Author Archives: Pawl

Kxì ma frapo, I just found out that the half-hour BBC radio show on how a language begins, for which I was interviewed a couple weeks ago, is about to be broadcast. Thought you might be interested. It’s scheduled to … Continue reading →

Kaltxì nìmun, ma eylan. Sìlpey oe, ayngaru livu fpom nìwotx ulte Ro Helku a Tì’usì’awn Anawm (the Great/Noble Staying-at-Home) ke livu ngäzìk nìhawng. Here’s some new vocabulary that I hope you’ll find useful. (In retrospect, I see that some of … Continue reading →

Ma eylan, The judges have made their decisions, and the winners of the 2020 Säwäsultsyìp—the Na’vi Writing Contest announced here on March 27th—have been chosen! The judging committee—Tirea Aean, Alyara, and Plumps—worked independently, but in the end, though “the scoring … Continue reading →

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo! Before anything else, let me post the Na’vi text of Mako’s message, which you listened to last time. I think you’ll be able to understand it without the English translation: Tengkrr fìsäspxinìl awngati srätx ulte helkumì … Continue reading →

Ma smuk, Sìlpey oe, ayngaru vivar livu fpom nìwotx. Here’s the last listening exercise of the current batch, this time from our Mako. It’s a brief message encouraging you to do something. As before, please listen several times and see … Continue reading →

For our next listening exercise, I’m delighted to present a story written and recorded by Plumps aka Stefan. As you’ll see, it’s about a tì’eylan azey—a special friendship. Fpìl oe, fìvur zayawprrte’ ayngane! Stefan’s reading sounds very much to me … Continue reading →

Kxì, ma frapo. I’ve now received some great Na’vi recordings from members of our lì’fyaolo’, which I’ll be delighted to present to you, in the order in which I received them, in this and subsequent blog posts. As before, I’ll … Continue reading →

Kaltxì nìmun, ma smuk. I hope everyone is managing as well as can be expected during these difficult times. I have three things to mention to you today: First and foremost, we’re having another Na’vi writing contest! As with past … Continue reading →

A little message to all my friends in our lì’fyaolo’: (New vocabulary is explained below.) tìvirä (n., tì.vi.RÄ) ‘spread, proliferation’ wrrkä (vin., wrr.KÄ, inf. 2,2) ‘go out, go outside’ txung (vtr.) ‘disturb, disrupt, bother, affect negatively’ Note the following common expression: … Continue reading →

Kaltxì, ma frapo! Is it already Leap Year Day? It’s hard to believe! Kä krr pesengne? Here are a few new words I hope you’ll find useful: smaw (vtr.) ‘approve of’ Fayhemit oel smaw nìwotx. ‘I completely approve of these … Continue reading →