Category Archives: General

Fì’uti nivìn, ma smuk: Tsamsiyu Not just an ikran in the skies of Earth, but one that’s called Tsamsiyu! Am’aluke ’erong Na’vi mì seng a eltur tìtxen si! 🙂

Ma eylan, Just a relatively short post before the month ends . . . slä nìsìlpey pum a nga’ aylì’fyavit lesar. 🙂 flrr (adj.) ‘gentle, mild, tender’ This word can be used for both people and things. Keng tsamsiyu zene … Continue reading →

This post introduces the important noun yì and its use in talking about different levels of things, including attainment in language. yì (n.) ‘shelf, ledge, level, step, rung’ The basic meaning of yì is that of a small, flat area … Continue reading →

Kaltxì nìmun, ma smuk. Sìlpey oe, ayngari nìwotx sngilvä’i zìsìt amip nìltsan nìtxan nì’aw. I hope 2013 has gotten off to a fine start for all of you. Here are a few new vocabulary items and some grammatical discussion as … Continue reading →

Here at last is the revised and finalized Renu Ayinanfyayä—the “Senses Paradigm,” the original version of which was submitted by the LEP Committee a long time ago. It’s an excellent framework for clarifying and summarizing the Na’vi expressions relating to … Continue reading →

With a few more hours of Halloween left here in California, let me wish those of you who celebrate the holiday a fun and spooky experience: Ayngari ftxozä Hälowinä livu ’o’ sì snewsye txantxewvay.Tìng mikyun ‘May your Halloween be as … Continue reading →

Here’s the text and Tirea Aean’s own English translation of Txon Eywa’evengä: Txon Eywa’evengä. Na’rìng fa tìrey teya leiu. Pxaya swirä sì ioang tìran, taron, sì wem fte emrivey. Ayewll nrr fte syuratanit akosman tivìng na’rìngur. Kenten mìn, pay rikx … Continue reading →

Here’s some Na’vi for your listening pleasure. This is a poetic paragraph written and recorded by one of our sulfätu lì’fyayä, Tsm. Tirea Aean. It’s an evocative description of the Pandoran night called, appropriately, Txon Eywa’evengä. I think you’ll like … Continue reading →

Ma smuk, Haykuri sna’o ayngeyä lor nìtxan lu nang! What a beautiful collection of haiku! I was genuinely impressed—and touched—by the effort and creativity that went into the submissions. Deciding on the winner wasn’t easy. Here’s how I proceeded. First, … Continue reading →

Kaltxì, ma frapo– Here’s a quick little contest I hope some of you will enjoy: Next week I’m going to be interviewed on camera for a web-based series called “The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers.” (I’m not sure I … Continue reading →