N A’ VI - E NGLISH D ICTIONARY v. 10.

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Compiled by Taronyu (Richard Littauer)
www.LearnNavi.org

Last updated: May 17th , 2010

This is the definitive dictionary for Na’vi, the language created by Dr. Paul Frommer for
the film Avatar. The words within come directly from, or are derived from, Frommer. Thanks
are certainly to be given to the following people for their monumental efforts: Dr. Frommer,
Karyu Amawey, all the people in the change log, and everyone on IRC, Skype, and the Learn
Na’vi site.
Where appropriate, extra notes have been included for the entries below. Compound non-
inflected words and loan words from English have been noted.The traditional Na’vi transcrip-
tion in use by Frommer has been maintained throughout: the IPA transcription is given as
well. Some lenited words have been included if in the official corpus. Some inflected words
are included here, if their inclusion is deemed particularly useful. I have on several occasions
derived non-attested words: these are marked by a *, and are marked as root forms. Note that
adpositions are free if before their modifier, but are bound as a suffix if situated after it.
Bold indicates Na’vi word. Italics indicate English definition." indicates where Frommer
has given us stress information for polysyllabic words: the following syllable is stressed. Plain
text indicates grammatical categorisation: parentheses indicate further notes. <x> represents
an infix, where t<pre-first><1>ar<2>on are the positions: I have included periods in the IPA
to mark where infixes are to be placed, as in t.ar.on - this is not standard IPA, but I deem it
useful. Proper nouns have been capitalised. Knowledge of lenition processes, including vowel
reduction and ellision, will be assumed. Note also that allomorphs, where specified, are subject
only to personal preference, and not syntactic or morphological rules. There are several useful
appendices that hold further information.

Abbreviations:

– = morpheme boundary inter. = interrogative

+ = leniting morpheme boundary lit. = literally
<> = infix morpheme n. = noun
adj. = adjective num. = number
adp. = adposition part. = particle
adv. = adverb pn. = pronoun
conj. = conjunction prop. n. = proper noun
c.w. = compound word v. = verb
dem. = demonstrative φ = illegal phonotactics
intj. = interjection

An English - Na’vi dictionary, and a Dictionary Categorised by Parts of Speech are provi-
ded, and may be helpful when searching fails. Translations are also available in Dutch, Ger-
man, Russian, Português, Hungarian, Estonian, and Polish.

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Sources
I have sourced every word as best as I could. This sourcing is placed in a subscript after the
IPA transcription, and tells where I, or the source from which I received a word, initially got
their word from Frommer. In early March, Frommer sent us a list of words which he had: these
are the definitive source now, and not the ASG. Some words are not present in this list, and so,
in order of validity, from most to least:

• PF = Frommer’s Canon (Including approved entries by: JC, Prr and RL)
• F = Frommer himself
• M = The Movie
• S = The Survival Guide main text (flora, songs, and vocab list)
• G = the Avatar Games
• C = Cameron himself (not legalised by Frommer)
• T = Taronyu
• D = Words not derived by Taronyu
• ASG = The Survival Guide main text (flora, songs, and vocab list)

The Activists Survival Guide contains a list of words, with some errors. Words not in
this list but still within the Guide are all illegal phonetically, and are to be regarded as non-
canonical. I have attached the φ character to each such word, and put them in their own sec-
tion in the appendix. However, the plant names and songs are distinctly Frommerian, and are
thus included in the dictionary proper. James Cameron himself made up many words, which
Frommer then legalised. Frommer did not legalise some pronounciation errors made during
filming: these, like oìsss, are now canon regardless. Finally, Frommer has deigned some con-
structions made by learners as good words, and so, occasionally there are extra sources, as
P RR and RL. These are to be treated as Frommerian, if included here, although not if they are
attached to words whose part of speech is root, as those have been derived.
I have edited this dictionary too many times not to assume that it will have errors. Please,
if you note any, let me know here, and I will change them. As for version number, I’ll change
the first digit when there is a big change. I’ll update .0x0 when I make a significant, but not
large change. Finally, I’ll edit the .00x number when I’ve made tiny edits. Refer to the Change
Log for explanation.
Many, many thanks are to be given to Tuiq, who took the time and had the skill to put this
dictionary into an online database, to help other translators and make the process of changing
this dictionary much easier.

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P
’ampi: ["P.amp.i] P F v. touch
’ango: ["PaNo] P F adj. soft (of a sound)
’aw: [Paw] P F num. one
’awkx: [Pawk’] P F n. cliff
’awlie: [Paw"liE] P F adv. once (in the past)
’awlo: ["Pawlo] P F adv. once
’awm: [Pawm] P F n. camp
’awpo: ["Pawpo] P F pn. one individual
’awsiteng: [Pawsi"tEN] P F adv. together (c.w.
from ’aw one and teng same, equal)
’awstengyem: [PawstEN"j.Em] P F v. join (two
things together) (c.w. from ’awsiteng toget-
her and yem put)
’awve: ["PawvE] P F adj. first
’änsyem: [Pæn"sjEm] P F adj. complete
’ärìp: ["P.äR.Ip^] P F v. move (something)
’e’al: ["PEPal] P F adj. worst
’efu: ["P.Ef.u] P F v. feel, sense, perceive
’efu ohakx: ["PEfu o"hak’] P F phrase be hungry
(c.w. from ’efu feel and ohakx hungry)
’eko: ["P.Ek.o] P F v. attack
’ekong: ["PEkoN] P F n. beat (rhythmic)
’em: [P.Em] P F v. cook
’engeng: ["PENEN] P F adj. level
–a–: [a] F adjectival attributive marker
a: [a] P F pn. which, that
alaksi: [a"laksi] P F adj. ready
alìm: [a"lIm] P F adv. far away, at a distance
apxa: [a"p’a] P F adj. large
asim: [a"sim] P F adv. nearby, at close range (c.w.
from sim near, be near)
atan: [a"tan] JC n. light
atokirina’: [atoki"RinaP^] JC n. seeds of the great
tree (c.w. from rina’ seed)
atxkxe: [at’"k’E] P F n. land
äie: [æ"iE] P F n. vision (spiritual)
äo–: ["æo] P F adp. below
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’eoio: ["PEoio] P F adj. ceremonious
’eveng: ["PEvEN] P F n. child
’evi: ["PEvi] P F n. kid (affectionate form of
’eveng child)
’ewan: ["PEwan] P F adj. young
’ewll: ["PEwl] P F n. plant
"
’eylan: ["PEjlan] P F n. friend
’eyng: [P.EjN] P F v. answer, respond
’i’a: ["P.iP.a] P F v. end, conclude
’ia: ["P.i.a] P F v. lose oneself (spiritual sense)
’it: ["Pit^] P F n. bit, a small amount
’itan: ["Pitan] JC,P F n. son
’ite: ["PitE] JC,P F n. daughter
’ì’awn: [P.I"P.awn] P F v. remain, stay
’ìheyu: [PI"hEju] P F n. spiral
’ok: [Pok^] P F n. remembrance
’ong: [P.oN] P F v. unfold, blossom
’opin: ["Popin] P F n. color, colour
’ora: ["PoRa] P F n. lake
’u: [Pu] P F n. thing (object, fact, abstraction)
’uo: ["Puo] P F pn. something
’upe: ["PupE] P F inter. what (thing) (c.w. from
’u thing and pe inter. marker)
’upxare: [Pu"p’aRE] P F n. message
au: ["au] JC n. drum (made of skin)
aungia: [a"uNia] P F n. sign, omen
awnga: [aw"Na] F pn. we derived from ayoeng
we
ayfo: [aj"fo] or ["ajfo] or [fo]] P F pn. they
aylaru: [aj"laRu] P F pn. to the others (contraction
of ay+lahe–ru)
aynga: [aj"Na] P F pn. you all, you (pl.)
ayoe: [aj"oE] P F pn. we (exclusive)
ayoeng: [aj"wEN] P F pn. we (inclusi-
ve)(ayoenga– base for suffixes)
ätxäle: [æ"t’ælE] P F n. request
ätxäle si: [æ"t’ælE s.i] M v. request
ean: ["Ean] P F adj. blue, green
ekxan: [e"k’an] P F n. barricade, obstruction
eltu: ["Eltu] P F n. brain
eltu lefngap: ["Eltu le"fNap^] P rr n. computer
eltu si: ["Eltu s.i] P F v. pay attention, quit goofing
off
emza’u: [Em"z.aP.u] P F v. pass (a test), overcome
(c.w. from em over and za’u come)
fa–: [fa] P F adp. with, by means of
fahew: [fa"hEw] P F n. smell
fay+: [faj] D prefix these (c.w. from fì this and
ay+ plural)
fayvrrtep: [fajvrtEp^] F n. these demons (c.w.
from fay this "plural and vrrtep demon)T
fäpa: ["fæpa] P F n. top
fewi: ["f.Ew.i] P F v. chase
fì–: [fI] F prefix this derived from fìpo this one
and fì’u this thing
fì’u: [fI"Pu] P F pn. this (thing)
fìfya: [fI"fja] P F adv. this way, like this
fìkem: [fI"kEm] P F pn. this (action)
fìpo: ["fIpo] P F pn. this one (person or thing)
fìtrr: [fI"tr] P F adv. today
"
fìtseng(e): [fI"ţEN(E)] P F adv. here, this place
fìtxan: [fI"t’an] P F adv. so, to such an extent (c.w.
from fì– this and txan great, much)
fìtxon: [fI"t’on] P F adv. tonight (c.w. from txon
night)
fkarut: ["fk.aR.ut^] P F v. peel
fkay: [fkaj] P F adj. hateful
fkew: [fkEw] P F adj. mighty
fkip–: [fkip^] P F adp. up among
fko: [fko] P F pn. one, it (unspecified agent)
fkxake: ["fk’.ak.E] P F v. itch
fkxen: [fk’En] P F n. vegetable (food)
flä: [fl.æ] P F v. succeed
flew: [flEw] P F n. throat
fmal: [fm.al] P F v. sustain
fmawn: [fmawn] P F n. news, something to report
fmetok: ["fm.Et.ok^] P F v. test
fmi: [fm.i] P F v. try, attempt
fne-: [fnE-] P F prefix kind, type (c.w. from fnel
kind, type)
fnel: [fnEl] P F n. kind, type
fnepe: ["fnEpE] P F inter. which kind allomorph
of pefnel
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eo–: ["Eo] P F adp. before, in front of (place)
etrìp: ["EtRIp^] P F adj. favourable, favorable,
auspicious
eyawr: [Ej"awR] P F adj. correct, right
eyk: [.Ejk^] JC,P F v. lead
eyktan: ["Ejktan] JC n. leader
Eywa ngahu: ["Ejwa "Nahu] JC,P F intj. goodbye,
Eywa (be) with you
fngap: [fNap^] P F n. metal
fnu: [fn.u] P F v. quiet, be quiet
fo: [fo] P F pn. they derived from ay+ deleted
plural leniting morpheme and po he/she
fpak: [fp.ak^] P F v. hold off, suspend action
fpe’: [fp.EP^] P F v. send
fpeio: [fpE"io] P F n. challenge (ceremonial)
fpi+: [fpI] P F adp. for the sake of, for the benefit
of
fpìl: [fp.Il] P F v. think
fpìlfya: ["fpIlfja] P F n. thought pattern, way of
thinking (c.w. from fpìl think and fya’o path)
fpom: [fpom] P F n. well-being, peace, happiness
fpomtokx: [fpom"tok’] P F n. health (physical)
(c.w. from fpom well-being and tokx body)
fpxäkìm: ["fp’.æk.Im] P F v. enter
fra’u: ["fRaPu] P F pn. everything
frakrr: ["fRakr] P F adv. always, all the time (c.w.
"
from krr time)
frapo: ["fRapo] P F pn. everyone (c.w. from po
he/she)
frato: ["fRato] P F superlative marker than all
fratrr: [fRa"tr] P F adv. daily, every day (c.w. from
trr day) "
fratseng: ["fRaţEN] P F adv. everywhere (c.w.
from tseng place)
frìp: [fr.Ip^] P F v. bite
frrfen: ["f.rf.en] P F v. visit
"
frrtu: ["frtu] P F n. guest, visitor
"
ftang: [ft.aN] P F v. stop
ftawnemkrr: [ftaw"nemkr] P F n. past (c.w.
from ft<awn>em pass" by (passive particip-
le form) and krr time)
ftär: [ftæR] P F adj. left (not right)
fte: [ftE] P F conj. so that
fteke: ["ftEkE] P F conj. so that not, lest (c.w. from
fte so that and ke not)
ftem: [ft.Em] P F v. pass by (something)
ftia: [ft.i."a] P F v. study
ftu–: [ftu] P F adp. from (direction)
ftue: ["ftuE] P F adj. easy, simple
ftxavang: ["ft’avaN] P F adj. passionate
ftxey: [ft’.Ej] P F v. choose
ftxey...fuke: [ft’Ej fu"ke] P F conj. whether....or
not
ftxì: [ft’I] P F n. tongue
ftxozä: [ft’o"zæ] P F n. celebration, happy occasion
fu: [fu] P F conj. or
furia: ["fuRia] P F conj. that (subordinate clause
marker) (c.w. from fì’uri this (topical) and a
relative clause marker)
futa: ["futa] P F conj. that (subordinate clause
marker) (c.w. from fì’u-t this (accusative) and
a that)
fwa: [fwa] P F conj. that (subordinate clause mar-
ker) (c.w. from fì’u this (nominative) and a
relative clause marker)
fwäkì: ["fwækI] P F n. mantis
fwel: [fwEl] P F adj. broken
fwew: [fw.Ew] P F v. look for, seek, search
fya’o: ["fjaPo] P F n. path, way, manner
fyape: ["fjapE] P F inter. how allomorph of pe-
fya
fyawìntxu: [fjaw.In"t’.u] P F v. guide (c.w. from
*fya path and wìntxu show)

ha: [ha] P F adv. so, in that case
hahaw: ["h.ah.aw] P F v. sleep
hangham: ["h.aNh.am] P F v. laugh
hapxì: [ha"p’I] P F n. part
hapxìtu: [ha"p’Itu] P F n. member (c.w. from
hapxì part)
hasey: [ha"sEj] P F adj. done, finished
hawl: [h.awl] P F v. prepare
hawng: [hawN] P F n. overabundance
hawnu: ["h.awn.u] P F v. protect, shelter
hewne: ["hEwnE] P F adj. soft (of an object)
heyn: [h.Ejn] P F v. sit
hiyìk: ["hijIk^] P F adj. funny, strange
hì’ang: ["hIPaN] P F n. insect (c.w. from hì’i small
and ioang animal)
hì’i: ["hIPi] P F adj. small, little (in size)
hìm: [hIm] P F adj. small (in quantity)
hìmtxampe: [hIm"t’ampE] P F inter. how much
allomorph of pìmtxan
hìmtxan: [hIm"t’an] P F n. amount
hol: [hol] P F adj. few
holpxay: [hol"p’aj] P F n. number (c.w. from hol
few and pxay many)
holpxaype: [hol"p’ajpE] P F inter. how many
(c.w. from holpxay number and pe how)
hrrap: ["hrap^] P F n. danger
hu–: [hu] "P F adp. with (accompaniment)
hufwa: [hu"fwa] P F conj. although
hufwe: [hu"fwE] P F n. wind
hum: [h.um] P F v. leave, depart

i’en: ["iPEn] JC n. stringed instrument ioang: [i"oaN] P F n. animal, beast

io–: ["Io] P F adp. above irayo: [i"Rajo] JC n., intj. thank you, thanks

ìlä+: ["Ilæ] or [I"læ] P F adp. by, via, following ìley: [I"lej] P F intj. war cry

ka–: [ka] P F adp. across
kakrel: [kak"REl] P F adj. blind (c.w. from rel
image, picture)
kalin: [ka"lin] P F adj. sweet
kaltxì: [kal"t’I] P F intj. hello
kame: ["k.am.E] P F v. see, see into, understand,
know (spiritual sense)
kan: [k.an] P F v. aim
kangay: [ka"Naj] P F adj. valid
kanu: ["kanu] P F adj. smart, intelligent (for a per-
son)

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kar: [k.aR] P F v. teach
karyu: ["kaRju] P F n. teacher
kato: ["kato] P F n. rhythm
kavuk: [ka"vuk^] P F n. treachery
kavuk si: [ka"vuk^ s.i] P F v. betray (c.w. from
kavuk treachery and si make)
kaw’it: [kaw"Pit^] P F adv. at all, not at all (see
ke...kaw’it not...at all)
kawkrr: ["kawkr] P F adv. never (c.w. from krr
time) " kewong: ["kEwoN] P F adj. alien
kawng: [kawN] T adj. bad, evil
kawtu: ["kawtu] P F pn. no-one
kä: [k.æ] P F v. go
kä’ärìp: [kæ"P.æR.Ip^] P F v. push (c.w. from kä
go and ’ärìp move)
kämakto: [kæ"m.akt.o] P F v. ride out (c.w. from
kä go and makto ride)
käpxì: [kæ"p’I] P F n. rear (part or section) (c.w.
from kä go and hapxì part)
käsatseng: [kæ"saţEN] P F adv. out there (c.w.
from kä go and tseng place)
ke: [kE] P F adv. not
ke–: [kE] T prefix no, not
ke’aw: [kE"Paw] P F adj. divided, torn apart,
strife-ridden (c.w. from ke not and ’aw one)
ke’u: ["kEPu] P F pn., adv. nothing, nothing at all,
not at all (c.w. from ke not and ’u thing)
kea: ["kEa] P F adj. no (before a noun)
keftxo: [kE"ft’o] P F adj., intj. unhappy, upset,
’How sad!’
kefyak: [kE"fjak^] P F part. isn’t it?, right? (c.w.
from kefya not the way and srak question
marker)
kehe: ["kEhE] P F adv. no
ke...kaw’it: [kE kaw"Pit^] P F phrase not...at all
(c.w. from ke not and kaw’it at all)
kelfpomtokx: [kEl"fpomtok’] P F adj. unhealthy
(c.w. from ke not and fpomtokx health)
kelku: ["kElku] P F n. home, house
kelku si: ["kElku s.i] P F v. live, dwell
keltsun: [kEl"ţun] P F adj. impossible (c.w. from
ke not and tsun possible)
kem: [kEm] P F n. thing (action), deed
kemlì’u: ["kEmlIPu] P F n. verb (c.w. from kem
action and lì’u word)
kempe: ["kEmpE] P F inter. what (action)
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keng: [kEN] P F adv. even
kenong: ["k.En.oN] P F v. model, represent, ex-
emplify (c.w. from ke not and nong follow
after)
kerusey: ["kERusEj] P F adj. dead (c.w. from ke
not and r<us>ey live (adj. infix))
keteng: ["kEtEN] P F adj. different (c.w. from ke
not and teng same, equal)
ketuwong: ["kEtuwoN] P F n. alien
key: [kEj] P F n. face
keye’ung: [kE"jEPuN] P F n. insanity
kifkey: [kif"fkEj] P F n. world (physical, solid)
kilvan: [kil"van] P F n. river
kin: [k.in] P F v. need
kinam: [ki"nam] P F n. leg
kinamtil: [ki"namtil] P F n. knee
kinä: ["kinæ] P F num. seven
kip–: [kip^] P F adp. among
kì’ong: [kI"PoN] P F adj. slow
kìm: [k.Im] P F v. spin
kìng: [kIN] P F n. thread
kìte’e: [kItE"PE] P F n. service
kìyevame: [kIjE"vam.E] P F intj. good-bye, see
you again soon (c.w. from kame see and
<ìyev> future subjunctive infix)
kllfro’: [kl"fR.oP^] P F v. be responsible
"
kllkä: [kl"k.æ] P F v. descend
kllkulat:" [kl"k.ul.at^] P F v. dig up
kllkxem: [kl" "k’.Em] P F v. stand
kllpa: ["klpa]" P F n. bottom
kllpxìltu:" [kl"p’Iltu] P F n. territory
kllte: ["kltE] "P F n. ground
klltseng:" ["klţEN] P F n. position (c.w. from kll
ground and " tseng place)
ko: [ko] P F part. solicit agreement
koak: ["koak^] P F adj. old, aged (for living things)
kop: [kop^] P F adv. too, also
koren: [ko"REn] P F n. rule, guideline
krr: [kr] P F n. time
" [kr"n.Ek’]
krrnekx: P F v. take/consume time (c.w.
from krr" time and nekx consume)
krrpe: ["krpE] P F inter. when
"
kunsìp: ["kunsIp^] P F n. gunship (loaned from
Eng. gunship)
kurakx: [k.u"R.ak’] P F v. drive out
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kxa: [k’a] P F n. mouth kxener: ["k’EnER] P F n. smoke

kxam: [k’am] P F n. middle, midpoint kxetse: ["k’EţE] P F n. tail
kxamlä–: ["k’amlæ] P F adp. through (via the kxeyey: ["k’EjEj] P F n. error, mistake
middle of) kxitx: [k’it’] P F n. death
kxamtseng: ["k’amţEN] P F n. center, place in the kxll: [k’l] P F n. charge, running attack
middle (c.w. from kxam center and tseng pla- " s.i]
kxll si: [k’l P F v. charge (c.w. from kxll char-
ce) ge and si" make)
kxangangang: ["k’aNaNaN] P F intj. boom (ono- kxu: [k’u] P F n. harm
matopoeia) kxuke: ["k’ukE] P F adj. safe (c.w. from kxu harm
kxanì: ["k’anI] P F adj. forbidden and ke not)
kxawm: [k’awm] P F adv. perhaps, maybe kxutu: ["k’utu] P F n. enemy (c.w. from kxu
kxayl: [k’ajl] P F adj. high harm)

lahe: ["lahE] P F adj. other letam: [lE"tam] P F adj. sufficient (c.w. from tam
lam: [l.am] P F v. seem, appear suffice)
lapo: ["lapo] P F pn. other one (person or thing) letrr: [lE"tr] RL,P F adj. daily
" tr]
(c.w. from po he/she) letrrtrr: [lE"tr P F adj. ordinary
" "
laro: ["laRo] P F adj. clean letsranten: [lE"ţRantEn] P F adj. important (c.w.
latem: ["l.at.Em] P F v. change from tsranten matter)
latsi: [l.a"ţ.i] P F v. keep up with someone letsunslu: [lE"ţunslu] P F adj. possible (c.w.
law: [law] P F adj. clear, certain from tsun be able and slu become)
le–: [lE] F adjective deriving affix lew: [lEw] P F n. cover, lid
lew si: [lEw s.i] P F v. cover (c.w. from lew cover)
lefngap: [lE"fNap^] P F adj. metallic
lì’fya: ["lIPfja] P F n. language (c.w. from lì’u
lefpom: [lE"fpom] P F adj. happy, peaceful, joyous
word and *fya way)
(not for people)
lì’u: ["lIPu] P F n. word
lefpomtokx: [lEfpom"tok’] P F adj. healthy (c.w.
lì’upe: [lI"PupE] P F inter. what (word, utterance)
from fpomtokx health)
allomorph of pelì’u
lehawng: [lE"hawN] P F adj. excessive (c.w. from
lìm: [l.Im] P F v. far, be far
hawng overabundance)
lok: [l.ok^] P F v. approach
lek: [l.Ek^] P F v. heed, obey lok–: [lok^] P F adp. close to
lekin: [lE"kin] P F adj. necessary (c.w. from kin lonu: [l.o"n.u] P F v. release, let go
need) lor: [loR] P F adj. beautiful, pleasant to the senses
lekye’ung: [lEk"jEPuN] P F adj. insane, crazy (non-human)
lemweypey: [lEm"wEjpEj] P F adj. patient (c.w. lrrtok: ["lrtok^] P F n. smile
from maweypey be patient) lrrtok si: "["lrtok s.i] M v. smile
len: [l.En] P F v. happen, occur lu: [l.u] P F "v. be, am, is, are (predicative copula,
lena’vi: [lE"naPvi] F adj. having to do with the existential verb)
Na’vi, the people luke–: ["lukE] P F adp. without
lerìk: [lE"RIk] P F adj. leafy lumpe: ["lumpE] P F inter. why allomorph of
lertu: ["lERtu] P F n. colleague pelun
lesar: [le"saR] F adj. useful lun: [lun] P F n. reason

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ma: [ma] P F part. O (vocative marker)
makto: ["m.akt.o] P F v. ride
maw–: [maw] P F adp. after (time)
mawey: [ma"wEj] P F adj. calm
maweypey: [ma"wEjp.Ej] P F v. be patient (c.w.
from mawey calm and pey wait)
me’em: [mE"PEm] P F adj. harmonious
mefo: ["mEfo] P F pn. they, those two (c.w. from
me+ dual marker and po he/she)
mekre: ["mEkRE] P F n. supplies
melo: ["mElo] P F adv. twice
menari: [mE"naRi] P F n. eyes (two) (c.w. from
me+ dual and nari eye)
meoauniaea: ["mEoaunia"Ea] P F n. harmony,
living at one with nature
meuia: [mE"uia] P F n. honor (honour)
meyp: [mEjp^] P F adj. weak
mi: [mi] P F adv. yet, still, as before
mikyun: ["mikjun] JC n. ear
mip: [mip^] P F adj. new
na–: [na] P F adp. like, as
na’rìng: ["naPRIN] P F n. forest
nang: [naN] P F part. surprise, exclamation, en-
couragement
nari: ["naRi] P F n. eye
nari si: ["naRi s.i] P F v. watch out, be careful
nawm: [nawm] P F adj. great, noble
nawmtu: ["nawmtu] P F n. great person (c.w.
from nawm great)
näk: [n.æk^] P F v. drink
ne–: [nE] P F adp. to, towards (direction)
ne’ìm: [nE"PIm] P F adv. back (direction)
nefä: [ne"fæ] P F adv. up (direction)
nekll: [nE"kl] P F adv. down (direction)
" ve particple infix and omum know)
ne kllte: [nE "kltE] P F intj. get down (c.w. from
ne to and kllte" the ground)
nekx: [n.Ek’] P F v. burn, consume
nemfa–: ["nEmfa] P F adp. into, inside (c.w. from
ne towards and mì in)
neto: [nE"to] P F adv. away (direction) derived
from ne to and *to away
new: [n.Ew] P F v. want
niä: [n.i."æ] P F v. grab
nikre: ["nikRE] P F n. hair
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mì+: [mI] P F adp. in, on
mìfa: ["mIfa] or [mI"fa] P F n., adv. inside
mìkam–: [mI"kam] P F adp. between
mìn: [m.In] P F v. turn
mìso: [mI"so] P F adv. away (position) derived
from *to away
mllte: [m.l"t.E] P F v. agree
"
moe: ["moE] P F pn. we two (exclusive) (c.w. from
me+ dual and oe I)
mokri: ["mokRi] P F n. voice
mowan: [mo"wan] P F adj. pleasing, enjoyable
mrr: [mr] P F num. five
"
muiä: [mu"iæ] P F adj. proper, fair, right, justified
mun’i: [m.un"P.i] P F v. cut
mune: ["munE] P F num. two
munge: ["m.uN.E] P F v. take, bring
mungwrr–: [muN"wr] P F adp. except
muntxa: [mun"t’a] P" F adj. mated
muntxa si: [mun"t’a s.i] P F v. mate (with someo-
ne)
nitram: [nit"Ram] P F adj. happy (of people)
nì–: [nI] F adverbial deriving affix
nì’aw: [nI"Paw] P F adv. only
nì’awtu: [nIP"awtu] P F adv. alone (as one person)
nì’awve: [nIP"awvE] P F adv. first
nì’eoio: [nI"PEoio] P F adv. ceremoniously
nì’eyng: [nI"PejN] P F adv. back, in response, in
answer (c.w. from ’eyng answer)
nì’it: [nI"Pit^] P F adv. a bit, a small amount (ab-
stract) (c.w. from ’it bit, a small amount)
nì’ul: [nIPul] P F adv. more
nìawnomum: [nIaw"nomum] P F adv. as you
know, as is known (c.w. from <awn> passi-
nìayoeng: [naj"wEN] P F adv. like us, as we do
nìftue: [nI"ftuE] P F adv. easily
nìftxavang: [nI"ft’avaN] P F adv. passionately,
with all heart
nìfya’o: [nI"fjaPo] P F adv. in a manner
nìhawng: [nI"hawN] P F adv. too, excessively
(c.w. from hawng overabundance)
nìkanu: [nI"kanu] P F adv. intelligently, in a
smart way (c.w. from kanu smart)
nìkeftxo: [nIkE"ftx’o] P F adv. unfortunately,
sadly (c.w. from keftxo unhappy)
nìlaw: [nI"law] P F adv. clearly (c.w. from law
clear)
nìlkeftang: [nIlkE"ftaN] P F adv. continuously,
incessantly, without stopping (c.w. from luke
without and ftang stop)
nìltsan: [nIl"ţan] P F adv. well
nìmun: [nI"mun] P F adv. again
nìmweypey: [nIm"wEjpEj] P F adv. patiently
(c.w. from maweypey be patient)
nìn: [n.In] P F v. look at
nìna’vi: [nI"naPvi] F adv. like the Na’vi, Na’vi-ly
nìngay: [nI"Naj] P F adv. truly
nìpxi: [nI"p’i] P F adv. especially, pointedly, un-
ambiguously (c.w. from pxi sharp)
nìpxim: [nI"p’im] P F adv. erectly, rightly
nìrangal: [nI"RaNal] P F adv. wish (contrary to
fact)
nìsti: [nI"sti] P F adv. angrily (c.w. from sti an-
gry)
nìswey: [nI"swEJ] P F adv. optimally, best (c.w.
from swey best)
nìtam: [nI"tam] P F adv. enough (after an adjecti-
ve)
nìteng: [nI"tEN] P F adv. too, also, as well, likewise
(c.w. from teng same, equal)
nìtut: [nI"tut^] P F adv. continually
nìtxan: [nI"t’an] P F adv. much (abstract), very
(c.w. from txan much)
nìwin: [nI"win] P F adv. fast
nìwotx: [nI"wot’] P F adv. all (of), in toto, comple-
tely
nìzawnong: [nI"zawnoN] P F adv. safely (c.w.
from <awn> passive particple infix and
zong safe)
nong: [n.oN] P F v. follow, proceed after
nulkrr: [nul"kr] P F adv. longer (time)
"
nulnew: [nul"n.Ew] P F v. prefer
nume: ["n.um.E] P F v. learn
numeyu: ["numEju] P F n. student (c.w. from
nume learn)
numtseng: ["numţEN] P F n. school (c.w. from
nume learn and tseng place)

Ng

nga: [Na] P F pn. you ngenga: [NE"Na] P F pn. you (honorific (honouri-
ngawng: [NawN] P F n. worm fic) form)
ngian: [Ni"an] P F adv. however
ngay: [Naj] P F adj. true
ngim: [Nim] P F adj. long (physical length)
ngaytxoa: [Naj"t’oa] P F intj. sorry, my apologi- ngop: [N.op^] P F v. create
es (acknowledgment of guilt and regret) (c.w. ngrr: [ngr] P F n. root
from ngeyä your and txoa forgiveness) nguway:"["Nuwaj] P F n. howl, viperwolf cry (c.w.
ngäng: [NæN] P F n. stomach from way song)

oe: ["oE] P F pn. I, me ohe: ["ohE] P F pn. I (deferential or ceremonial

oeng: ["wEN] P F pn. we two (dual inclusive), you
and I
oeyk: [o"Ejk] P F n. cause
oeyktìng: [o"Ejkt.IN] P F v. explain (why) deri-
ved from oeyk cause and tìng give
ohakx: [o"hak’] P F adj. hungry
form)
oìsss: [oI"s:] P F intj. angry snarl, ’watch it!’
olo’: [o"loP^] P F n. clan
olo’eyktan: [olo"PEjktan] P F n. clan leader (c.w.
from olo’ clan and eyktan leader)
omum: [."om.um] P F v. know
ontu: ["ontu] P F n. nose

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pa’o: ["paPo] P F n. side
pak: [pak^] P F part. for disparagement
pam: [pam] P F n. sound
pamrel: [pam"REl] P F n. writing
pamrel si: [pam"REl s.i] P F v. write
pamtseo: ["pamţEo] P F n. music (c.w. from
pam sound and tseo art)
pate: ["p.at.E] P F v. get to a place, arrive
pawm: [p.awm] P F v. ask
pay: [paj] P F n. water, liquid
payfya: ["pajfja] P F n. stream (c.w. from pay
water and fya’o way)
payoang: [paj"oaN] P F n. fish (c.w. from pay
water and ioang animal)
pähem: ["p.æh.Em] P F v. arrive
pängkxo: [p.æN"k’.o] P F v. chat, converse, have a
conversation
pängkxoyu lekoren: [pæN"k’oju lEko"rEn] P F
n. lawyer
pänutìng: ["pænut.IN] P F v. promise (a thing to
someone) (c.w. from tìng give)
pätsì: ["pæţI] P F n. badge
pe+: [pE] P F affix inter. marker
pe’un: ["p.EP.un] P F v. decide
pefnel: [pE"fnEl] P F inter. which kind allomorph
of fnepe
pefya: [pE"fja] P F inter. how allomorph of fy-
ape
pehem: [pE"hEm] P F inter. what (action) allo-
morph of kempe
pehrr: [pE"hr] P F inter. when allomorph of krr-
pe " prrwll: ["prwl] P rr n. moss
pelì’u: [pE"lIPu] P F inter. what (word, utterance)
allomorph of lì’upe
Px
pxan: [p’an] P F adj. worthy
pxasìk: ["p’asIk^] P F intj. screw that!, no way!
(vulgar)
pxasul: ["p’asul] P F adj. fresh, appealing as food
pxaw–: [p’aw] P F adp. around
pxawpa: ["p’awpa] P F n. perimeter, circumfe-
rence, border (c.w. from pxaw around and
pa’o side)
pxay: [p’aj] P F adj. many
pxel–: [p’El] P F adp. like, as
pxey: [p’Ej] P F num. three
pxi: [p’i] P F adj. sharp
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pelun: [pE"lun] P F inter. why allomorph of
lumpe
peng: [p.EN] P F v. tell
peseng: [pE"sEN] P F inter. where allomorph of
tsengpe
pesu: [pE"su] P F inter. who allomorph of tupe
peu: [pE"u] P F inter. what (thing) allomorph of
’upe
pewn: [pEwn] P F n. neck
pey: [p.Ej] P F v. wait, wait for
piak: [pi"ak^] P F adj. open
piak si: [pi"ak^ s.i] P F v. open
pizayu: ["pizaju] P F n. ancestor
pìmtxan: [pIm"t’an] P F inter. how much allo-
morph of hìmtxampe
plltxe: [p.l"t’.E] P F v. speak
"
po: [po] P F pn. he, she
poan: [po"an] P F pn. he
poe: [po"E] P F pn. she
polpxay: [pol"p’aj] P F inter. how many (c.w.
from holpxay number and pe how)
pom: [p.om] P F v. kiss
pongu: ["poNu] P F n. group of people, party (c.w.
from po he/she)
prrnen: ["prnEn] P F n. infant, baby
"
prrnesyul: ["prnEsjul] P F n. bud (c.w. from prr-
nen baby and " syulang flower)
prrte’: ["prtEP^] P F adj. pleasurable (of an activi-
ty) "
" "
puk: [puk^] P F n. book (loaned from Eng. book)
pukap: ["pukap^] P F num. six
pxim: [p’im] P F adj. erect, upright
pximaw–: [p’i"maw] P F adp. right after (c.w.
from maw after (time))
pxiset: [p’i"sEt] P F adv. right now (c.w. from set
now)
pxisre+: [p’i"sRE] P F adp. right before (c.w. from
sre before (time))
pxiswawam: [p’iswaw"am] P F adv. just a mo-
ment ago (c.w. from swaw moment and –am
past)
pxiswaway: [p’iswaw"aj] P F adv. in just a se-
cond from now (c.w. from swaw moment and
 ay future marker)
pxiye’rìn: [p’i"jEPIn] P F adv. immediately (not as
soon as pxiswaway) (c.w. from ye’rìn soon)
pxìm: [p’Im] P F adv. often
ral: [Ral] P F n. meaning
ralpeng: [Ral"p.EN] P F v. interpret (c.w. from ral
meaning and peng tell)
ramunong: [ra"munoN] P F n. well
rangal: ["R.aN.al] P F v. wish
rawke: ["RawkE] P F intj. alarm cry, call to defense
rä’ä: [Ræ"Pæ] P F part. do not (for negative impe-
ratives)
re’o: ["rEPo] P F n. head
rel: [REl] P F n. image, picture
reltseo: ["RElţEo] P F n. visual art (c.w. from rel
image and tseo art)
reltseotu: ["RElţEotu] P F n. artist (c.w. from
reltseo art)
renu: ["REnu] P F n. pattern
rey: [R.Ej] P F v. live
sa’nok: ["saPnok^] P F n. mother(from sa’atenuk
C)
sa’nu: ["saPnu] P F n. mum, mommy (affectiona-
te form of sa’nok mother)
saa: ["sa:] P F intj. threatening cry
salew: [s.a"l.Ew] P F v. proceed, go
san: [san] P F adv. saying, quote
sar: [s.aR] P F v. use
sau: [sa"u] P F intj. exclamation upon exertion,
urgh
sä–: [sæ] F prefix instrumental noun derived
from sänume teaching and säspxin disease
säfpìl: [sæ"fpIl] P F n. idea
sänume: [sæ"numE] P F n. teaching, instruction
sänumvi: [sæ"numvi] P F n. lesson (c.w. from sä-
nume teachings)
säspxin: [sæ"sp’in] P F n. disease, sickness (c.w.
from spxin sick)
sekrr: ["sEkr] P F adv. present (c.w. from set now
and krr "time)
sempu: ["sEmpu] P F n. daddy (affectionate
form of sempul father)
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pxor: [p’.oR] P F v. explode
pxun: [p’un] P F n. arm
pxuntil: ["p’until] P F n. elbow
rey’eng: [rEj"PEN] P F n. the Balance of Life (c.w.
from rey life)
reypay: ["REjpaj] P F n. blood (c.w. from rey life
and pay water)
rikx: [R.ik’] P F v. move, shift position
rim: [Rim] P F adj. yellow
rina’: [Ri"naP^] P F n. seed
rìk: [RIk] P F n. leaf
ro+: [Ro] P F adp. at (locative)
rol: [R.ol] P F v. sing
ronsem: ["RonsEm] P F n. mind
rum: [Rum] P F n. ball
run: [R.un] P F v. find, discover
rusey: [Ru"sEj] P F adj., n. alive, living, living
thing (c.w. from rey live and <us> active
participle infix)
rutxe: [Ru"t’E] P F intj. please
sempul: ["sEmpul] P F n. father
set: [sEt^] P F adv. now
sevin: [sE"vin] P F adj. pretty (of people)
seyri: ["sEjRi] JC n. lip
si: [si] P F auxiliary verb, postpositional non-
bound verb do, make deriving affix
sim: [s.im] P F v. near, be near
sì: [sI] P F conj. and (connects two things, can
be attached as –sì: for clauses use ulte and)
sìk: [sIk^] P F adv. unquote
sìlpey: [sIl"p.Ej] P F v. hope
sìlronsem: [sIl"RonsEm] P F adj. clever, smart
(thing) (c.w. from sìltsan good and ronsem
mind)
sìltsan: [sIl"ţan] P F adj. good
sìn–: [sIn] P F adp. on, onto
ska’a: [sk.a"P.a] P F v. destroy
skepek: ["skEpEk^] M adj. formal
skien: ["skiEn] P F adj. right (not left)
skxakep: ["sk’akEp^] P F adj., adv. probable, pro-
bably
skxawng: [sk’awN] P F n. moron, idiot
skxom: [sk’om] P F n. chance, opportunity
slä: [slæ] P F conj. but
sleyku: [slEj"k.u] P F v. produce (c.w. from slu
become and <eyk> causative infix)
slu: [sl.u] P F v. become
sngap: [sN.ap^] P F v. sting
sngä’i: ["sN.æP.i] P F v. begin, start (intransitive)
sngä’ikrr: ["sNæPikr] P F n. beginning, starting
"
time (c.w. from sngä’i begin and krr time)
sngel: [sNEl] P F n. garbage, trash, rubbish
sngeltseng: ["sNElţEN] P F n. rubbish place, gar-
bage dump (c.w. from sngel garbage and
tseng place)
snumìna: ["snumIna] P F adj. dim (of a person)
soaia: [so"aia] P F n. family
sok: [sok^] P F adj. recent
som: [som] P F adj. hot
sop: [s.op^] P F v. travel
spaw: [sp.aw] P F v. believe
spä: ["sp.æ] P F v. jump
spe’e: [sp.E"P.E] P F v. capture
spe’etu: [spE"PEtu] P F n. captive (c.w. from
spe’e capture and tu person)
speng: [sp.EN] P F v. restore
spule: ["sp.ul.E] P F v. propel
spuwin: ["spuwin] P F adj. old (not for people),
former
spxam: [sp’am] P F n. mushroom, fungus
spxin: [sp’in] P F adj. sick
srak(e): ["sRak(E)] P F part. inter. marker for yes
or no questions
sran: [sRan] P F adv., intj. yes (colloquial)
srane: ["sRanE] P F adv., intj. yes
sraw: [sRaw] P F adj. painful
ta–: [ta] P F adp. from (various uses)
ta’em: [ta"PEm] P F adv. from above
ta’leng: ["taPlEN] P F n. skin
tafkip–: [ta"fkip^] P F adp. from up among (c.w.
from ta from and fkip– up among)
tafral: [ta"fRal] P F adv. therefore, because of that
takip: [ta"kip^] P F adp. from among (c.w. from
ta from and kip– among)
takuk: ["t.ak.uk^] P F v. strike
talun(a): [ta"lun(a)] P F conj. because, from the
reason
tam: [t.am] P F v., intj. suffice, do", OK
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sre+: [sRE] P F adp. before (time)
sre’: [sREP] P F n. tooth
srese’a: [sREs.E"P.a] P F v. prophetize, prophesi-
ze, prophesy (c.w. from sre+ before and tse’a
see)D
srew: [sR.Ew] P F v. dance
srung: [sRuN] P F n. help, assistance
srung si: [sRuN s.i] M v. help
stawm: [st.awm] P F v. hear
stä’nì: ["st.æPn.I] P F v. catch
steftxaw: [st.E"ft’.aw] P F v. examine, check
steyki: [stEj"k.i] P F v. anger, make someone angry
(c.w. from sti anger and <eyk> causative in-
fix)
sti: [st.i] P F v. angry, be angry
sto: [st.o] P F v. refuse (to do something)
stum: [stum] P F adv. almost
stxong: [st’oN] P F adj. strange, unfamiliar, unk-
nown
sung: [s.uN] P F v. add
sutx: [s.ut’] P F v. track, follow, lock up
swaw: [swaw] P F n. moment
swey: [swEj] P F adj. best
swirä: [swi"Ræ] P F n. creature
swizaw: [swi"zaw] P F n. arrow
swok: [swok^] P F adj. sacred
swotu: ["swotu] P F n. sacred place
syaw: [s.jaw] P F v. call
syay: [sjaj] P F n. fate
syä’ä: ["sjæPæ] P F adj. bitter
syen: [sjEn] P F adj. last, final
syep: [sj.Ep^] P F v. trap
syulang: [sjulaN] P F n. flower
syuve: ["sjuvE] P F n. food
tam tam: [tam tam] M,T intj. calm, be content,
there there
tangek: ["taNEk^] P F n. trunk (of a tree)
tanhì: [tan"hI] P F n. star, bioluminescent freckle
taron: ["t.aR.on] P F v. hunt
taronyu: ["taRonju] P F n. hunter (c.w. from ta-
ron hunt and –yu agent suffix)
tatep: ["t.at.Ep^] P F v. lose
tatlam: [tat"lam] P F adv. apparently (c.w. from
lam seem)
taw: [taw] P F n. sky
taweyk(a): [ta"wEjk(a)] P F conj. because, based
on the cause
tawng: [t.awN] P F v. duck, dive
tawsìp: ["tawsIp^] P F n. sky-ship (loaned from
Eng. ship)
täftxu: [t.æ"ft’.u] P F v. weave
täftxuyu: [tæ"ft’uju] P F n. weaver (c.w. from
täftxu weave and –yu agent suffix)
tätxaw: [t.æ"t’.aw] P F v. return (intransitive)
te: [tE(P)] JC part. used in full names
tei: [tEi] G n. plain
tel: [t.El] P F v. receive
telem: [tE"lEm] P F n. cord
tem: [t.Em] P F v. shoot (intransitive)
teng: [tEN] P F adj. same, equal
tengfya: ["tENfja] P F conj. as, same way as (c.w.
from teng same, equal and fya’o path)
tengkrr: [tEN"kr] P F conj. while, same time as
(c.w. from teng " same, equal and krr time)
teri–: [tE"RI] P F adp. about, concerning
terkup: ["t.ERk.up^] P F v. die
teswotìng: [tE"swot.IN] P F v. grant (c.w. from
tìng give)
tete: ["tEtE] P F adj. dull (as a blade)
tewti: ["tEwti] P F intj. wow, expression of surpri-
se and pleasure
teya: [tE"ja] P F adj. full
til: [til] P F n. joint, hinge
tirea: [ti"REa] P F n. spirit
tireafya’o: [ti"REa"fjaPo] P F n. spirit path (c.w.
from tirea spirit and fya’o path)
tireaioang: [ti"REai­oaN] P F n. spirit animal (c.w.
from tirea spirit and ioang animal)
tireapängkxo: [ti"REap.æN"k’.o] P F v. commune
(c.w. from tirea spirit and pängkxo chat)
tì–: [tI] W noun. deriving affix
tì’awm: [tI"Pawm] P F n. camping (c.w. from
’awm camp)
tì’awm si: [tI"Pawm s.i] P F v. camp (c.w. from
’awm camp and si make)
tì’awpo: [tI"Pawpo] P F n. individuality (negative
connotation), selfishness (c.w. from ’awpo one
individual)
tì’efu: [tI"PEfu] P F n. feeling (c.w. from ’efu feel)
tì’efumì oeyä: [tI"PEfumI "oEjæ] P F phrase in
my opinion (c.w. from tì’efu feeling and oeyä
my)
tì’eylan: [tI"PEjlan] P F n. friendship (c.w. from
’eylan friend)
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tì’eyng: [tI"PEjN] P F n. answer, response derived
from ’eyng answer
tì’i’avay: [tI"PiPavaj] P F adv. until the end (c.w.
from ’i’a end and vay until)
tì’i’avay krrä: [tI"PiPavaj "kræ] P F phrase fore-
"
ver, until the end of time (c.w. from tì’i’avay
until the end and krr time)
tìfmetok: [tI"fmEtok^] P F n. test
tìfnu: [tI"fnu] P F n. quiet, silence (c.w. from fnu
quiet)
tìftang: [tI"ftaN] P F n. stopping derived from
ftang stop
tìftxey: [tI"ft’ej] P F n. choice (c.w. from ftxey
choose)
tìfyawìntxu: [tIfjawIn"t’u] P F n. guidance
tìhawl: [tI"hawl] P F n. preparations, plan (c.w.
from hawl prepare)
tìhawnu: [tI"hawnu] P F n. protection
tìkan: [tI"kan] P F n. aim, goal, purpose, target
(c.w. from kan aim)
tìkangkem: [tI"kaNkEm] P F n. work
tìkangkem si: [tI"kaNkEm s.i] P F v. work
tìkanu: [tI"kanu] P F n. intelligence (c.w. from
kanu smart)
tìkawng: [tI"kawN] P F n. evil
tìkenong: [tI"kEnoN] P F n. example (c.w. from
tì- abstract noun prefix and kenong model)
tìketeng: [tI"kEtEN] P F n. difference derived
from ke not and teng same
tìkin: [tI"kin] P F n. need
tìkxey: [tI"k’Ej] P F n. incorrectness, mistakeness
(c.w. from kxeyey mistake)
tìkxey ngaru: [tI"k’Ej "NaRu] P F phrase you’re
wrong (c.w. from tìkxey incorrectness and
ngaru to you)
tìkxey si: [tI"k’Ej s.i] P F v. mess up, foul, do
wrong (c.w. from tìkxey incorrectness and si
make)
tìlam: [tI"lam] P F n. appearance (c.w. from lam
seem)
tìlor: [tI"loR] P F n. beauty
tìm: [tIm] P F adj. low
tìme’em: [tI"mEPEm] P F n. harmony (general
sense)
tìmuntxa: [tImun"t’a] P F n. mating, marriage
(c.w. from muntxa mated)
tìmweypey: [tIm"wEjpEj] P F v. patience (c.w.
from maweypey be patient)
tìng: [t.IN] P F v. give
tìngay: [tI"Naj] P F n. truth tìtxur: [tI"t’uR] P F n. strength, power derived
tìng mikyun: [t.Im "mikjun] P F v. listen, lit. gi- from txur strong
ve an ear tìvawm: [tI"vawm] P F n. darkness (c.w. from
tìng nari: [t.In "naRi] P F v. look, lit. give eye vawm dark)
tìngop: [tI"Nop^] P F n. creation (c.w. from ngop tìyawn: [tI"jawn] P F n. love (c.w. from yawne
create) beloved)
tìng tseng: [t.IN ţEN] P F v. back down, lit. give tìyawr: [tI"jawR] P F n. correctness (c.w. from ey-
place awr correct)
tìoeyktìng: [tI"wejktIN] F n. explanation (c.w. tìyawr ngaru: [tI"jawR "NaRu] P F phrase you’re
from <eyk> cause (root)) right (c.w. from tìyawr correctness and
tìohakx: [tIo"hak’] P F n. hunger (c.w. from ngaru to you)
ohakx hungry) to: [to] P F comparative marker than
tìpawm: [tI"pawm] P F n. question (c.w. from tok: [t.ok^] P F v. be at, occupy a space (transitive)
pawm ask) toktor: ["toktoR] P F n. doctor (loaned from Eng.
tìpähem: [tI"pæhEm] P F n. arrival (c.w. from doctor)
pähem arrive) tokx: ["tok’] P F n. body
tìpängkxo: [tIpæN"k’o] P F n. conversation, di- toltem: [t.ol"t.Em] P F v. shoot (transitive)
scussion (c.w. from pängkxo chat) tompa: ["tompa] P F n. rain
tìpe’un: [tI"pEPun] P F n. decision (c.w. from toruk makto: [toRuk makto] JC n. toruk rider
pe’un decide) (c.w. from toruk leonopteryx and makto ri-
de)
tìprrte’: [tI"prtEP^] P F n. pleasure (c.w. from prr-
" trr: [tr] P F n. day
te’ pleasurable) "
trr’awve: [tr"PawvE] P F n. Sunday (c.w. from
tìran: [t.I"R.an] P F v. walk " ’awve first)
trr day and
tìrey: [tI"REj] P F n. life
trram: [tr"am] P F adv. yesterday
tìrol: [tI"Rol] P F n. song "
trray: [tr"aj] P F adv. tomorrow (c.w. from trr day
tìska’a: [tIska"Pa] P F n. destruction (c.w. from "
and <ay> future infix)
ska’a destroy)
trrkive: [tr"kivE] P F n. Saturday (c.w. from trr
tìsop: [tI"sop^] P F n. journey (c.w. from sop tra- day and" kive seventh)
vel) trrmrrve: [tr"mrvE] P F n. Thursday (c.w. from
tìspxin: [tI"sp’in] P F n. the state of being ill, sick- trr day and " mrrve
" fifth)
ness (c.w. from spxin sick) trrmuve: [tr"muvE] trr n. Monday
tìsraw: [tI"sRaw] P F n. pain (c.w. from sraw "
trrpeve: [tr"pEvE] P F inter. which day (c.w. from
painful) "
trr day and peve which of the week)
tìsraw seyki: [tI"sRaw sEj"k.i] P F v. hurt (someo- trrpuve: [tr"puvE] P F n. Friday (c.w. from trr
ne or something) (c.w. from tìsraw pain and day and "puve sixth)
si + <eyk> make (causative)) trrpxeyve: [tr"p’EjvE] P F n. Tuesday (c.w. from
tìsraw si: [tI"sRaw s.i] P F v. hurt, be painful (c.w. trr day and" pxeyve third)
from tìsraw pain and si make) trrtsìve: [tr"ţIvE] P F n. Wednesday (c.w. from
tìsrese’a: [tI"sREsEPa] P F n. prophecy (c.w. from trr day and" tsìve fourth)
srese’a prophetize) –tu: [tu] direct object noun deriving affix, as
tìsti: [tI"sti] P F n. anger (c.w. from sti angry) in spe’etu captive T
tìtakuk: [tI"takuk^] G n. strike tukru: [tuk"Ru] P F n. spear
tìtslam: [tI"ţlam] P F n. understanding, intelli- tul: [t.ul] P F v. run
gence (c.w. from tslam understand) tung: [t.uN] P F v. allow
tìtxanew: [tI"t’anEw] P F n. greed (c.w. from tx- tungzup: [tuN"z.up^] P F v. drop (c.w. from tung
anew greedy) allow and zup fall)
tìtxula: [tI"t’ula] P F n. construction, constructed tup: [tup^] P F conj. instead of, rather than
thing (c.w. from txula build) tupe: ["tupE] P F inter. who allomorph of pesu

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tut: [tut^] P F part. continuation marker
tutan: [tu"tan] P F n. male (person)
tute: ["tutE] P F n. person
tute: [tu"tE] P F n. female (person)
Ts
tsa–: [ţa] P F prefix that
tsa’u: ["ţaPu] P F dem. that (thing) (c.w. from
tsa that and ’u thing)
tsa-hey: [ţa-"hEj] P F intj. expression of warning
or frustration, ’crap!’, ’ah, hell!’
tsaheyl si: [ţa"hEjl s.i] P F v. bond with, establish
a neural connection (c.w. from tsaheylu bond
and si make)
tsaheylu: [ţa"hEjlu] P F n. bond (neural connec-
tion)
tsakem: ["ţakEm] or [ţa"kEm] P F dem. that (ac-
tion)
tsakrr: [ţa"kr] P F dem. then, at that time
"
tsakrrvay: [ţa"krvaj] P F adv. until then, in the
meantime (c.w." from tsakrr that time and vay
up to)
tsalsungay: [ţalsu"Naj] P F adv. nevertheless,
even so
tsam: [ţam] P F n. war
tsampongu: ["ţampoNu] P F n. war party (c.w.
from tsam war and pongu party)
tsamsiyu: ["ţamsiju] P F n. warrior (c.w. from
tsam si make war and –yu agent suffix)
tsap’alute: [ţap"PalutE] P F n. apology
tsap’alute si: [ţap"PalutE s.i] P F v. apologise
tsatseng: [ţa"ţEN] or ["ţaţEN] P F dem. there,
that place (c.w. from tsa that and tseng place)
tsatu: ["ţatu] P F dem. that person (c.w. from tsa
that and tu person)
tsaw: [ţaw] P F dem., pn. that, it (same as tsa’u)
tsawke: ["ţawkE] P F n. sun
tsawl: [ţawl] P F adj. big (in size), tall
tsawl slu: [ţawl sl.u] P F v. grow (c.w. from
tsawl big and slu become)
tsä’: [ţ.æP^] P F v. squirt
tse: [ţE] P F part. well (conversation starter)
tse’a: [ţ.E"P.a] P F v. see (physical sense)
tseng(e): ["ţEN(E)] P F n. place
tsengo: ["ţENo] P F pn. somewhere
tsengpe: ["ţENpE] P F inter. where allomorph of
peseng
tseo: ["ţEo] P F n. art
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tuteo: ["tutEo] P F pn. somebody, someone
tuvon: ["t.uv.on] P F v. lean
tsewtx: [ţEwt’] P F adj. dirty
tsim: [ţim] P F n. source
tsìng: [ţIN] P F num. four
tskalep: ["ţkalEp^] P F n. crossbow
tsko: [ţko] P F n. bow (weapon)
tsko swizaw: [ţko swi"zaw] P F n. bow and ar-
row
tskxe: [ţk’E] P F n. rock, stone
tskxekeng: ["ţk’EkEN] P F n. training, exercise
tslam: [ţl.am] P F v. understand
tsleng: [ţlEN] P F adj. false
tslolam: [ţlo"lam] P F intj. get it, I understand
derived from tslam understand and <ol>
perfect aspect infix
tsmuk: [ţmuk^] P F n. sibling
tsmukan: ["ţmukan] P F n. brother
tsmuke: ["ţmukE] P F n. sister
tsmuktu: ["ţmuktu] P F n. sibling(allomorph of
tsmuk sibling) T
tsngal: [ţNal] P F n. cup
tsngan: [ţNan] P F n. meat
tsngawvìk: ["ţN.awv.Ik^] P F v. cry, weep
tsnì: [ţnI] P F conj. that (function word)
tsopì: ["ţopI] P F n. lung
tspang: [ţp.aN] P F v. kill
tsranten: ["ţR.ant.En] P F v. matter, be of import
tsray: [ţRaj] P F n. village
tsre’i: ["ţR.EP.i] P F v. throw
tstal: [ţtal] P F n. knife
tstew: [ţtEw] P F adj. brave
tstu: [ţtu] P F n. closed, shut
tstu si: [ţtu s.i] P F v. close
tstxo: [ţt’o] P F n. name
tstxolì’u: ["ţt’olIPu] P F n. noun (c.w. from tstxo
name and lì’u word)
tsuksìm: ["ţuksIm] P F n. chin
tsun: [ţ.un] P F v. can, be able
tsunslu: ["ţ.unsl.u] P F v. may, be possible (c.w.
from tsun be able and slu become)
tsurokx: [ţ.u"R.ok’] P F v. rest
tswa’: [ţw.aP] P F v. forget
tswayon: ["ţw.aj.on] P F v. fly
tsyal: [ţjal] P F n. wing
tsyo: [ţjo] P F n. flour
Tx
txa’: [t’aP] P F adj. hard
txal: [t’al] F n. back (of the body)
txampay: [t’am"paj] P F n. sea, ocean (c.w. from
txan great and pay water)
txampxì: [t’am"p’ı̀] P F n. majority, most, large
part (c.w. from txan much)
txan: [t’an] P F adj. great, much, many (in quan-
tity)
txanew: ["t’anEw] P F adj. greedy (c.w. from tx-
an much and new want)
txantsan: ["t’antsan] P F adj. excellent
txantslusam: ["t’anţlusam] P F adj. wise (c.w.
from txan much and tsl<us>am un-
derstand)
txantstew: ["t’anţtEw] P F n. hero (c.w. from tx-
an very and tstew brave)
txantur: ["t’antuR] P F adj. powerful (c.w. from
txan much and txur power)
txayo: ["t’ajo] P F n. field, open terrain
txe’lan: [t’EP"lan] P F n. heart
txele: ["t’ElE] P F n. matter (subject)
txen: [t’En] P F adj. awake
u’imi: [uPimi] S n. streamers
ukxo: [u"k’o] P F adj. dry
ulte: ["ultE] P F conj. and (clausal conjunction)
ultxa: [ul"t’a] P F n. meeting
ultxarun: [ul"t’aR.un] P F v. encounter, meet by
chance
ultxa si hu: [ul"t’a s.i hu] P F v. meet with some-
one intentionally
vawm: [vawm] P F adj. dark
vay–: [vaj] P F adp. up to
vaykrr: [vay"kr] P F conj. until (c.w. from vay–
" day)
up to and krr
vä’: [væP^] P F adj. unpleasant to the senses, no- vitra: [vit"Ra] P F n. soul
isome T
venu: ["vEnu] P F n. foot
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tsyokx: [ţjok’] P F n. hand
tsyosyu: ["ţjosju] P F n. food made from flour
(c.w. from tsyo flour and syuve food)
txep: [t’Ep^] P F n. fire
txepvi: ["t’Epvi] P F n. spark
txewk: [t’Ewk^] P F n. club (weapon)
txey: [t’.Ej] P F v. halt
txìm: [t’Im] P F n. butt, rear end, ass
txìng: [t’.IN] P F v. leave, abandon
txo: [t’o] P F conj. if
txoa: ["t’oa] P F n. forgiveness
txokefyaw: ["t’okEfjaw] P F conj. if not, or else,
otherwise (c.w. from txo-ke-fya-aw if not one
path)
txon: [t’on] P F n. night
txon’ong: [t’on"PoN] P rr n. evening, twilight
txonam: [t’o"nam] P F adv. last night (c.w. from
txon night and <am> past infix)
txonay: [t’o"naj] P F adv. tomorrow night (c.w.
from txon night and <ay> future infix)
txopu: ["t’opu] P F n. fear
txopu si: [t’opu s.i] M v. be afraid
txula: ["t’.ul.a] P F v. build, construct
txum: [t’um] P F n. poison
txur: [t’uR] P F adj. strong
unil: ["unil] P F n. dream
uniltìrantokx: [uniltI"Rantok’] JC,P F n. avatar,
dreamwalker body
uniltìranyu: [unitI"Ranju] P F n. dreamwalker
uo–: ["uo] P F adp. behind
utral: ["utRal] P F n. tree
uvan: [u"van] P F n. game
uvan si: [u"van s.i] P F v. play (a game)
venzek: ["vEnzEk] P F n. toe (c.w. from venu foot
and zekwä finger)
vey: [vEj] P F n. food made from animal origin,
flesh
virä: [v.i"R.æ] P F v. spread, proliferate
vol: [vol] P F num. eight
vrrtep: ["vrtEp^] P F n. demon
"
vul: [vul] P F n. branch (of a tree)
way: [waj] P F n. song
waytelem: ["wajtElEm] P F n. song chord
wä+: [wæ] P F adp. against (as in: fight against)
wem: [w.Em] P F v. fight
wempongu: ["wEmpoNu] P F n. squad, military
clan, battle party (c.w. from wem fight and
pongu group)
wew: [wew] P F adj. cold
weyn: [w.ejn] P F v. draw, illustrate
win: [win] P F adj. fast
ya: [ja] P F n. air
yawne: ["jawnE] P F adj. beloved
yawnetu: ["jawnEtu] P F n. loved one (c.w. from
yawne beloved)
yawntu: ["jawntu] P F n. loved one (c.w. from
yawne beloved)
yayo: ["jajo] P F n. bird (c.w. from ya air and io-
ang animal)D
yän: [j.æn] P F v. fasten, tie down
ye’rìn: ["jEPRIn] P F adv. soon
yem: [j.Em] P F v. put, place
za’ärìp: [za"P.æR.Ip^] P F v. pull
za’u: ["z.aP.u] P F v. come
zam: [zam] P F num. sixty four
zamunge: [za"m.uN.E] P F v. bring derived from
munge bring
zapxì: [za"p’I] P F n. front (part or section) (c.w.
from *za come and hapxì part)
zawng: [z.awN] P F v. scream
zekwä: ["zEkwæ] P F n. finger
zene: ["z.En.E] P F v. must
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vur: [vuR] P F n. story
vurvi: ["vuRvi] P F n. summary, synopsis (c.w.
from vur story)
win säpi: [win sæ"p.i] P F v. hurry (c.w. from
win fast and si + <äp> do (reflexive))
win si: [win s.i] P F v. rush something, make so-
mething fast (c.w. from win fast and si do)
wiya: ["wiya] P F intj. expression of warning or
frustration, ’damn!’
wìntxu: [w.In"t’.u] P F v. show
wok: [wok^] P F adj. loud
wotx: [wot’] P F n. totality, whole
wrrpa: ["wrpa] P F n., adv. outside
"
wutso: ["wuţo] P F n. dinner, served meal
yemfpay: [jEm"fpaj] P F n. dipping, immersion
(into liquid)
yemfpay si: [jEm"fpaj s.i] P F v. dip into liquid
yey: [jEj] P F adj. straight
yìm: [j.Im] P F v. bind
yol: [jol] P F adj. short (of time)
yom: [j.om] P F v. eat
yomtìng: ["jomt.IN] P F v. feed (c.w. from yom
eat and tìng give)
–yu: [ju] W nominative agent noun deriving
affix, as in taron-yu hunter
yur: [j.uR] P F v. wash
zenke: ["z.ENkE] P F v. must not (root sense) (c.w.
from zene must and ke not)
zerok: ["z.ER.ok^] P F v. remember
zìsìt: ["zIsIt^] P F n. year
zong: [z.oN] P F v. save, defend
zongtseng: ["zoNţEN] P F n. safe place, refuge
(c.w. from zong save and tseng place)
zoplo: [zop"lo] P F n. offence, insult
zup: [z.up^] P F v. fall
zusawkrr: [zu"sawkr] P F n. future (c.w. from
z<us>a’u coming" and krr time)
A The Number System.
The following are charts of Na’vi numbers. Note that it is not a decimal, but an octal system.
Underlining indicates where the stress ought to fall.

Na’vi Numbers: 0 – 39
0 1 2 3 4
0 vol mevol pxevol tsìvol
1 ’aw volaw mevolaw pxevolaw tsìvolaw
2 mune vomun mevomun pxevomun tsìvomun
3 pxey vopey mevopey pxevopey tsìvopey
4 tsìng vosìng mevosìng pxevosìng tsìvosìng
5 mrr vomrr mevomrr pxevomrr tsìvomrr
6 pukap vofu mevofu pxevofu tsìvofu
7 kinä vohin mevohin pxevohin tsìvohin

Na’vi Numbers: 40 – 63
5 6 7
0 mrrvol puvol kivol
1 mrrvolaw puvolaw kivolaw
2 mrrvomun puvomun kivomun
3 mrrvopey puvopey kivopey
4 mrrvosìng puvosìng kivosìng
5 mrrvomrr puvomrr kivomrr
6 mrrvofu puvofu kivofu
7 mrrvohin puvohin kivohin

More Na’vi Numbers:

x1 combining x8 x64 x512 x4096
1 ’aw -aw vol zam vozam zazam
2 mune -mun mevol mezam mevozam mezazam
3 pxey -pey pxevol pxezam pxevozam pxezazam
4 tsìng -sìng tsìvol tsìzam tsìvozam tsìzazam
5 mrr -mrr mrrvol mrrzam mrrvozam mrrzazam
6 pukap -fu puvol puzam puvozam puzazam
7 kinä -hin kivol kizam kivozam kizazam

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B Na’vi Proper Nouns
’Ìnglìsì: ["PINlIsI] P F n. English language (loa-
ned from Eng. English)
’Rrta: ["Prta] P F prop.n. Earth (loaned from
"
Eng. Earth)
Amhul: [amhul] S prop.n. name
Änsìt: ["ænsIt^] S prop.n. name
Anurai: [anuRai] G prop.n. clan name
Ateyitan: [atEjitan] JC prop.n. son of Ateyo de-
rived from Ateyo male name and ’itan son
Ayvitrayä Ramunong: [ajvit"Rajæ Ra"munoN]
JC prop.n Well of Souls (c.w. from vitra soul
and ramunong well)
Eytukan: ["Ejtukan] JC prop.n. man’s name
Eywa: ["Ejwa] JC prop.n. world spirit, Gaia (de-
rived from Proto-Indo-European *aiw) T
Eywa’eveng: [Ejwa"PEvEN] P F prop.n. Pandora
(c.w. from Eywa Gaia and ’eveng child)
Iknimaya: ["ikni"maja] JC prop.n. Stairway to
Heaven, the rite of passage for young Na’vi
li’Ona: [liPona] G,F prop.n clan name
Lompo: [lompo] G prop.n man’s name
Malimi: [malimi] G prop.n a Na’vi name
Mo’at: ["moPat^] JC prop.n. woman’s name
Mo’at’ite: [moPatPitE] JC prop.n. daughter of
Mo’at derived from Mo’at a woman and ’ite
daughter
Na’vi: ["naPvi] JC,P F prop.n. the People, indige-
nous Pandoran sentient race
Nera’nak: [nERaPnak^] G prop.n a Na’vi name
Flora
*atoki: [atoki] T n. sacred tree derived from ato-
kirina’ seeds of the great tree
ar’lek: [arPlEk^] G n. a seed-bearing plant φ
awaiei: [awaiEi] S n. banshee of paradise
eyaye: [EjajE] S n. warbonnet
fngapsutxwll: [fNapsut’wl] S n. metal-following
plant " rumut: [Rumut^] S n. ball tree
Kelutral: ["kElutRal] S,M prop.n. Hometree
loreyu: [loREju] S n. helicoradium spirale, beauti-
ful spiral (c.w. from lor beautiful and ’ìheyu
spiral)T
pamtseowll: [pamţEowl] S n. cat ear, music
plant "
paywll: [pajwl] S n. water plant, dapophet
"
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Neytiri: [nEjtiRi] JC prop.n. woman’s name
Ninat: [ninat^] JC prop.n. woman’s name, good
singer
Nok: [nok^] G prop.n man’s name
Omati: [omati] G prop.n man’s name
Omatikaya: [omati"kaja] JC,S prop.n. Blue Flu-
te Clan
Onantu: [onantu] G prop.n a Na’vi name
Peyral: [pEjRal] JC prop.n name
Rai’uk: [RaiPuk^] G prop.n name
Ralu: ["Ralu] S prop.n. child’s name
Rongloa: [RoNloa] JC prop.n clan name
Seyvaro: [sEjvaRo] G prop.n Na’vi name
Silwanin: [silwanin] JC prop.n. Neytiri’s sister
Swotulu: ["swotulu] P F prop.n. sacred river
(c.w. from swotu sacred place)
Tasun: [tasun] G prop.n name
Tawkami: [tawkami] G prop.n clan name (c.w.
from taw sky and kame see)
Tawtute: ["tawtutE] P F prop.n. Sky-person, hu-
man (c.w. from taw sky and tute person)
Tipnai: [tipnai] G prop.n. clan name
Tsahìk: ["ţahIk^] P F prop.n. matriarch, high pri-
estess, interpreter
Tskaha: [ţkaha] JC prop.n. tribe name
Tsu’tey: [ţuP"tEj] JC prop.n. man’s name
U’imi huyuticaya: [uPimi hujutikaja] ASG
prop.n. clan name φ
Uniltaron: ["unil"taRon] P F prop.n. Dream Hunt
penghrrap: [pENhrap^] S n. binary sunshine,
fringed lamp (c.w." from peng tell and hrrap
danger)
pxiut: [p’iut^] S n. razor palm, sharp tree
pxorna’: [p’oRnaP^] S n. episoth, exploding seed
(c.w. from rina’ seed and pxor explode)
seze: ["sEzE] P F n. blue flower
somtìlor: [somtIloR] S n. popsicle, hot beauty
(c.w. from som hot and tìlor beauty)
tautral: [tautRal] S n. sky tree (c.w. from taw sky
and utral tree)T
tawtsngal: [tawţNal] S n. panopyra, sky cup
(c.w. from taw sky and tsngal cup)
torukspxam: [toRuksp’am] S n. octoshroom, gre- poison-squirting plant (c.w. from tsä’ squirt
at leonopteryx fungus and ’ewll plant)
tsawlapxangrr: [ţawlap’aNr] S n. unidelta tree, Utral Aymokriyä: ["utRal aj"mokRijæ] P F
"
lit. tall large root (c.w. from ngrr root)(for prop.n. Tree of Voices(from utraya mokri C )
short, tsawlapx) utral utu mauti: [utRal utu mauti] S n. push
tsyorina’wll: [ţjoRinaPwl] S n. cycad, flour seed fruit tree
"
plant (c.w. from rina’ seed and ’ewll plant)T utu mauti: [utu mauti] S n. banana fruit, push
txll’u: [t’lPu] P F n. hookagourd fruit
txumpaywll:" [t’umpajwl] S n. scorpion thistle, Vitrautral: [vit"RautRal] P F prop.n Tree of Souls
poison water plant (c.w. " from txum poison (c.w. from vitra soul and utral tree)
and paywll water plant) yomioang: [jomi"oaN] S n. chalice plant (c.w.
txumtsä’wll: [t’umţæPwl] S n. reclining flask, from yom eat and ioang animal T )
"

Fauna

’angtsìk: ["PaNţIk^] P F n. hammerhead pa’li: ["paPli] P F n. direhorse

eltungawng: ["EltuNawN] P F n. brainworm (c.w. palulukan: ["palu"lukan] JC n. thanator
from eltu brain and ngawng worm) riti: ["Riti] P F n. stingbat
fpxafaw: ["fp’afaw] P F n. medusa talioang: ["tal"ioaN] P F n. sturmbeest (c.w. from
ikran: ["ikRan] JC n. banshee ioang animal)
ikranay: ["ikRanaj] ASG n. forest banshee(non-F)
teylu: ["tEjlu] P F n. beetle larva
T
kali’weya: [kaliPwEja] S n. species of poisonous toruk: ["toRuk^] JC n. great leonopteryx, last sha-
arachnid dow
lenay’ga: [lEnajPga] ASG n. slinger, predatory yerik: ["jERik^] P F n. hexapede
animal φ yomhì’ang: [jomhIPaN] S n. small animal/insect
lonataya: [lonataja] ASG n. medusa eater, dakteron derived from yom eat and
nantang: ["nantaN] JC,P F n. viperwolf Caniferra- hì’ang insect
tus costatus, striped armored wolf zize’: [zi"zEP] P F n. hellfire wasp

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C Illegal Words
These are illegal words that are not from Frommer: I have included them as they are in the
corpus, but they are not to be regarded as Na’vi words. The following words, or their roots,
either break syllable rules that Frommer set forth, or have at least one of the following illegal
sounds, spellings, or digraphs:
’h [Ph], b [b], c [k], ch [tS], d [d], g [g], h’ [hP], ii [i:], j [Z], sh [S], uu [u:]
chan’tu gor’ek nuuto: [tSanPtu gorPEk^nuuto]
ASG n. stone jarφ
chey: [tSEj] ASG n. possesions rack derived from
P’ah s’ivil chey rackφ
Eywa k’sey nivi’bri’sta: [Ejwa kPsEj niviP-
briPsta] ASG hammock, from Eywa cradles
everyone φ
Eywa s’ilivi mas’kit nivi: [Eywa sPilivi masP-
kit^nivi] ASG Ewya’s wisdom is revealed to all
of us φ
Eywa te’ _ tan’sey mak’ta: [Ejwa tEP tanP-
sEJ makPta] ASG n. ikran queue harness, lit.
the love of Eywa’s embrace is gifted to (personal
name) φ
feru m’predu’k: [fEru mPpREduPk^] ASG n. bas-
ket φ
iveh k’nivi s’dir: [ivEh kPnivi sPdir] ASG n. ba-
by slingφ
jakesully: [ZEjk’su:li] M n. moron, toruk mak-
toyu (loaned from " Eng. Jake Sully)φ
k’sey nivi: [kPsEj nivi] ASG n. group sleepφ
Kyuna: [kjuna] G prop.n girl’s nameφ
m’resh’tuyu: [mPRESPtuju] or [mPREshPtuju]
ASG n. shieldφ
malmoks: [malmoks] G n. rings of stone
mas’kit nivi sa’nok: [masPkit^nivi saPnok^]
ASG mother loomφ
meresh’ti cau’pla: [mERESPti kauPpla] or
[meReshPti kauPpla] ASG n. banshee catcher,
bola, lit. nothing to see φ
mreki u’lito: [mREki uPlito] ASG n. fire pitφ
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na’hla buk’ne: [naPhla bukPnE] ASG n. direhor-
se lead, lit. face pull φ
nikt’chey: [niktPţhEj] or [niktPtSEj] ASG n.
small bit of food, packed lunchφ
nivi: [nivi] ASG n. hammock (informal), us de-
rived from Eywa k’sey nivi’bri’sta Ewya
cradles everyone φ
omati s’ampta: [omati sPampta] ASG n. blue
flute
P’ah s’ivil chey: [pPah sPivil tSEy] SAG n. per-
sonal belongings rackφ
pxtxawng: [p’t’awN] C n. douchebag φ
shah-tell: [SahtEl] ASG n. shuttle (loaned from
Eng. shuttle)φ
su’shiri t’acto sa: [suPshiri tPacto sa] or
[suPshiri tPacto sa] ASG n. toy ikranφ
sumin jiit’luy: [sumin ZiitPluy] ASG n. leaf pla-
teφ
sumin’sey hulleh: [suminPsEj hulEh] ASG slee-
ping outside of the groupφ "
t’riti so jahmka: [tPRiti so Zahmka] ASG n. pen-
dulum drumφ
tmi nat’sey: [tmi natPsEj] ASG n. bladder lan-
tern, from food here φ
ulivi mari’tsey mak’dini’to: [Ulivi mariPţEj
makPdiniPto] ASG loom, lit. branches of the
tree look to each other for strength, or many
branches together are strong φ
ulu’tah inib’sey mulsi: [uluPtah inibPsEy mul-
si] ASG n. leaf plateφ
D Inflections
Verb Infixes
<am>: [am] W past tense verbal infix in position 1: Oe tamaron. I hunted.
<äng>: [æN] W pejorative affect verbal infix in position 2: Oe tarängon. I hunt (ugh!).
<äp>: [æp^] F E reflexive verbal infix in position 0: Oe täparon. I hunt myself.
<arm>: [aRm] W imperfective past tense verbal infix in position 1, derived from am + er: Oe
tarmaron. I was hunting.
<asy>: [asj] P F future tense with determination verbal infix in position 1: Oel tspasyang pa-
lulukanit. I will definately kill the thanator.
<ats>: [aţ] F E inferential, indicating uncertainty or indirect knowledge verbal infix in position
2: Oel tspatsang poanit. I killed him (I think.)
<awn>: [awn] P F passive participle verbal infix in position 0: Oe tawnarona tute lu. I am a
hunted person.
<ay>: [aj] W future tense verbal infix in position 1: Oe tayaron. I will hunt.
<ei>: [Ei] W laudative affect verbal infix in position 2: Oe tareion. I hunt (hooray!).
<er>: [ER] D imperfective aspect verbal infix in position 1: Oe teraron. I am hunting.
<eyk>: [Ejk] F E causative verbal infix in position 0: Oel teykaron pot. I caused him to hunt.
<ilv>: [ilv] F E present perfective subjunctive verbal infix in position 1: Oe new tslilvam. I
want to understand.
<ìm>: [Im] W recent past verbal infix in position 1: Oe tìmaron. I just hunted.
<imv>: [imv] F E past subjunctive verbal infix in position 1: Oe namew tslimvam I wanted to
understand.
<ìrm>: [IRm] W imperfective recent past tense verbal infix in position 1: Oe tìrmaron. I was just
hunting.
<irv>: [iRv] F E present imperfective subjunctive verbal infix in position 1: Oe new tslirvam. I
want to be understanding.
<ìsy>: [Isj] P F immediate future tense with determination verbal infix in position 1: Oel
tspìsyang palulukanit. I will definately kill the thanator soon.
<iv>: [iv] W subjunctive mood verbal infix in position 1: Ngal new futa oe tivaron. You want
this thing: for me to hunt
<ìy>: [Ij] W immediate future tense verbal infix in position 1: Oe tìyaron. I am about to hunt.
<ìyev>: [IjEv] F E future subjunctive verbal infix in position 1: Oel kìyevame ngati. I will see
you soon.
<iyev>: [ijEv] F E future subjunctive verbal infix in position 1: Oel kiyevame ngati. I will see
you soon.
<ol>: [ol] F perfective aspect verbal infix in position 1: Oe tolaron. I hunted (finished action).
<us>: [us] W active participle verbal infix in position 0: Oe tusarona tute lu. I am a hunting
person.
<uy>: [uj] F honorific (honourific) or ceremonial verbal infix in position 2: Na’viyä, l<uy>u
hapxì. You are part of The People.

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Noun Inflections
–ä: [æ] F genitive suffix for nouns ending in a everything but a, ä, e, and ì (allomorph of yä):
Oel yom ikran–ä yerikit. I eat the ikran’s yerik.
–an: [an] W masculine suffix for certain nouns: Oe tute–an lu. I am a male dude.
–e: [E] F feminine suffix for certain nouns: Oe tut–e ke lu. I am not a girl
–ìl: [Il] F ergative case suffix for nouns ending in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-vowel
(allomorph of l): Ikran–ìl taron yerikit. The ikran hunts the yerik.
–ìri: [IRi] F topical suffix for nouns ending in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-vowel (allo-
morph of ri): Ikran–ìri taron yerikit. The ikran hunts a yerik.
–it: [it^] F accusative suffix for nouns ending in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-vowel (allo-
morph of t, ti): Oel taron yerik–it. I hunt the yerik.
–l: [l] W ergative case adp. for nouns ending in a vowel: Oe–l taron yerikit. I hunt the yerik.
–lo: [lo] P F multiplicative number suffix: ’Aw–lo oe ramol. Once I sang.
–ng: [N] W clusivity adp. for pronouns: Ayoe–ng taron. We all hunt.
–o: [o] P F indefinite suffix: Oel tspamang tute–o–t. I killed someone.
–ri: [Ri] F topical adp. for nouns ending in a vowel: Oe–ri taron yerikit. I hunt the yerik.
–ru: [Ru] W dative suffix for nouns ending in a vowel (allomorph of –ur): Oel sìlpeyit nga–ru
tìng. I give hope to you.
–t: [t^] W accusative suffix for nouns ending in a vowel (allomorph of it, ti): Oel nga–t kame. I
see you.
–ti: [ti] W accusative adp. for pronouns and nouns: Nga–ti taron torukìl. The toruk hunts you.
–ur: [uR] F dative suffix for nouns ending in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-vowel (allo-
morph of –ru): Ayeylan-ur oeyä. To my friends.
–ve: [vE] P F ordinal suffix for numbers (used mostly in the days of the week; not entirely
productive): Fìtrr lu trrpeve? Which day is it today?
–yä: [jæ] W genitive suffix for nouns ending in a a, ä, e, and ì (allomorph of ä): Oel yom
Neytiri-yä yerikit. I eat Neytiri’s yerik. (Causes vowel fronting of a in pronouns: may look
like –eyä)
–ya: [ya] P F,M vocative suffix for collective nouns:
ay+: [aj] F plural adp. for nouns: Ay+oe taron. We hunt.
me+: [mE] W dual adp. for nouns: Oel new me+narit. I want eyes.
pe+: [pE] W affix inter. marker what: pe+hrr nga tayaron. What time will you hunt?
pxe+: [p’E] F trial adp. for nouns and pronouns: Ayoeng Pxe+veng lu. We are three child-
ren.(Note that e + e cannot be together, and so ellision occurs)

Other

–a–: [a] F adjectival attributive marker: Oel
ikranit a–ean tswayon. I fly the blue ikran.
–am: [--am] P F past reference marker for
nouns, adverbs (not entirely productive):
–ay: [--aj] P F future reference marker for
nouns, adverbs (not entirely productive):
–tu: [tu] T direct object noun deriving affix Oe
taron–tu lu. I am prey.
–vi: [--vi] P F dimunitive relationship marker
(not very productive):
–yu: [ju] W nominative agent noun deriving
affix Oe ska’a–yu ke lu. I am not a destroyer.
le–: [lE] F adjective deriving affix Poan
le–hrrap lu. He is dangerous.
nì–: [nI] W adverbial deriving affix Oe
nì–Na’vi plltxe. I speak na’vi-ly. (Like a
Na’vi.)
sä–: [sæ] F instrumental noun deriving affix
Oel sä–numet nume. I learn the teaching.
si: [si] W postpositional verb deriving affix Oe
kelku si mì kelutral. I live in Hometree. (lit.
I home make in Hometree.)
tì–: [tI] W noun deriving affix Tì–ngay sìltsan
lu. The truth is good.

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E English Short-Hand Terms for Trilinear Glosses
Here is a list of the short-hand notation often used in trilinear glosses on the Forums, with
some common morphemes.
ACC: –it. F accusative suffix for nouns ending
in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-vowel
(allomorph of ti)
ACC: –t. W accusative suffix for nouns ending
in a vowel (allomorph of ti)
ACC: –ti. W accusative adp. for nouns.
ADJ: le–. F adjective deriving affix.
ADJ M.: –a–. F adjectival attributive marker.
ADV: nì–. W adverbial deriving affix.
AGENT N: –yu. W nominative agent noun de-
riving affix.
CAUS: <eyk>. F E causative verbal infix in
position 0 0.
CLU: –ng. W clusivity adp. for pronouns.
DAT: –ru. W dative adp. for nouns.
DUAL: me+. W dual adp. for nouns.
ERG: –ìl. F ergative case suffix for nouns en-
ding in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-
vowel (allomorph of –l)
ERG: –l. W ergative case adp. for nouns en-
ding in a vowel.
FEM: –e. F feminine suffix for certain nouns.
FUT: <ay>. W future tense verbal infix in po-
sition 1 1.
GEN: –ä. F genitive suffix for nouns ending in
a everything but a, ä, e, and ì (allomorph of
yä)
GEN: –yä. W genitive suffix for nouns ending
in a a, ä, e, and ì (allomorph of ä)
IMM. FUT: <ìy>. W immediate future tense
verbal infix in position 1 1.
IMPF: <er>. D imperfective aspect verbal in-
fix in position 1 1.
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IMPF. PAST: <arm>. W imperfective past
tense verbal infix in position 1 1.
IMPF. REC. PAST: <ìrm>. W imperfective re-
cent past tense verbal infix in position 1 1.
INST: sä–. T instrumental noun deriving affix.
INTER: pe+. W affix inter. marker what.
LAUD: <ei>. F laudative affect verbal infix in
position 2 2.
MASC: –an. W masculine suffix for certain
nouns.
NMLZ: tì–. W nominalizer (noun-er) deriving
affix.
OBJ: –tu. T direct object noun deriving affix.
ORD: –ve. T ordinal suffix for numbers.
PAST: <am>. W past tense verbal infix in po-
sition 1 1.
PEJ: <äng>. W pejorative verbal infix in posi-
tion 2 2.
PERF: <ol>. W perfective aspect verbal infix
in position 1 1.
PLU: ay+. F plural adp. for nouns.
REC. PAST: <ìm>. W recent past verbal infix
in position 1 1.
REFL: <äp>. F E reflexive verbal infix in posi-
tion 0 0.
SUBJ: <iv>. W subjunctive mood verbal infix
in position 1 1.
TOP: –ìri. F topical suffix for nouns ending
in a consonant, dipthong, or pseudo-vowel
(allomorph of ri)
TOP: –ri. F topical adp. for nouns ending in a
vowel.
V: si. W postpositional verb deriving affix.
F The Changelog
This is the changelog. I’ve kept it in, not for translators, who should contact Tuiq, but for the
reader, who would presumably like to know what I’ve done.

• 10.007 Added a ton, fixed a ton, deleted all roots as being mostly useless. Added vawm,
tìvawm, polpxay dark, darkness, what number. Added nìsti, ke’aw angrily, divided. Deleted
two extraneous entries, and one wrong one (’awlie with the wrong stress).

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