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Na’Vi Language
Phonology & Orthography 1
Vowels 1
Consonants 2
Sound Change 2
Grammar 3
Pronouns 3
Nouns & Prepositions 3
Adjectives 5
Numbers 5
Verbs 6
Questions & Demonstratives 7
Changing Parts of Speech 7
Phrases 7
Lexicon 9
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Phonology and orthography
Na‟vi lacks voiced stops like [b d ɡ], but has the ejective consonants [pʼ tʼ kʼ], which are spelled
px, tx, kx when writing them in Latin script. It also has the syllabic consonants ll and rr. There
are seven vowels, a ä e i ì o u. Although all the sounds were designed to be pronounceable by the
human actors of the film, there are unusual consonant clusters, as in fngap "metal” and tskxe
"rock"
Na‟vi syllables may be as simple as a single vowel, or as complex as skxawng "moron" or
fngap above (both CCVC).
The fictional language Na‟vi of Pandora is unwritten. However, standardized Na‟Vi is written
using the Roman alphaet. Sample words: zìsìt "year", fpeio "ceremonial challenge", nìawve
"first" (aw "one"), muiä "be fair", tiréa-ióang "spirit animal", kllpxìltu "territory",
unil-tìran-tokx "avatar" (dream-walk-body)
***Please note that pronunciation of all words can be found in the bilingual lexicon at the end of
the analysis transcribed using IPA.
Vowels
There are seven simple vowels:
Front Back
High [i]i
[ì] ì
[u]u
Mid [e]ɛ [o]o
Low [ä]ä [a]a
and four diphthongs [aw], [ew], [ay], [ey]. Note that the e is open-mid while the o is close-mid,
and that there is no *oy.
These vowels may occur in sequences, as in the Polynesian languages and Japanese. Each vowel
counts as a syllable, so that tsaleioae has six syllables, [tsa.lɛ.i.o.a.ɛ], and meoauniaea has
eight, [mɛ.o.a.u.ni.a.ɛ.a].
In addition, the syllabic consonants ll [l̩] and rr [r̩] behave as vowels, as in pllte’ [pl̩.tɛʔ] "to
speak". The rr is strongly trilled, and the ll is "light", never a "dark" (velarized) *[ɫ̩]. These may
occur directly before another vowel, as in hrrap [hr̩.ap] "dangerous".
Na‟vi does not have vowel length or tone, but it does has contrastive stress: túte [ˈtutɛ]
"person", tuté [tuˈtɛ] "female person". Although stress may move with derivation, as here, it is
not affected by inflection (case on nouns, tense on verbs, etc). So, for example, the verb lu "to
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be" has stress on its only vowel, the u, and no matter what else happens to it, the stress stays on
that vowel: lolú [loˈlu] "was" (l‹ol›u), lolängú [loläˈngu] "was (ugh!)" (l‹ol›‹äng›u), etc.
Consonants
There are twenty consonants. There are two Latin transcriptions: one that more closely
approaches the ideal of one letter per phoneme, with the c and g for [ts] and [ng] (the values they
have in much of Eastern Europe and Polynesia, respectively), and a modified transcription used
for the actors, with the digraphs ts and ng used for those sounds. In transcriptions, the ejective
consonants are written with digraphs in x, a convention that appears to be unique to Na‟vi.
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Ejective [px]p‟ [tx]t‟ [kx]k‟
Plosive [p]p [t]t [k]k [„]ʔ
Affricate [ts]ʦ
Fricative [f]f [v]v [s]s [z]z [h]h
Nasal [m]m [n]n [ng]ng
Flap [r]r
Trill [rr]r
Liquid/glide [w]w [l]l or [ll]l: [y]j
The fricatives and the affricate, f v ts s z h, are restricted to the onset of a syllable; the other
consonants may occur at either the beginning or at the end (though w y in final position are
considered parts of diphthongs, as they only occur as ay ey aw ew and may be followed by
another final consonant, as in skxawng "moron"). However, in addition to appearing before
vowels, f ts s may form consonant clusters with any of the unrestricted consonants (the stops and
liquids/glides) apart from’ making for 39 clusters. Other sequences occur across syllable
boundaries, such as na’vi [naʔ.vi] "person", ikran [ik.ran] "banshee", and atxkxe [atʼ.kʼɛ]
"land".
The plosives p t k and the affricate ts are tenuis, as in Spanish or French. In final position, they
are unreleased, as in Indonesian and other languages of Southeast Asia. The r is flapped, as in
Spanish and Indonesian; it sounds a bit like the tt or dd in the American pronunciation of the
words latter / ladder.
Sound change
The stop consonants undergo lenition after certain prefixes and prepositions. The ejective
consonants px tx kx become the corresponding plosives p’ t’ k’; the plosives and affricate p t ts k
become the corresponding fricatives f s h; and the glottal stop ’ disappears entirely. For example,
the plural form of po "s/he" is ayfo "they", with the p weakening into an f after the prefix ay-.
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Grammar
Accounts of the grammar cover parts of speech, their uses, and some of their inflections, but not
much about the syntax.
Pronouns
Na‟vi pronouns encode clusivity. That is, there are different words for "we" depending on
whether I'm including you or not. There are also special forms for "the two of us" (with or
without you), "the three of us", etc. They do not inflect for gender; although it's possible to
distinguish "he" from "she", the distinction is optional.
sing. dual trial plural Exclusive oe moe — ayoe
Inclusive — oeng — ayoeng 2nd person nga — — aynga
3rd person po mefo — ayfo
The deferential forms of "I" and "you" are ohe and ngenga. Possessive forms include ngeyä
"your" and peyä "her/his". "He" and "she" can optionally be differentiated as poan and poé.
Pronouns are declined for case as nouns (below) are.
Nouns and prepositions
Nouns show greater number distinctions than human languages: besides singular and plural, they
not only have special dual forms for two of an item (eyes, hands, lovers, etc.), which are not
uncommon in human language (English has a remnant in "both"), but also trial forms for three of
an item, which on Earth are only found with pronouns. However, gender is only occasionally
(and optionally) marked.
The plural prefix is ay+, and the dual is me+ (nari "eye", menari "eyes"). Both trigger lenition
(indicated by the "+" signs rather than the hyphens that usually mark prefix boundaries). In
nouns which undergo lenition, the plural prefix may be dropped, so the plural of tokx "body" is
either aysokx or just sokx.
Masculine nouns may be distinguished by the suffix -an, and feminine by -é, which is stressed:
tsmuk or tsmúktu "sibling", tsmúkan "brother", tsmuké "sister". There are no words for "a"
or "the".
Nouns are conjugated for case in a tripartite system, which is rare among human languages. In a
tripartite system, there are distinct forms for the object of a clause, as in "he kicks the ball"; the
agent of a transitive clause which has such an object, as in "he kicks the ball"; and the subject of
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an intransitive clause, which does not have an object, as in "he runs". An object is marked with
the accusative suffix -ti, and an agent with the ergative suffix -l, while an intransitive subject has
no case suffix. For example:
Oe-l nga-ti kam‹ei›e
I-ERG you-ACC See‹LAUD›
"I See you" (a greeting)
The use of such case forms leaves the word order of Na‟vi largely free.
There are two other cases, genitive in -yä and dative in -ru, as well as a topic marker -ri. The
latter is used to introduce the topic of the clause, and is somewhat equivalent to (though much
more common than) English "as for". It preempts the case of the noun: that is, when a noun is
made topical, usually at the beginning of the clause, it takes the -ri suffix rather than the case
suffix one would expect from its grammatical role. For example, in,
Oe-ri ontu teya l‹äng›u
I-TOP nose full be‹PEJ›
"My nose is full (of his distasteful smell),"
since the topic is "I", the subject "nose" is associated with "me": That is, it's understood to be
"my nose". Note that "nose" itself is unmarked for case, as it's the subject of the intransitive verb
"to be".
Many of the case markers have several allomorphs.
Besides case, the role of a noun in a clause may be indicated with adpositions. Any adposition
may occur either as a preposition before the noun, or as an enclitic after the noun, a greater
degree of freedom than human languages allow. For example, "with you" may be either hu nga
or ngahu. When used as enclitics, they are much like the numerous cases found in Hungarian
and Finnish. When used as prepositions, more along the lines of what English does, certain of
them trigger lenition. One of the leniting prepositions is mì "in", as in mì sokx "in the body".
This may cause some ambiguity with short plurals: mì sokx could also be short for mì aysokx
"in the bodies".
Adpositions include fa "per" (with, by means of), hu "with" (accompaniment), fpi "for the sake
of", ne "to" (direction), ftu "from" (direction), ta "from" (generic), ta’em "from above", ìlä
"via, along", ka "across", and mì "in".
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Adjectives
Na‟vi adjectives are uninflected—that is, they do not agree with the noun they modify—and may
occur either before or after the noun. They are marked by a syllable a, which is attached on the
side closest to the noun. For example, "a long river" can be expressed either as,
ngim-a kilvan
long-ATTR river
or as,
kilvan a-ngim
river ATTR-long
The free word order holds for all attributives: Genitives (possessives) and relative clauses can
also either precede or follow the noun they modify. The latter especially allows for great freedom
of expression.
The attributive affix a- is only used when an adjective modifies a noun. Predicative adjectives
instead take the "be" verb lu:
kilvan ngim lu
river long be
"The river is long"
Numbers
As the Na‟vi have four digits per hand, they have a base-eight number system. Only a few
numbers are attested:
’aw 1
mune 2
tsìng 4
vofu 16
tsìvol 32
From this it would appear that the root for 4 is tsì, for 8 is vo, and that 32 is "4 eights".
Numerals form various derivatives, such as ’awpo "one" (an individual), (nì)’awve
"first", ’awsiténg "together" (one-make-same), kawtu "no-one" (negative k-), kawkrr "never"
(not-one-time), nì’aw "only", and nì’awtu "alone" from "one"; also nìmun "again" and
perhaps muntxa "to mate" from mun- "two".
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Verbs
Verbs are conjugated for tense but not for person. That is, they record distinctions like "I am, I
was, I would", but not like "I am, we are, s/he is". Conjugation relies exclusively on infixes,
which are like suffixes but go inside the verb. "To hunt", for example, is taron, but "hunted" is
t‹ol›aron, with the infix ‹ol›.
There are two positions for infixes: after the consonant (onset) of the penultimate syllable, and
after the consonant of the final syllable. Because many Na‟vi verbs have two syllables, these
commonly occur on the first and last syllable, as in the examples below. In monosyllabic words
like lu "be" and tsun "can", they both appear after the initial consonant, keeping their relative
order, as in tsolängun [ts‹ol›‹äng›un] "was able to (ugh!)".
The first infix position is taken by infixes for tense and aspect, or both, as well as by participle
and reflexive forms, which precede tense and aspect when they co-occur. Tenses are past, recent
past, present (unmarked), future, and immediate future; aspects are perfective (completed or
contained) and imperfective (ongoing or uncontained). The aspectual forms are not found in
English but are somewhat like the distinction between 'having done' and 'was doing'.
taron [hunt] "hunts"
t‹ìm›aron [hunt‹REC›] "just hunted"
t‹ay›aron [hunt‹FUT›] "will hunt"
t‹er›aron [hunt‹IMPV›] "hunting"
t‹ol›aron [hunt‹PFV›] "hunted"
t‹ì‹r›m›aron [hunt‹REC‹IMPV››] "was just hunting"
Other temporal and aspectual forms include tovaron, telaron, tusaron, tairon. Tense and
aspect need not be marked when they can be understood by context or elsewhere in the sentence.
The second infix position is taken by infixes for affect (speaker attitude, whether positive or
negative) and for evidentiality (uncertainty or indirect knowledge). For example, in the greeting
in the section on nouns, Oel ngati kameie "I See you", the verb kame "to See" is inflected
positively as kam‹ei›e to indicate the pleasure the speaker feels in the meeting. In the
subsequent sentence, Oeri ontu teya längu "My nose is full (of his smell)", however, the
phrase teya lu "is full" is inflected negatively as teya l‹äng›u to indicate the speaker's
distaste at the experience. Examples with both infix positions filled:
t‹ìrm›ar‹ei›on [hunt‹REC.IMPV›‹LAUD›] "yeah, was just hunting": The speaker is
happy about it, whether due to success or just the pleasure of the hunt
t‹ay›ar‹äng›on [hunt‹FUT›‹PEJ›] "ugh, will hunt": The speaker is anxious about or
bored by it.
There are two "be" verbs, lu, which is "be" in the sense that "A is B" and is used with adjectives
(a copula), and tok, which is "be" in the sense of "A is in/at a place" (a verb of existence).
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Negation is made with the particle ke. Various other grammatical particles such as conjunctions
join phrases and clauses: na "like, as", to "(more, less) than", sìk (unquote), sì, últe "and",
fu "or", slä "but".
Questions and demonstratives
Yes-no questions are asked with the final question marker srak? Information questions are
asked with question words based on the leniting morpheme pe "which?". These correspond with
demonstratives in fì "this" and tsa "that" (accusative tsat):
peú, ’úpe "what? which
thing?"
fì’u "this, this
thing"
tsa’u "that, that
thing"
pesu, tupe "who?" tsatu "that person"
peyfa, fyape "how?" fìfya "like this"
pehem, kempe "what? which
action?"
fìkem "this (action)" tsakem "that (action)"
pehrr, krrpe "when?" tsakrr "then"
pelun, lumpe "why?"
peseng,
tsengpe "where?" fìtseng(e) "here" tsatseng "there"
These are merely the more common forms; pe, fì (and its plural fay "these") and tsa may
combine with any noun (without needing the attributive a; cf. kea "no" + noun), and other words
may combine with the morphemes in the table, such as tengfya "as" ('same way'), tengkrr
"while" ('same time'), and ké’u "nothing".
Changing parts of speech
Adjectives may be derived from nouns with le-: hrrap "danger", lehrrap "dangerous".
Verbs may be made from nouns with the generic action verb si "to make, to do": kelku "home",
kelku si "to live (dwell)". Adverbs are formed in nì-: ftúe "easy", nìftúe "easily".
Abstract nouns may be derived from verbs and adjectives with the prefix tì-: rey "to live",
tìrey "life"; ngay "true", tìngay, "truth". People associated with a verb are indicated by
compounding with -tu: spe’é "to capture", spe’étu "a captive". A person who specializes
in a verb (English -er) is indicated with -yu: táron "to hunt", táronyu "hunter".
Phrases
"Hello, how are you?"
Kaltxì. nga-ru lu fpom srak?
[ kaltʼì ngaru lu fpom srak ]
Greetings. You-DAT be well.being QUESTION
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"It‟s a pleasure to be able to chat with you in Na‟vi"
Tsun oe nga-hu nì-Na’vi pivängkxo a fì-’u oe-ru prrte’ lu
be.able I you-with ADV-Na‟vi pleasure? that this-thing I-DAT speak[9]
be
"I apologise for this moron"
Fì-skxawng-ìri tsapxalute s‹eng›i oe
this-moron-TOP apology make‹?› I
"These demons are forbidden here"
F-ay-vrrtep fì-tsenge lu kxanì
this-PL-demon this-place be forbidden
"My nose is full of his alien smell."
Oe-ri ta peyä fahew a-kewong ontu teya l‹äng›u
me-TOP from his smell ATTR-alien nose full be‹PEJ›
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Lexicon
Na’Vi - English English – Na’Vi
‘ A 'ampi v
/ʔam.‟pi/
touch
'aw n
/ʔaw/
one number
'awpo pn
/ʔaw.‟po/
one one (person)
'awsiteng adv
/ʔaw.si.‟tɛŋ/
together
'awve adj
/‟ʔaw.vɛ/
first
'e'al adj
/‟ʔɛ.ʔal/
worst
'eko n
/‟ʔɛ.ko/
attack
'ekong n
/‟ʔɛ.koŋ/
beat (rhythmic)
'engeng n
/‟ʔɛ.ŋɛŋ/
level
'eveng n
/‟ʔɛ.vɛŋ/
child
'evi n
/‟ʔɛ.vi/
kid (affectionate form of
"child")
'ì'awn v
/‟ʔɪ.ʔawn/
remain,stay
'ìheyu n
/‟ʔɪ.hɛ.ju/
spiral
'ìnglìsì n
/‟ʔɪŋ.lɪ.sɪ/
English language
'it n
/ʔit/
bit a small amount
'itan n
/ʔi.‟tan/
son
'ite n
/‟ʔi.tɛ/
daughter
'ok n
/ʔok/
remembrance
'ong v
/ʔoŋ/
unfold,blossom
across ka pr
again nìmun adv
agree mllte v
alarm cry rawke n
alien ketuwong n
alien kewong n
Alien (i.e. non-
Na'vi)
faketuan n
all all (of),in to,
to,completely
nìwotx pr
allow tung v
almost stum adv
alone alone (as one
person)
nì'awtu adj
among kip pr
ancestor pizayu n
and sì conj
and ulte conj
animal,beast ioang n
apology tsap'alute n
arm pxun n
arrive pähem v
arrow swizaw n
art tseo n
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'upe n
/‟ʔu.pɛ/
what (thing)
'upxare n
/‟ʔu.p‟a.ɾɛ/
Message
A a adj
/a/
which, that
äie n
/æ.‟i.ɛ/
vision
alaksì adj
/al.‟ak.sɪ/
ready
alìm adj
/‟al.ɪm/
far far away,at a
distance
Amhul n
/‟am.hul/
child's name
Änsìt n
/‟æn.sɪt/
child's name
apxa adj
/ap‟a/
large
atan adj, n
/a.‟tan/
light
atokirina' n
/a.to.ki.ɾi.‟naʔ/
Seeds of the great tree
ätxäle n
/‟æt‟.æ.lɛ/
request
atxkxe n
/‟at‟k‟.ɛ/
land
au n
/au/
drum (made of skin)
aungia n
/‟auŋ.i.a/
sign,omen
ayfo pn
/‟aj.fo/
they
aylaru conj
/aj.la.‟ɾu/
to the others
(contraction of aylaberu)
aynga pn
/‟aj.ŋa/
you
ayoe pn
/aj.o.‟ɛ/
we (exclusive)
ayoeng pn
/aj.o.‟ɛŋ/
we (inclusive)
E ean adj
/‟ɛ.an/
blue
as as (= same way
as)
tengfya adj, conj
ask pawm v
attack 'eko n
avatar; dreamwalker
body
uniltìrantokx n
awake txen adj
away (direction) neto pr
away (position) mìso pr
B
baby carrier/sling iveh k'nivi s'di n
back (direction) ne'ìm pr
bad,evil kawng adj
badge pätsì n
be at,occupy a space tok v
be be (am,is,are) lu v
be responsible kllfriyo' v, c
beat (rhythmic) 'ekong n
become slu v
beetle larva(e) teylu n
before, in front of eo pr
begin,start sngä'i v
beginning,start time sngä'ikrr n
big big (in stature) tsawl adj
bind yìm v
bit a small amount 'it n
bit a small amount nì'it n
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eltu n
/‟ɛl.tu/
brain
eltu si v, c
/‟ɛl.tu si/
listen pay attention,quit
goofing off
eltungawng n
/‟ɛl.tu.ŋawŋ/
brainworm
emza'u v
/ɛm.‟za.ʔu/
pass (a test)
eo pr
/ɛo/
before, in front of
Eyaye n
/ɛ.‟ja.je/
Plant species
(Warbonnet)
eyk v
/ɛjk/
lead
eyktan n
/‟ɛjk.tan/
leader
Eywa n
/‟ɛj.wa/
World spirit guiding
force and deity
(equivalent to Gaia);
Eywa PN
Eywa ngahu int
/‟ɛj.wa „ŋa.hu/
good-bye,Eywa (be with
you)
F fa pr
/fa/
with with (by means of)
faheu v
/‟fa.hɛ.u/
smell
faketuan n
/fa.‟kɛ.tu.an/
Alien (i.e. non-Na'vi)
fìfya pn
/‟fɪf.ja/
this this way,like this
fìkem pn
/‟fɪ.kɛm/
this this (action)
fìpo pn
/‟fɪ.po/
this this one (person or
thing)
fìtseng(e) pn
/fɪ.‟ʦɛŋ(ɛ)/
this, here here,this place
fì'u pn
/‟fɪ.ʔu/
this this (thing)
fkarut v
/‟fka.ɾut/
peel
blue ean adj
blue flower seze n
Blue Flute Clan Omatikaya n
body tokx n
bond bond (neural
connection)
Tsahaylu n
boom kxangangang n
bow and arrow tsko swizaw n
bow bow (weapon) tsko n
brain eltu n
brainworm eltungawng n
branch branch (of a
tree)
vul n
brave tsteu adj
bring zamunge v
brother tsmukan n
burn,consume nekx v
but slä conj
butt,rear end txìm n
by,via,following ìlä (also: ìlä) pr
C
call syaw v
calm mawey adj
can,be able tsun v
captive spe'etu v
capture spe'e v
center (or place in kxamtseng n
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fkeu adj
/fkɛu/
mighty
fko adj
/fko/
one
fmawn n
/fmawn/
news news,something to
report
fmetok n
/‟fmɛ.tok/
test
fmi v
/fmi/
try
fnu v, c
/fnu/
quiet quiet ("be quiet!")
fo pn
/fo/
they
fpak v
/fpak/
hold off,suspend action
fpe' v
/fpɛʔ/
send
fpeio v
/fpɛ.‟i.o/
challenge challenge
(ceremonial)
fpi i
/fpi/
for the sake of
fpom n
/fpom/
well-being, peace
fpxafaw n
/‟fp‟a.faw/
medusa (animal)
fpxäkìm v
/‟fp‟æ.kɪm/
enter
frapo pn
/fɾapo/
everyone
fra'u pn
/fɾaʔu/
everything
ftang v
/ftaŋ/
stop
fte conj
/ftɛ/ so that
fteke conj
/‟ftɛ.kɛ/
so that not,lest
ftia v
/‟fti.a/
study
ftu pr
/ftu/
from from (direction)
ftue adj
/‟ftu.ɛ/
easy
the middle)
challenge challenge
(ceremonial)
fpeio v
change latem v
child 'eveng n
child's name Amhul n
child's name Änsìt n
child's name Ralu n
choose ftxey v
clan olo' n
clan leader olo'eyktan n
clear,certain law adj
clever clever (thing) sìlronsem adj
close close to lok adj
colleague lertu n
come za'u v
continually nìtut adv
cord telem n
create ngop v
creature swirä n
cut mun'i v
D
daddy sempu n
dance sreu v
danger hrrap n
dangerous lehrrap adj
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ftxey v
/ft‟ɛj/
choose
fu conj
/fu/
or
fya'o n
/‟fja.ʔo/
path, way
fyape conj
/‟fja.pɛ/
how
fyawìntxu n
/fjawɪn.‟t‟u/
guide
H ha conj
/ha/
so so (or "in that case")
hapxì n
/ha.‟p‟ɪ/
part
hasey adj
/‟ha.sɛj/
done, finished
hawnu v
/‟haw.nu/
protect,shelter
hì'i adj
/‟hɪ.ʔi/
small
hiyìk adj
/‟hi.jɪk/
funny, strange
hrrap n
/hrap/
danger
hu adj
/hu/
with with
(accompaniment)
hufwe n
/‟huf.wɛ/
wind
hum v
/hum/
leave, depart
I i'en n
/i.‟ʔɛn/
stringed instrument
Iknimaya n
/ik.ni.ma.‟ja/
Thundering
rocks,Stairway to
Heaven (floating
mountains)
ikran n
/ik.‟ɾan/
mountain banshee
ìlä (also: ìlä) pr
/‟ɪ.læ/ or /‟ɪl.æ/
by,via,following
ioang n
/‟i.o.aŋ/
animal,beast
daughter 'ite n
day trr n
dead kerusey adj
demon vrrtep n
destroy ska'a v
die terkup v
dig up kllkulat v
dim dim (of a
person)
snumìna adj
dinner dinner,served
meal
wutso n
Direhorse pa'li n
dive tawng v
do not negative (do
not)
rä'ä v
do,make si v
doctor toktor n
done, finished hasey adj
dream unil n
Dream Hunt Uniltaron n
dreamwalker uniltìranyu n
drive out kurakx v
drum (made of skin) au n
duck tawng n
E
ear mikyun n
easily nìftue adv
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irayo n, i
/i.‟ɾa.jo/
thank you
iveh k'nivi s'di n
/‟i.vɛh „k‟ni.vi
s‟di/
baby carrier/sling
K ka pr
/ka/
across
kä v
/kæ/
go
kaltxì n
/kal.‟t‟ɪ/
hello
kämakto v
/kæ.‟mak.to/
ride out
kame v
/‟ka.mɛ/
See (spiritual sense)
kangay adj
/‟kaŋ.aj/
valid
karyu n
/‟kaɾ.ju/
teacher
kato n
/‟ka.to/
rhythm
kawkrr adv
/kaw.‟kr/
never
kawng adj
/kawŋ/
bad,evil
kawtu pn
/kaw.‟tu/
no one
ke adv
/kɛ/
not
kea adj
/‟kɛ.a/
no no (before a noun)
kehe adv
/‟kɛ.hɛ/
no
kelku n
/‟kɛl.ku/
home
kelku si v
/‟kɛl.ku si/
live,dwell
Kelutrel n
/‟kɛl.u.tɾɛl/
Hometree Hometree
(tree for living in)
kempe pn
/‟kɛm.pɛ/
what what (action)
kenong v
/‟kɛ.noŋ/
model,represent,exempli
fy
easy ftue adj
eat yom v
elbow pxuntil n
English language 'ìnglìsì n
enough nìtam adj
enter fpxäkìm v
everyone frapo pn
everything fra'u pn
evil tìkawng adj
examine steftxaw v
example tìkenong n
eye nari n
eyes (two) menari n
F
false tsleng adj
far far away,at a
distance
alìm adj
fast nìwin adj
father sempul n
fear txopu n
feed yomtìng v
female female
(person)
tutee n, adj
finger zekwä n
fire txep n
first 'awve adj
first nì'awve adj
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kerusey adj
/‟kɛ.ɾu.sɛj/
dead
ketuwong n
/‟kɛ.tu.woŋ/
alien
ke'u n
/‟kɛ.ʔu/
nothing
kewong n
/‟kɛ.woŋ/
alien
keye'ung n
/kɛ.‟jɛ.ʔuŋ/
insanity
kifkey n
/kif.‟kɛj/
world world
(physical,solid)
kìm v
/kɪm/
spin
kin v
/kin/
need
kinä n, adj
/‟ki.næ/
seven
kinam n
/‟ki.nam/
leg
kinamtil n
/‟ki.nam.til/
knee
kìng n
/kɪŋ/
thread
kì'ong n
/‟kɪ.ʔoŋ/
species of fruit or
vegetable
kip pr
/kip/
among
kìte'e n
/kɪ.‟tɛ.ʔɛ/
service
kìyevame n
/kɪ.jɛ.‟va.mɛ/
good-bye good-bye,see
you again soon
kllfriyo' v, c
/kl:.‟fri.jo/
be responsible
kllkulat v
/kl:.‟ku.lat/
dig up
kllkxem v
/kl:.‟kɛm/
stand
kllpxìltu n
/kl:.‟p‟ɪl.tu/
territory
kllte n
/kl:.‟tɛ/
Ground
fly tswayon v
for the sake of fpi i
forbidden kxanì adj
forest na'rìng n
forgiveness txoa n
four tsìng n, adj
fresh
fresh,appealing as
food
pxasul adj
from above ta'em pr
from from
(direction)
ftu pr
from from (various
uses)
ta pr
full teya adj
funny, strange hiyìk adj
G
get down get down!
(literally,"to the
ground!")
ne kllte! i
give tìng v
go kä v
good sìltsan adj
good-bye good-
bye,see you again
soon
kìyevame n
good-bye,Eywa (be
with you)
Eywa ngahu int
Got it. I understand. tslolam i
grab niä v
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krr n
/kr/
time
krrnekx v
/kr.‟nɛk‟/
take/consume time
krrpe adv
/kr.‟pɛ/
when
kunsìp n
/‟kun.sɪp/
gunship
kurakx v
/ku.‟ɾak‟/
drive out
Kx kxam n
/k‟am/
middle,midpoint
kxamtseng n
/‟k‟am.ʦɛŋ/
center (or place in the
middle)
kxangangang n
/‟k‟aŋ.aŋ.aŋ/
boom
kxanì adj
/k‟anɪ/
forbidden
kxawm adv
/k‟awm/
perhaps,maybe
kxener n
/‟k‟ɛ.nɛɾ/
species of fruit or
vegetable
kxetse n
/‟k‟ɛ.ʦɛ/
tail
L lahe adj, pn
/‟la.hɛ/
other
lam v
/lam/
seem,appear
lapo pn
/‟la.po/
other other one (person
or thing)
latem v
/‟la.tɛm/
change
law adj
/law/
clear,certain
lehrrap adj
/ lɛ.‟hrap/
dangerous
Lenay'ga n
/‟lɛ.naj.ʔga/
Slinger Slinger
(predatory creature)
lertu n
/‟lɛɾ.tu/
colleague
grant teswotìng v
great leonopteryx
last shadow (great
leonopteryx)
toruk n
great,much,many
great (in quantity);
much
txan adj
great,noble nawm adj
ground kllte n
group of
people,party
pongu pn
guide fyawìntxu n
gunship kunsìp n
H
halt txey v
he poan pn
he,she po pn
heart txe'lan n
hello kaltxì n
help help,assistance srung n
hexapede,hexapod Yerik n
hold off,suspend
action
fpak v
home kelku n
Hometree Hometree
(tree for living in)
Kelutrel n
honor meuia n
hot som adj
how fyape conj
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lì'u n
/‟lɪ.ʔu/
word
lok adj
/lok/
close close to
lonu v
/‟lo.nu/
release,let go
lrrtok v
/‟lr.tok/
smile
lu v
/lu/
be be (am,is,are)
lumpe adv
/‟lum.pɛ/
why
M makto v
/mak.‟to/
ride
mawey adj
/ma.‟wɛj/
calm
mefo pn
/‟mɛ.fo/
they (those two)
menari n
/mɛ.‟na.ɾi/
eyes (two)
meuia n
/mɛ.‟u.i.a/
honor
meyp adj
/mɛjp/
weak
mì pr
/mɪ/
in
mikyun n
/mik.‟jun/
ear
mìn adj
/mɪn/
turn
mìso pr
/‟mɪ.so/
away (position)
mllte v
/ml:.‟tɛ/
agree
moe pn
/‟mo.ɛ/
we we two (exclusive)
mokri n
/‟mok.ɾi/
voice
muiä adj
/mu.‟i.æ/
proper,fair,right
mune n, adj
/‟mu.nɛ/
two
munge v
/‟mu.ŋɛ/
take,bring
how peyfa adv
hunt taron v
hunter taronyu n
I
I oe pn
I I (deferential or
ceremonial form)
ohe pn
if txo conj
if not if not,or else txokefyaw conj
in mì pr
insanity keye'ung n
interpret ralpeng v
J
joint,hinge til n
K
kid (affectionate
form of "child")
'evi n
kill tspang v
knee kinamtil n
know omum v
L
land atxkxe n
large apxa adj
lead eyk v
leader eyktan n
learn nume v
leave, depart hum v
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mun'i v
/mun.‟ʔi/
cut
muntxa adj
/mun.‟t‟a/
mated
N na conj
/na/
like,as
nang i
/naŋ/
particle for surprise or
exclamation
nantang n
/‟nan.taŋ/
viperwolf Caniferratus
costatus or “striped
armored wolf.”
nari n
/‟na.ɾi/
eye
nari si c, v
/‟na.ɾi si/
watch out,be careful
na'rìng n
/‟na.ʔ.ɾɪŋ/
forest
Na'vi n
/naʔ.‟vi/
the People the People
(name for themselves)
nawm adj
/nawm/
great,noble
ne kllte! i
/nɛ kl:.‟tɛ/
get down get down!
(literally,"to the
ground!")
ne pr
/nɛ/
to (direction)
ne'ìm pr
/nɛʔɪm/
back (direction)
nekx v
/nɛk‟/
burn,consume
neto pr
/‟nɛ.to/
away (direction)
neu v
/‟nɛ.u/
want
niä v
/‟ni.æ/
grab
nì'aw adj
/nɪ.‟ʔaw./
only
nì'awtu adj
/nɪ.‟ʔaw.tu/
alone alone (as one
person)
leave,abandon txìng v
leg kinam n
level 'engeng n
life tìrey n
light atan adj, n
like us Nìayoeg adj, i
like,as na conj
like,as pxel pr
lip seyri n
listen tìng mikyun v
listen pay
attention,quit
goofing off
eltu si v, c
live rey v
live,dwell kelku si v
long (period of
time)
yol adj
longer longer (time) nulkrr adj
look tìng nari v
look look (at) nìn v
M
male male (person) tutean n, adj
many pxay adj, pn
marker for yes-no
questions
srak(e)
mated muntxa adj
matriarch Tsahìk n
matter matter txele v
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nì'awve adj
/nɪ.‟ʔaw.vɛ/
first
nìayoeg adj, i
/nɪ.‟aj.o.ɛg/
like us
nìftue adv
/nɪ.‟ftu.ɛ/
easily
nìftxavang adv
/nɪ.‟ft‟a.vaŋ/
passionately,with all
heart
nìhawng adv
/nɪ.‟hawŋ/
too too,excessively
nì'it n
/nɪ.‟ʔit/
bit a small amount
nìltsan adv
/nɪl.‟ʦan/
well
nìmun adv
/nɪ.‟mun/
again
nìn v
/nɪn/
look look (at)
nìngay adv
/nɪŋ.‟aj/
truly
nìtam adj
/nɪ.‟tam/
enough
nìtut adv
/nɪ.‟tut/
continually
nìtxan adj
/nɪ.‟t‟an/
much
nì'ul adj
/nɪ.‟ʔul/
more
nìwin adj
/nɪ.‟win/
fast
nìwotx pr
/nɪ.‟wot‟/
all all (of),in to,
to,completely
nulkrr adj
/nul.‟kr/
longer longer (time)
nume v
/nu.‟mɛ/ learn
Ng nga pn
/ŋa/
you
ngawng n
/ŋawŋ/
worm
ngay adj
/ŋaj/
true
(subject)
matter matter,be of
importance
tsranten v
meaning ral n
medusa (animal) fpxafaw n
meeting ultxa n
message 'upxare n
middle,midpoint kxam n
mighty fkeu adj
mind ronsem n
model,represent,exe
mplify
kenong v
moment swaw n
mommy sa'nu n
more nì'ul adj
moron skxawng n
mother sa'nok n
mountain banshee ikran n
move,shift position rikx v
much nìtxan adj
music pamtseo n
must zene v
N
need kin v
need tìkin v
never kawkrr adv
news
news,something to
fmawn n
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ngenga pn
/‟ŋɛ.ŋa/
you you (honorific
form)
ngop v
/ŋop/
Create
O oe pr
/‟o.ɛ/
I
oeng pr
/‟o.ɛŋ/
We two (you and I)
ohe pr
/‟o.hɛ/
I (deferential or
ceremonial form)
olo‟ n
/‟o.loʔ/
clan
olo'eyktan n
/‟ol.o.‟ʔɛjk.tan/
clan leader
Omatikaya n
/om.a.ti.‟kaj.a/
Blue Flute Clan
omum v
/‟o.mum/
know
ontu n
/‟on.tu/
nose
P pähem v
/‟pæ.hɛm/
arrive
pak i
/pak/
particle for surprise or
exclamation
pa'li n
/‟paʔ.li/
Direhorse
palulukan n
/‟pa.lu.‟lu.kan/
Thanator Dry Mouth
Bringer of Fear
(Thanator)
pam n
/pam/
sound
pamtseo n
/‟pam.ʦɛ.o/
music
pänutìng v
/pæ.‟nu.tɪŋ/
promise (a thing to
someone) promise (a
thing to someone)
pätsì n
/pæ.‟ʦɪ/
badge
report
night txon n
no kehe adv
no no (before a
noun)
kea adj
no one kawtu pn
nose ontu n
not ke adv
nothing ke'u n
now set adv
O
offence,insult zoplo n
one fko adj
one number 'aw n
one one (person) 'awpo pn
only nì'aw adj
or fu conj
other lahe adj, pn
other other one
(person or thing)
lapo pn
outside wrrpa adj
P
part hapxì n
particle for surprise
or exclamation
nang i
particle for surprise
or exclamation
pak i
particle used in full te pa
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pawm v
/pawm/
ask
pe pn, adv
/pɛ/
what what (before a
noun)
pehem pn, adv
/‟pɛ.hɛm/
what what (action)
pehrr adv
/pɛ.‟hr/
when
pelun adv
/‟pɛ.lun/
why
peng v
/pɛŋ/
tell
peseng adv
/‟pɛ.sɛŋ/
where
pesu pn
/‟pɛ.su/
who
peu pn, adv
/‟pɛ.u/
what what (thing)
pey c, v
/pɛj/
wait
peyfa adv
/‟pɛj.fa/
how
pizayu n
/‟pi.za.ju/
ancestor
plltxe v
/pl:.‟t‟ɛ/
speak
po pn
/po/
he,she
poan pn
/po.‟an/
he
poe pn
/po.‟ɛ/
she
pongu pn
/‟poŋu/
group of people,party
Px pxan adj
/p‟an/
worthy
pxasul adj
/‟p‟a.sul/
fresh fresh,appealing as
food
pxay adj, pn
/p‟aj/
many
pxel pr
/p‟ɛl/
like,as
names
pass (a test) emza'u v
passionately,with all
heart
nìftxavang adv
path, way fya'o n
pattern renu n
peel fkarut v
People the People
(name for
themselves)
Na'vi n
perhaps,maybe kxawm adv
person tute n
place tseng(e) n
Plant species
(Warbonnet)
Eyaye n
please rutxe v
poison txum n
pretty sevin adj
promise (a thing to
someone) promise
(a thing to someone)
pänutìng v
proper,fair,right muiä adj
protect,shelter hawnu v
protection tìhawnu n
pull za'ärìp v
Q
quiet quiet ("be
quiet!")
fnu v, c
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pxi adj
/p‟i/
sharp
pxun n
/p‟un/
arm
pxuntil n
/‟p‟un.til/
Elbow
R rä'ä v
/‟ɾæ.ʔæ/
do not negative (do not)
ral n
/ɾal/
meaning
ralpeng v
/‟ɾal.pɛŋ/
interpret
Ralu n
/‟ɾa.lu/
child's name
rawke n
/ɾaw.‟kɛ/
alarm cry
renu n
/‟ɾɛ.nu/
pattern
rey v
/ɾɛj/
live
rikx v
/ɾik‟/
move,shift position
rim adj
/ɾim/
yellow
rina' n
/‟ɾi.naʔ/
seed
riti n
/ɾiti/
stingbat
rol v
/ɾol/
sing
ronsem n
/‟ɾon.sɛm/
mind
rutxe v
/ɾu.‟t‟ɛ/
please
S san n
/san/
saying; quote
sa'nok n
/‟saʔ.nok/
mother
sa'nu n
/‟saʔ.nu/
mommy
sänume n
/sæ.‟nu.mɛ/
teaching,instruction
R
rain tompa n
ready alaksì adj
release,let go lonu v
remain,stay 'ì'awn v
remembrance 'ok n
request ätxäle n
rhythm kato n
ride makto v
ride out kämakto v
rock,stone tskxe n
run tul v
S
sacred swok n
sacred place swotu n
safe place,refuge zongtseng n
save zong v
saying; quote san n
see (physical sense) tse'a v
See (spiritual sense) kame v
seed rina' n
Seeds of the great
tree
atokirina' n
seem,appear lam v
send fpe' v
service kìte'e n
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sat pn
/sat/
that that (after ftu only)
sempu n
/‟sɛm.pu/
daddy
sempul n
/‟sɛm.pul/
father
set adv
/sɛt/
now
sevin adj
/sɛvin/
pretty
seyri n
/sɛjɾi/
lip
seze n
/‟sɛ.zɛ/
blue flower
sì conj
/sɪ/
and
si v
/si/
do,make
sìk v
/sɪk/
unquote
sìlronsem adj
/sɪl.‟ɾon.sɛm/
clever clever (thing)
sìltsan adj
/sɪl.‟ʦan/
good
ska'a v
/‟ska.ʔa/
destroy
skxawng n
/skʔawŋ/
moron
slä conj
/slæ/
but
slu v
/slu/
become
sngä'i v
/‟sŋæ.ʔi/
begin,start
sngä'ikrr n
/‟sŋæ.ʔi.kr/
beginning,start time
snumìna adj
/‟snu.mɪ.na/
dim dim (of a person)
som adj
/som/
hot
spe'e v
/spɛ.‟ʔɛ/
capture
spe'etu n
/spɛ.‟ʔɛ.tu/
captive
srak(e)
/sɾak(ɛ)/
marker for yes-no
seven kinä n, adj
sharp pxi adj
she poe pn
show wintxu v
sibling tsmuk,tsmuktu n
sign,omen aungia n
sing rol v
sister tsmuke n
sixteen vofu n, adj
sky taw n
Sky Person Tawtute n
Slinger Slinger
(predatory creature)
Lenay'ga n
small hì'i adj
smell faheu v
smile lrrtok v
so so (or "in that
case")
ha conj
so that fte conj
so that not,lest fteke conj
son 'itan n
song tìrol n
song way n
songchord waytelem n
soon ye'rìn adv
sound pam n
speak plltxe v
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questions
srane adv
/‟sɾa.nɛ/
yes
sreu v
/‟sɾɛ.u/
dance
srung n
/sɾuŋ/
help help,assistance
steftxaw v
/stɛf.‟t‟aw/
examine
stum adv
/stum/
almost
sutx v
/sut‟/
track,lock up
swaw n
/swaw/
moment
swirä n
/‟swi.ɾæ/
creature
swizaw n
/‟swi.zaw/
arrow
swok n
/swok/
sacred
swotu n
/‟swo.tu/
sacred place
syaw v
/sjaw/
call
T ta pr
/ta/
from from (various uses)
ta'em pr
/‟ta.ʔɛm/
from above
täftxu v
/tæ.‟ft‟u/
weave
täftxuyu n
/tæ.‟ft‟u.ju/
weaver
takuk v
/‟ta.kuk/
strike
talioang n
/‟tal.i.‟o.aŋ/
sturmbeest
tam v
/tam/
suffice suffice,"do"
tangek n
/‟taŋ.ɛk/
trunk trunk (of a tree)
tanhì n
/tan.‟hɪ/
star
spear tukru n
species of fruit or
vegetable
kì'ong n
species of fruit or
vegetable
kxener n
spin kìm v
spiral 'ìheyu n
spirit tirea n
spirit animal tireaioang n
spirit path tireafya'o n
spread,proliferate virä v
stand kllkxem v
star tanhì n
stingbat riti n
stop ftang v
stopping tìftang n
straight yey adj
strength tìtxur n
strike takuk v
stringed instrument i'en n
strong txur adj
study ftia v
sturmbeest talioang n
suffice suffice,"do" tam v
sun tsawke n
T
tail kxetse n
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taron v
/‟ta.ɾon/
hunt
taronyu n
/‟ta.ɾon.ju/
hunter
taw n
/taw/
sky
tawng n
/tawŋ/
duck
tawng v
/tawŋ/
dive
Tawtute n
/‟taw.tu.tɛ/
Sky Person
te pa
/tɛ/
particle used in full
names
telem n
/‟tɛ.lɛm/
cord
tengfya adj, conj
/‟tɛŋ.fja/
as as (= same way as)
tengkrr conj, pr
/tɛŋ.‟kr/
while (= same time as)
terkup v
/‟tɛɾ.kup/
die
teswotìng v
/tɛ.‟swo.tɪŋ/
grant
teya adj
/tɛja/
full
teylu n
/tɛj.‟lu/
beetle larva(e)
tìfmetok n
/tɪf.‟mɛ.tok/
test
tìftang n
/tɪ.‟ftaŋ/
stopping
tìhawnu n
/tɪ.‟haw.nu/
protection
tìkawng adj
/tɪ.‟kawŋ/
evil
tìkenong n
/tɪ.‟kɛ.noŋ/
example
tìkin v
/tɪ.‟kin/
need
til n
/til/
joint,hinge
tìng mikyun v
/tɪŋ „mik.jun/
listen
take,bring munge v
take/consume time krrnekx v
teacher karyu n
teaching,instruction sänume n
tell peng v
territory kllpxìltu n
test fmetok n
test tìfmetok n
than; comparative
mark
to conj
Thanator Dry
Mouth Bringer of
Fear (Thanator)
palulukan n
thank you irayo n, i
that tsnì pn
that that (action) tsakem pn
that that (after ftu
only)
sat pn
that that (as object) tsat pn
that that (thing tsa'u pn
that that person tsatu pn
then then,at that
time
tsakrr pn
there there,that
place
tsatseng adv
they ayfo pn
they fo pn
they (those two) mefo pn
thirty-two thirty-two tsìvol n, adj
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tìng nari v
/tɪŋ „na.ɾi/
look
tìng v
/tɪŋ/
give
tìngay n
/‟tɪŋ.aj/
truth
tìran v
/tɪ.‟ɾan/
walk
tirea n
/ti‟ɾɛ.a/
spirit
tireafya'o n
/tiɾ.‟ɛ.a.‟fja.ʔo/
spirit path
tireaioang n
/ti.‟ɾɛ.a.i.‟o.aŋ/
spirit animal
tìrey n
/tɪ.‟ɾɛj/
life
tìrol n
/tɪ.‟ɾol/
song
tìtxur n
/tɪ.‟t‟uɾ/
strength
to conj
/to/
than; comparative mark
tok v
/tok/
be at,occupy a space
toktor n
/tok.‟tor/
doctor
tokx n
/tok‟/
body
tompa n
/‟tom.pa/
rain
toruk n
/‟to.ɾuk/
great leonopteryx last
shadow (great
leonopteryx)
trr n
/tr/
day
tukru n
/tuk.‟ɾu/
spear
tul v
/tul/
run
tung v
/tuŋ/
allow
tupe adv
/tu.‟pɛ/
who
tute n
/‟tu.tɛ/
person
(octal: 40)
this this (action) fìkem pn
this this (thing) fì'u pn
this this one (person
or thing)
fìpo pn
this this way,like
this
fìfya pn
this, here here,this
place
fìtseng(e) pn
thread kìng n
Thundering
rocks,Stairway to
Heaven (floating
mountains)
Iknimaya n
time krr n
to (direction) ne pr
to the others
(contraction of
aylaberu)
aylaru conj
together 'awsiteng adv
too too,excessively nìhawng adv
touch 'ampi v
track,lock up sutx v
training,exercise tskxekeng n
tree utral n
Tree of Voices Utral Aymokriyä
n
true ngay adj
truly nìngay adv
trunk trunk (of a tangek n
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tutean n, adj
/tu.tɛ.‟an/
male male (person)
tutee n, adj
/tu.tɛ.‟ɛ/
female female (person)
Ts tsahaylu n
/ʦa.‟haj.lu/
bond (neural
connection)
tsahìk n
/‟ʦa.hɪk/
matriarch
tsakem pn
/‟ʦa.kɛm/
that (action)
tsakrr conj
/ʦa.‟kr/
then, at that time
tsam n
/ʦam/
war
tsampongu n
/‟ʦam.poŋ.u/
war party
tsamsiyu n
/‟ʦam.si.ju/
warrior
tsap'alute n
/ʦa.‟p‟a.lu.tɛ/
apology
tsat pn
/ʦat/
that that (as object)
tsatseng adv
/‟ʦa.ʦɛŋ/
there there,that place
tsatu pn
/‟ʦat.u/
that that person
tsa'u pn
/ʦa.‟ʔu/
that that (thing
tsawke n
/‟ʦaw.kɛ/
sun
tsawl adj
/ʦawl/
big big (in stature)
tse'a v
/‟ʦɛ.ʔa/
see (physical sense)
tseng(e) n
/ʦɛŋ(ɛ)/
place
tsengpe conj
/‟ʦɛŋ.pɛ/
where
tseo n
/‟ʦɛ.o/
art
tsìng n, adj
/ʦɪŋ/
four
tsìvol n, adj
/‟ʦɪ.vol/
thirty-two thirty-two
tree)
truth tìngay n
try fmi v
turn mìn adj
two mune n, adj
U
understand tslam v
unfold,blossom 'ong v
unquote sìk v
V
valid kangay adj
viperwolf
Caniferratus
costatus or “striped
armored wolf.”
nantang n
vision äie n
voice mokri n
W
wait pey c, v
walk tìran v
want neu v
war tsam n
war party tsampongu n
warrior tsamsiyu n
wash yur v
watch out,be careful nari si c, v
we (exclusive) ayoe pn
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(octal: 40)
tsko n
/ʦko/
bow bow (weapon)
tsko swizaw n
/ʦko „swi.zaw/
bow and arrow
tskxe n
/ʦk‟ɛ/
rock,stone
tskxekeng n
/‟ʦk‟ɛ.kɛŋ/
training,exercise
tslam v
/ʦlam/
understand
tsleng adj
/ʦlɛŋ/
false
tslolam i
/‟ʦlo.lam/
Got it. I understand.
tsmuk,tsmuktu n
/ʦmuk/ /‟ʦmuk.tu/
sibling
tsmukan n
/‟ʦmuk.an/
brother
tsmuke n
/‟ʦmuk.ɛ/
sister
tsnì pn
/ʦnɪ/
that
tspang v
/ʦpaŋ/
kill
tsranten v
/‟ʦɾan.tɛn/
matter matter,be of
importance
tsteu adj
/‟ʦtɛ.u/
brave
tsun v
/ʦun/
can,be able
tswayon v
/‟ʦwaj.on/
fly
tsyal n
/ʦjal/
wing
Tx txan adj
/t‟an/
great,much,many great
(in quantity); much
txantslusam adj
/‟t‟an.ʦlu.sam/
wise wise,much-
knowing
txe'lan n
/‟t‟ɛʔ.lan/
heart
we (inclusive) ayoeng pn
we we two
(exclusive)
moe pn
we we two (you and
I)
oeng pn
weak meyp adj
weave täftxu v
weaver täftxuyu n
well nìltsan adv
well-being, peace fpom n
what (thing) 'upe n
what what (action) kempe pn
what what (action) pehem pn, adv
what what (before a
noun)
pe pn, adv
what what (thing) peu pn, adv
when krrpe adv
when pehrr adv
where peseng adv
where tsengpe conj
which, that a adj
while (= same time
as)
tengkrr conj, pr
who pesu pn
who tupe adv
why lumpe adv
why pelun adv
wind hufwe n
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txele v
/‟t‟ɛ.lɛ/
matter matter (subject)
txen adj
/t‟ɛn/
awake
txep n
/t‟ɛp/
fire
txey v
/t‟ɛj/
halt
txìm n
/t‟ɪm/
butt,rear end
txìng v
/t‟ɪŋ/
leave,abandon
txo conj
/t‟o/
if
txoa n
/‟t‟o.a/
forgiveness
txokefyaw conj
/‟t‟o.kɛ.fjaw/
if not if not,or else
txon n
/t‟on/
night
txopu n
/‟t‟o.pu/
fear
txum n
/t‟um/
poison
txur adj
/t‟uɾ/
strong
U ulte conj
/‟ul.tɛ/
and
ultxa n
/‟ul.t‟a/
meeting
unil n
/‟un.il/
dream
Uniltaron n
/‟un.il.ta.ɾon/
Dream Hunt
uniltìrantokx n
/un.il.tɪ.‟ɾan.tok‟/
avatar; dreamwalker
body
uniltìranyu n
/un.il.tɪ.‟ɾan.ju/
dreamwalker
Utral Aymokriyä n
/‟u.tɾal
aj.‟mok.ɾi.jæ/
Tree of Voices
utral n
/‟u.tɾal/
tree
wing tsyal n
wise wise,much-
knowing
txantslusam adj
with with
(accompaniment)
hu adj
with with (by means
of)
fa pr
word lì'u n
World spirit guiding
force and deity
(equivalent to
Gaia); Eywa PN
Eywa n
world world
(physical,solid)
kifkey n
worm ngawng n
worst 'e'al adj
worthy pxan adj
Y
year zìsìt n
yellow rim adj
yes srane adv
you aynga pn
you nga pn
you you (honorific
form)
ngenga pn
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V virä v
/‟vi.ɾæ/
spread,proliferate
vofu n, adj
/vo.‟fu/
sixteen
vrrtep n
/‟vr.tɛp/
demon
vul n
/vul/
branch branch (of a tree)
W way n
/waj/
song
waytelem n
/‟waj.tɛ.lɛm/
songchord
wintxu v
/win.‟t‟u/
show
wrrpa adj
/‟wr.pa/
outside
wutso n
/‟wut.so/
dinner dinner,served
meal
Y Yerik n
/‟jɛ.ɾik/
hexapede,hexapod
ye'rìn adv
/‟jɛʔ.ɾɪn/
soon
yey adj
/jɛj/
straight
yìm v
/jɪm/
bind
yol adj
/jol/
long (period of time)
yom v
/jom/
eat
yomtìng v
/‟jom.tɪŋ/
feed
yur v
/juɾ/
wash
Z za'ärìp v
/zaʔ.‟æ.ɾɪp/
pull
zamunge v
/za.‟mu.ŋɛ/
bring
za'u v
/‟za.ʔu/
come
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zekwä n
/zɛk.‟wæ/
finger
zene v
/‟zɛ.nɛ/
must
zìsìt n
/‟zɪ.sɪt/
year
zong v
/zoŋ/
save
zongtseng n
/zoŋ.‟ʦɛŋ/
safe place,refuge
zoplo n
/‟zo.plo/
offence,insult
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