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Revision as of 23:19, 10 January 2010
This is the canon of known good sentences in Na'vi with glosses, given out in interviews with Dr. Frommer.
Contents
Activist Survival Guide
Longer passages of continuous Na'vi text can be found in the book released for the film, James Cameron's Avatar: a Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora, an Activist Survival Guide HarperCollins Books, 2009.
- Weaving Song, page 41
- Hunting Song, page 99
Science Magazine
From Science Magazine (subscription, I'm afraid; retrieved Dec 21 2009). They asked for the word for "science." Frommer replied:
tìftia kifkeyä NMLZ-study world-GEN the study of the physical world.
Language Log Blog Post
From his Language Log guest blog post (Dec 19 2009).
Oeri ta peyä fahew akewong ontu teya längu. 1-TOP from 3.POSS smell ATTR-alien nose full be-PEJ My nose is full of his alien smell.
In the comments:
Tewti, ma Prrton! Plltxe nga nìltsan! wow VOC Prrton speak you well Wow, Prrton! You speak well!
Vanity Fair
Brushing up on the Language of Avatar (Dec 1 2009)
Kaltxì. Ngaru lu fpom srak? Hello you-DAT be well-being Q Hello, how are you?
Times Online
interview (December 12 2009)
Tsun oe ngahu nìNa'vi pivängkxo a fì'u oeru prrte' lu able to 1 2-with ADV-Na'vi (?) that this.thing 1-DAT (?) be It's a pleasure to be able to chat with you in Na'vi.
Fìskxawngìri tsap'alute sengi oe this-idiot-TOP apology do<?> 1 I apologise for this moron.
Fayvrrtep fìtsenge lu kxanì this-PL-demon this-place be forbidden These demons are forbidden here
UGO Movie Blog
interview (Dec 14 2009)
Oel ngati kameie 1-A 2-P see-LAUD I see you.
Form Letter
(Added Dec 22 2009)
Sent out by Dr. Frommer to his many correspondents interested in the language. He signed off with:
Kìyevame ulte Eywa ngahu. goodbye and Eywa 2-with See you again, and may Eywa be with you.
UGO Movie Blog (Twitter Questions)
(Added Dec 23 2009)
The interviewer at UGO asked for submissions from readers for Dr. Frommer to translate, We Translate your Phrases into Na'vi.
Txo new nga rivey, oehu! if want 2 live<?> 1-with Come with me if you want to live.
Tawsìp ngeyä lu sngeltseng. sky-ship 2-GEN be garbage-dump Your ship is a garbage scow. (lit "garbage dump")
Ayftozä Lefpom ta UGO! PL-holiday ADJ-well.being from UGO Happy Holidays from UGO!
Out of Office AutoReply
(Added Dec 27 2009)
The sign-off to an Out of Office AutoReply used by Frommer during semester break.
Ayftozä lefpom ayngaru nìwotx! PL-holiday ADJ-well.being PL-2-DAT ADV-all/complete Happy Holidays to You All!
MSNBC
(Added Dec 31 2009)
MSNBC Cosmic Log interview.
- Neytiri herahaw.
- Neytiri is sleeping.
- Neytiril yerikit tolaron.
- Neytiri hunted a hexapede.