Na'vi spoken dialog

Started by Ftiafpi, January 03, 2010, 07:13:35 PM

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Ftiafpi

Here's the current completed collection of dialog:

To download the current full spoken Na'vi collection click here: http://www.archive.org/download/NaviWords/SpokenNavi.zip

Also, I've created a Na'vi only version of the words (no English) which can be downloaded here: http://www.archive.org/download/NaviWordsnoEnglish/SpokennavinaviOnly.zip

You can also access individual words using the page (useful if you want to make a link to just a single word):
http://www.archive.org/details/NaviWordsnoEnglish

(I had to use the code command on the link because for some reason the forum keeps auto correcting it to a different URL)

New batches of dialog will be posted in this thread for pronunciation review. You may use these files for whatever you wish, just please give credit to Ftiafpi (Ian Riley).

Original Post:

So, I want something Na'vi related to listen to on my 50 minute car ride to and from work. I figured other people would want some too and I figured having every Na'vi word in a spoken dialog form would be very useful.

So, my plan is to record a small selection of words, saying first the English word, then the Na'vi word, and record each one in a separate mp3 file. I would then host these somewhere online for you guys to peer review the pronunciation and then, once reviewed, I would post these somewhere, like to the talknavi site or somewhere on here.

This way, people could load these onto an mp3 player and just listen to them on random. They could see the spelling too since I would put the Na'vi word into the title with the English word in the artist.

Obviously this is a huge undertaking so I wouldn't be able to do it without a lot of cross checking and probably a few more dialog recorders.

Thoughts?

damp

kaltxí ngaru lu fpom srak?

Tìng Eywatikìte'e

Oh, this is something I want more then anything!
Oeri lu Eywayä 'eveng


Ftiafpi

Quote from: Tìng Eywatikìte'e on January 03, 2010, 09:01:57 PM
Oh, this is something I want more then anything!

More than a red ryder bb gun? :P

Alright then, I'll get right on it.

ANiceSunset

I think this will be very useful since most of the "projects" designed to help require the computer and reading the flashcards 'n stuff.

Listening to some dialog/pronounciation/vocabulary, I find will be very useful since we can take it on the go.

I'll be patiently waiting for your results.

Irayo!
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Maweya tirea

This is a great idea! Can't wait!  :)
God síltsan lu!!!!!

Numeie

Quote from: Ftiafpi on January 03, 2010, 07:13:35 PM
Obviously this is a huge undertaking
If someone's feeling really ambitious they could go one step further and make a voice for the Festival speech synthesiser. If done well that would be absolutely awesome, and worth paying money for.
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Ftiafpi

Quote from: Numeie on January 04, 2010, 06:38:27 AM
Quote from: Ftiafpi on January 03, 2010, 07:13:35 PM
Obviously this is a huge undertaking
If someone's feeling really ambitious they could go one step further and make a voice for the Festival speech synthesiser. If done well that would be absolutely awesome, and worth paying money for.

Not really sure what that is but, yes, that is one idea I had where someone could take this collection of mp3's and use them in a Na'vi speech synthesizer.

Yeya Swizaw

Yeah, this would really help :)
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Ftiafpi

#9
Here is the first batch of spoken Na'vi words in zip form for download. Please review these words for correct pronunciation.

http://www.archive.org/download/NaviWords/NaviWords_vbr_mp3.zip

List of words in batch 1:


  • 'ampi
  • apxa
  • eltu si
  • fkeu
  • hapxì
  • irayo
  • kaltxì
  • krr
  • kxanì
  • lahe
  • makto
  • munge
  • muntxa
  • na
  • Na'vi
  • olo'eyktan
  • pxay
  • rutxe
  • skxawng
  • sìlronsem
  • tìrol
  • txìng

Nume fpi sänume


Ftiafpi

So, after listening to these myself, it seems like it would be more useful to put the English word after the Na'vi word. Would you guys like this better or do you prefer it this way, or do you think I should do both before and after.

Nume fpi sänume

I think the before and after would be optimal, but if you don't have the time for that, English first. Since it gives us an English word we already know to link it to.

damp

kaltxí ngaru lu fpom srak?

Ftiafpi

soooo, any pronunciation errors?

Maweya tirea

Not any that I know. Amazing! Irayo! ;D
God síltsan lu!!!!!

Eyaye Tskxe

Quote from: Ftiafpi on January 04, 2010, 11:45:04 PM
So, after listening to these myself, it seems like it would be more useful to put the English word after the Na'vi word. Would you guys like this better or do you prefer it this way, or do you think I should do both before and after.

Personally, I would prefer the english word first, the Na'vi word, then a 3-5 second pause. That way, there's a little timefor the listener to repeat the Na'vi word before the next track starts. It also keeps the meanings from starting to blend together. I don't know if you're recording these all at once then splitting the long recording into the individual mp3s, or if you are recording them one at a time, but either way, a few seconds of silence after would be nice.

Even if you don't, this is very helpful in pronunciation, and easy to access (Pop them on the iPod, and you're ready to go). Keep up the good work! :)

Tìreyway Atantau

So awesome! Irayo! It definitely helps to hear them said. :)

ANiceSunset

This is really helpful.

Irayo!

I'll be patiently waiting for the second batch/bundle to download!
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Ftiafpi

Quote from: Eyaye Tskxe on January 05, 2010, 03:49:33 PM
Personally, I would prefer the english word first, the Na'vi word, then a 3-5 second pause. That way, there's a little timefor the listener to repeat the Na'vi word before the next track starts. It also keeps the meanings from starting to blend together. I don't know if you're recording these all at once then splitting the long recording into the individual mp3s, or if you are recording them one at a time, but either way, a few seconds of silence after would be nice.

Even if you don't, this is very helpful in pronunciation, and easy to access (Pop them on the iPod, and you're ready to go). Keep up the good work! :)

Good idea, I was listening to them today and it was really hard to pick them apart.

I think I'll change these so it's English, Na'vi, English, 5 second pause.