Infix positions

Started by Le'eylan, February 14, 2011, 07:43:13 AM

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Le'eylan

Do we have all infix positions for all verbs somewhere?
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Ikran Ahiyìk

Some mid-dots in IPA of the dictionary.. or something missed?
Plltxe nìhiyìk na ikran... oe fmeri sìltsan nì'ul slivu, ngaytxoa...


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Le'eylan

Well now I feel like a complete skxawng.. ehehe  :P
Thank you
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Plumps

If you want it, I have compiled a document with all verbs and their known infix positions ... it's in the editing process right now but I can give it to you.

Le'eylan

Quote from: Plumps on February 14, 2011, 08:35:01 AM
If you want it, I have compiled a document with all verbs and their known infix positions ... it's in the editing process right now but I can give it to you.
Yes please :)
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Ikran Ahiyìk

"The Concise Na'vi Dictionary" is quite useful for finding like this ;)
Plltxe nìhiyìk na ikran... oe fmeri sìltsan nì'ul slivu, ngaytxoa...


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Plumps

Quote from: Le'eylan on February 14, 2011, 08:48:43 AM
Quote from: Plumps on February 14, 2011, 08:35:01 AM
If you want it, I have compiled a document with all verbs and their known infix positions ... it's in the editing process right now but I can give it to you.
Yes please :)

All of the explanations and translations are in German, but I think you'll enjoy that too ;)

Nyx

Really useful document, I'll be taking it now, irayo :D

Le'eylan

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Blue Elf

I'd like to ask: how many infixes can be used in one verb? I thought that three is maximum as we have three infix positions, but some interesting examples exist (I count <arm> or <ìsy> as single infix):
Oel pot tsp<ìm><ìy>ang - 2 infixes at first position
Oe t<äp><eyk><ìy>erk<äng>up nìnäk - 2 infixes at prefirst position (too strange for me to translate, not even sure if it is correct)

Oe lu skxawng skxakep. Slä oe nerume mi.
"Oe tasyätxaw ulte koren za'u oehu" (Limonádový Joe)


Plumps

Quote from: Blue Elf on March 11, 2011, 04:34:47 PM
Oel pot tsp<ìm><ìy>ang - 2 infixes at first position
That was deemed as an error (at the Workshop in October) – it should not have been constructed this way since tense infixes cannot proceed each other

The case with ‹äp› and ‹eyk› are a bit different. They can come after another as ‹äpeyk›

Quote from: Blue Elf on March 11, 2011, 04:34:47 PM
Oe t<äp><eyk><ìy>erk<äng>up nìnäk - 2 infixes at prefirst position (too strange for me to translate, not even sure if it is correct)
That's something like, "I am going to cause myself to die by way of drinking (and feel bad about it)"

The canon example even had the combination ‹ìyev› in it to make it longer.
So, to answer your question, in this construct it should be possible to put 4 'separate' infixes in one verb.

Blue Elf

Irayo, ma Plumps, oe lu nì'it kanu nì'ul nìmun :)
Oe lu skxawng skxakep. Slä oe nerume mi.
"Oe tasyätxaw ulte koren za'u oehu" (Limonádový Joe)


Mesireatu

Kaltxì ma frapo!  :)
Oel kameie ayngati! One tip I learned. Look at the word from the back and locate the first wovel, in front of that you put the 2nd infix, look for the second wovel from the end, you put 0-infix and 1-infix there.
For example k-am-e, then it is k<0-infix><1-infix>am<2-infix>e
For words like i-l, then it's i<0-infix><1-infix><2-infix>l
PLEASE NOTE!! There are some (very few, but anyway) words that don't act like this rule!! :( So, look in the dictionary to be sure where to put the infixes. But, it's a good beginner's rule.  Good luck! Eywa ayngahuu! Kìyevame Il Sogno Viandante
Varför minns jag alla dåliga vitsar, men glömmer alla infix i Na'vi?? ???
Why do I remember all bad jokes, but forget all the infixes in Na'vi?? :-[

Jag älskar dig, Sara L!!
Nga yawne lu oer, Sara L!!

Tirea Aean

#13
yet another [two-year] old thread revived. ::) ;D

Well, I have an even better method, that works every single time. It was on my blog. Check out the bottom of Lesson 2 of my lessons blog:

http://tirea.learnnavi.org/posts/2013-03-09-two.html

EDIT: O. I see! You've whipped up a little something so you can  do it without looking in the dictionary. ah ok. yeh, that's pretty much it. But I generally look at words like this:

Quote from: http://forum.learnnavi.org/prefixes-infixes-and-suffixes/easy-guide-to-navi-prefixes-infixes-and-suffixes-ii/
verb infix positions:
t<0><1>ar<2>on (two syllable regular)
<0><1>om<2>um (two syllable starts with vowel)
srung s<0><1><2>i (si verb)
yomt<0><1><2>ìng (compound, head last)
n<0><1><2>ewomum (compound, head first)

if that makes sense. If not, I can explain further. :)