Vocabulary

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The Na'vi language has 20 consonants, 7 vowels, 4 diphthongs, and 2 syllabic pseudovowels, rr and ll (LL). Since Na'vi isn't a written language, it is transcribed using the Latin letters. In order to make the usage of this vocabulary easier to most people, the letters are arranged here in a sequence, which mostly follows the original Latin alphabet. The letters for "special" sounds are positioned according to their resemblance to "normal" sounds. Thus the letter sequence used here is:

' (apostrophe) . A . AW . AY . Ä . E . EW . EY . F . H . I . Ì . K . KX . L . LL . M . N . NG (= G) . O . P . PX . R . RR . S . T . TX . TS (= C) . U . V . W . Y . Z

The vocabulary includes 1. the Na'vi word (in bold letters), 2. the IPA transcription (in square brackets), 3. the part of speech (in italic letters), 4. the English equivalent(s) and further information, 5. sourced example(s).

The IPA transcription includes dots (.) to indicate syllable breaks. If there aren't any dots between syllables, the syllable breaks are dubious. The abbreviations for the parts of speech are as follows:

Adj. adjective
Adp+. adposition causing lenitation
Adv. adverb
M+. marker causing lenitation
M-. marker not causing lenitation
N. noun
Vin. intransitive verb
Vtr. transitive verb


' (Apostrophe) [Ɂ]

'ekong [Ɂɛkoŋ] N. beat (rhythmic), e. g. heart~. 'ekong telanä - the beat of the hearts (ASG, Weaving Song).
'ìheyu [Ɂɪ.hɛ.ju] N. spiral. 'ìheyu sìreyä - the spiral of the lives (ASG, Weaving Song).


A [a]

ay+ [aj] M+. plural prefix. ayzìsìt - years (ASG, Weaving Song); ayoe - we (ASG, Hunt Song).


F [f]

fahew [fa.hɛw] N. smell. fahew - smell (LL).
fpom [fpom] N. well-being. Ngaru lu fpom srak? - Do you have a sense of well-being?
ftxey [ftʼɛj] Vtr. choose. ftxey awpot [< 'awpot?] (...) ayngal - choose one. (ASG, Hunt Song).


H [h]

hahaw [ha.haw] Vin. sleep. Neytiri herahaw - Neytiri is sleeping (MSNBC).


I [i]

ikran [ik.ɾan] N. Ikran, banshee. ikran - banshee (LL).
irayo si [iɾa.jo ǀ si] Vin. to thank (someone). ayngaru seiyi irayo - I thank you (AMFP).


K [k]

kato [kato] N. rhythm. Tompayä kato, tsawkeyä kato - The rhythm of rain and sun (ASG, Weaving Song); Katot täftxu oel - I weave the rhythm (ASG, Weaving Song).
kewong [kɛ.w.oŋ] Adj. alien. fahew akewong - alien smell (LL).
kifkey [ki.fkɛj] N. the (physical) world. tìftia kifkeyä - the study of the physical world (SciMag).
kilvan [kil.van] N. river. ngima kilvan (or) kilvan angim - long river. (LL).
kxanì [kʼanɪ] Adj. forbidden. Fayvrrtep fìtsenge lu kxanì - These demons are forbidden here (TO).


L [l]

lì'fya [lɪɁ.fja] N. language. eylanur lì’fyayä leNa’vi nìwotx - to all friends of the Na’vi language (AMFP).


M [m]

ma [ma] M-. vocative. Tewti, ma Prrton! - Wow, Prrton! (LL); Oel ayngati kameie, ma oeyä eylan - I see you, my friends (AMFP).
[mɪ] Adp+. in. mì sokx - in the body (or) in the bodies (LL).


N [n]

nì'aw [nɪ.Ɂaw] Adv. only. ha nì’aw, pxan livu txo nì’aw oe ngari … - So only, only if I am worthy of you … (ASG, Hunt Song).
nìltsan [nɪl.ʦan] Adv. well. Plltxe nga nìltsan! - You speak well! (LL).