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Paul Frommer's
Language Workbook

[Skxawng]

I didn't have time to make a cool bit of sentences like keyl, but here they are anyway.

kavuk - n. - treachery
fpìlfya - n. - thought pattern, way of thinking
hawng - n. - overabundance
skxom - n. - chance, opportunity
syay - n. - fate
tìfnu - n. - quiet, silence
tìngop - n. - creation     
tìpe’un - n. - decision
tsaheylu - n. - bond (neural connection)  ... duh ...
kxitx - n. - death

enjoy!

Edit: Added correct stress to fpìlfya. -Taronyu

[Plumps]

TEWTI!

Thanks so much for sharing

Okay, kxitx  is a surprise … and there we thought it would be a nominalisation of kerusey or something … Does that mean that there can be two possible words for »dead« now? kerusey and lekxitx?

[Swoka Swizaw]

Kxitx...

...wow. So much for "tìterkup."

By the way, did Frommer EMAIL these to you? Did you ask him for words?

[Plumps]

Kxitx...

...wow. So much for "tìterkup."

Well, it’s not out of the lexicon all together – it still means »the (process of) dying«

Yes, I was wondering (and have been asked about that by the members of my subforum) about the process of how these words find the way to you all, as well…


Any information on the stress for fpìlfya?

[Skxawng]

All I can say for now that these are indeed from Frommer.


No idea on stress for fpìlfya, I put stress makers on where stress was given.

[Kemaweyan]

By the way, did Frommer EMAIL these to you? Did you ask him for words?

Oe kop nivew ivomum fì'ut Perey oel krrit a livu poru krr


Aylì'uri amip irayo

[Swoka Swizaw]

All I can say for now that these are indeed from Frommer.

::antsy sigh:: I've never been so irritated and giddy at the same time.

Some people here know things that they aren't telling us. I can respect that, FOR NOW.

Well, it’s not out of the lexicon all together – it still means »the (process of) dying«

Ngay leiu.

[Ftiafpi]

All I can say for now that these are indeed from Frommer.

::antsy sigh:: I've never been so irritated and giddy at the same time.

Some people here know things that they aren't telling us. I can respect that, FOR NOW.

Well, it’s not out of the lexicon all together – it still means »the (process of) dying«

Ngay leiu.

Well, suffice it to say that there are good reasons we're not telling you everything and I bet you can probably guess most of them. We're not just keeping secrets to be cool/mysterious/better than/other-laudative-adjectives-here.

No idea on stress for fpìlfya, I put stress makers on where stress was given.

Just as a total guess I'd say stress on fpìlfya. But I have no basis for this other than "what sounds better" to me.

[NeotrekkerZ]

Fantastic!  Now I can finally do my favorite line from Terminator:  Ke lu syay ke'u slä fwa awnga ngop.

Spoiler

There's no fate but what we make (for ourselves).  Actually this is still a tricky little sentence.

[wm.annis]

Okay, kxitx  is a surprise … and there we thought it would be a nominalisation of kerusey or something … Does that mean that there can be two possible words for »dead« now? kerusey and lekxitx?

Well, we've been told we cannot use the affixes on our own — the precise meanings are not necessarily predictable.  I'd not expect lekxitx to mean dead in any case, but things more like mortal, deathly, etc.

[Kì'eyawn]

Tewti!  Thanks for sharing =)

[Swoka Swizaw]

Well, suffice it to say that there are good reasons we're not telling you everything and I bet you can probably guess most of them. We're not just keeping secrets to be cool/mysterious/better than/other-laudative-adjectives-here.

Yes. My apologies if I seemed accusing. I'm a conspiracy buff, as of late in my life.

[roger]

No idea on stress for fpìlfya, I put stress makers on where stress was given.

Just as a total guess I'd say stress on fpìlfya. But I have no basis for this other than "what sounds better" to me.

Correct: it's fpìlfya. Updated as such at Wikibooks.

[roger]

Kxitx...

...wow. So much for "tìterkup."

Who knows, there might also be a distinction between 'death' as a count noun, like 'casualty', and 'death' as an abstract noun, like 'Death'. We seem to have a similar distinction between life/lives and Life. Or maybe it's 'dying' vs. 'death' (and 'living' vs. 'life') as suggested just now.

[Mithcoriel]

Fantastic!  Now I can finally do my favorite line from Terminator:  Ke lu syay ke'u slä fwa awnga ngäpop.

Spoiler

There's no fate but what we make (for ourselves).  Actually this is still a tricky little sentence.

Are you sure you can do that? In English, the word "but" also means "except for", but there are other languages (like German) where that doesn't work. So I'd be careful with just assuming it works in Na'vi too.
I mean if that doesn't work, your sentence would simply mean "There is no fate, but however, what we create for ourselves..[incomplete]"