Tìkxey

[Kekerusey]

In Na'vi "tìkxey" means "wrongness" or "mistakenness" but I want to say "I was wrong" ... how do I change it ("tìkxey") to make it mean that? It doesn't seem like a tense or mood modification.

Keke

[Hawnuyu atxen]

Kaltxì!

Since we know that "i'm right" is "oeru tìyawr lu", i'd say that "i was wrong" should be "oeru tìyawr ke lamu".

[kewnya txamew'itan]

Actually, we also have the phrase tìkxey ngaru (lu) so I was wrong would follow that and be oeru tìkxey (lamu).

[Kekerusey]

Since we know that "i'm right" is "oeru tìyawr lu", i'd say that "i was wrong" should be "oeru tìyawr ke lamu".

Thanks, I adpated that to use "tìkxey" (not negated) and curiously ...

Actually, we also have the phrase tìkxey ngaru (lu) so I was wrong would follow that and be oeru tìkxey (lamu).

... and ended up with exactly that ("oe-ru tìkxey l<am>u") which I posted in a reply to Tirea Aean and then saw your remark so I am pleased I seem to have gotten it right  (must be paying attention for once in my life)

Thanks guys

Keke

[omängum fra'uti]

Commonly it is used without the "lu".

Ngaru tìkxey - You're wrong
Oeru tìkxey - I'm wrong

etc

(Repeating what kemeoauniaea was indicating with (), but it probably wasn't terribly clear to those who didn't already know about it.)

[kewnya txamew'itan]

(Repeating what kemeoauniaea was indicating with (), but it probably wasn't terribly clear to those who didn't already know about it.)

I probably ought to get in the habit of specifying what I mean with the parentheses given how often I use them, irayo ma omängum.