Na'vi names

Hawnuyu atxen · June 16, 2010, 08:11:59 AM

Jake didn't kill Tsu'tey, but rather finished his pain. Wainfleet cut Tsu'tey's hair. He was dying, and he couldn't connect to Eywa anymore, so he asked Jake to kill him at the Tree of Souls. He -before Jake killed him- announced that Jake will be the next olo'eyktan.

(we only saw as he fell down from the spaceship, but he survived the landing)

The point is i think either the previous olo'eyktan decides who'll be the next, or it's simply his son.
(in Eytukan's case, -if i'm right- it was the first, because he didn't have a son)

I think the same goes for the tsahìk, but i'm courious about the "previous decides who'll be the next" part in this case...

P.A.'li makto · June 16, 2010, 08:19:53 AM

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Kätsyín te Zotxekay Tsyal’itan · June 17, 2010, 09:20:50 AM

Quote from: Hawnuyu atxen on June 16, 2010, 08:11:59 AM
Jake didn't kill Tsu'tey, but rather finished his pain. Wainfleet cut Tsu'tey's hair. He was dying, and he couldn't connect to Eywa anymore, so he asked Jake to kill him at the Tree of Souls. He -before Jake killed him- announced that Jake will be the next olo'eyktan.

(we only saw as he fell down from the spaceship, but he survived the landing)

The point is i think either the previous olo'eyktan decides who'll be the next, or it's simply his son.
(in Eytukan's case, -if i'm right- it was the first, because he didn't have a son)

I think the same goes for the tsahìk, but i'm courious about the "previous decides who'll be the next" part in this case...

I'm kinda hoping they include that scene in the fan cut, it seems like a very powerful scene.

Hawnuyu atxen · June 17, 2010, 01:58:51 PM

Most likely they'll do... why wouldn't they?

Ean Hufwetulyu · June 17, 2010, 02:06:39 PM

that would be have been a very sad moment

to see another oloeyktan die

PunkMaister · October 20, 2010, 02:06:32 AM

Quote from: Brainiac on December 24, 2009, 06:49:04 PM
Quote from: brionywolf on December 24, 2009, 06:45:10 PM
There's no word for dog, is there? Or horse?

The reaosn I ask is because horses and dogs (as well as all animals really) are my life's work... so I was hoping to create a name related to that.

Any suggestions? xx

they don't exist... yet.

And I have to add that given the fact none of those animals any longer exist in the Avatar universe I doubt they will create words for them or any terran animal other than humans that is.

You will probably have to settle for Pandoran Animals instead.

kewnya txamew'itan · October 21, 2010, 11:39:13 AM

Ma Punkmaster, that post is extremely old and brionywolf hasn't posted since March, I doubt they're going to get your message. In future, just take a look at when a post was made before you reply to it rutxe.

Meynari Ke'nawm · November 01, 2010, 08:07:01 PM

My name is Meynari. (obviously) I was looking on an AVATAR wiki and that has a bunch of names under "Clan". Thar gave me inspiration. I just came up with something Na'vi-sounding. I later found out that the names' closest relative was "menari". For all those people that happened to not stumble upon the definition, that means "two eyes".

It suits me. I have a realist sense, and i can see in the "kameie" way.

An interesting way of finding a name is turning yours (last names work well) into Na'vi form. So say, Charlotte would be Karlìt. Then, you could edit it to sound more Na'vi. So... Charlotte would become Kalite, or Karte, or Karlit.

Eyawng te Klltepayu · November 20, 2010, 03:25:22 AM

I'm thinking about getting a Na'vi name. I'm in two minds about what to choose. Either something based on my actual name (John) or something from my job (which involves groundwater). Could I be have a name that has something to do with underground water (pay äo kllte)?

kewnya txamew'itan · November 20, 2010, 04:02:00 AM

Well Johnathan apparently comes from "God is gracious/merciful" in Hebrew so for that I'd go with:

Eywa zong which c/would be obfuscated along the following process Eywazong, Eyazong, Eyaong, Eyawng.

As for groundwater, I'm not sure I could come up with a good name based on that, sorry.

Eyawng te Klltepayu · November 20, 2010, 04:10:04 AM

Cool, thanks. Can it be individualised further? I'm sure there must be loads of people named 'John' who have used it as the basis for their Na'vi name. Or maybe I could be Eyawng te [dad's name] or something.

Puvomun · November 20, 2010, 04:32:12 AM

Quote from: ISV Venture Star on November 20, 2010, 04:10:04 AM
Cool, thanks. Can it be individualised further? I'm sure there must be loads of people named 'John' who have used it as the basis for their Na'vi name. Or maybe I could be Eyawng te [dad's name] or something.

You might add pay (water) or kllte (ground) to the name perhaps.
Eyawng te payu something, where payu would be a combination of pay and the -yu suffix.

Just an idea.

Eyawng te Klltepayu · November 20, 2010, 06:43:09 AM

If there can be compound words like txampay (sea), would klltepay also be valid? If so, could I be Eyawng te klltepayu?

Puvomun · November 20, 2010, 11:15:18 AM

I'll leave that reply to the more proficient in Na'vi...

kewnya txamew'itan · November 20, 2010, 03:02:45 PM

Quote from: ISV Venture Star on November 20, 2010, 06:43:09 AM
If there can be compound words like txampay (sea), would klltepay also be valid? If so, could I be Eyawng te klltepayu?

It's a name so pretty much anything within the usual phonotactic rules is valid.

Eyawng te Klltepayu · November 25, 2010, 09:24:49 PM

Should the 'klltepay' part of my name have a -tu suffix?

kewnya txamew'itan · November 26, 2010, 01:52:30 AM

You can stick one on if you want, but as you've got it after te rather than as part of your given name I'd say probably not.

Arantele · November 27, 2010, 08:55:14 AM

Ok... so I'm a but confused... perhaps someone can help me out here... when I joined the forum earlier in the year, you all were kind enough to translate the meaning of my name (Ryan, which breaks down to "little King") to something along the lines of "hi olo eyktan" I believe it was.. So then, just a few weeks ago I went onto the avatar website, did the whole create my own personal avatar with a picture of mine, and then per the instructions put my name in... From their website, Ryan came out to "hanete" or "hanate"... I don't remember if it was an E, or an A... So what does that word translate out to? (Hanate, or Hanete)

Any help would be appreciated..

kewnya txamew'itan · November 27, 2010, 10:20:03 AM

We don't know how those "make your own avatar name" apps work, but they don't have anything to do with a translation of your name. A lot of them don't even have anything to do with na'vi and break the phonotactic rules or else never come up with certain combinations that are allowed.

Ikran Ahiyìk · November 27, 2010, 10:43:37 AM

You may pick a name following the rules randomly, because it is difficult to use short words to show the meaning.
As you said Ryan breaks down to "little King", but we can't see any "little King" by looking at "Ryan" only without knowledge on this or your mention, so it's not a problem to draw lots.