Category Archives: General

Vurway Alor—A Beautiful Narrative Poem

Kaltxì, ma frapo. It’s my pleasure to present to you, as a listening exercise, an evocative narrative poem by our Tsyili. The recording is by the author and Tirea Aean. In any language, poetry is more difficult than prose. So … Continue reading

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Choice Statements vs. Choice Questions. And some insults.

Kaltxì, ma frapo! I’ve had a few grammatical discussions with some of our sulfätu lì’fyayä that I wanted to share with you. I’ll begin here with one about “choice questions,” and report on the others in subsequent posts. Then, as … Continue reading

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’A’awa Lì’u sì Lì’fyavi Amip. A Few New Words and Expressions.

Kaltxì ma frapo, Tengkrr lerok zìskrrsomìl tì’i’at, sìlpey oe, ayngari te’lan livu lefpom ulte tìrey zivawprrte’. We haven’t had any new vocabulary in a while, so here are a few words and expressions, along with a couple of idioms, that … Continue reading

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Mipa Ayewll, Mipa Ayioang—New Plants, New Animals

This post containing some new Pandoran plants and animals is based mostly on the diligent and excellent work of our own Txawey, who clearly devoted many hours to making this information easily available to the community. If I might quote … Continue reading

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Tskxekengtsyìp a Mikyunfpi 2—A Little Listening Exercise 2

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo. We’re overdue for some listening exercises! I’d like to begin posting these periodically to give us all some additional practice in understanding spoken Na’vi. Today’s little exercise is from a rich source—the masterful and exciting European … Continue reading

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°50a Lì’u Amip! 40 New Words!

Kaltxì, ma frapo! I hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the lead-up to summer.  It’s been a while. 😄 But it’s good to be back. To start to make up for lost time, here are 40 new words and expressions that … Continue reading

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Seiyi oe irayo. I am thankful.

Ma eylan, Fìtseng alu Amerikamì lu Trrmrrve Ftxozä ”Thanksgiving.” Fìtrrkrrka, sìltsana ayuri tìreyä nìwotx fko irayo si. I always have a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. But this one is special. As some of you may have heard, … Continue reading

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Aysrr, Ayvospxì, Ayzìsìkrr.   Days, Months, Seasons.

Kxì, ma smuk! Sìlpey oe, ayngari zìskrrtsawn [tìng nari nekll] sirvalew pxaya lrrtokhu a ta Eywa, ulte ftxozä Hälowinä livu ’o’ sì snewsye txantxewvay. 🙂 It was a busy September and October for us, with a trip “back east,” as we … Continue reading

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Fmawnti stolawm srak? Have you heard the news?

Ma eylan, did you hear that TIME Magazine has recognized our beloved theme park in Orlando, Florida, Pandora—The World of Avatar—as one of the “World’s Greatest Places” for 2018? Meuia atxan leiu, kefyak?  🙂 Here’s a group picture of some … Continue reading

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Ta sulfätu a aylì’u nì’ul. More words from our experts.

Kaltxì nìmun, ma eylan. Srane, oel mi tok fìtsenget!  🙂 I’m afraid I’ve been preoccupied with other things lately, but I’ve been sitting on some great suggestions from the LEP for some time now, and I wanted to get those words … Continue reading

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