Na'vi
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Na'vi is the elegant language of the Na'vi people from James Cameron's Avatar, inspired by Polynesian and African languages.
Description
Na'vi was created by linguist Paul Frommer for James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar. The language features ejective consonants, a tripartite case system, and a free word order. With the release of Avatar: The Way of Water, Na'vi has gained renewed interest. The language has over 2,700 documented words and an active learner community. Its phonology was designed to sound alien yet pronounceable for the actors.
Vocabulary
| Na'vi | English | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| 'aw | one | The lowest cardinal number |
| 'eylan | friend | A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection |
| 'itan | son | A male child |
| 'ite | daughter | A female child |
| 'u | thing | An object or fact |
| angtsìk | hammerhead | A hammerhead creature |
| atan | light | Illumination |
| atokirina' | woodsprites | Seeds of the great tree, distinct spirits |
| atxkxe | land | Solid ground or territory |
| awnga | we | First person plural pronoun including the listener |
| ayfo | they | Third person plural pronoun |
| ean | blue/green | The color of the sky or plants |
| eltu | brain | The organ inside the head |
| ewll | plant | Vegetation |
| fahew | smell | To perceive odor |
| fe' | bad | Not good |
| fngap | metal | Hard, shiny material |
| fpom | wellbeing | State of happiness and peace |
| fì'u | this | The object here |
| fìtrr | today | The present day |
