Na'vi Proverbs

[Vawmataw]

(Aylì'fyavi sawtuteru)

Fpivìl nìno: Rä'ä tivaron yerikit a stayi.
Think thoroughly: Don't hunt an angry hexapede.

Rä'ä fpivìl aysìngäzìkteri mawfwa ngal tolaron yerikit asyen.
Don't think about the problems after you hunted the last hexapede.

Edit: Second proverb corrected.

[Tìtstewan]

What about mawfwa?
Rä'ä fpivìl aysìngäzìkteri mawfwa ngal tolaron yerikit asyen.

[Vawmataw]

What about mawfwa?
Rä'ä fpivìl aysìngäzìkteri mawfwa ngal tolaron yerikit asyen.

It works well.
(As for the green t, don't worry. It was my mistake.)

[Tìtstewan]

What about mawfwa? Rä'ä fpivìl aysìngäzìkteri mawfwa ngal tolaron yerikit asyen. It works well. (As for the green t, don't worry. It was my mistake.)

I see what you and I did there. I just copy-paste that sentence and added mawfwa Note to me, don't simply copy-past sentences.

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Trr amip, krr amip ulte fko tsun nivume frakrr tsakrrmì.
New day, new time and one can learn always in that time.

[Vawmataw]

Fìlì'fyavi lu ngay.

[`Eylan Ayfalulukanä]

Perhaps not idiomatic enough:

Kemìri ngeyä, kumteri fpìl!

[Vawmataw]

Aysmuk zenke wivem ki srung si fìtsap.
Siblings must not fight, they must help each other.

[Tirea Aean]

Aysmuk zenke wivem ki srung si fìtsap.
Siblings must not fight, they must help each other.

I like this.

Perhaps not idiomatic enough:

Kemìri ngeyä, kumteri fpìl!

Just as short and concise and direct as the one I proposed earlier. Not idiomatic or Pandoran enough for Vawmataw's preferences, but nevertheless, I believe it still serves well as a wise proverb.

[Vawmataw]

Aysmuk zenke wivem ki srung si fìtsap.
Siblings must not fight, they must help each other.

I like this.

Thanks!

Not idiomatic or Pandoran enough for Vawmataw's preferences

I thought it was better than telling the lesson directly. I wanted to use an other way to express what I wanted to say.

[Tirea Aean]

Nothing wrong with a challenge to be more creative and come up with something more unique and less literal

[Vawmataw]

Nothing wrong with a challenge to be more creative and come up with something more unique and less literal

Mllte oe ngahu.

[Tìtstewan]

Fkip sanhì, eana tìranyul apxa tawä a nrr nìlor mì sìvawm, tsere'a awngat fratxon.
Up between the stars, the big blue sky wanderer which glows beautifully in the darkness, is watching us all night.

[Vawmataw]

Fkip sanhì, eana tìranyu apxa tawä a nrr nìlor mì sìvawm, terìng nari awngaru fratxon.
Up between the stars, the big blue sky wanderer which glows beautifully in the darkness, is watching us all night.

Fìlì'fyavi lu lor.

May I suggest these changes? If the blue sky wanderer is watching us all night, tse'a (see) is not the right verb. 

[`Eylan Ayfalulukanä]

Polyphemus dominates so much of the Pandoran sky that I doubt the term 'sky wanderer' is appropriate or applicable. I'm sure there is a word for it, but that is very likely Cameronian territory. In the meantime, how would you describe it?

[Vawmataw]

The chief of the sky? I will let Tìtstewan speak.

[Vawmataw]

Kawkrr rä'ä pänutìving, tsakem sivi.
Never promise, do it.
(The proverb politicians should follow)

[Tìtstewan]

Polyphemus dominates so much of the Pandoran sky that I doubt the term 'sky wanderer' is appropriate or applicable. I'm sure there is a word for it, but that is very likely Cameronian territory. In the meantime, how would you describe it?

There was a discussion about the Na'vi name of Polypemus, and we don't know the name for it nor how appropriate that descripion is as we have no idea what role Polypemus has to the Na'vi. So we have to describe Polypemus in a easy - for forum smuk - understandable way.
(please continue discussions about Polypemus' Na'vi name there)

[Blue Elf]

Fkip sanhì, eana tìranyul apxa tawä a nrr nìlor mì sìvawm, tsere'a awngat fratxon.
Up between the stars, the big blue sky wanderer which glows beautifully in the darkness, is watching us all night.

IMO Polyphemus is described well, just in too long way, I would drop either apxa or tawä and whole "a nrr ..." part

[Tìtstewan]

Shortened:
Fkip sanhì, eana tìranyul tawä apxa tsere'a awngat fratxon.
Up between the stars, the big blue sky wanderer is watching us all night.

[Tirea Aean]

I'm not sure tse'a is the right verb for watch. Considering tse'a is vtr. -control. Watch would be vtr. +control

Spoiler: senses chart from Na'viteri

	VTR −control	VTR +control	VIN +control	N sensation	N ability
sight	tse'a 'see'	nìn 'look at'	tìng nari 'look'	'ur 'sight, look, appearance'	tse'atswo 'sight, vision'
hearing	stawm 'hear'	yune 'listen to'	tìng mikyun 'listen'	pam 'sound'	stawmtswo 'hearing'
smell	hefi 'smell'	syam 'smell'	tìng ontu 'smell'	fahew 'smell'	hefitswo 'sense of smell'
taste	ewku 'taste'	may' 'taste'	tìng ftxì 'taste'	sur 'taste, flavor'	ewktswo 'sense of taste'
touch	zìm 'feel'	'ampi 'touch'	tìng zekwä 'feel'	zir 'feel, texture'	zìmtswo 'sense of touch'

I'm still at a loss of which word is the best for watch.

All of the sight words are tse'a, nin, and tìng nari. It would have to be one of the +control ones though, considering to watch is a deliberate act.
EDIT: I'll probably go with nìn.