Many Earths....

Started by omängum fra'uti, March 12, 2010, 04:33:54 PM

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omängum fra'uti

Something that has been bugging me for awhile is the phonology of 'Rrta...  Specifically, it can't validly lenit under the rules of Na'vi phonology.  So I emailed Frommer with my question.

The short answer is that words that begin with 'rr or 'll don't lenit.  So many Earths would be ay'Rrta with no short plural.  At Earth would be ro 'Rrta, etc.

The impression I got was that he wasn't 100% happy with this as an answer, but it's not without precedent in other languages.  At this point it seems like he doesn't think he's likely to go the alternate route and relax the phonology rules on liquids (Since ayRrta and ro Rrta are perfectly easy to pronounce).
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
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NeotrekkerZ

Interesting, been wondering about other lenition exceptions ever since ayu. 
Rìk oe lu hufwemì, nìn fya'ot a oe tswayon!

omängum fra'uti

Do we have an actual answer on ayu?  Been wondering that myself...  As well as how plurals and demonstrative prefixes get combined.  I've seen several different combinations.
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
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NeotrekkerZ

I saw this
QuoteNo, *u "things" would be too likely to cause confusion, even among the Na'vi. In practice, only the long plural ayu is used.
from here

Rìk oe lu hufwemì, nìn fya'ot a oe tswayon!

omängum fra'uti

Ohhhh, I missed the update to the original message.
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
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