Question about the genetive

Started by Txura Rolyu, September 18, 2011, 10:47:46 PM

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Txura Rolyu

I was learning Na'vi with Txonä Rolyu tonight and he was teaching me about the genetive case and about the placeholder word "pum." He showed me the example sentence "Tsanantang lu pum ngeyä" and said that "pum" is always used as a placeholder for the previously mentioned noun or pronoun. I'm wondering if I could omit "pum" and say "Tsanantang ngeyä lu." Txonä said he's never seen a construction like this and it may not be possible....is it possible?

-Txura Rolyu
Quote from: Ekirä on March 30, 2011, 04:45:34 PMNeytiri: Now you choose your woman. This you must feel inside. If she also chooses you, move quick like I showed.
Jake: How will I know if she chooses me?
Neytiri: She will try to kill you.
Jake: Outstanding. *takes out an ikran-catcher and walks through hometree looking for women*

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It's true I haven't. I've always understood it as you have to placehold with "pum" for a sentence like that. Tho I could be wrong? Hmmm.... :-\

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Quote from: Tirea Aean on September 18, 2011, 10:59:07 PM
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Lawlz! Well ok, but....that's a movie quote. Was that approved by Frommer or was it Cameron's doing like Toruk Makto? I'd like something a bit more concrete.

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Quote from: Tirea Aean on September 18, 2011, 10:59:07 PM
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Right! I also think that the use of pum is not necessary here. I think we should use pum only if talk about another thing - another instance of the same thing which now we're talking about. For example:

 Ngeyä kelku lu apxa, ki oeyä pum lu hì'i.
 Your home is big, but mine is small.

Here pum means "another (my) home", because we just was talking about it. But if there is just "that nantang is mine", we don't need to say "that nantang is my nantang", right? That's the same nantang, not another instance of nantang - so we don't need pum :)
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Quote from: Kemaweyan on September 18, 2011, 11:10:26 PM
Quote from: Tirea Aean on September 18, 2011, 10:59:07 PM
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Right! I also think that the use of pum is not necessary here. I think we should use pum only if talk about another thing - another instance of the same thing which now we're talking about. For example:

 Ngeyä kelku lu apxa, ki oeyä pum lu hì'i.
 Your home is big, but mine is small.

Here pum means "another (my) home", because we just was talking about it. But if there is just "that nantang is mine", we don't need to say "that nantang is my nantang", right? That's the same nantang, not another instance of nantang - so we don't need pum :)

Ohhhh! I see what you did there. Alright then :) *Txonä Rolyu makes a note

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*Txura dances in excitement that he made something easier for himself.  ;D
Quote from: Ekirä on March 30, 2011, 04:45:34 PMNeytiri: Now you choose your woman. This you must feel inside. If she also chooses you, move quick like I showed.
Jake: How will I know if she chooses me?
Neytiri: She will try to kill you.
Jake: Outstanding. *takes out an ikran-catcher and walks through hometree looking for women*

Blue Elf

to be more safe, I'd say:

Fìpo lu nantang  ngeyä

QuoteNgeyä kelku lu apxa, ki oeyä pum lu hì'i.
I think slä is needed instead of ki; ki is paired with ke, but it is missing.
Oe lu skxawng skxakep. Slä oe nerume mi.
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Quote from: Blue Elf on September 19, 2011, 12:53:04 AM
to be more safe, I'd say:

Fìpo lu nantang  ngeyä

But doesn't fìpo refer to people?

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Quote from: Txonä Te Unil Stä'nìyu Rolyusì on September 19, 2011, 02:26:28 AM
Quote from: Blue Elf on September 19, 2011, 12:53:04 AM
to be more safe, I'd say:

Fìpo lu nantang  ngeyä

But doesn't fìpo refer to people?

-Txonä Rolyu
fìpo is for people and living things, AFAIK
Oe lu skxawng skxakep. Slä oe nerume mi.
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Txura Rolyu

"ki" ulte "slä" have hijacked my little thread....  ;D
Quote from: Ekirä on March 30, 2011, 04:45:34 PMNeytiri: Now you choose your woman. This you must feel inside. If she also chooses you, move quick like I showed.
Jake: How will I know if she chooses me?
Neytiri: She will try to kill you.
Jake: Outstanding. *takes out an ikran-catcher and walks through hometree looking for women*

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Quote from: Txura Rolyu on September 19, 2011, 11:01:44 AM
"ki" ulte "slä" have hijacked my little thread....  ;D

Ììììì, you need "sì" here. "Ulte" is for connecting clauses and "sì" is for lists. I.E. I went to the store ulte I bought this that that. I just hijacked it with ulte and sì lol.

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etiher way, a split might be a good idea.

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Tirea Aean

Yeah, I think the OP is about pum and pum+genitive, and genitive without pum.

I feel like we heard something in this realm that what Tsu'tey says in the film is okay and not just a hack for the movie (which seems to be the go-to assumption whenever a line from the movie is suggested to be considered canon...) Am I right? I don't remember where if this is the case.

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Quote from: Tirea Aean on September 22, 2011, 08:08:10 AM
Yeah, I think the OP is about pum and pum+genitive, and genitive without pum.

I feel like we heard something in this realm that what Tsu'tey says in the film is okay and not just a hack for the movie (which seems to be the go-to assumption whenever a line from the movie is suggested to be considered canon...) Am I right? I don't remember where if this is the case.

I don't remember seeing something like that. I wasn't trying to discredit you earlier Tirea, I honestly wasn't sure about that line you quoted, especially since that whole speech translation was all f-ed up to be shortened. I think Paul should come out with a list of stuff from the movie that is canon and stuff that is not.

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so far the only thing that was discredited was "tspìmìyang" as far as I am aware.

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Quote from: Tirea Aean on September 22, 2011, 12:49:42 PM
so far the only thing that was discredited was "tspìmìyang" as far as I am aware.

This word was actually used in the film??  ::)

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Quote from: `Eylan Ayfalulukanä on September 22, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
Quote from: Tirea Aean on September 22, 2011, 12:49:42 PM
so far the only thing that was discredited was "tspìmìyang" as far as I am aware.

This word was actually used in the film??  ::)

Yup. "Oel pot tspìmìyang, tsakrr za'u aungia ta Eywa"

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