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* [http://forum.learnnavi.org/index.php?topic=234.0 Na'vi Learning Guide] by Yoru (work in progress, must login to forum to download)
 
* [http://forum.learnnavi.org/index.php?topic=234.0 Na'vi Learning Guide] by Yoru (work in progress, must login to forum to download)
 
* [http://forum.learnnavi.org/index.php?topic=254.0 Na'vi version of Rosetta Stone] by Pxi (work in progress)
 
* [http://forum.learnnavi.org/index.php?topic=254.0 Na'vi version of Rosetta Stone] by Pxi (work in progress)
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== Media Stories About the Na'vi Language - Print ==
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Print stories often contain quotations from Paul Frommer discussing the language or providing translations of Na'vi words and phrases.  Information about the language coming directly from Frommer can be considered canonical, although the printed versions of the stories sometimes contain incorrectly transcribed words.
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* [http://usoproject.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-with-paul-frommer-alien.html U.S.O. Project interview], November 24, 2009
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* [http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/12/brushing-up-on-navi-the-language-of-avatar.html Vanity Fair interview], December 1, 2009
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* [http://dailytrojan.com/2009/12/02/usc-professor-gives-avatar-aliens-a-voice/ Daily Trojan article], December 2, 2009
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/magazine/06FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=2 New York Times article], December 4, 2009
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8408245.stm BBC News article], December 11, 2009
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* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6954138.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 Times Online article], December 12, 2009
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* [http://movieblog.ugo.com/movies/paul-frommer-interview UGO Movie Blog interview], December 14, 2009
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* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121350582 NPR interview], December 15, 2009 - includes text article
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* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5heuzIVPhaKb6qpUXalDr-JDd1D0w AFP (Agence France-Presse) article], December 17, 2009
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* [http://uscnews.usc.edu/arts/hollywood_calls_usc_linguist_for_help.html USC News article], December 18, 2009 - Frommer received his Ph.D. from USC (University of Southern California) and served from 2005-08 as director of USC Marshall’s Center for Management Communication
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* [http://movieblog.ugo.com/movies/we-translate-your-phrases-into-navi UGO Movie Blog follow-up], December 23, 2009 - Frommer translates phrases requested by readers
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* [http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/12/30/2163435.aspx MSNBC Cosmic Log article], December 30, 2009
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== Media Stories About the Na'vi Language - Audio and Video ==
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Audio and video stories often include Paul Frommer discussing the language or providing translations of Na'vi words and phrases.  Information about the language coming directly from Frommer can be considered canonical, although in most cases we do not have canonical transcriptions.  Information coming from others (as in the ABC News Nightline segment) should not necessarily be considered canonical, as Cameron and the actors could potentially be mispeaking or mispronouncing the Na'vi.
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* [http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/12/brushing-up-on-navi-the-language-of-avatar.html Vanity Fair interview], December 1, 2009 - includes brief audio clip of Frommer speaking a Na'vi sentence
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/magazine/06FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=2 New York Times article], December 4, 2009 - includes audio clip of Frommer speaking three Na'vi sentences
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8409000/8409390.stm BBC Radio interview], December 12, 2009
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* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121350582 NPR interview], December 15, 2009
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* ABC News Nightline segment, December 18, 2009 ([http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9369560 ABC News], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZZbTYdPBk YouTube]) - includes interviews with James Cameron, Paul Frommer, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver, each of them speaking some Na'vi
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* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/12/usc-prof-says-youre-speaking-my-language.html PBS Newshour audio interview], December 18, 2009
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* [http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2009/12/22/the-language-of-avatar/ Southern California Public Radio interview], December 22, 2009
  
 
== Other Lists of Resources ==
 
== Other Lists of Resources ==

Revision as of 09:39, 10 January 2010

Here are some resources helpful to those studying the Na'vi language.

Canonical Sources

Material published by Paul Frommer or officially tied to the movie.

  • Some highlights of Na'vi - A post by Paul Frommer to the Language Log blog on December 19, 2009 describing many aspects of the language. Written for linguists, very technical.
  • Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora aka "The Activist Survival Guide" or "ASG" (Amazon link, Browsable link from publisher) - An official companion book to the movie, it is considered canonical but is known to contain numerous errors in it's use of Na'vi.

Comprehensive Guides

Pronunciation Guides

Grammar and Syntax Guides

Dictionaries, Wordlists, and Phrasebooks

Audio

Other Learning Aids

Media Stories About the Na'vi Language - Print

Print stories often contain quotations from Paul Frommer discussing the language or providing translations of Na'vi words and phrases. Information about the language coming directly from Frommer can be considered canonical, although the printed versions of the stories sometimes contain incorrectly transcribed words.

Media Stories About the Na'vi Language - Audio and Video

Audio and video stories often include Paul Frommer discussing the language or providing translations of Na'vi words and phrases. Information about the language coming directly from Frommer can be considered canonical, although in most cases we do not have canonical transcriptions. Information coming from others (as in the ABC News Nightline segment) should not necessarily be considered canonical, as Cameron and the actors could potentially be mispeaking or mispronouncing the Na'vi.

Other Lists of Resources