Sentence Translation

Started by Spidey, July 22, 2010, 02:19:39 PM

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Spidey

What would it be:

My brother, You are a Man/Warrior/Tribemember now.

Ma Tsmukan, nga... Tsamsiyu...

??? help pls?

'Oma Tirea

Quote from: Spidey on July 22, 2010, 02:19:39 PM
Ma Tsmukan, nga... Tsamsiyu...

Missing something, perhaps?

I would opt for: Ma tsmukan, nga Tsamsiyu/Na'viyä hapxì/{clan name}ä hapxì l(uy)u set

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Quote from: Spidey on July 22, 2010, 02:19:39 PM
What would it be:

My brother, You are a Man/Warrior/Tribemember now.

Ma Tsmukan, nga... Tsamsiyu...

??? help pls?

It's important to note that ma doesn't mean my, it works like the @ in twitter. "My brother," would be "ma oeyä tsmukan" although normally the oeyä could be inferred from context and omitted (so your translation isn't incorrect, just potentially highlights a misunderstanding).
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Payä Tìrol

In this case, I'd personally not omit the lu, and add the <uy> infix, as sxkx suggested. (You don't get to use it often, plus it sounds neat :P)
Oeyä atanìl mì sìvawm, mipa tìreyä tìsìlpeyur yat terìng

'Oma Tirea

Quote from: Payä Tìrol on July 22, 2010, 04:53:32 PM
In this case, I'd personally not omit the lu, and add the <uy> infix, as sxkx suggested. (You don't get to use it often, plus it sounds neat :P)

Na Eytukan ;)

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Spidey

great, irayo^^
what would be the most epic, ceremonial way?

(my brother is going to become member of a higher social rank, and i would like to welcome him the best way: in Na'vi^^)

Payä Tìrol

Ma oheyä tsmukan, ngenga (tutan/tsamsiyu/olo'yä hapxì) luyu set.

or something like that?
Oeyä atanìl mì sìvawm, mipa tìreyä tìsìlpeyur yat terìng

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