Author Archives: Pawl

Ulte ayyora’tu leiu . . .           And the winners are . . .

Kaltxì, ma frapo! The Great Na’vi Proverb and Idiom Contest is now history, and I’m delighted with the results! The insight and creativity that went into so many of the submissions impressed me to no end. Irayo nìtxan to everyone … Continue reading

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Contest Entry Form

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo! I hope you’ve been having fun coming up with new Na’vi proverbs and idioms. Now it’s time to submit your entries! I used Google Forms to create the entry form. (Fingers crossed that I did it … Continue reading

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Mipa säwäsultsyìp ahì’i   A new little contest

Kaltxì, ma frapo! It’s been an unusually busy month for me, but the things I’ve been involved in have been quite interesting. Spaw oel futa fayu ayngane zayawprrte’ nìteng. 🙂 To kick off the second half of the year, I … Continue reading

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Quick follow-up to the last post

A bit more on -tu: As we discussed, when -tu is attached to a verb, it sometimes indicates the person who is the object of the verb (like spe’etu and kiantu) and sometimes the subject (like snaytu and yora’tu). It … Continue reading

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Mipa aylì’u, mipa sìoeyktìng   New words, new explanations

Kaltxì, ma frapo! Just a few new words today, but I hope they’ll fill in some important gaps. And I’ll mention a few other things I think you’ll find useful as well. NEW VOCABULARY kian (vtr., ki.AN, inf. 1, 2) … Continue reading

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Mipa aylì’u sì aylì’fyavi    New words and expressions

Kaltxì, ma frapo! We haven’t had any new vocabulary in quite a while, so this post will be a small step in that direction. Before anything, however, let me say a few words about lexical expansion in general. As I … Continue reading

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Aysìpawm sì Aysì’eyng    Questions and Answers

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo! Sìlpey oe, ayngaru livu fpom nìwotx. It’s too late to say Mipa Zìsìt Lefpom, but perhaps not too early to wish you Zìskrrmipaw Lefpom. Spring is officially still three weeks away, but here in Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Mrra tìpängkxotsyìp    Five little discussions

Kaltxì, ma frapo. From time to time I receive emails from members of the lì’fyaolo’, asking for clarification about certain aspects of Na’vi. The questions often demonstrate a lot of insight into the language and help me clarify and deepen … Continue reading

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Vospxìvopeyä aylì’u amip    November’s new words

Kaltxì, ma frapo. Krrka lekye’unga faysrr, sìlpey oe, livu ayngaru fpom nìwotx. It’s been a while since we’ve had any new vocabulary, so here are some lexical items along with a few idiomatic expressions that I hope you’ll find useful. … Continue reading

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Paul in a Polish Podcast!

Well, OK, the podcast is in English, but it does have a Polish introduction. 😄 Back in July, I was interviewed for a podcast by a Polish journalist and language enthusiast, Błażej Grygiel, who’s the content manager for a language … Continue reading

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