Confirmation on »kurakx«, Eytukan line and Toitslan

[Plumps]

Ma frapo,

I asked Karyu Pawl about a confirmation on kurakx since I wanted to use it in a translation and realised that we still don't know about its transitivity. It's transitive, infixes 1,2 – no real surprise there ... some of you might find the line from Eytukan, that didn't make it into the movie more interesting though.

The way you're using kurakx is fine. Yes, it's transitive. The infix positions are 1,2. It appeared in a line I translated for Eytukan:

You speak truth. We must understand these Sky People if we are to drive them out.
Nìngay plltxe nga. Ayoengal fte Faysawtutet kivurakx, zene nì'awve ayfot tslivam.

On a follow-up on this sentence, he commented:

If I were translating it today I might say ayoengìri instead of ayoengal, but I think ayoengal is still OK.

Btw, my translated bit was kurakx ayukit sì sìngäzìkit.


Also, after the little radio play he wrote:

Sìlpey oe, 'awa trr tsìyevun oe ne Toitsyìlantì [??--how have you been adapting Deutschland into Na'vi?] ziva'u fte ultxa sivi ayngahu nìwotx.

and liked our suggestion of Toitslan (TO.i.tslan) for Germany.

I like Toitslan. Perfect. Please continue to use it.

[Kamean]

Irayo nìtxan.

[wm.annis]

If I were translating it today I might say ayoengìri instead of ayoengal, but I think ayoengal is still OK.

EEEnteresting.

[Prrton]

Also, after the little radio play he wrote:

Sìlpey oe, 'awa trr tsìyevun oe ne Toitsyìlantì [??--how have you been adapting Deutschland into Na'vi?] ziva'u fte ultxa sivi ayngahu nìwotx.

and liked our suggestion of Toitslan (TO.i.tslan) for Germany.

I like Toitslan. Perfect. Please continue to use it.

I thought it was Toìtslan with Ì...

['Oma Tirea]

Also, after the little radio play he wrote:

Sìlpey oe, 'awa trr tsìyevun oe ne Toitsyìlantì [??--how have you been adapting Deutschland into Na'vi?] ziva'u fte ultxa sivi ayngahu nìwotx.

and liked our suggestion of Toitslan (TO.i.tslan) for Germany.

I like Toitslan. Perfect. Please continue to use it.

I thought it was Toìtslan with Ì...

Nìngay ke omum.  I wwould be happy either way.  In fact, I would even be comforable if ì and i were interchangeable for that word.

[Txonä Unil Stä'nìyu Rolyusì]

Also, after the little radio play he wrote:

Sìlpey oe, 'awa trr tsìyevun oe ne Toitsyìlantì [??--how have you been adapting Deutschland into Na'vi?] ziva'u fte ultxa sivi ayngahu nìwotx.

and liked our suggestion of Toitslan (TO.i.tslan) for Germany.

I like Toitslan. Perfect. Please continue to use it.

I thought it was Toìtslan with Ì...

Nìngay ke omum.  I wwould be happy either way.  In fact, I would even be comforable if ì and i were interchangeable for that word.

Hm, fmawn a eltur tìtxen si

Also, I think the regular i would be better for ease of pronunciation.

-Txonä Rolyu

[Nyx]

If I were translating it today I might say ayoengìri instead of ayoengal, but I think ayoengal is still OK.

EEEnteresting.

I have a feeling this tells you something that went right over my head. Does it have something to do with how the do-er is carried over to the next clause?

[Sireayä mokri]

Eltur tìtxen si, irayo.

[Plumps]

Also, after the little radio play he wrote:

Sìlpey oe, 'awa trr tsìyevun oe ne Toitsyìlantì [??--how have you been adapting Deutschland into Na'vi?] ziva'u fte ultxa sivi ayngahu nìwotx.

and liked our suggestion of Toitslan (TO.i.tslan) for Germany.

I like Toitslan. Perfect. Please continue to use it.

I thought it was Toìtslan with Ì...

I think, we did use the form with ì within the Community in the beginning, but since this blog post I always used toitsye rather than *toìtsye

[Ftxavanga Txe′lan]

Great ma Plumps, thank you.

I think, we did use the form with ì within the Community in the beginning, but since this blog post I always used toitsye rather than *toìtsye

Good to know as well!

[wm.annis]

I have a feeling this tells you something that went right over my head. Does it have something to do with how the do-er is carried over to the next clause?

Close.  Not the do-er, the topical.