Na'vi Proverbs

[Blue Elf]

I doubt about the correctness of fì'u, because things can't happen but instead actions and events.

Perhaps you can just drop fì'u? There is also no fì'u in the first part

change it to fìkem (fìtìlen is also possible, but two lens are strange....  fìtìlen lolen )

[Vawmataw]

Great! But why did no one correct it in the game?

[Wllìm]

Great! But why did no one correct it in the game?

Oeri, because I didn't notice it

[Vawmataw]

Great! But why did no one correct it in the game?

Oeri, because I didn't notice it

It's ok.

Oeri

I think you can say:

• As for me
• Concerning me

It might not always work, but it should work in many sentences.

[Vawmataw]

More or less litteral:
Txo nga nivew kivä nìwin, ha kä nì'awtu. Txo nga nivew kivä tsengne a lìm, ha kä 'awsiteng.

By meaning:
Fko a nivew sivop nìwin kä nì'awtu. Fko a nivew sivop tsengne a lìm kä sutehu/'awsiteng.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

[Wllìm]

That's a good one I wonder how you come up with all those ideas for proverbs, maybe I'm just not creative enough 

I think you can shorten it a bit by using alìm...
Fko a new sivop nìwin, kä nì'awtu. Fko a new sivop alìm, kä sutehu/'awsiteng.

[Blue Elf]

More or less litteral:
Txo nga nivew kivä nìwin, ha kä nì'awtu. Txo nga nivew kivä tsengne a lìm, ha kä 'awsiteng.

that ha doesn't fit there, simply remove it...

By meaning:
Fko a nivew sivop nìwin kä nì'awtu. Fko a nivew sivop tsengne a lìm kä sutehu 'awsiteng.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

I'd also use eylanhu on place sutehu. IMHO 'awsiteng alone gives no sense, ...eylanhu 'awsiteng is fine.

[Vawmataw]

Irayo ma mesmukan.


To aysäplltxevi ley nì'ul fwa leykatem tìfkeytokit.
Fwa leykatem tìfkeytokit ley nì'ul to aysäplltxevi.
Changing the situation is worth more than only commenting.

[Blue Elf]

Irayo ma mesmukan.


To aysäplltxevi ley nì'ul fwa leykatem tìfkeytokit.
Fwa leykatem tìfkeytokit ley nì'ul to aysäplltxevi.
Changing the situation is worth more than only commenting.

When to is used, nì'ul is out of game - it can be used only without comparison:
- Oe lu koak. -> I'm old
- Slä oelu koak nì'ul. -> But I'm older
but:
- Oe lu koak to nga. -> I'm older than you

So: Fwa leykatem tìfkeytokit ley to fwa plltxe nì'aw -> Changing situation is more worth than just speaking.
Or shorter:
Kem to säplltxevi ley -> Action is more worth than comment; action counts more than comment

[Vawmataw]

ooh ok.
I like the shortend version.

[Vawmataw]

Tìrey ke lu yol, ayoengit 'eykìn nìhawng tìkangkemìl.
Life is not short, work makes us be too occupied.

[Blue Elf]

Tìrey ke lu yol, ayoengit 'eykìn nìhawng tìkangkemìl.
Life is not short, work makes us be too occupied.

Quite interesting, what is intended meaning? I'd say (not my own creation, it comes from some advertisement):

Tìrey lu yol nìhawng fte fe'a tìkangkem sivi.
Life's too short to do bad job.

[Vawmataw]

There's plenty of time in our lives, we just use most of that for work and things we need to do.

Tìreyur lu pxaya krr, fìkrrit fkol sar fte lekina ayhem sivi.

[Blue Elf]

There's plenty of time in our lives, we just use most of that for work and things we need to do.

Tìreyur lu pxaya krr, fìkrrit fkol sar fte lekina ayhem sivi.

So something like: Life is long enough to do useful and necessary things (actions).
Well, that's true, maybe we can mix them together:

Tìrey lu txan nìtam fte lekina tìkangkem sivi, slä yol nìhawng fte fe'a tìkangkem sivi.

[Vawmataw]

Life is long enough to do useful and necessary things (actions).

Actually, it's a response to the people who say Life is too short; we must enjoy it.

[Vawmataw]

Fwa hahaw lu sìltsan taluna fkol tswa' aysìngäzìkit vaykrr rewon.

Hahaw, tswa' swawo.
Sleep, forget for a moment.

[Tirea Aean]

Fwa hahaw lu sìltsan taluna fkol tswa' aysìngäzìkit vaykrr rewon.

Hahaw, tswa' swawo.
Sleep, forget for a moment.

Txantsan!

Oe new fìkem sivi.

Slä lu säfpìl asìltsan nìngay srak?

[Vawmataw]

Slä lu säfpìl asìltsan nìngay srak?

Srane srak?


Kea sngum.
Kea tìngäzìk ke lu.
Hakuna matata.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuna_matata

[Blue Elf]

Not my invention, but true words:

Hemit a sayi awnga mì sìrey awngafpi nì'aw awngal munge nemfa *kllyemtseng.
Hem a sayi awnga mì sìrey lahea sutefpi 'ì'awn fìtsenge tì'i'avay.

What we'll do in life only for us we'll take into grave with us.
What we'll do in life for others remains here forever.

lit: Actions which we'll do for us only we'll take into grave (kllyemtseng sounds like cemetery, so better word is needed).
Actions which we'll do for other people remain here until the end.

I don't like 3 "awnga" in first part, but have no idea how to avoid it - without them sentence looks unclear.

[Vawmataw]

I prefer this one:

Hem a sayi awnga mì sìrey lahea sutefpi 'ì'awn fìtsenge tì'i'avay.