Ordinals & nume

[Tirea Aean]

Lì'fyari 'nume', oeng set zene nivume nìmun!

Not sure if you meant:

Lì'uri alu nume, ayoeng set zene nivume nìmun!
Now we must learn the word 'nume' again!

srane, zene... but I'm already used to the change. I think.

I never thought of alu being needed there. Good catch! I still don't really understand that word.

alu is famous for appositives. When you want to elaborate on a phrase or noun, or explain it, while speaking. You'll see alu when stuff like this is being said:

My brother, Txewì, {did this and that and the other}
The word, alu, is kinda confusing
That sentence, the one you just said, needs the word, alu. (<- this sentence would have it twice)

Hope that helps?

The use of lì'fya was a mistake from trying hard to use vocabulary without looking it up to confirm what I thought

ah. Happens to me every now and then, too. No worries.

In any case, I am looking forward to meeting you in person in a few weeks, and maybe even learning something from you

Ah yes! I look forward to meeting you too, and everyone else. Let it be KNOWN that I WILL be speaking as much Na'vi as possible. HRH Pawl or whoever is probably gonna be tired of interpreting me. I hope to teach much, too. Even if little subtle things.