oe-yä  sì   Ø-eylan-ur    lì’fya-yä    le-Na’vi   nì-wotx
PL-friend-DAT  1-GEN  and  PL-friend-DAT  language-GEN  ADJ-Na’vi  ADV-all
"To all my friends and friends of the Na'vi language:"

Oel ayngati kameie, ma oeyä eylan, 
Oe-l   ay-nga-ti  kam<ei>e,   ma   oe-yä  Ø-eylan
1-ERG  PL-2-ACC    see<APPROB>  VOC  1-GEN  PL-friend
"I See you, my friends"

ulte ayngaru seiyi irayo.
ulte ay-nga-ru  s<eyi>i      irayo.
and  PL-2-DAT    make<APPROB>  thanks.
"and I thank you."

Fpole' ayngal oer fìtxan nìftxavang a 'upxaret stolawm oel.
Fp‹ol›e’  ay-nga-l  oe-r  fì=txan    nì-ftxanvang    a    ’upxare-t   st‹ol›awm  oe-l.
send<PFV>  PL-2-ERG  1-DAT PROX=much  ADV-passion(ate) ATTR  message-ACC  hear<PFV>  1-ERG
"I have heard the message you have sent me so passionately."

Lì'fyari leNa'vi oel 'efu ayngeyä tìyawnit.
Lì’fya-ri    le-Na’vi   oe-l   ’efu  ay-nge-yä  tì-yawn-it.
Language-TOP  ADJ-Na’vi  1-ERG  feel  PL-2-GEN    NMLZ-beloved-ACC
"I feel your love for the Na'vi language."

tìfyawìntxuri oeyä perey aynga nìwotx.
tì-fyawìntxu-ri  oe-yä  p<er>ey     ay-nga  nì-wotx
NMLZ-guide-TOP   1-GEN  wait<IPFV>  PL-2    ADV-all
"you are all waiting for my guidance."

Spivaw oeti rutxe, ma oeyä eylan: oe new nìtxan ayngaru fyawivìntxu. Slä nìawnomum, zene oe 'awsiteng tìkangkem sivi fohu a Uniltìrantokxit sì kifkeyit Eywa'evengä zamolunge awngar. Foru 'upxaret oel fpole', slä vay set ke pamähängem kea tì'eyng. Nìaynga oe perey nìteng.

"Please believe me, my friends. I want very much to guide you. But as you know, I must work together with those who have brought us “Avatar” and the world of Pandora. I have sent them a message, but up to now no answer has arrived. Like you, I too am waiting.

Tì'eyngit oel tolel a krr, ayngaru payeng, tsakrr paye'un sweya fya'ot a zamivunge oel ayngar aylì'ut horentisì lì'fyayä leNa'vi.

"When I receive an answer, I will let you know, and I will then decide the best way to bring you the words and rules of Na'vi.

Sìlpey oe, layu oeru ye'rìn sìltsana fmawn a tsun oe ayngaru tivìng.

"I hope I will soon have good news to give you.

Aylì'ufa awngeyä 'eylanä a'ewan Markusì ta Ngalwey . . ."

"In the words of our young friend Markus from Galway . . . "

'Ivong Na'vi!

"Let Na'vi bloom!"

Kìyevame ulte Eywa ngahu.

"Goodbye for now, and may Eywa be with you."

Ta 'eylan karyusì ayngeyä, Pawl.

"Your friend and teacher, Paul."