As everyone knows, December 21st is a significant date–it’s the winter/summer solstice. But much more importantly, it’s also the birthday of learnnavi.org!
To celebrate LN’s first anniversary, several members of the community proposed and implemented a Na’vi Writing Contest.
The judges were Wm. Annis, Prrton, and Lance R. Casey—and their decisions are now in!
It gives me great pleasure to announce the Second Place Winners:
Beginners Verse: Reyona te Tsateka Ray’i’itan
Advanced Prose: Futurulus
Their winning entries are reproduced below.
Seykxel sì nitram, ma meylan! Mengeyä tìkangkxem txantsan lu nìngay.
Congratulations!
I’ll announce the first place winners in the next post.
P.
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Beginners Verse, Second Place (Reyona te Tsateka Ray’i’itan)
(The author wishes to acknowledge help from Tirea Aean.)
Hahaw ma oeyä ‘eveng
Trr’ong zìya’u
Zamerunge trr amip
Hahaw ma oeyä ‘eveng
Txon ‘ayi’a
Txonä tìvawm kalmä
Hahaw ma oeyä ‘eveng
Tsawl slu win sì tstew
Na nangtang na’rìngä
Hahaw ma oeyä ‘eveng
Tsawl slu txur sì txantslusam
Nga layu taronyu
Hahaw ma oeyä ‘eveng
Ulte ‘awa trr
Nga layu ‘itan Omatikayaä
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Advanced Prose, Second Place (Futurulus)
San Kxamlä menari tsun fko vitrati tsive’a sìk. Fìfya plltxe fkol ‘awa lì’fyavit leÌnglìsì.
Slä kxamlä menari tsun fko tsive’a peut nìngay? Ngay lu fwa ke lu kea mesute a mefor lu aynari ateng. Slä ke latem nari. Aynaril wìntxu ‘ut ateng frakrr. Nìnari ke latem vitra kawkrr srak? Tengkrr ‘eveng tsawl slu, tsawl slu peyä ronsem, nìtengfya tsawl slu peyä vitra.
Fra’ul a fko nolume tsat, fkot sloleyku tute aketeng nì’it. Leratem vitra nìlkeftang. Slä ke latem nari. Ha srake kxamlä menari tsun fko vitrati alusatem tsive’a nìngay? Txokefyaw, kxamlä peu?
Lì’fya. Kxamlä lì’fya tsun fko vitrati stivawm. Lì’fyal wìntxu ronsemit nìwotx. Lì’ut fkol solar a krr, tsalì’ul wolìntxu hapxìti vitrayä. Mipa lì’ut fkol nolume a krr, tsalì’u slolu hapxì vitrayä.
Ulte mipa lì’fyati fkol nolume a krr, tsalì’fya slolu vitra amip nìwotx.
‘Ivong ayvitra amip. ‘Ivong Na’vi!
I said it before, I say it again, we have so many talented people on the forum! It’s amazing—txantsan nìngay!
Seykxel sì nitram!
And a “Happy Anniversary, LN.org”! What a year! 🙂
What an amazing year it has been. In just this short time, Na’vi has progressed from the sparse knowledge that was available at first, to the amazing creations of the smuk that submitted entries to the writing contest. I can’t wait to see what this next year will bring! -ta Markì
Seykxel sì nitram, ma oeyä meylan!
After reading these I’m a little bummed I didn’t submit mine but hey there’s always a next time. To a great year of advancing the Na’vi language!
Ayftxozä Lefpom!
WOOOT!!!
Seykxel sì nitram oeyä numeyur alu Reyona!
and of course nìteng to Futurulus.
and WHAT a great year of learning and good times it has been, LN.
As I have said before:
Pxeya lì’u: Vivar ‘ivong Na’vi!
May Na’vi continue to bloom.
I look forward to translating these (when I’m not cooking dinner). I only wish we had more time for this with so few entries in the contest. We must do this again!
Irayo ma oeyä karyu. Oe ke tsun pamrel sivi luke ngeyä tìkusar 😉
A firm congratulations to Futurulus as well, and of course, hats off to the best language in the world!
To another year of Na’vi! Ayoeng nivume nìtxan ulte ultxarivun pxay tutet!
Lora mesìngopìri, nìmun seykxel sì nitram, ma awngeyä Meylan! Rutxe vivar ngivop nìNa’vi nìlkeftang.