Author Archives: Pawl

Kaltxì nìmun! Hello again!

Ma eylan, Tse . . . kezemplltxe, txankrr oel ke tolok fìtsenget. I’ve been busy with things professional and personal that have kept me away, but I’m glad to be back in touch with you all, especially now that excitement … Continue reading

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Revising the resource list

Kxì, ma frapo. Vospxìvolaw lefpom! Happy September! And for those of you in the USA, Ftxozä Tìkangkemä prrte’ livu ayngar! Enjoy your Labor Day! If you look over on the side of this page, you’ll see Na’vi on the ‘Net, … Continue reading

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Ayu leketengsyon   Various things

Kxì, ma frapo! Hi all! To start off the new month, here’s a bit of new vocabulary along with some conversational expressions I hope you’ll find useful. As usual, some but not all the new words are taken or adapted … Continue reading

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Vospìkin Lefpom!  Happy July!

Ma eylan, Fìzìsìtìri, mawl a’awve solew, mawl amuve polähem. To quote the beautiful song written by Sandy Denny and memorably sung by Judy Collins, who knows where the time goes? In any event, July has arrived, and many of us … Continue reading

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Mevosìnga lì’u amip     Twenty new words

Kaltxì, ma frapo! Sìlpey oe, ayngaru livu fpom nìwotx. Here are about twenty new words and expressions that I hope you’ll find useful. The majority came directly from, or were inspired by, the recent submissions I received from the Lexical … Continue reading

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Conlang Adventure and more

Ma eylan, Zìskrrmipaw Lefpom ulte Zìskrrtsawn Lefpom! Happy Spring and, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, Happy Fall! (Also Happy Now Ruz, the Persian New Year!) I’ve owed you a post for a long time, but for now just a … Continue reading

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Tsalì’u alu pum: aysäomum asawnung Additional information about “pum”

Kaltxì, ma frapo. A very belated Mipa Zìsìt Lefpom. Nìrangal oe tsirvun pivlltxe san fìzìsit sngolä’i nìltsan sìk, slä ke tsängun. At least there’s room for things to get better as the year progresses. Kezemplltxe, I have a lot of … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends

Kaltxì, ma frapo. Whether you’ve been celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Saturnalia, Festivus, or anything else, I hope this holiday season has been, and continues fo be, a healthy and happy one for you all. Before anything else, I want to … Continue reading

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Way Sarentuä Yolora’!   The Sarentu Song Wins!

I’m delighted to announce that the Sarentu Song from Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has won Best Song in a Video Game (console & PC) at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards! The complete list of winners is here, and … Continue reading

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A little project   ’Awa tìkangkemvi ahì’i

Kaltxì, ma frapo, ulte Vospxìvosìng lefpom! Happy December! I hope that those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a great day with family and friends, and that you’re all doing well as we zoom into the holiday season. I’d like … Continue reading

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