friend needs help translating please

Started by Eyäzong, May 01, 2010, 11:13:05 PM

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Eyäzong

ok so my friend is making a COD (call of duty) clan and he found out i am learning Na'vi and he wants his clan name in na'vi. but i need help. he asked me, to ask you all if you vould translate "heaven's rain" then he would really appreciate it. and if you can make this in really small words or even one word, then that would be awesome! please help me out, he is depending on me. :(
Wish me luck on my journy of learning how to speak Na'vi. :)

NeotrekkerZ

Best I can come up with off the top of my head:  Eywayä tompa tìska'ayä/tìsrawä  Eywa's rain of destruction/pain
Rìk oe lu hufwemì, nìn fya'ot a oe tswayon!

Eyäzong

Wish me luck on my journy of learning how to speak Na'vi. :)

Eaite Randjam

I suppose Eywayä tompa would be your solution, though I remember nothing of grammatical use of suffixes, so don't quote me!

omängum fra'uti

You won't find a direct translation...  We don't know that the Na'vi even have a concept of "Heaven".  So Eywa is probably the best analogy.
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
Listen to my Na'vi Lessons podcast!

Eyäzong

Wish me luck on my journy of learning how to speak Na'vi. :)

Uniltsamsiyu

Quote from: omängum fra'uti on May 02, 2010, 01:08:13 AM
You won't find a direct translation...  We don't know that the Na'vi even have a concept of "Heaven".  So Eywa is probably the best analogy.

off-topic, i know, but this is an interesting idea, in the movie they do refer to the memories that live within Eywa, Grace being "with Eywa now.", and how energy is only borrowed, and one day returned...perhaps there is some concept of "Heaven," however not a glorified Christian-like heaven. Simply a name for the place or energy that exists within Eywa. But we'll probably have to wait for a sequel to shed some light on this...since Grace seems to be returning for the next movie :3 im sure they'll answer this question then.

omängum fra'uti

You could see Eywa as a direct analogy of the Christian-like heaven.  It is where you end up when you die.  That is precisely what I had in mind when I said that's probably the closest analogy.  Eywa is literally everything, the entire moon including the Na'vi.
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
Listen to my Na'vi Lessons podcast!

Uniltsamsiyu

#8
Ah, that makes sense. Since Eywa is part of everything already they wouldnt have a need another Heaven-like concept, since returning to Eywa is what happens when you die. Very good point!