Lexical prefixes

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As of December 29, 2009, there are three known affixes used to change the class of a word.

  • nì- forms adverbs from nouns or adjectives, as in nìNa'vi Na'vily, in Na'vi (TO), nìftue easily from ftue easy (ASG, Dictionary)
  • tì- forms nouns from adjectives and verbs, as in tìftia study (n.) from ftia study (v.) (SciMag), tìngay truth from ngay true (ASG, Dictionary)
  • le- forms adjectives from nouns, as in lehrrap dangerous from hrrap danger (ASG, Dictionary), leNa'vi Na'vi (adj.) from Na'vi Na'vi (n.) (ASG, Weaving Song)