Author Archives: Pawl

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo— Here are some new words I hope you’ll find useful. Thanks as always to the Vocabulary Committee for their excellent ideas. Much of the following material is due to their efforts. stxenu (n., STXE.nu) ‘offer’ This word … Continue reading →

After this post, you’ll be able to ask and answer that question.  By the way Na’vi has two adverbs that function like English “by the way” but are used in different situations. mìftxele (adv., mì.FTXE.le) ‘by the way, in this regard, … Continue reading →

Kaltxì, ma frapo— Here’s some information about reported speech that I hope you’ll find useful. Reported speech As you know, the main speech verb is plltxe, which can be both transitive and intransitive. When you’re reporting what someone said, the most … Continue reading →

Today’s vocabulary centers around clothing—items of apparel, some specific to Pandora and some more general, plus ways of talking about putting on, wearing, and taking off. As usual, thanks go to the vocabulary committee for some of these ideas and … Continue reading →

Number in Na’vi—not just the actual numbers in the octal system but, more generally, the whole question of when to use the singular, dual, trial, and plural forms—can be a little tricky.  So let me try to clarify some of … Continue reading →

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo. I see there was some consternation about the headline of the last post! Since it’s an important point, I thought I’d explain it here in a separate post rather than as a response to a comment. … Continue reading →

Hello again, everyone. Nì’i’a tok oel nìmun fìtsenget! The get-together and panel discussion two weeks ago at the EMP/Science Fiction Museum in Seattle, in conjunction with their current Avatar exhibit, were terrific. It was great to meet new people in … Continue reading →

Aysäplltxeviri* sì sìpawmìri ayngeyä irayo, ma eylan. Thanks for your comments and questions, friends. I’ll offer some responses as soon as I can. In the meantime, however, I thought you’d be interested in this article which appeared two days ago … Continue reading →

Here’s the next vocabulary installment, making heavy use of the excellent proposals of the Vocabulary Committee. (Most of the examples and much of the discussion below is taken, with only light editing, from their submissions.) may’ (vtr.) ‘try, sample, evaluate, … Continue reading →

Kaltxì nìmun, ma oeyä eylan— After an unexpectedly busy month, I’m happy to be back to present and discuss more of the excellent suggestions of the vocabulary committee. The members have now given me a lot of food for thought; … Continue reading →