UPDATE. This is the most popular post on my blog. You probably got here from wikipedia. The na’vi community is almost entirely on learnnavi.org where you can find better resources. This particular page isn’t the best online na’vi word list, it was merely the 2nd. Also, don’t forget the Na’vi wikibooks pages, which is where the wikipedia article wen t after it grew too large.
This came from someone who copied the word list from the Avatar Guide:
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- ’ampi
- touch
- ’aw
- one
- ’awpo
- one individual
- ’awsiteng
- together
- ’awve
- first
- ’e’al
- worst
- ’eko
- attack
- ’ekong
- beat (rhythmic)
- ’engeng
- level
- ’eveng
- child
- ’evi
- kid (affectionate form of “child”)
- ’ì’awn
- remain, stay
- ’ìheyu
- spiral
- ’ìnglìsì
- English language
- ’it
- bit, small amount
- ’itan
- son
- ’ite
- daughter
- ’ok
- remembrance
- ’ong
- unfold, blossom
- ’upe
- what (thing)
- ’upxare
- message
- a
- which, that
- äie
- vision
- alaksì
- ready
- alìm
- far away, at a distance
- Amhul
- child’s name
- Änsìt
- child’s name
- apxa
- large
- atan
- light
- atokirina’
- atokirina, seeds of the great tree
- ätxäle
- request
- atxkxe
- land
- au
- drum (made of skin)
- aungia
- sign, omen
- ayfo
- they
- aylaru
- to the others (contraction of aylaberu)
- aynga
- you
- ayoe
- we (exclusive)
- ayoeng
- we (inclusive)
E
- ean
- blue
- eltu
- brain
- eltu si
- pay attention, quit goofing off
- eltungawng
- brainworm
- emza’u
- pass (a test)
- eo
- before, in front of
- eyk
- lead
- eyktan
- leader
- Eyaye
- Plant species (Warbonnet)
- Eywa
- “World spirit” – guiding force and deity (equivalent to Gaia); Eywa PN
- Eywa ngahu
- good-bye, Eywa (be with you)
F
- fa
- with (by means of)
- faheu
- smell
- faketuan
- “Alien” (i.e. non-Na’vi)
- fì’u
- this (thing)
- fìfya
- this way, like this
- fìkem
- this (action)
- fìpo
- this one (person or thing)
- fìtseng(e)
- here, this place
- fkarut
- peel
- fkeu
- mighty
- fko
- one
- fmawn
- news, something to report
- fmetok
- test
- fmi
- try
- fnu
- quiet (= be quiet)
- fo
- they
- fpak
- hold off, suspend action
- fpe’
- send
- fpeio
- challenge (ceremonial)
- fpi
- for the sake of
- fpom
- well-being; peace
- fpxafaw
- medusa (animal)
- fpxäkìm
- enter
- fra’u
- everything
- frapo
- everyone
- ftang
- stop
- fte
- so that
- fteke
- so that not, lest
- ftia
- study
- ftu
- from (direction)
- ftue
- easy
- ftxey
- choose
- fu
- or
- fya’o
- path, way
- fyape
- how
- fyawìntxu
- guide
H
- ha
- so (or “in that case”)
- hapxì
- part
- hasey
- done, finished
- hawnu
- protect, shelter
- hì’i
- small
- hiyìk
- funny (strange)
- hrrap
- danger
- hu
- with (accompaniment)
- hufwe
- wind
- hum
- leave, depart
I
- i’en
- stringed instrument
- Iknimaya
- Thundering rocks, Stairway to Heaven (floating mountains)
- ikran
- mountain banshee
- ìlä (also: ìlä)
- by, via, following
- ioang
- animal, beast
- irayo
- thank you
- iveh k’nivi s’dir
- baby carrier/sling
K
- ka
- across
- kä
- go
- kaltxì
- hello
- kämakto
- ride out
- kame
- see (spiritual sense)
- kangay
- valid
- karyu
- teacher
- kato
- rhythm
- kawkrr
- never
- kawng
- bad, evil
- kawtu
- no one
- ke
- not
- ke’u
- nothing
- kea
- no (before a noun)
- kehe
- no
- kelku
- home
- kelku si
- live, dwell
- Kelutrel
- Hometree (tree for living in)
- kempe
- what (action)
- kenong
- model, represent, exemplify
- kerusey
- dead
- ketuwong
- alien
- kewong
- alien
- keye’ung
- insanity
- kì’ong
- species of fruit or vegetable
- kifkey
- world (physical, solid)
- kìm
- spin
- kin
- need
- kinä
- seven
- kinam
- leg
- kinamtil
- knee
- kìng
- thread
- kip
- among
- kìte’e
- service
- kìyevame
- good-bye, see you again soon
- kllfriyo’
- be responsible
- kllkulat
- dig up
- kllkxem
- stand
- kllpxìltu
- territory
- kllte
- ground
- krr
- time
- krrnekx
- take/consume time
- krrpe
- when
- kunsìp
- gunship
- kurakx
- drive out
- kxam
- middle, midpoint
- kxamtseng
- center (or place in the middle)
- kxangangang
- boom
- kxanì
- forbidden
- kxawm
- perhaps, maybe
- kxener
- species of fruit or vegetable
- kxetse
- tail
L
- lahe
- other
- lam
- seem, appear
- lapo
- other one (person or thing)
- latem
- change
- law
- clear, certain
- lehrrap
- dangerous
- Lenay’ga
- Slinger (predatory creature)
- lertu
- colleague
- lì’u
- word
- lok
- close to
- lonu
- release, let go
- lrrtok
- smile
- lu
- be (am, is, are)
- lumpe
- why
M
- makto
- ride
- mawey
- calm
- mefo
- they (those two)
- menari
- eyes (two)
- meuia
- honor
- meyp
- weak
- mì
- in
- mikyun
- ear
- mìn
- turn
- mìso
- away (position)
- mllte
- agree
- moe
- we two (exclusive)
- mokri
- voice
- muiä
- proper, fair, right
- mun’i
- cut
- mune
- two
- munge
- take, bring
- muntxa
- mated
N
- na
- like, as
- na’rìng
- forest
- Na’vi
- the People (name for themselves)
- nang
- particle for surprise or exclamation
- nantang
- viperwolf
- nari
- eye
- nari si
- watch out, be careful
- nawm
- great, noble
- ne
- to (direction)
- ne kllte!
- get down! (literally, “to the ground!”)
- ne’ìm
- back (direction)
- nekx
- burn, consume
- neto
- away (direction)
- neu
- want
- nga
- you
- ngawng
- worm
- ngay
- true
- ngenga
- you (honorific form)
- ngop
- create
- nì’aw
- only
- nì’awtu
- alone (as one person)
- nì’awve
- first
- nì’it
- small amount, a bit
- nì’ul
- more
- niä
- grab
- Nìayoeg
- like us (pronounced nayweng)
- nìftue
- easily
- nìftxavang
- passionately, with all heart
- nìhawng
- too, excessively
- nìltsan
- well
- nìmun
- again
- nìn
- look at
- nìngay
- truly
- nìtam
- enough
- nìtut
- continually
- nìtxan
- much
- nìwin
- fast
- nìwotx
- all (of), in toto, completely
- nulkrr
- longer (time)
- nume
- learn
O
- oe
- I
- oeng
- we two (you and I)
- ohe
- I (deferential or ceremonial form)
- olo’
- clan
- olo’eyktan
- clan leader
- Omatikaya
- Blue Flute Clan
- omum
- know
- ontu
- nose
P
- pähem
- arrive
- pak
- particle for disparagement
- palulukan
- Dry Mouth Bringer of Fear (Thanator)
- pa’li
- Direhorse
- pam
- sound
- pamtseo
- music
- pänutìng
- promise (a thing to someone)
- pätsì
- badge
- pawm
- ask
- pe
- what (before a noun)
- peyfa
- how
- pehem
- what (action)
- pehrr
- when
- pelun
- why
- peng
- tell
- peseng
- where
- pesu
- who
- peu
- what (thing)
- pey
- wait
- pizayu
- ancestor
- plltxe
- speak
- po
- he, she
- poan
- he
- poe
- she
- pongu
- group of people, party
- pxan
- worthy
- pxasul
- fresh, appealing as food
- pxay
- many
- pxel
- like, as
- pxi
- sharp
- pxun
- arm
- pxuntil
- elbow
R
- rä’ä
- do not
- ral
- meaning
- ralpeng
- interpret
- Ralu
- child’s name
- rawke
- alarm cry
- renu
- pattern
- rey
- live
- rikx
- move, shift position
- rim
- yellow
- rina’
- seed
- riti
- stingbat
- rol
- sing
- ronsem
- mind
- rutxe
- please
S
- sa’nok
- mother
- san
- saying; quote
- sa’nu
- mommy
- sänume
- teaching, instruction
- sat
- that (after ftu only)
- sempu
- daddy
- sempul
- father
- set
- now
- sevin
- pretty
- seyri
- lip
- seze
- blue flower
- si
- do, make
- sì
- and
- sìk
- unquote
- sìlronsem
- clever (thing)
- sìltsan
- good
- ska’a
- destroy
- skxawng
- moron
- slä
- but
- slu
- become
- sngä’i
- begin, start
- sngä’ikrr
- beginning, start time
- snumìna
- dim (of a person)
- som
- hot
- spe’e
- capture
- spe’etu
- captive
- srak(e)
- marker for yes-no questions
- srane
- yes
- sreu
- dance
- srung
- help, assistance
- steftxaw
- examine
- stum
- almost
- sutx
- track, lock up
- swaw
- moment
- swirä
- creature
- swizaw
- arrow
- swok
- sacred
- swotu
- sacred place
- syaw
- call
T
- ta
- from (various uses)
- ta’em
- from above
- täftxu
- weave
- täftxuyu
- weaver
- takuk
- strike
- talioang
- sturmbeest
- tam
- suffice, “do”
- tangek
- trunk (of a tree)
- tanhì
- star
- taron
- hunt
- taronyu
- hunter
- taw
- sky
- tawng
- dive
- tawng
- duck
- Tawtute
- Sky Person
- te
- particle used in full names
- telem
- cord
- tengfya
- as (= same way as)
- tengkrr
- while (= same time as)
- terkup
- die
- teswotìng
- grant
- teya
- full
- teylu
- beetle larva(e)
- tìfmetok
- test
- tìftang
- stopping
- tìhawnu
- protection
- tìkawng
- evil
- tìkenong
- example
- tìkin
- need
- til
- joint, hinge
- tìng
- give
- tìng mikyun
- listen (usually pronounced: tìm mikyun)
- tìng nari
- look (usually pronounced: tìn nari)
- tìngay
- truth
- tìran
- walk
- tirea
- spirit
- tireafya’o
- spirit path
- tireaioang
- spirit animal
- tìrey
- life
- tìrol
- song
- tìtxur
- strength
- to
- than; comparative mark
- tok
- be at, occupy a space
- toktor
- doctor
- tokx
- body
- tompa
- rain
- toruk
- last shadow (great leonopteryx)
- trr
- day
- tsa’u
- that (thing
- Tsahaylu
- bond (neural connection)
- Tsahìk
- matriarch
- tsakem
- that (action)
- tsakrr
- then, at that time
- tsam
- war
- tsampongu
- war party
- tsamsiyu
- warrior
- tsap’alute
- apology
- tsat
- that (as object)
- tsatseng
- there, that place
- tsatu
- that person
- tsawke
- sun
- tsawl
- big (in stature)
- tse’a
- see (physical sense)
- tseng(e)
- place
- tsengpe
- where
- tseo
- art
- tsìng
- four
- tsìvol
- thirty-two (octal: 40)
- tsko
- bow (weapon)
- tsko swizaw
- bow and arrow
- tskxe
- rock, stone
- tskxekeng
- training, exercise
- tslam
- understand
- tsleng
- false
- tslolam
- Got it. I understand.
- tsmuk, tsmuktu
- sibling
- tsmukan
- brother
- tsmuke
- sister
- tsnì
- that
- tspang
- kill
- tsranten
- matter, be of import
- tsteu
- brave
- tsun
- can, be able
- tswayon
- fly
- tsyal
- wing
- tukru
- spear
- tul
- run
- tung
- allow
- tupe
- who
- tute
- person
- tutean
- male (person)
- tutee
- female (person)
- txan
- great (in quantity); much
- txantslusam
- wise, much-knowing
- txe’lan
- heart
- txele
- matter (subject)
- txen
- awake
- txep
- fire
- txey
- halt
- txìm
- butt, rear end
- txìng
- leave, abandon
- txo
- if
- txoa
- forgiveness
- txokefyaw
- if not, or else
- txon
- night
- txopu
- fear
- txum
- poison
- txur
- strong
U
- ulte
- and
- ultxa
- meeting
- unil
- dream
- Uniltaron
- Dream Hunt
- uniltìrantokx
- avatar; dreamwalker body
- uniltìranyu
- dreamwalker
- utral
- tree
- Utral Aymokriyä
- Tree of Voices
V
- virä
- spread, proliferate
- vofu
- sixteen
- vrrtep
- demon
- vul
- branch (of a tree)
W
- way
- song
- waytelem
- songchord
- wintxu
- show
- wrrpa
- outside
- wutso
- dinner, served meal
Y
- ye’rìn
- soon
- Yerik
- hexapede
- yey
- straight
- yìm
- bind
- yol
- long (of time)
- yom
- eat
- yomtìng
- feed
- yur
- wash
Z
- za’ärìp
- pull
- za’u
- come
- zamunge
- bring
- zekwä
- finger
- zene
- must
- zìsìt
- year
- zong
- save
- zongtseng
- safe place, refuge
- zoplo
- offence, insult
Nice, finally I found this website, the place where I can learn Na’vi language… thanks to Matt.
PS: I can’t access this web site’s Comment Policy.
Is there a place where we can learn Na’vi’s Grammar??
This is a short article about the language and tells a bit about the process that was involved in its creation. I believe there is going to be a book or the information published online regarding to all the grammer aspects of the language. I sure hope this happens! ^^
http://io9.com/5410584/avatar-linguist-wants-navi-language-to-be-the-next-klingon
need to learn Na’vi in my journey to see Neytiri
How would you write the sentence ‘i see you’ i would like to get a pendant engraved for my friend, but i’m havin trouble with it.. just thought maybe you could help?..
thanks, Lea.xxx.
@Lea – i believe i see you is written “Oe-l nga-ti kame-ie” source: wikipedia
Yeah seems to fit as phrase. :)
this is my first attempt at a phrase…
Txo tsri me nari tspang~ai
If eyes could kill?
Is there a german translation into Na’vi, too?
For any interested, there is a nicely done grammatical explanation available at Wikipedia (English) under “Na’vi language”! Enjoy!
@Lea and Jo
Jo:
“@Lea – i believe i see you is written “Oe-l nga-ti kame-ie” source: wikipedia”
actually I think it’d be ” kame-ie nga-ti” which is the shortened version… because the rules of the language have not been released, it’s hard to tell for sure, but this is how Paul Frommer (the creator of the language) said it on the recording here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121350582
look about halfway down for the speaker…
@mike: would you mind translating that one word for word?
would love to see learn Na’vi, but my English isn’t that great when i are going to translate it to Danish :/ hope there will come a danish book our a video to how to speak Na’vi Will REALY learn it
I see you could also be ^kame oe-l nga-ti^, or
Kameie oel ngati!
are the words above phonetical or are they just the spellings?
I’m much more excited about learning this language then Spanish… and if someone finds a better grammar source than the Wikipedia one, could you post it here, or leave a link or something? Thanks.
Gracie,
According to Paul Frommer, who created the Na’vi language, there is no Grammer to the language :-/. Hopefully in the sequels we will be able to decipher a sentence structure used..
Thank you soooooo much! I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to learn the language as soon as I left the theater today. But, if no one else has found it (since I haven’t looked through the comments yet), wiki has a good idea of the grammar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%27vi_language#cite_note-8)
Hey everyone! I compiled both the Wikipedia grammar and the vocabulary listed here into a single file that is easy to read and understand! It’s in IPA, though, only because I’m a linguistics’ nerd! Email me if you would like it sent to you! sweeneypaz@hotmail.com. I’m going to try and post it online somewhere so everyone can read it!
Hmm, uploading a pdf file online didn’t take as long as I thought! I still need to work on the format consistency, but let me know what you think!
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BxURBDXVBWhHMThiZDZlMDUtMjQyZS00ODFlLWI1NzUtMjVkZTUzMDBmZGQ5&hl=en
Enjoy!
thanks, Joseph! now we just have to wait for the good professor to finish and release the language.
I’m elated by this. As a person who has been creating languages since he was 12 this is fantastic. Finally a contemporary sci-fi language with a concise grammar, phonetic system and syntax (or lack of a syntax). I have created a little poetry based upon what i have read in the grammar and the vocabulary listed here.
Na’ringri tolareion oe.
Tawri tswolayeion oe.
Oel Na’vi leiu.
Oel nìwotx tseie’a.
I have hunted the forest.
I have flown the sky.
I am Na’Vi.
I see all.
how would i say this these stuff in Na’Vi…?
I saved the dream
I defeated the fear
I am Strong
I am Na’vi
Cool, I just bought the Avatar book with Na’Vi language at the back. I need help learning. Thanks.
to Daz: i’m not even sure but from what i’ve gathered from the grammar and this word list i would say it something like this. But these are purely attempts there is no way to know if this is how it would actually be done. Ok your lines would go…i’ve deducted
Unilri zoleiong oe.
Txopuri tspoleiang oe.
Oel txur leiu.
Oel Na’vi leiu.
now the way i broke this down just to fill you in was by using the grammar.
Unil= dream
-ri= topical suffix “in reference to; as for”
zong= save
-ol-= infix denoting past perfect i.e. zolong would mean “have hunted”
-ei-=infix that shows a joy of performing the verb…here is where i have trouble because it says that one syllable words receive the second set of infixes after the first set but i’m not sure if it could go after “-ng” making the word then “zolongei”?.
oe= I
txopu=fear
tspang= kill (not defeat there is no word for defeat and this was closest one i could find…)
-l: denotes ergative nouns (i.e. the subject of transitive verbs)
txur: strong
lu: be, am, are, is
, i really want to know how to write in Na’Vi.. i dno where to get the grammar thing from =/ im am really eager to learn this new language thing.. will you be able to help me?
would this word make sense at all…
tingayri keiolin oe rutxe
:) :P please correct it my first try :P
would this word make sense at all…
tingayri keiolin oe
please correct it, my first try
irayo :)
um, looks good…though i’m not sure about the verb “kin: need”
kolin: needed” i would probably write “kolein” but it would lose the “-i-” but i’m not sure. Also if you are angry or need the truth even though it may not be good you might would say “Tingayri “kolängin” where in “-äng-” would be the opposite of “-ei-”.
oh and you can get the grammar from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na\’vi_language and I will help as much as i can but i\’m not Dr. Frommer so I don\’t now if what i\’m saying is how he would. However, if it makes you feel any better about taking advice from me I am a linguist who has been creating his own languages since he was 12. Right now I\’m crafting about 40 langauges or so for a book that i\’m writing. It\’s a daunting task but I believe it would be well worth it!
um…sorry about that website…just search “Na’Vi language” on wikipedia!
, another one of my attempts
tolareion meypri oe
that okay?
‘i hunt the weak’
tolareion meypri oe
sounds good! though maybe “meypri” would be “meypti” (-ti: denotes the accusative form of a noun.)
i dont get that ‘ti’ bit, can u explain?
btw i found this today http://www.learnnavi.org
do you think it will be a good source?
this is my 3rd attempt and if i get this right.. that means im doing good hahah so here it goes
‘i fly across the long river’
tswolayeion ka ngima kilvanri oe
wounds good but your english is off, that would translate into “I have flown across the long river.” technically: have flown across the long river (topic) I. (As for the long river, i have flown across)
sounds*
so the Na’Vi is right but the english was out huh? okay thanks ^^ that means im getting better ^^ irayo ^^
if someone was to ask me hello how are you to me what would i answer back in Na’Vi>?
I destroyed the dream
‘skola’eia unilri oe’
I brought the fear
‘zolameiunge txopuri oe’
i poisened the Na’vi
‘txoleium niNa’vi oe’
are these phrases right??
if not can you correct it please
i would say “oeri lu fpom” which i think would mean “i am well. since “fpom” is used simply as well in the saying. or even “kehe, oeri lu fpom” i’m not well, if that is how negation is used in this language, though i’m not exactly sure. Um and it seems like you’re getting it…now i would try to write verse in english and see if you can translate that into Na’Vi!
oeri unil meyp langu, slä oel pxel txur ikranri
\’ my spirit is weak, but i am strong like a mountain banshee\’
is that bad? i think it is =/
please correct it thanks :)
oeri unil meyp langu, slä oel pxel txur ikranri
\’ my spirit is weak, but i am strong like the mountain banshee\’
please correct it thank you :)
it sounds pretty good but i don’t know if ikran would have the topical suffix…try the dative “-ru” “ikranru”
sure sure thanks walter ^^ :)
walter how would i say to someone ‘you are a big moron’?
:) thanks ^^
um…i would say ngari skxawng atsawl langu!
You (topic) moron big are (distaste)
If you want to learn Na’vi, a really great site is:
http://forum.learnnavi.org/index.php
They ahve loads of resources and translate from several different languages into Na’vi! Theres bits for people of all Na’vi speaking levels and lots of people to help along the way!
Matt:
Paul Frommer created 7 new words that could function in a Passover Seder held by the Na’vi. Could you add those words to your list above? (Shown by following link below.) Na’vi enthusiasts can see the full text of the Four Questions, to be chanted by the youngest Na’vi at their seder, here: http://WhyIsThisNight.com/addl-more.html#na'vi. You’ll also be able to hear Paul saying the Na’vian Four Questions.
i wish i could connect my halu to this website!