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Ikran Ahiyìk · January 12, 2011, 10:04:28 AM

Quote from: Sireayä mokri on January 12, 2011, 05:58:05 AM
Since atokirina' is a Na'vi name for Woodsprite, maybe it should be moved to Proper nouns section?

According to the script, "woodsprite" itself is not a proper noun, just like banshee, thanator etc.

Quote from: AVATAR 2007 Script - p.35NEYTIRI frowns, puzzled, and LOWERS her bow slowly. The woodsprite WHIRLS away into the gloom.

Quote from: AVATAR 2007 Script - p.42More woodsprites gather around him. Several ALIGHT on him.

Quote from: AVATAR 2007 Script - p.43-- WHOOSSHH! the woodsprites whirl up and away, scattering into the darkness.

Sireayä mokri · January 12, 2011, 10:07:22 AM

Quote from: Ikran Ahiyìk on January 12, 2011, 10:04:28 AM
According to the script, "woodsprite" itself is not a proper noun, just like banshee, thanator etc.

Banshee, thanator etc. are listed as "Fauna", so maybe atokirina' should be "Flora"?

Ikran Ahiyìk · January 12, 2011, 10:10:49 AM

Oh you mean this -- than it should be.
(I can't get it because flora is in a different section, txoa livu

)

Taronyu · January 12, 2011, 10:15:03 AM

In flora.

omängum fra'uti · January 21, 2011, 01:40:01 AM

The english definition for "sno" starts with a space. This is most obvious in the mobile apps where it results in being listed first under its own heading. In the English - Na'vi dictionary, it looks like it is omitted completely.

Tirea Aean · January 21, 2011, 02:08:05 AM

that.

and the fact that the definition of sno is sketchy, suggestig sno can be used the same way as sneyä.

what even IS sno besides "the theoretical root of sneyä"??

Taronyu · January 21, 2011, 06:17:32 AM

I have no idea what sno is.

Fixed, though.

Plumps · January 27, 2011, 11:26:33 AM

Noticed that we have an evidence of lelì'fya from the first blog entry.

Quote from: Na'viteri, 24 June 2010Language Discussion—Tìpängkxo leLì'fya

Don't know how to translate that on its own.

Taronyu · January 27, 2011, 11:41:49 AM

Linguistic?

'Oma Tirea · January 28, 2011, 08:35:55 PM

Speaking of translating words, translating sutx as "lock up" may be a little confusing. Perhaps "lock on" would work a little better.

Kemaweyan · January 28, 2011, 08:48:23 PM

I found one mistake: infix positions in the word mäkxu are 11, but there is 12 in the dictionary

Taronyu · January 29, 2011, 07:58:27 AM

Lock up is what it is from Frommer. Not sure about 'lock on' - that doesn't mean the same thing.

Still waiting for word on mäkxu from Frommer. Until I get that, it'll stay where it is.

The problem with leLì'fya is that it's a binominal compound in English that translates into an adjective in Na'vi. So, the translation of it would be a bit odd. 'Linguistic' won't really work - that's more of a study of language than anything else. So, I think i'll just gloss it as 'concerning language.'

Kemaweyan · January 30, 2011, 11:51:50 AM

Quote from: Taronyu on January 29, 2011, 07:58:27 AM
Still waiting for word on mäkxu from Frommer. Until I get that, it'll stay where it is.

It's from Pawl http://naviteri.org/2010/09/getting-to-know-you-part-1/

Quote from: PawlMäkxu [m••äkxu] is a transitive verb meaning 'interrupt' or 'throw out of harmonious balance' in the context of an ongoing activity.

Taronyu · January 30, 2011, 03:07:57 PM

Updated.

Eltu Lefngap Makto · January 30, 2011, 06:57:05 PM

How come you don't have to put the stress marker on monosyllabic words in IPA?

Kì'eyawn · January 30, 2011, 06:58:32 PM

Quote from: Eltu Lefngap Makto on January 30, 2011, 06:57:05 PM
How come you don't have to put the stress marker on monosyllabic words in IPA?

...because there's not exactly any question of where the stress goes...?

Eltu Lefngap Makto · January 30, 2011, 07:12:55 PM

So why not go ahead and put the little marker? As far as my limited grammar went, I thought "enclitics" were words which had no accent and so got absorbed into the previous word. Looking at the dictionary, I first wondered 'how many enclitic words are there in Na'vi?' until I realized all monosyllabic words lacked the marker.

wm.annis · January 30, 2011, 07:22:21 PM

Quote from: Eltu Lefngap Makto on January 30, 2011, 07:12:55 PMSo why not go ahead and put the little marker? As far as my limited grammar went, I thought "enclitics" were words which had no accent and so got absorbed into the previous word. Looking at the dictionary, I first wondered 'how many enclitic words are there in Na'vi?' until I realized all monosyllabic words lacked the marker.

Adding an accent marker to monosyllables wouldn't clear that up. There are no words in Na'vi which are always enclitic — just adpositions, which can be used in two ways, and one conjunction, which also has two use patterns.

Ikran Ahiyìk · January 31, 2011, 03:10:15 AM

It clears the matter if we add this

Quote from: wm.annis on January 30, 2011, 07:22:21 PM
Quote from: Eltu Lefngap Makto on January 30, 2011, 07:12:55 PMSo why not go ahead and put the little marker? As far as my limited grammar went, I thought "enclitics" were words which had no accent and so got absorbed into the previous word. Looking at the dictionary, I first wondered 'how many enclitic words are there in Na'vi?' until I realized all monosyllabic words lacked the marker.

Adding an accent marker to monosyllables wouldn't clear that up. There are no words in Na'vi which are always enclitic — just adpositions, which can be used in two ways, and one conjunction, which also has two use patterns.

as a note to the dictionary..

Taronyu · January 31, 2011, 06:05:48 AM

Done.