ABC Focuses on Constructed Languages in SF (by way of Na'vi)

Started by wm.annis, December 21, 2009, 08:14:47 PM

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wm.annis

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http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9369560

Cameron speaks some Na'vi!  They interview Fromer, including an explanation of the ejectives.  Includes one of my fave scenes of all film history — getting smacked during a language lesson.

wisnij

I highly recommend listening to this clip, if only to hear Frommer pronounce the ejectives in a fluid sentence.  And then you should practice them, over and over.  ;D
Wé cildra biddaþ þé, éalá láréow, þæt þú taéce ús sprecan rihte, forþám ungelaérede wé sindon, and gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ.

TrueJournals

Actually, this clip really gave me a good idea of how to pronounce the ejectives, being a native English speaker.

Plus... now I know how to correctly pronounce skxawng, and I can, therefore, insult people in a language they don't understand!  Life is good!

Tirealì'u

Fantastic clip. It was good to hear the language spoken good and clearly - and even with some explanation. Great find!

Tsmukan Ikranä

excellent i never knew how to make the poping sound till this clip, AWESOME!!
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Tirekameyu

Yeah, this is a great clip for that reason. I bet Paul Frommer is psyched that already his language is getting the coverage that it is. Who knows, maybe the translation for Hamlet will come right from this forum...
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Zalorticus

I found this very helpful. The popping never made any sense.
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Seniver

Very helpful, best official example so far! (other than the film itself, heh)

Ptxèrra

to bad it leaks (thats becouse of my beast (my pc, the sound it gives looks like a hell of a beast) but he's old an cant handel HD and sometimes normal vid)
Oel ayngati kameie i was there

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Anyone know is the Na'vi phrases/sentences in this clip already loaded on TalkNavi.com? Just wanna save myself the effort before I make sound bites of them all. Thanks.

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