Pelì’u poltxe nga?

Ataeghane · July 29, 2010, 02:48:32 PM

That's the translation of "What did you say?" That I've found here: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Na'vi/Questions (Wh-questions section).
However, I've always though "plltxe" is transitive, so why not: "Pelì'ut poltxe ngal?" Is there mistake on a Wiki? Or am I wrong?

wm.annis · July 29, 2010, 02:58:12 PM

Quote from: Ataeghane on July 29, 2010, 02:48:32 PM
However, I've always though "plltxe" is transitive, so why not: "Pelì'ut poltxe ngal?" Is there mistake on a Wiki? Or am I wrong?

No, I think you're right here. Using plltxe that way seems to require taking it as a transitive.

The next question is, is that idiomatic Na'vi? This we don't know.

Ataeghane · July 29, 2010, 03:29:00 PM

There are not many idioms in Na'vi, as far as I know. If Karyu Pawl hasn't said anything 'bout this one, I don't think we should think of it as one of them.
BTW, I'm quite interested who's writting articles on Wiki. Don't you know?

Tsamsiyu92 · July 29, 2010, 05:08:50 PM

Maybe it's idiomatic, but to stay on the safe side, use the case marking, it won't be (technically) wrong either if the other sentence turns out to be correct.

wm.annis · July 29, 2010, 06:28:34 PM

Quote from: Ataeghane on July 29, 2010, 03:29:00 PM
There are not many idioms in Na'vi, as far as I know. If Karyu Pawl hasn't said anything 'bout this one, I don't think we should think of it as one of them.

By "idiomatic" I don't mean idioms per se, I mean, is it the usual way Na'vi expresses that.