A Message From Paul

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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 the Corpus for more background information.


Currently under construction

NB: This is the version of Na'rìghawnu 19:58, 25 January 2010 (UTC). Please, feel free to discuss any dubious points.

Abbreviations (in alphabetical order):

1 = 1st person, 2 = 2nd person, 3 = 3rd person; ACC = accusative, ADJ = adjectivation, ADV = adverbial, APPROB = approbative (positive attitude), ATTR = attributive, COP = copula (be), DAT = dative, DIST = distant deictic, ERG = ergative, FUT = future tense, GEN = genitive, INCL = inclusive, IPFV = imperfective, JUS = jussive (encouragement), NEG = negation, NMLZ = nominalization, NP = proper noun, OPT = optative (wish), PL = plural, PEJ = pejorative (negative attitude), PFV = perfective, PROX = proximate deictic, PST = past tense, SJV = subjunctive, TOP = topic, VOC = vocative.


Ayeylanur oe eylanur lì'fyayä leNa'vi wotx:
Ay-eylan-ur oe-yä 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 oe eylan, ulte ayngaru seiyi irayo.
Oe-l ay-nga-ti kam<ei>e, ma oe-yä Ø-eylan ulte ayngaru seiyi =irayo
1-ERG PL-2-ACC see<APPROB> VOC 1-GEN PL-friend and PL-2-DAT make<APPROB> =thanks
"I See you, my friends, and I thank you."
Fpole' ayngal oer txan ftxavang 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 aynge yawnit.
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 ayngawotx.
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 oeeylan:
Sp<iv>aw          oe-ti  rutxe   ma   oe-yä  Ø-eylan
believe<SJV:JUS>  1-ACC  please, VOC  1-GEN  PL-friend
"Please believe me, my friends:”

oe new nìtxan ayngaru fyawivìntxu.
oe  new   nì-txan   ay-nga-ru  fyaw<iv>ìntxu
1   want  ADV-much  PL-2-DAT   guide<SJV>
"I want very much to guide you." 

Slä nìawnomum, zene oe 'awsitengkangkem sivi fohu a Uniltìrantokxit
Slä  nì-awn-omum,          zene oe ’awsiteng tìkangkem=s<iv>i    Ø-fo=hu    a     Uniltìrantokx-it
but  ADV-PL.1.INCL-know,   must 1  together  work     =make<SJV> PL-3=with  ATTR  Avatar-ACC
"But as you know, I must work together with those who have brought us “Avatar”" 

sì kifkeyit Eywa'evengä zamolunge awngar.
sì   kifkey-it  Eywa=’eveng-ä   zam‹ol›unge  awnga-ru
and  world-ACC  Eywa=child-GEN  bring<PFV>   PL.1.INCL-DAT
"and the world of Pandora."

Foru 'upxaret oel fpole', slä vay set ke pahängem kea tì'eyng.
Ø-fo-ru   ’upxare-t    oe-l   fp‹ol›e’,  slä vay   set ke  p<am>äh<äng>em   ke-a     tì’eyng
PL-3-DAT  message-ACC  1-ERG  send<PFV>, but until now NEG arrive<PST><PEJ> NEG-ATTR answer
"I have sent them a message, but up to now no answer has arrived."

Nìaynga oe pereyteng.
Nì-ay-nga  oe  p<er>ey     nì-teng.
ADV-PL-2   1   wait<IPFV>  ADV-same
"Like you, I too am waiting."

'eyngit oel tolel a krr, ayngaru payeng,
Tì’eyng-it oe-l  t‹ol›el       a     krr,  ay-nga-ru p<ay>eng
answer-ACC 1-ERG receive<PFV>  ATTR  time, PL-2-DAT  tell<FUT>
"When I receive an answer, I will let you know,"

tsakrr paye'un sweya fya'ot a zamivunge oel ayngar 
tsa=krr    p<ay>e’un    swey-a     fya’o-t  a     zam<iv>unge  oe-l   ay-nga-r
DIST=time  decide<FUT>  best-ATTR  way-ACC  ATTR  bring<SJV>   1-ERG  PL-2-DAT
"and I will then decide the best way to bring you"
 
aylì'ut horentisì lì'fyayä leNa'vi. 
ay-li’ù-t    Ø-horen-ti=sì    lì’fya-yä     le-Na’vi
PL-word-ACC  PL-rule-ACC=and  language-GEN  ADJ-Na’vi
"the words and rules of Na'vi."

Sìlpey oe, layu oeru ye'rìn sìltsana fmawn a tsun oe ayngaru tivìng.
Sìlpey oe, l<ay>u    oe-ru  ye’rin sìltsan-a fmawn a    tsun    oe  ay-nga-ru  t<iv>ìng
hope   1,  COP<FUT>  1-DAT  soon   good-ATTR news  ATTR be.able 1   PL-2-DAT   give<SJV>
"I hope I will soon have good news to give you."

Aylì'ufa awngeyä 'eylanä a'ewan Markusì ta Ngalwey …
Ay-lì’u=fa       awnge-yä       ’eylan-ä    a-’ewan    Markusì    ta    Ngalwey
PL-word=by.means PL.1.INCL-GEN  friend-GEN  ATTR-young Markus(NP) from  Galway(NP)
"In the words of our young friend Markus from Galway …"

’Ivong Na'vi!
’<iv>ong        Na’vi
bloom<SJV:OPT>  Na’vi
"Let Na'vi bloom!"

Kìyevame ulte Eywa ngahu.
Kìyevame ulte Eywa     nga=hu
Goodbye  and  Eywa(NP) 2=with
"Goodbye for now, and may Eywa be with you."

Ta 'eylan karyusì ayngeyä, Pawl.
Ta    ’eylan  karyu=sì     ay-nge-yä, Pawl
from  friend  teacher=and  PL-2-GEN,  Pawl(NP)
"Your friend and teacher, Paul."