I See You: Na'vi translation

Started by Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan, January 12, 2010, 12:49:27 PM

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Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan

I'm currently working on a Na'vi translation of the Avatar theme song. There's a lot to do and as I'm just a beginner, I'm sure there's a lot of errors in it. Anyway, I'd like to have your opinions about a little issue there is before I can release anything.

What is the best way to translate the words that doesn't exist in Na'vi yet? Should I create them using my best guess from the dictionary, should we vote for them in the forum or should I just wait until we have a bigger vocabulary and finish the translation at that time?

Some of them include: breathing, birth, anymore and shine.

EDIT: The file is available in one of my posts down there....
Fìtsenge kifkey nìswey livu txo ayoe nìNa'vi perlltxeie. Ngal 'awstengyem olo'it fpi tskxekeng.

kintìomum

I think yuo can find a lot of words -or close translations- with the help of the other forum users (thinking about the "I'll go and take a shower"-translation in the german part... it was quite interesting to see the development of an adequate representation for shower).

I'll set my grey matter on this. Perhaps I can come up with some solutions.
kintìomum : curiosity (lit.: need knowledge)

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Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan

Thanks for the help! If you want, I can attach my actual work.
Fìtsenge kifkey nìswey livu txo ayoe nìNa'vi perlltxeie. Ngal 'awstengyem olo'it fpi tskxekeng.

Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan

I've decided to post it as a pdf so every one can read it. Not sure about the grammar though... I'd love if some one could correct me  :)
Fìtsenge kifkey nìswey livu txo ayoe nìNa'vi perlltxeie. Ngal 'awstengyem olo'it fpi tskxekeng.

kintìomum

Downloaded, will see through it tomorrow.
(And ask others for help when (hrr, more as soon as) I'm unsure)
kintìomum : curiosity (lit.: need knowledge)

"You don't dream in cryo" they say. Good! Imagine a 6-year-nightmare!

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Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan

I see that many people downloaded the file. That's nice but as I said, it is a draft. I'd like to have your opinion and would like it very much if an experimented Na'vi speaker could give a hand.
Fìtsenge kifkey nìswey livu txo ayoe nìNa'vi perlltxeie. Ngal 'awstengyem olo'it fpi tskxekeng.

Mirri

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