Author Archives: Pawl

Pukapa Way a Mikyunfpi    Six Poems for Listening

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

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Mipa Säwäsultsyìp! A New Contest!

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

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Teri Tìfkeytok Lefkrr … About the Present Situation …

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

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Some Words for Leap Year Day

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

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Tengkrr Zìsìt Leratem . . .   As the Year Changes . . .

Kaltxì, ma frapo. As the year changes, I want to take this opportunity to thank you all so much for being part of our lì’fyaolo’—a wonderful language community comprised of creative, supportive, dedicated people who are keeping Na’vi alive and … Continue reading

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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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