User:Giawa

Na'vi Name: Montana Reytx

It would be cool if my name was different in Na'vi, however I think Montana (English) is equivalent to Montana (Na'vi). Reytx is the closest I can get to my last name.

About Me

I'm a University student in my final year of Electrical Engineering. I write computer programs in my spare time and I went to see Avatar as I was interested in the rendering, motion capture and cinematography techniques. I walked away in awe - not at the technology necessary to render the film - but at the fictitious language of the Na'vi. I did some research and found that Frommer created a valid language, which could theoretically be learned. So, here I am at learnnavi.org.

I'm totally new to the language, and have only limited experience in other languages. It's been hard for me to understand concepts such as dative, and aspects (I'm definitely not a language major). I'm pressing on however, and we'll see what happens. I have my fingers crossed that Frommer will be able to release a more complete compendium in the future. Until then I am using the Pocket Guide and the excellent dictionaries compiled by Taronyu.

Contact Information

Send me a message on the learnnavi.org forum. My username is Giawa on both the forum and this wiki.

Learning Checklist (personal)

• Learn Alphabet and Pronunciation - Done alphabet (pronunciation is a continuous task)
• Learn Pronouns - Done
• First Sentence - I see you! (Oe-l nga-ti kam<ei>e) Note: This is where I became hooked!
• Learn Standard Grammar Rules (not Na'vi, but the rules in general. ex) what does dative mean?) - Done (ERG, ACC, GEN, DAT, TOP)
• Learn Standard Verb Conjugation Rules (difference between aspect and tense) - Done (FUT, IMM, PRES, REC, PST, PFV, IMFV, SJV)
• Learn Na'vi Cases - Working on it
• Learn Na'vi Adpositions - Working on it
• Learn Na'vi Body Parts - Compiled list (needs memorization)
• Learn Na'vi Adjectives
• Learn Na'vi Numbers
• Learn Na'vi Verb Conjugation - I understand how, but need to continually reference the list. Needs memorization.
• Learn Na'vi Participle - I'm fuzzy on what this actually means...
• Learn Na'vi Laudative/Pejorative - Understand (kam<ei>e is a fantastic example) - Needs practice
• Understand Na'vi lu versus tok - Needs lots of practice
• Learn Na'vi Questions
• Changing Parts of Speech (Na'vi Pocket Guide) - Memorize and practice!
• Repetition, repetition
• Find people to speak with (Skype anyone?)