Na'vi Vocabulary Committee

[Nìwotxkrr Tìyawn]

The anticipation is killing me! I took nearly 2 weeks to experiment and refine a word I believe to be perfect. (I didn't spend hours a day on it but a fair amount of time each day, I'm not that insane... yet..) 

[wm.annis]

Is the list of syllables already avaiable?

I happen to have a list handy...

(See attached.)

[Txur’Itan]

Is the list of syllables already avaiable?

I happen to have a list handy...

(See attached.)

fngewng!

[Tirea Aean]

Is the list of syllables already avaiable?

I happen to have a list handy...

(See attached.)

fngewng!

fkxopx!

this is EPIC.

[Prrton]

Cluster and eject safely out there, now, ya' hear?

[Amaya]

Is the list of syllables already avaiable?

I happen to have a list handy...

(See attached.)

Irayo, Thank you, Merci, Arigatou gozaimasu, Go raibh maith agat, Dua Netjer en ek, Danke, and any other way I can think of to say the words! 

I have needed something like this for ages, although not for the noble reason you present it to us...  Being a fanfic author I find myself in constant need of names that obey the rules of Na'vi word construction (even if it's highly probable that most of the names I end up making won't be true na'vi words at least they'll obey the rules!)

[Prrton]

Is the list of syllables already avaiable?

I happen to have a list handy...

(See attached.)

Irayo, Thank you, Merci, Arigatou gozaimasu, Go raibh maith agat, Dua Netjer en ek, Danke, and any other way I can think of to say the words!  

I have needed something like this for ages, although not for the noble reason you present it to us...  Being a fanfic author I find myself in constant need of names that obey the rules of Na'vi word construction (even if it's highly probable that most of the names I end up making won't be true na'vi words at least they'll obey the rules!)

Might I suggest beginning with these LEGAL NAMES that were created by K. Pawl as a good place to start?

 

Also keep in mind that MOST Na'vi given names (that we know) are two syllables. Eytukan is an exception. Neytiri is also an exception.

[Amaya]

XD oh the legal names are useful but for the purposes of my fanfic I have far more names than that will cover, so...

[Prrton]

XD oh the legal names are useful but for the purposes of my fanfic I have far more names than that will cover, so...

Sounds pretty epic. 

[`Eylan Ayfalulukanä]

Txantsan nìwotx, ma Wm Annis. Thank you for posting this. Just paging through this amazing lists generated lots of ideas!

[Ikran Ahiyìk]

Create a number (let say 1,000) of names and surnames (tribe names) for people to pick and use..?






I can do this

[Amaya]

XD oh the legal names are useful but for the purposes of my fanfic I have far more names than that will cover, so...

Sounds pretty epic. 

I find that a story becomes more immersive if you have plenty of tertiary and quartinary characters, people who we might see only once or twice, but have names and thus the ability to become a part of the fabric of the story in a more real way than if you only discuss and name the main and secondary characters.

It means I have long lists of names and who they are and how they're connected to other characters, but I find it worth the effort to create a fully immersive story.

[Kì'eyawn]

I find that a story becomes more immersive if you have plenty of tertiary and quartinary characters, people who we might see only once or twice, but have names and thus the ability to become a part of the fabric of the story in a more real way than if you only discuss and name the main and secondary characters.

Mllteie oe.  It's fun to think up detailed and expansive backstories for characters, even if they never make it into the story.  The hard part is willing yourself to leave some of those details out 

[Amaya]

I find that a story becomes more immersive if you have plenty of tertiary and quartinary characters, people who we might see only once or twice, but have names and thus the ability to become a part of the fabric of the story in a more real way than if you only discuss and name the main and secondary characters.

Mllteie oe.  It's fun to think up detailed and expansive backstories for characters, even if they never make it into the story.  The hard part is willing yourself to leave some of those details out 

Indeed    That might have quite a bit to do with the reason my fic is presently close to 250,000 words and I still have ten (or so) chapters (probably about 10,000 words average each) to go...

In any case, back to the proper topic, although I don't feel compitent enough in the area of linguistics to posit new words, I'm greatly looking forward to an expansion of vocabulary, since using the proper words for things adds greatly to the "flavour" of my writing.

[Kamean]

Ma wm.annis! Ngari irayo seiyi oe teri "syllables list"iri. This is epic!

fkxìpx

[Ikran Ahiyìk]

Which 6 combinations are missing...

[Prrton]

Which 6 combinations are missing...

K. Pawl had checked and blessed the list, so whatever they are, they're just going to be missing it would seem.

Maybe:

  frrr, flll, srrr, slll, tsrrr, tslll ??

It's just my guess. Those are easy to overlook doing calculations.

[Ikran Ahiyìk]

Hmm.. definately, and

  rrr, lll

8 not 6.. 8690 not 8698 or 8692

[Ataeghane]

rrr, lll - aren't these illegal?

BTW, tsmo' is my favourite.

[Ikran Ahiyìk]

I like slek ..