The Concise Na’vi Dictionary v. 14.0 Compiled by Mark Miller www.LearnNavi.org Last updated: June 9 th , 2019 This is a Na’vi Dictionary, without derivations to help searching. Bold indicates Na’vi word. Italics indicate English definition. Plain text indicates grammatical categorization: pa- rentheses indicate further notes. We have included mid-dots in the IPA to mark where infixes are to be placed, where t«pre-first»«1»ar«2»on are the positions. Proper nouns have been ca- pitalized. Knowledge of lenition processes, including vowel reduction and ellision, will be assumed. Note also that variants, where specified, are subject only to personal preference. Abbreviations: – = morpheme boundary + = leniting morpheme boundary <> = infix morpheme adj. = adjective adp. = adposition adv. = adverb conj. = conjunction c.w. = compound word dem. = demonstrative intj. = interjection inter. = interrogative n. = noun nfp. = not for people num. = number ofp. = only for people part. = particle pn. = pronoun prop.n. = proper noun v. = verb svin. = stative intransitive verb vtr. = transitive verb vin. = intransitive verb vim. = intransitive modal verb vtrm. = transitive modal verb Sources We have sourced every word as best as we could. This sourcing is placed in a subscript after the IPA transcription and reveals the source of each word. For historical interest, this dictionary was originally based on an initial list of around 500 words provided by Dr. Frommer in early March, 2010. As the language has continued to develop, additional vocabulary has been added as it appears in communications from Dr. Frommer via his blog and emails. Dr. Frommer has solicited the LearnNavi.org community to help come up with new vocabulary via the Lexical Expansion Project. This project continues and many suggested words now appear in the canon lexicon presented in this dictionary. Other sources are words modified by unproductive affixes that are included here if Dr. Frommer has used them and words that have a modified semantic meaning due to a productive affix. Order of canonicity, from most to least: • PF = Dr. Paul Frommer • M = The Movie 1
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The Concise Na’vi Dictionary v. 14.0
Compiled by Mark Millerwww.LearnNavi.org
Last updated: June 9th, 2019
This is a Na’vi Dictionary, without derivations to help searching. Bold indicates Na’viword. Italics indicate English definition. Plain text indicates grammatical categorization: pa-rentheses indicate further notes. We have included mid-dots in the IPA to mark where infixesare to be placed, where t«pre-first»«1»ar«2»on are the positions. Proper nouns have been ca-pitalized. Knowledge of lenition processes, including vowel reduction and ellision, will beassumed. Note also that variants, where specified, are subject only to personal preference.
nfp. = not for peoplenum. = numberofp. = only for peoplepart. = particlepn. = pronounprop.n. = proper nounv. = verbsvin. = stative intransitive verbvtr. = transitive verbvin. = intransitive verbvim. = intransitive modal verbvtrm. = transitive modal verb
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We have sourced every word as best as we could. This sourcing is placed in a subscript after theIPA transcription and reveals the source of each word. For historical interest, this dictionarywas originally based on an initial list of around 500 words provided by Dr. Frommer in earlyMarch, 2010. As the language has continued to develop, additional vocabulary has been addedas it appears in communications from Dr. Frommer via his blog and emails. Dr. Frommer hassolicited the LearnNavi.org community to help come up with new vocabulary via the LexicalExpansion Project. This project continues and many suggested words now appear in the canonlexicon presented in this dictionary. Other sources are words modified by unproductive affixesthat are included here if Dr. Frommer has used them and words that have a modified semanticmeaning due to a productive affix. Order of canonicity, from most to least:
• JC = James Cameron• G = the Avatar Games• ASG = The Survival Guide
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’a’aw: ["Pa.Paw] PF adj. a few, several (Usedwith countable nouns in the singular form)
’akra: ["Pak.Ra] PF n. soil (fertile)’aku: ["P·a.k·u] PF vtr. remove, take away, take off’al: [P·al] PF vtr. waste’ali’ä: [Pa."liP.æ] PF n. collar / choker’ampi: ["P·am.p·i] PF vtr. touch’ana: ["Pa.na] PF n. hanging vine’ango: ["Pa.No] PF adj. soft (of a sound)’anla: ["P·an.l·a] PF vtr. yearn for’are: ["Pa.RE] PF n. poncho, cape, shawl’asap: ["Pa.sap^] PF n. sudden shock’asap si: ["Pa.sap s·i] PF vin. be shocked, be start-
led’aw: [Paw] PF num. one’awkx: [Pawk'] PF n. cliff’awlie: [Paw."li.E] PF adv. once (in the past)’awlo: ["Paw.lo] PF adv. once’awm: [Pawm] PF n. camp’awnìm: ["P·aw.nIm] PF vtr. avoid’awpo: ["Paw.po] PF pn. one individual’awsiteng: [Paw.si."tEN] PF adv. together’awstengyem: [Paw.stEN."j·Em] PF vtr. bind /
bring two or more things together (ii)’awve: ["Paw.vE] PF adj. first (ordinal)’ä’: [PæP] PF intj. oops!’änsyem: [Pæn."sjEm] PF adj. complete’ärìp: ["P·æ.R·Ip^] PF vtr. move’e’al: ["PE.Pal] PF adj. worst’e’in: [PE."Pin] PF n. pod, gourd’e’insey: [PE."Pin.SEj] PF n. drinking gourd’efu: ["P·E.f·u] PF vtr. feel, sense, perceive’eko: ["P·E.k·o] PF vtr. attack’ekong: ["PE.koN] PF n. beat (rhythmic)’ekxin: [PE."k'in] PF adj. tight’ekxinum: [PE."k'i.num] PF n. degree of tight-
ness, looseness’ekxinumpe: [PE."k'i.num.pE] PF inter. how
tight, loose?’em: [P·Em] PF vtr. cook’emyu: ["PEm.ju] PF n. cook, cooker’en: [PEn] PF n. guess, informed guess, hunch, in-
tuition
’engeng: ["PEN.EN] PF adj. level’en si: ["PEn "s·i] PF vin. make an informed guess’eoio: ["PE.o.i.o] PF adj. ceremonious’etnaw: ["PEt.naw] PF n. shoulder’evan: ["PE.van] PF n. boy (colloquial)’eve: ["PE.vE] PF n. girl (colloquial)’eveng: ["PE.vEN] PF n. child’evengan: ["PE.vE.Nan] PF n. boy’evenge: ["PE.vE.NE] PF n. girl’evi: ["PE.vi] PF n. kid (affectionate form of
’ewrang: ["PEw.RaN] PF n. loom’eylan: ["PEj.lan] PF n. friend’eylanay: [PEj.la."naj] PF n. acquaintance (with
the potential for becoming a friend)’eyng: [P·EjN] PF v. answer, respond’eyt: [PEjt^] PF n. the symbol 8 (not the value
eight)’i’a: ["P·iP.·a] PF vin. end, conclude’ia: ["P·i.·a] PF vin. lose oneself (spiritual sense)’ipu: ["Pi.pu] PF adj. humorous, funny, amusing’it: [Pit^] PF n. bit, a small amount’itan: ["Pi.tan] JC,PF n. son’ite: ["Pi.tE] JC,PF n. daughter’itetsyìp: ["Pi.tE.>tsjIp^] PF n. little daughter (term
of endearment)’ì’awn: [P·I."P·awn] PF vin. remain, stay’ìheyu: [PI."hE.ju] PF n. spiral’ìn: [P·In] PF svin. be busy, be occupied’ìp: [P·Ip] PF vin. disappear, vanish, recede from
view’llngo: ["Pl
".No] PF n. hip
’o’: [PoP] PF adj. bringing fun, exciting’ok: [Pok^] PF n. remembrance’okrol: [Pok."Rol] PF n. history (ancient)’oktrr: ["Pok.tr
"] PF n. day of commemoration
’okvur: [Pok."vuR] PF n. history (non-ancient)’om: [Pom] PF adj. violet, purple, magenta’ompin: ["Pom.pin] PF n. violet, purple, magenta’on: [Pon] PF n. shape, form’ong: [P·oN] PF v. unfold, blossom
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’ongokx: ["P·o.N·ok'] PF vin. be born’ongop: ["Po.N·op^] PF vtr. design’ongopyu: ["Po.Nop.ju] PF n. designer’on si: ["Pon s·i] PF vin. shape, give shape (to so-
mething)’opin: ["Po.pin] PF n. color’opinsung: ["Po.pin.s·uN] PF vtr. color, color in’opinvultsyìp: ["Po.pin.vul.>tsjIp^] PF n. crayon’ora: ["Po.Ra] PF n. lake’oratsyìp: ["Po.Ra.>tsjIp^] PF n. pond, pool
’otxang: [Po."t'aN] PF n. musical instrument (ge-neric term)
from krr time and ta from)akum: [a."kum] PF conj. that (as a result) this
form follows the result, I.E. ’Poe yawne slo-lu oer akum, nìftxan lu sevin’ (She was sobeautiful that I fell in love with her.); see also’kuma’
alaksi: [a."lak.si] PF adj. readyalìm: [a."lIm] PF adv. far away, at a distancealo: ["a.lo] PF n. time, turn, instance, one of a
number of repeated or recurring actionsalu: ["a.lu] PF conj. that is, in other words (Used
for appositions)alunta: [a."lun.ta] PF conj. because, from the rea-
sonam’a: [am."Pa] PF n. doubtam’ake: [am."Pa.kE] PF adj. sure, confident
am’aluke: [am."Pa.lu.kE] PF adv. without adoubt
apxa: [a."p'a] PF adj. large nfp.asim: [a."sim] PF adv. nearby, at close rangeatan: [a."tan] JC n. lightatanvi: [a."tan.vi] PF n. rayatanzaw: [a."tan.zaw] PF n. forked lightningatxar: [a."t'aR] PF adj. smell of living animals, as
found around a watering holeatxkxe: [at'."k'E] PF n. landatxkxerel: [at'."k'E.REl] PF n. mapau: ["a.u] JC n. drum (made of skin)au: [a."u] LA intj. exclamation of consternationaungia: [a."u.Ni.a] PF n. sign, omenawnga: [aw."Na] PF pn. weayfo: [aj."fo] or ["aj.fo] PF pn. theyaylaru: [aj."la.Ru] PF pn. to the others (contrac-
tion of ay+lahe–ru)aynga: [aj."Na] PF pn. you all, you (pl.)ayoe: [aj."o.E] PF pn. we, us (exclusive)ayoeng: [aj."wEN] PF pn. we, us (inclusive)
(ayoenga– base for suffixes)ayu: [a."ju] PF n. things (never plural u)
eo–: ["E.o] PF adp. before, in front of (place)eolì’uvi: ["E.o.lI.Pu.vi] PF n. prefixep’ang: [Ep."PaN] PF adj. complexepxang: [E."p'aN] PF n. stone jar used to hold
small toxic arachnidetrìp: ["Et.RIp^] PF adj. favorable, auspiciousewktswo: ["Ewk.
geousfew–: [fEw] PF adp. across, aiming for the oppo-
site side offewi: ["f·E.w·i] PF vtr. chasefewtusok: ["fEw.tu.sok^] PF adj. opposite, on
the opposite side(In casual speech, fewtsok(few.�tsok)
fil: [fil] PF n. child’s toy, playthingfì’u: [fI."Pu] PF pn. this (thing)fìfya: [fI."fja] PF adv. this way, like thisfìkem: [fI."kEm] PF pn. this (action)fìpo: ["fI.po] PF pn. this one person or thingfìtrr: [fI."tr
"] PF adv. today
fìtsap: [fI.">tsap^] PF adv. each other
fìtseng(e): [fI.">tsEN(E)] PF adv., n. here, this pla-ce
fìtxan: [fI."t'an] PF adv. so, to such an extentfìtxon: [fI."t'on] PF adv., n. tonightfkan: [fk·an] PF vin. resemble in a sensory moda-
lity, come to the senses asfkarut: ["fk·a.R·ut^] PF v. peelfkay: [fkaj] PF adj. hatefulfkew: [fkEw] PF adj. mightyfkeytok: ["fkEj.t·ok^] PF vin. existfkip–: [fkip^] PF adp. up amongfko: [fko] PF pn. one, they (singular usage) (un-
specified agent)fkxake: ["fk'·a.k·E] PF v. itchfkxara: ["fk'a.Ra] PF n. stress (mental or emotio-
nal feeling)fkxaranga’: ["fk'a.Ra.NaP] PF adj. stressfulfkxen: [fk'En] PF n. vegetable (food)fkxile: ["fk'i.lE] PF n. bib necklaceflawkx: [flawk'] PF n. leatherflawm: [flawm] PF n. cheekflä: [fl·æ] PF vin. succeedflew: [flEw] PF n. throatflì: [flI] PF adj. thin nfp.flìnutx: [flI."nut'] PF n. thicknessflrr: [flr
"] PF adj. gentle, mild, tender (people or
things)fmal: [fm·al] PF vtr. sustainfmawn: [fmawn] PF n. news, something to reportfmawnta: [fmawnta] PF n. that news (contrac-
tion of fmawn–it a)fmetok: ["fm·E.t·ok^] PF vtr. testfmi: [fm·i] PF vtrm. try, attempt (with the
subjunctive)fmokx: [fmok'] PF n. jealousy, envyfnan: [fn·an] PF vtr. be good atfnawe’: [fna."wEP] PF adj. cowardly
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fnawe’tu: [fna."wEP.tu] PF n. cowardfnel: [fnEl] PF n. kind, typefnelan: ["fnE.lan] PF n. malefnele: ["fnE.lE] PF n. femalefnepe: ["fnE.pE] PF inter. which kindfnetxum: [fnE."t'um] PF n. allergenfngap: [fNap^] PF n. metalfngä’: [fN·æP] PF vin. relieve oneself; (on Earth)
use the restroom, go to the bathroomfngä’tseng: ["fNæP.
>tsEN] PF n. restroom (on
Earth)fngo’: [fN·oP] PF vtr. require, demandfnu: [fn·u] PF vin. quiet, be quietfo: [fo] PF pn. theyfpak: [fp·ak^] PF vin. hold off, suspend actionfpe’: [fp·EP] PF vtr. sendfpeio: [fpE."i.o] PF n. challenge (ceremonial)fpi+: [fpi] PF adp. for the sake of, for the benefit
offpivìl: [fpi."vIl] PF intj. hmm, let’s see, let me
thinkfpìl: [fp·Il] PF vtr. thinkfpìlfya: ["fpIl.fja] PF n. thought pattern, way of
thinkingfpom: [fpom] PF n. well-being, peace, happinessfpomron: [fpom."Ron] PF n. health or well-being
marker)fwang: [fwaN] PF adj. savory, umami, richfwefwi: ["fw·E.fw·i] PF vin. whistlefwel: [fwEl] PF adj. brokenfwem: [fwEm] PF adj. dull, blunt (as a point)fwep: [fwEp^] PF n. dust (on a surface)fwew: [fw·Ew] PF vtr. look for, seek, searchfwi: [fw·i] PF vin. slip, slidefwìng: [fwIN] PF n. humiliation, embarrassment,
loss of facefwìng si: [fwIN s·i] PF vin. humiliate
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fwopx: [fwop'] PF n. dust (in the air)fya’o: ["fja.Po] PF n. path, way, mannerfyalì’u: ["fja.lI.Pu] PF n. adverbfyan: [fjan] PF n. constructed device for keeping
something off the ground and cleanfyanyì: ["fjan.jI] PF n. shelffyanyo: ["fjan.jo] PF n. table, elevated utilitarian
surface Note: colloquially, yo can be used inplace of fyanyo.
kavan: ["k·a.v·an] PF vtr. support (physically)kavuk: [ka."vuk^] PF n. treacherykavuk si: [ka."vuk^ "s·i] PF vin. betraykaw’it: [kaw."Pit^] PF adv. not at all, not a bit
(used with ke; see ke kaw’it not...at all in ph-rases)
wrong, unjustifiedken’aw: [kEn."Paw] PF adv. not onlykeng: [kEN] PF adv. even, so much askenong: ["k·E.n·oN] or ["kE.n·oN] PF vin. model,
represent, exemplify (ii)kenzen: [kEn."zEn] PF adv. not necessarilykerusey: ["kE.Ru.sEj] PF adj. dead
kesran: [kE."sRan] PF adj. so-so, mediocre (Thederivation of this word is not entirely clear.It may have originally been kesrankeke-he, literally, ’not yes, not no,’ in referenceto whether a certain action was performedwell or not, and over time it became shor-tened to just kesran, its use expanding toinclude anything only mediocre in quality.)
tableketuwong: ["kE.tu.woN] PF n. alienkew: [kEw] PF num. zerokewan: ["kE.wan] PF n. agekewong: ["kE.woN] PF adj. alienkey: [kEj] PF n. facekeyawr: [kE."jawR] PF adj. incorrect, wrong, not
rightkeye’ung: [kE."jE.PuN] PF n. insanitykeyn: [k·Ejn] PF vtr. put downkeyrel: ["kEj.REl] PF n. facial expressionkezemplltxe: [kE.zEm.pl
"."t'E] PF adv. of
course, needless to say (contraction ofke+zene+pivlltxe)
ki: [ki] PF conj. but rather, but insteadkifkey: [ki."fkEj] PF n. world (physical, solid)kilvan: [kil."van] PF n. riverkin: [k·in] PF vtr. needkinam: [ki."nam] PF n. legkinamtil: [ki."nam.til] PF n. kneekinä: ["ki.næ] PF num. sevenkintrr: ["kin.tr
roughly circularkoak: ["ko.ak^] PF adj. old, aged (for living
things)koaktan: ["ko.ak.tan] PF n. old mankoakte: ["ko.ak.tE] PF n. old womankoaktu: ["ko.ak.tu] PF n. old personkolan: [ko."lan] PF intj. I mean, rather (self-
kxìmyu: ["k'Im.ju] PF n. commander, one withauthority over another
kxll: [k'l"] PF n. charge, running attack
kxll si: ["k'l""s·i] PF vin. charge
kxor: [k'oR] PF n. a wall or bank of powerful wa-terfalls noted for its deafening roar and deadly
force (countable, but only rarely)
kxu: [k'u] PF n. harm
kxuke: ["k'u.kE] PF adj. safe
kxukx: [k'·uk'] PF vtr. swallow
kxum: [k'um] PF adj. viscous, gelatinous, thick
kxumpay: ["k'um.paJ] PF n. viscous liquid, gel
kxu si: [k'u s·i] PF vin. harm
kxutu: ["k'u.tu] PF n. enemy
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lafyon: [la."fjon] PF adj. wise ofp.lahe: ["la.hE] PF adj. other, elselal: [lal] PF adj. old (opposite of mip) nfp.lam: [l·am] PF vin. seem, appearlamaytxa: [la.maj."t'a] PF n. floodlang: [l·aN] PF vtr. investigate, explorelapo: ["la.po] PF pn. other one person or thinglaro: ["la.Ro] PF adj. cleanlaro si: ["la.ro s·i] PF vin. clean, make free of dirtlatem: ["l·a.t·Em] PF vin. change (l«eyk»atem
vtr. change)latsi: [l·a.">ts·i] LA v. keep up with someonelaw: [law] PF adj. clear, certainlawk: [l·awk^] PF vtr. discourse on, talk about,
say something concerninglawnol: ["law.nol] PF n. great joylawr: [lawR] PF n. melodylaw si: ["law "s·i] PF vin. make clearlayompin: [la."jom.pin] PF n. blacklayon: [la."jon] PF adj. blacklätxayn: [l·æ."t'·ajn] PF vtr. defeat in battle, con-
regarding languagelemrey: [lEm."REj] PF adj. surviving (e.g. of enti-
ties from a group some of whom have died)lemweypey: [lEm."wEj.pEj] PF adj. patientlen: [l·En] PF vin. happen, occurleNa’vi: [lE."naP.vi] PF adj. having to do with the
Na’vi, the Peopleleno: [lE."no] PF adj. thorough, detail-orientated
(of a person)lenomum: [lE."no.mum] PF adj. curiouslenrra: [lE."nr
lisre+: ["li.sRE] PF adp. by, before, up to but notafter
liswa: [li."swa] PF n. nourishmentliswa si: [li."swa s·i] PF vin. nourish, provide
nourishmentlitx: [lit'] PF adj. sharp (as a blade)lì’fya: ["lIP.fja] PF n. languagelì’fyaolo’: ["lIP.fja.o."loP] PF n. language group,
language userslì’fyavi: ["lIP.fja.vi] PF n. expression, bit of lan-
guagelì’kong: ["lIP.koN] PF n. syllablelì’u: ["lI.Pu] PF n. wordlì’ukìng: ["lI.Pu.kIN] PF n. sentencelì’ukìngvi: ["lI.Pu.kIN.vi] PF n. phraselì’upam: ["lI.Pu.pam] PF n. accent, pronuncia-
tionlì’upe: ["lI.Pu.pE] PF inter. what (word,
utterance)lì’upuk: ["lI.Pu.puk^] PF n. dictionarylì’uvan: ["lI.Pu.van] PF n. pun, word-playlì’uvi: ["lI.Pu.vi] PF n. affixlìm: [l·Im] PF svin. be farlìng: [l·IN] PF vin. float in the air, hoverlo’a: ["lo.Pa] PF n. totem, amuletloho: ["l·o.h·o] PF vin. be surprising (experiencer
in dative)loi: ["lo.i] PF n. egglok: [l·ok^] PF vtr. approachlok–: [l·ok^] PF adp. close tolom: [lom] PF adj. missing, missed (as an absent
person who is longed for)lomtu: ["lom.tu] PF n. missed personlonu: [l·o."n·u] PF vtr. release, let golopx: [l·op'] PF vin. paniclor: [loR] PF adj. beautiful, pleasant to the sensesloran: ["lo.Ran] PF n. elegance, gracelrrtok: ["lr
".tok^] PF n. smile
lrrtok si: ["lr".tok^ "s·i] PF vin. smile
lu: [l·u] PF vin., svin. be, am, is, are (predica-tive copula, existential verb) (signifies pos-session with dative of possessor)
in one’s armsmeyp: [mEjp^] PF adj. weakmeyptu: ["mEjp.tu] PF n. weaklingmi: [mi] PF adv. yet, still, as before
miklor: [mIk."loR] PF adj. pleasant sounding,beautiful sounding
miktsang: ["mik.>tsaN] PF n. earring
mikvä’: [mIk."væP] PF adj. bad-soundingmikyun: ["mik.jun] JC n. earmip: [mip^] PF adj. newmì+: [mI] PF adp. in, onmìfa: ["mI.fa] or [mI."fa] PF n., adv. insidemìftxele: [mI."ft'E.lE] PF adv. in this regard, re-
lated to this mattermìkam–: [mI."kam] PF adp. betweenmìn: [m·In] PF vin. turn, rotate on an axis Mìn
ne ftärpa Turn to the leftmìnyu: ["mIn.ju] PF n. turnermìso: [mI."so] PF adv. away (position)mll’an: [m·l
"."P·an] PF vtr. accept
mllte: [m·l"."t·E] PF vin. agree
mo: [mo] PF n. space, hollow, enclosed open areamo’ara: [mo."Pa.Ra] PF n. gathering placemo a fngä’: ["mo a "fNæP] PF n. restroom (on
Earth)moe: ["mo.E] PF pn. we two, us two (exclusive)mok: [m·ok^] PF vtr. suggestmokri: ["mok.Ri] PF n. voicemomek: ["mo.mEk^] PF adj. hollow, not solidmong: [m·oN] PF vtr. depend on, rely on, trust for
Contraction of na hufwenawm: [nawm] PF adj. great, noblenawmtu: ["nawm.tu] PF n. great personnawri: ["naw.Ri] PF adj. talentednayn: [najn] PF n. the symbol 9 (not the value
nine)näk: [n·æk^] PF vtr. drinknän: [n·æn] PF vin. decreasene–: [nE] PF adp. to, towards (direction)ne’ìm: [nE."PIm] PF adv. back (direction)nefä: [nE."fæ] PF adv. up (direction)nekll: [nE."kl
"] PF adv. down (direction)
nekx: [n·Ek'] PF vtr. burn, consumenemfa–: ["nEm.fa] PF adp. into, insidenemrey: [nEm."REj] PF adv., intj. in a fashion as
if one’s life were at stakeneni: ["nE.ni] PF n. sandneto: [nE."to] PF adv. away (direction)netrìp: ["nEt.RIp^] PF adv. luckily, happilynew: [n·Ew] PF vtrm. want
newomum: [n·Ew."o.mum] PF svin. be curious,want to know
neympin: ["nEjm.pin] PF n. light colorneyn: [nEjn] PF adj. light colors, shades of whiteniä: [n·i.·"æ] PF vtr. grabnik: [nik^] PF adj. convenient, usable without
much expenditure of effortnikre: ["nik.RE] PF n. hairnikroi: [nik."Ro.i] PF n. hair adornmentniktsyey: ["nik.>tsjEj] PF n. food wrap (food items
wrapped in edible leaves or vines)nim: [nim] PF adj. timid, shyninan: ["ni.nan] PF adv. by readingningyen: ["niN.jEn] PF adv. mysteriously, in a
puzzling fashionnip: [n·ip^] PF vin. become stuck, get caught in
nìfrir: [nI."fRiR] PF adv. in layersnìftär: [nI."ftæR] PF adv. to the leftnìftue: [nI."ftu.E] PF adv. easilynìftxan: [nI."ft'an] PF adv. so, to such an extentnìftxavang: [nI."ft'a.vaN] PF adv. passionately,
with all heartnìfwefwi: [nI."fwE.fwi] PF adv. by whistling, in
a whistling mannernìfya’o: [nI."fja.Po] PF adv. in a mannernìfyeyntu: [nI."fjEjn.tu] PF adv. like an adult,
ring with or changing the naturenìzawnong: [nI."zaw.noN] PF adv. safelynìzen: [nI."zEn] PF adv. necessarilynokx: [n·ok'] PF vtr. give birth tonong: [n·oN] PF vtr. follow, proceed after
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nongspe’: [n·oN."sp·EP] PF vtr. pursue with anintent to capture
nopx: [n·op'] PF vtr. put away, storenrr: [n·r
"] PF vin. glow, be luminous
nrra: ["nr".a] PF n. pride, feeling of pride
nuä+: ["nu.æ] PF adp. beyondnui: ["n·u.·i] PF vin. fail, falter, go astray, not ob-
tain expected or desired resultnulkrr: [nul."kr
"] PF adv. longer (time)
nulnew: [nul."n·Ew] PF vtrm. prefer (ii)
nume: ["n·u.m·E] PF vin. learnnumeyu: ["nu.mE.ju] PF n. studentnumtseng: ["num.
>tsEN] PF n. school
numtsengvi: ["num.>tsEN.vi] PF n. classroom, di-
vision of a schoolnumultxa: [nu.mul."t'a] PF n. class (for instruc-
tion)numultxatu: [nu.mul."t'a.tu] PF n. classmate,
member of a classnutx: [nut'] PF adj. thick
Ng
nga: [Na] PF pn. younga’: [NaP] PF vtr. containngam: [Nam] PF n. echongampam: ["Nam.pam] PF n. rhymengampam si: ["Nam.pam s·i] PF vin. rhymengatsyìp: ["Na.>tsjIp^] PF pn. little you, you littlengawng: [NawN] PF n. wormngay: [Naj] PF adj. truengaytxoa: [Naj."t'o.a] PF intj. sorry, my apologies
(acknowledgment of guilt and regret)ngä’än: [N·æ."P·æn] PF vin. suffer mentally or
emotionally, be miserablengäng: [NæN] PF n. stomachngäzìk: ["Næ.zIk^] PF adj. difficult, hardngenga: [NE."Na] PF pn. you (honorific form)ngep: [NEp^] PF n. navelnget: [NEt^] PF adj. smell of decaying wood and
leaves, dank (non-animal decay)
ngeyn: [NEjn] PF adj. tiredngian: [Ni."an] PF,SW adv. howeverngim: [Nim] PF adj. long (physical length)ngimpup: [Nim."pup^] PF n. lengthngip: [Nip^] PF n. space, open or borderless areangoa: ["No.a] PF n. mudngong: [NoN] PF adj. lethargic, lacking sufficient
mentngul: [Nul] PF adj. grey, drabngulpin: ["Nul.pin] PF n. greynguway: ["Nu.waj] PF n. howl, viperwolf cry
O
oare: [o."a.RE] PF n. moonoe: ["o.E] PF pn. I, meoeng: ["wEN] PF pn. we two, us two (dual inclu-
sive), you and Ioetsyìp: ["wE.
>tsjIp^] PF pn. little me, little I
oeyk: [o."Ejk^] PF n. causeoeyktìng: [o."Ejk.t·IN] PF vtr. explain (why) (ii)ohakx: [o."hak'] PF adj. hungryohe: ["o.hE] PF pn. I (deferential or ceremonial
form)oìsss: [o."Isss] LA intj. angry snarl, ’watch it!’
oìsss si: [o."Isss s·i] PF vin. hissokup: ["o.kup^] PF n. milkolo’: [o."loP] PF n. clanolo’eyktan: [o.lo."PEjk.tan] JC n. clan leaderomum: [·o."m·um] PF vtr. know (stress moves
to first syllable with infixation)onlor: [on."loR] PF adj. good-smellingontsang: ["on.>tsaN] PF n. nose ringontu: ["on.tu] JC n. noseonvä’: [on."væP] PF adj. bad-smelling
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P
pa’o: ["pa.Po] PF n. sidepak: [pak^] PF part. disparagementpalon: ["p·a.l·on] PF vin. burnpam: [pam] PF n. soundpamrel: [pam."REl] PF n. writingpamrelfya: [pam."REl.fja] PF n. spellingpamrel si: [pam."REl "s·i] PF vin. writepamrelsiyu: [pam."rEl.si.ju] PF n. writerpamrelvi: [pam."REl.vi] PF n. letter (phonetic
symbol)pamrelvul: [pam."rel.vul] n. pen, pencil, lit. åri-
ting stick."pamrelvul lerìn: [pam."rel.vul le."RIn] PF n.
sic creator, composer eg. James Hornerpamtseo si: ["pam.
>tsE.o "s·i] PF vin. play music
(with fa for instrument played)pamtseotu: ["pam.
>tsE.o.tu] PF n. musician
pamuvan: ["pam.u.van] PF n. sound playpan: [pan] PF n. third, one thirdparul: [pa."Rul] PF n. miracleparulnga’: [pa."Rul.NaP] PF adj. miraculous nfp.parultsyìp: [pa."Rul.>tsjIp^] PF n. term of affection
for childrenpaskalin: [pa.ska."lin] PF n. sweet berry (term of
endearment)pasuk: ["pa.suk^] PF n. berrypate: ["p·a.t·E] ZS v. get to a place, arrivepaw: [p·aw] PF vin. grow; germinate and develop
(of a plant)pawk: [pawk^] PF n. horn, wind instrumentpawm: [p·awm] PF v. askpay: [paj] PF n. water, liquidpayfya: ["paj.fja] PF n. streampayìva: ["paj.I.va] PF n. drop of waterpaynga’: ["paj.NaP] PF adj. moist, humid, damppayoang: [paj."o.aN] PF n. fishpaysena: ["paj.sE.na] PF n. water containerpaysmung: ["paJ.smuN] PF n. water carrierpaytxew: [paj."t'Ew] PF n. shoreline, water’s
pxesrray: [p'E.sr"."aj] PF n., adv. three days from
now
pxey: [p'Ej] PF num. threepxeyve: ["p'Ej.vE] PF adj. third (ordinal)pxi: [p'i] PF adj. sharp (as a point)pxim: [p'im] PF adj. erect, uprightpximaw–: [p'i."maw] PF adp. right afterpxiset: [p'i."sEt^] PF adv. right nowpxisre+: [p'i."sRE] PF adp. right beforepxiswawam: [p'i.swaw."am] PF adv. just a mo-
ment agopxiswaway: [p'i.swaw."aj] PF adv. in just a se-
cond from nowpxiye’rìn: [p'i."jEP.RIn] PF adv. immediately (not
as soon as pxiswaway)pxìm: [p'Im] PF adv. oftenpxìmun’i: [p'I.m·un.P"·i] PF vtr. divide, cut into
partspxor: [p'·oR] PF vin. explodepxorpam: ["p'oR.pam] PF n. ejective consonantpxun: [p'un] PF n. armpxuntil: ["p'un.til] PF n. elbow
R
ral: [Ral] PF n. meaning
ralnga’: ["Ral.NaP] PF adj. meaningful, instructi-ve, something from which a lesson can be lear-ned
ralpeng: [Ral."p·EN] PF vtr. interpret (ii)
ram: [Ram] PF n. mountain
ramtsyìp: ["Ram.>tsjIp^] PF n. hill
ramunong: [Ra."mu.noN] PF n. well
ran: [Ran] PF n. intrinsic character or nature, es-sence, constititution; basic nature of somethingresulting from the totality of its properties; of-ten best translated as personality
rangal: ["R·a.N·al] PF vin. wishraspu’: [Ra."spuP] PF n. leggings (used in war)raw–: [Raw] PF adp. down torawke: ["Raw.kE] PF intj. alarm cry, call to defen-
se
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rawm: [Rawm] PF n. lightning (general term)rawmpxom: ["Rawm.p'om] PF n. thunder and
lightningrawn: [R·awn] PF vtr. replace, substituterawng: [rawN] PF n. entrance, doorwayrä’ä: [Ræ."Pæ] PF part. do not (for negative impe-
ally unacceptablere’o: ["RE.Po] PF n. headrel: [REl] PF n. image, picturerel arusikx: ["rEl a.ru."sikx] PF n. movie, film,
videoreltseo: ["REl.>tsE.o] PF n. visual artreltseotu: ["REl.>tsE.o.tu] PF n. artist (visual)relvul: ["REl.vul] PF n. pen, pencil, lit. åriting
stick."(short form of pamrelvul)rem: [rEm] PF n. fuelreng: [REN] PF adj. shallow (physically) nfp.rengop: ["rE.N·op^] PF vtr. design (finer detail)renten: ["REn.tEn] PF n. goggles, (made from in-
sect wings, carved from wood, etc)renu: ["RE.nu] PF n. patternrenulke: ["RE.nul.kE] PF adj. irregular, randomrewon: ["RE.won] PF n. morningrey: [R·Ej] PF vin. liverey’eng: [REj."PEN] PF n. the Balance of Lifereyfya: ["REj.fja] PF n. way of living, culturereykol: [REj."kol] PF vtr. play music, make to sing
(poetic)reym: [REjm] PF n. dry landreypay: ["REj.paj] PF n. bloodreypaytun: ["REj.paj.tun] PF adj. red (“blood
sayrìp: ["saj.RIp^] PF adj. handsome, good lookingofp. (male)
sä’anla: [sæ."Pan.la] PF n. yearningsä’eoio: [sæ."PE.o.i.o] PF n. ceremony, ritual, ritesä’eoio si: [sæ."PE.o.i.o s·i] PF vin. take part in a
ceremony, perform a ritualsä’ipu: [sæ."Pi.pu] PF n. something humoroussä’o: ["sæ.Po] PF n. tool, utensilsäfe’ul: [sæ."fE.Pul] PF n. worsening (specific in-
stance)säflä: [sæ."flæ] PF n. success (an instance of suc-
ceeding)säfmi: [sæ."fmi] PF n. attemptsäfngo’: [sæ."fNoP] PF n. requirement, demandsäfpìl: [sæ."fpIl] PF n. ideasäftxulì’u: [sæ.ft'u."lI.Pu] PF n. speech, orationsäfyep: [sæ."fjEp^] PF n. handlesähena: [sæ."hE.na] PF n. container, vessel, car-
riersäkanom: [sæ."ka.nom] PF n. something acqui-
red, an acquisition, a possessionsäkxange: [sæ."k'a.NE] PF n. yawnsälang: [sæ."laN] PF n. an exploration or investi-
gationsälatem: [sæ."la.tEm] PF n. change (instance of),
edit, modificationsälätxayn: [sæ.læ."t'ajn] PF n. defeat, an instan-
ce of defeatsäleymfe’: [sæ.lEjm."fEP] PF n. complaintsäleymkem: [sæ.lEjm."kEm] PF n. protest, in-
stance of protestingsämok: [sæ."mok^] PF n. a suggestionsämunge: [sæ."mu.NE] PF n. transportation tool
or device Note: In compounds, the ä and edrop, yielding –smung
sämyam: [sæm."yam] PF n. hug, embracesängä’än: [sæ.Næ."Pæn] PF n. bout of suffering;
episode of depressionsängop: [sæ."Nop^] PF n. creationsänrr: [sæ."nr
"] PF n. glow, an instance of glowing;
light source, lampsänui: [sæ."nu.i] PF n. failure (particular instance
of failure)sänume: [sæ."nu.mE] PF n. teaching, instructionsänumvi: [sæ."num.vi] PF n. lesson
säomum: [sæ."o.mum] PF n. (piece of) informa-tion
säpenghrr: [sæ.pEN."hr"] PF n. warning
säpllhrr: [sæ.pl"."hr
"] PF n. warning
säplltxe: [sæ.pl"."t'E] PF n. statement
säplltxevi: [sæ.pl"."t'E.vi] PF n. comment
säpom: [sæ."pom] PF n. kisssärawn: [sæ."Rawn] PF n. replacement, substitu-
te, something that replaces something elsesärengop: [sæ."rE.Nop^] PF n. design (a particu-
lar instance of designing)säro’a: [sæ."Ro.Pa] PF n. feat, accomplishment,
great deedsäro’a si: [sæ."Ro.Pa s·i] PF vin. do great deedssäseyto: [sæ.sEj."to] PF n. butchering toolsäsìlpey: [sæ.sIl."pEj] PF n. hope (particular in-
stance)säspxin: [sæ."sp'in] PF n. disease, sickness, ill-
nesssäspxintsyìp: [sæ."sp'in.
>tsjIp^] PF n. minor ail-
mentsäsrätx: [sæ."sRæt'] PF n. annoyancesäsrìn: [sæ."sRIn] PF n. lent or borrowed thingsästarsìm: [sæ."staR.sIm] PF n. collection (put to-
gether intentionally by a person)säsulìn: [sæ."su.lIn] PF n. hobby, pleasure-
yielding activitysäsyep: [sæ."sjEp^] PF n. trapsätare: [sæ."ta.RE] PF n. connection, relationshipsätaron: [sæ."ta.Ron] PF n. huntsätsan’ul: [sæ."
>tsan.Pul] PF n. improvement
(specific instance)sätsìsyì: [sæ."
>tsI.sjI] PF n. whisper
sätswayon: [sæ.">tswaj.on] PF n. flight (an in-
stance of flying)sätsyìl: [sæ."
>tsjIl] PF n. climbing event, a climb
sävll: [sæ."vl"] PF n. sign, indication, signal
säwäsul: [sæ."wæ.sul] PF n. a competitionsäwäsultsyìp: [sæ."wæ.sul.
>tsjIp^] PF n. a con-
testsäwäte: [sæ.wæ."tE] PF n. point of contention,
source of argument, thing disputedsäwìngay: [sæ.wI."Naj] PF n. proof (particular
instance)säwìntxu: [sæ.wIn."t'u] PF n. a showing, an ex-
hibitionsäyäkx: [sæ."Jæk'] PF n. snubsäzärìp: [sæ."zæ.RIp^] RL,PF n. face lead, rein
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se’ayl: [sE."Pajl] PF n. an individual tall, thin wa-terfall that pours down a sheer high cliff, or offof a floating mountain (countable)
sekrr: ["sE.kr"] PF n. present
semkä: [sEm."kæ] PF n. bridgesempu: ["sEm.pu] PF n. daddy (affectionate
form of sempul father)sempul: ["sEm.pul] PF n. fatherset: [sEt^] PF adv. nowsevin: [sE."vin] PF adj. pretty ofp. (female)sey: [sEj] PF n. cup or bowl minimally modified
from naturally occuring resourcesseykxel: [sEj."k'El] PF adj. strong (emotionally,
spiritually, not physical), confidentseyn: [sEjn] PF n. chair, stool, bench; any tool or
device to facilitate sittingseyri: ["sEj.Ri] JC n. lipseysonìltsan: [sEj.so.nIl.">tsan] PF intj. well do-
ne! (derived from hasey soli nìltsan accom-plished well)
seyto: [s·Ej."to] PF vtr. butcher (in the sense ofseparating or processing the carcass of a deadanimal)
si: [s·i] auxiliary verb, postpositional non-bound verb do, make PF
sim: [s·im] PF svin. be nearsì: [sI] PF conj. and (connects two things, can
be attached as –sì: for clauses use ulte and)sìk: [sIk^] PF adv. unquotesìlpey: [sIl."p·Ej] PF vin. hope (with tsnì for thing
secondswaynivi: ["swaj.ni.vi] PF n. family hammock
Note: soaia contracts to swayswek: [swEk^] PF n. bar, rod, poleswey: [swEj] PF adj. best
sweylu: ["swEj.l·u] PF v. shouldswirä: [swi."Ræ] PF n. creatureswizaw: [swi."zaw] PF n. arrowswizawsena: [swi."zaw.sE.na] PF n. quiver (at-
tached to ikran’s saddle)swoa: ["swo.a] PF n. intoxicating beverage, or
“spirits”swoasey: ["swo.a.sEj] PF n. kava bowl (construc-
ted from seed pods, used for drinking intoxica-ting beverages), hand-sized
swoasey ayll: ["swo.a.sEj a."jl"] PF n. large social
kava bowlswok: [swok^] PF adj. sacredswotu: ["swo.tu] PF n. sacred placesyam: [sj·am] PF vtr. to smell (intentionally)syanan: ["sja.nan] PF n. a single drop or series of
smaller waterfalls occurring sequentially alonga stream or series of pools (countable)
syaw: [sj·aw] PF vin. callsyawn: [sjawn] PF n. blessingsyay: [sjaj] PF n. fatesyayvi: ["sjaj.vi] PF n. luck, chancesyä’ä: ["sjæ.Pæ] PF adj. bittersye’otxang: ["sjE.Po.t'aN] PF n. wind instrumentsyeha: ["sjE.ha] PF n. breathsyeha si: ["sjE.ha s·i] PF vin. breathesyen: [sjEn] PF adj. last, finalsyep: [sj·Ep^] PF vtr. trapsyeprel: [sjEp."REl] PF n. camerasyewe: ["sJE.wE] PF n. fat (substance in meat)syewenga’: ["sJE.wE.NaP] PF adj. fattysyo: [sjo] PF adj. light (physical weight),
lightweightsyokup: [sJo."kup^] PF n. weight (physical)syon: [sjon] PF n. feature, trait, attribute, charac-
teristic, point, aspect, facet, propertysyonlì’u: ["sjon.lI.Pu] PF n. adjectivesyor: [sj·oR] PF vin. relax, chill outsyulang: ["sju.laN] PF n. flowersyura: [sju."Ra] PF n. energy (physical or spiritu-
al)syuratan: [sju."Ra.tan] JC,PF n. bioluminescencesyusmung: ["sju.smuN] PF n. food traysyuve: ["sju.vE] PF n. food (collective noun, can-
not be pluralised)syuvekel: ["sju.vE.kEl] PF n. famine
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T
ta–: [ta] PF adp. from (locative), from (temporalsense with other time words)
ta’em: [ta."PEm] PF adv. from aboveta’leng: ["taP.lEN] PF n. skinta’lengean: ["taP.lE.NE.an] PF adj. skin bluetafkip–: [ta."fkip^] PF adp. from up amongtafral: [ta."fRal] PF adv. therefore, because of thattakip–: [ta."kip^] PF adp. from amongtakrra: [ta."kr
".a] PF conj. since (temporal) (c.w.
from krr time and ta from)taksyokx: [t·ak."sjok'] PF vin. clap handstakuk: ["t·a.k·uk^] PF vtr. strike, beat, slaptalun–: [ta."lun] PF adp. because of, due totalun(a): [ta."lun(a)] PF conj. because, from the
reasontam: [t·am] PF vin., intj. that will suffice, that
will do, OKtam tam: ["tam "tam] M intj. calm, be content,
there theretangek: ["ta.NEk^] PF n. trunk (of a tree)tanhì: [tan."hI] PF n. star, bioluminescent freckletanleng: ["tan.lEN] PF n. bark (of a tree)tare: ["t·a.R·E] PF vtr. connect, relate to, have a re-
lationship withtarnioang: ["taR.ni.o.ang] PF n. predator animaltaron: ["t·a.R·on] JC,PF vtr. hunttaronyu: ["ta.Ron.ju] JC,PF n. huntertaronyutsyìp: ["ta.Ron.ju.>tsjIp^] PF n. little hun-
ness of somethingtatlam: [tat."lam] PF adv. apparentlytaw: [taw] PF n. skytaweyk(a): [ta."wEjk(a)] PF conj. because, based
on the causetawng: [t·awN] PF vin. duck, diveTawsnrrtsyìp: [taw."snr
".>tsjIp^] PF n. Alpha
Centauri C aka Proxima Centauritawsyuratan: [taw.sju."Ra.tan] PF,LN n. auroratawtxew: ["taw.t'Ew] PF n. horizon, skylinetäftxu: [t·æ."ft'·u] PF vtr. weavetäftxuyu: [tæ."ft'u.ju] PF n. weavertätxaw: [t·æ."t'·aw] PF vin. returnte: [tE] JC part. used in full namestekre: ["tEk.RE] PF n. skulltel: [t·El] PF vtr. receivetelem: [tE."lEm] PF n. cord
tem: [t·Em] PF vin. shoottemrey: [tEm."REj] PF n. survivalteng: [tEN] PF adj. same, equaltengfya: ["tEN.fja] PF conj. as, same way as (situ-
ational similarity)tengkrr: [tEN."kr
"] PF conj. while, same time as
teri–: [tE."Ri] PF adp. about, concerningterkup: ["t·ER.k·up^] PF vin. dieteswotìng: [tE."swo.t·IN] vtr. grant (ii)tete: ["tE.tE] PF adj. dull (as a blade)tewng: [tEwN] PF n. loinclothtewti: ["tEw.ti] PF intj. wow, expression of surpri-
se and pleasureteya: [tE."ja] PF adj. fullteya si: [tE."ja "s·i] PF vin. fill (with dative of
thing filled)teynga: ["tEjN.a] PF n. that answer (contraction
of tì’eyng a)teyngla: ["tEjN.la] PF n. that answer (agentive)
(contraction of tì’eyng–ìl a)teyngta: ["tEjN.ta] PF n. that answer (patientive)
(contraction of tì’eyng–it a)teyr: [tEjR] PF adj. whiteteyrpin: ["tEjR.pin] PF n. whitetiam: ["t·i.·am] PF vtr. counttil: [til] PF n. joint, hingetilì’u: ["ti.lI.Pu] PF n. conjunctiontinan: ["ti.nan] PF n. readingtirea: [ti."RE.a] PF n. spirittireafya’o: [ti."RE.a.�fja.Po] PF n. spirit pathtireaioang: [ti."RE.a.i.�o.aN] PF n. spirit animaltireapängkxo: [ti."RE.a.p·æN.�k'·o] PF v. commu-
netiretu: [ti."RE.tu] PF n. shamantì’al: [tI.".Pal] PF n. wastefulnesstì’awm: [tI."Pawm] PF n. campingtì’awm si: [tI."Pawm "s·i] PF vin. camptì’awpo: [tI."Paw.po] PF n. individuality (negati-
ve connotation), selfishnesstì’efu: [tI."PE.fu] PF n. feelingtì’em: [tI."PEm] PF n. the art of cookingtì’eylan: [tI."PEj.lan] PF n. friendshiptì’eyng: [tI."PEjN] PF n. answer, responsetì’i’a: [tI."PiP.a] PF n. ending, conclusiontì’i’avay: [tI."PiP.a.vaj] PF adv. until the endtì’iluke: [tIP."i.lu.kE] PF adj. endless, never-
ending (in a temporal sense)
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tì’ipu: [tI."Pi.pu] PF n. humortì’o’: [tI."PoP] PF n. fun, excitementtì’ong: [tI."PoN] PF n. blooming, unfoldingtì’ongokx: [tI."Po.Nok'^] PF n. birthtì’ul: [tI."Pul] PF n. increasetìaho: [tI.a."ho] PF n. prayer (in general, abstract
idea)tìeyktan: [tI."Ejk.tan] JC,PF n. leadershiptìfe’ul: [tI."fE.Pul] PF n. worsening (in the gene-
ral or abstract sense)tìfkeytok: [tI."fkEj.tok^] PF n. state, condition,
situationtìflä: [tI."flæ] PF n. success (in general)tìflänga’: [tI."flæ.Na] PF adj. successfultìflrr: [tI."flr
"] PF n. gentleness, tenderness
tìfmetok: [tI."fmE.tok^] PF n. testtìfmi: [tI."fmi] PF n. attempttìfnu: [tI."fnu] PF n. quiet, silencetìfnunga’: [tI."fnu.NaP] PF adj. quiet nfp.tìfpxamo: [tI."fp'a.mo] PF n. horrortìftang: [tI."ftaN] PF n. stopping, the glottal stoptìftang si: [tI."ftaN s·i] PF vin. stop (someone or
something)tìftia: [tI.fti".a] PF n. studytìftia kifkeyä: [tI.fti".a ki."fkE.jæ] PF n. science,
the study of the physical worldtìftiatu: [tI.fti".a.tu] PF n. researchertìftiatu kifkeyä: [tI.fti".a.tu ki."fkEj.æ] PF n.
scientisttìftxavang: [tI."ft'a.vaN] PF n. passiontìftxey: [tI."ft'Ej] PF n. choicetìftxulì’u: [tI.ft'u."lI.Pu] PF n. speech-making,
public speakingtìfyawìntxu: [tI.fja.wIn."t'u] PF n. guidancetìfyeyn: [tI."fjEjn] PF n. ripeness, maturity, full
fruitiontìhan: [tI."han] PF n. losstìhawl: [tI."hawl] PF n. preparations, plantìhawnu: [tI."haw.nu] PF n. protectiontìhawnu si: [tI."haw.nu "s·i] PF vin. protecttìhipx: [tI."hip'] PF n. controltìhìpey: [ti."hI.pEj] PF n. hesitationtìhona: [tI."ho.na] PF n. cuteness, adorablenesstìk’ìn: [tIk."PIn] PF n. free time, the absence of bu-
sinesstìkakpam: [tI.kak."pam] PF n. deafnesstìkakrel: [tI.kak."REl] PF n. blindnesstìkan: [tI."kan] PF n. aim, goal, purpose, targettìkangkem: [tI."kaN.kEm] PF n. work
ce of worktìkanu: [tI."ka.nu] PF n. intelligencetìkawng: [tI."kawN] PF n. eviltìkeftxo: [tI.kE."ft'o] PF n. sadnesstìkeftxonga’: [tI.kE."ft'o.NaP] PF adj. sad nfp.tìkelu: [tI."kE.lu] PF n. lacktìkemwiä: [tI.kEm."wi.æ] PF n. unfairness, in-
justicetìkenong: [tI."kE.noN] PF n. exampletìketeng: [tI."kE.tEN] PF n. differencetìkin: [tI."kin] PF n. needtìktseri: [tIk.">tsE.Ri] PF n. unawareness, lack of
noticetìkusar: [tI.ku."saR] PF n. teaching (the act)tìkxey: [tI."k'Ej] PF n. incorrectness, mistakenesstìkxey si: [tI."k'Ej "s·i] PF vin. mess up, foul, do
wrongtìkxìm: [tI."k'Im] PF n. commanding, ordering,
assigning taskstìkxìm si: [tI."k'Im s·i] PF vin. be above someone
in a heirarchy, be someone’s superiortìkxuke: [tI."k'u.kE] PF n. safetytìlam: [tI."lam] PF n. appearancetìlang: [tI."laN] PF n. explorationtìlatem: [tI."la.tEm] PF n. change (abstract con-
cept)tìlen: [tI."lEn] Prr n. event, happeningtìleym: [tI."lEjm] PF n. calltìleymfe’: [tI.lEjm."fEP] PF n. complainingtìleymkem: [tI.lEjm."kEm] PF n. protesting, pro-
test (abstract concept)tìloho: [tI."lo.ho] PF n. surprisetìlor: [tI."loR] PF n. beautytìm: [tIm] PF adj. lowtìmal: [tI."mal] PF n. trustworthinesstìme’em: [tI."mE.PEm] PF n. harmony (general
sense)tìmeyp: [tI."mEjp] PF n. weaknesstìmll’an: [tI.ml
"."Pan] PF n. acceptance
tìmok: [tI."mok^] PF n. abstract idea of a sugges-tion
tìmungwrr: [tI.muN."wr"] PF n. exception
tìmungwrr si: [tI.muN."wr"s·i] PF vin. make an
exceptiontìmuntxa: [tI.mun."t'a] PF n. mating, marriagetìmweypey: [tIm."wEj.pEj] PF n. patiencetìmwiä: [tIm."wi.æ] PF n. fairness, justice
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tìmyì: ["tIm.jI] PF n. low leveltìn: [tIn] PF n. activity that keeps one busytìnawri: [tI."naw.Ri] PF n. talenttìnew: [tI."nEw] PF n. desiretìng: [t·IN] PF vtr. givetìngay: [tI."Naj] PF n. truthtìngäzìk: [tI."Næ.zIk^] PF n. difficulty, problemtìng ftxì: [t·IN ft'I] PF vin. tastetìng lawr: [t·IN lawR] PF vin. sing wordlessly, gi-
ve out a tune or melodytìng mikyun: ["t·IN "mik.jun] PF vin. listentìng nari: ["t·IN "na.Ri] PF vin. looktìngong: [tI."NoN] PF n. lethargy, lazinesstìng ontu: [t·IN "on.tu] JC,PF vin. smelltìngop: [tI."Nop^] PF n. abstract idea of a creationtìng syawn: [t·IN sjawn] PF vin. blesstìng tseng: ["t·IN "
tionally)tìno: [tI."no] PF n. thoroughness, attention to de-
tailtìnomum: [tI."no.mum] PF n. curiositytìnui: [tI."nu.i] PF n. failure (abstract concept)tìnvi: ["tIn.vi] PF n. task, errand, step (in an in-
struction)tìnvi si: ["tIn.vi s·i] PF vin. perform a task, run
an errandtìoeyktìng: [tI."o.Ejk.tIN] PF n. explanation
(Pronounced [tI."wEjk.tIN] in casual speech)tìohakx: [tI.o."hak'] PF n. hungertìomum: [tI."o.mum] PF n. knowledgetìpaw: [tI."paw] PF n. growthtìpawm: [tI."pawm] PF n. questiontìpähem: [tI."pæ.hEm] PF n. arrivaltìpängkxo: [tI.pæN."k'o] PF n. conversation, di-
scussiontìpängkxotsyìp: [tI.pæN."k'o.
>tsjIp^] PF n. little
conversationtìpe’un: [tI."pE.Pun] PF n. decisiontìprrte’: [tI."pr
".tEP] PF n. pleasure
tìpsaw: [tIp."saw] PF n. clumsinesstìralpeng: [tI.Ral."pEN] PF n. translation, inter-
pretationtìran: [t·I."R·an] PF vin. walktìranpam: [tI."Ran.pam] PF n. footstep (sound)tìrawn: [tI."Rawn] PF n. replacement, the act of
replacing
tìrengop: [tI."rE.Nop^] PF n. design (the act or artof designing
tìrey: [tI."REj] PF n. lifetìrol: [tI."Rol] PF n. song (vocal)tìronsrel: [tI."Ron.sREl] PF n. imaginationtìska’a: [tI.ska."Pa] PF n. destructiontìsla’tsu: [tI."slaP.>tsu] PF n. descriptiontìslan: [tI."slan] PF n. support (emotional, social
or personal support) ofp.tìsnaytx: [tI."snajt'] PF n. losstìso’ha: [tI."soP.ha] PF n. enthusiasm, having a
good attitudetìsom: [tI."som] PF n. heattìsop: [tI."sop^] PF n. journeytìspe’e: [tI.spE."PE] PF n. capturetìspxin: [tI."sp'in] PF n. the state of being ill, sick-
meone or something)tìsraw si: [tI."sRaw "s·i] PF vin. hurt, be painfultìsrese’a: [tI."sRE.sE.Pa] PF n. prophecytìsteftxaw: [tI.stE."ft'aw] PF n. examinationtìsti: [tI."sti] PF n. angertìsung: [tI."suN] LN n. addition, post scripttìsyor: [tI."sjor] PF n. relaxationtìsyortsyìp: [tI."sjoR.>tsjIp^] PF n. break, small
rest or relaxationtìtaron: [tI."ta.Ron] PF n. huntingtìterkup: [tI."tER.kup^] PF n. death (in abstract
sense)“Death is inevitable."tìtsan’ul: [tI.">tsan.Pul] PF n. improvement (in
the general or abstract sense)tìtseri: [tI.">tsE.Ri] PF n. awareness, noticetìtslam: [tI.">tslam] PF n. understanding, intelli-
gencetìtstew: [tI.">tstEw] PF n. courage, braverytìtstewnga’: [tI.">tstEw.NaP] PF adj. courageous,
brave nfp. (e.g. a brave deed)tìtstunwi: [tI.">tstun.wi] PF n. kindnesstìtstunwinga’: [tI."stun.wi.NaP] PF adj. kind
nfp.tìtsunslu: [tI.">tsun.slu] PF n. possibilitytìtsyär: [tI.">tsjæR] PF n. rejectiontìtsyul: [tI.">tsjul] PF n. beginning, starttìtusaron: [tI.tu."sa.Ron] PF n. huntingtìtxanew: [tI."t'a.nEw] PF n. greedtìtxantslusam: [tI."t'an.>tslu.sam] PF n. wisdom
(seldom used)
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tìtxap: [tI."t'ap^] PF n. pressure (physical)tìtxen: [tI."t'En] PF n. awakeness, the state of wa-
kingtìtxen si: [tI."t'En s·i] PF vin. to wake, to waken,
wake uptìtxula: [tI."t'u.la] PF n. construction, construc-
ted thingtìtxur: [tI."t'uR] PF n. strength, powertìtxurnga’: [tI."t'uR. NaP] PF adj. powerful nfp.tìvawm: [tI."vawm] PF n. darknesstìväng: [tI."væN] PF n. thirsttìve’kì: [tI.vEP."kI] PF n. hatredtìwan: [tI."wan] PF n. obfuscation, cover uptìwäsul: [tI."wæ.sul] PF n. competitiontìwäte: [tI.wæ."tE] PF n. dispute, argumenttìwew: [tI."wEw] PF n. coldness, coldtìwìngay: [tI.wI."Naj] PF n. proof, proving (ab-
stract)tìwusem: [tI.wu."sEm] PF n. fightingtìyawn: [tI."jawn] PF n. lovetìyawr: [tI."jawR] PF n. correctnesstìyäkx: [tI."Jæk'] PF n. lack of notice, snubbingtìyo’: [tI."joP^] PF n. perfectiontìyora’: [tI.jo"RaP] PF n. victory, a wintìyusom: [tI.ju."som] PF n. eating (the act)to: [to] PF part. comparative marker than (be-
haves like an adp.)tok: [t·ok^] PF vtr. be at, occupy a spacetokx: [tok'] PF n. bodytolel: [to."lEl] PF intj. Eureka! I found it! I un-
derstand! (synonym: tslolam)toltem: [t·ol."t·Em] PF vtr. shoottompa: ["tom.pa] PF n. raintompakel: ["tom.pa.kel] PF n. droughttompameyp: [tom.pa."mEjp^] PF n. drizzletomperwì: ["tom.pER.wI] PF n. sleettompìva: ["tom.pI.va] PF n. raindroptong: [t·oN] PF vtr. put out, quenchtor: [toR] PF adj. last, ultimate, terminal
even sotsam: [>tsam] PF n. wartsamopin: [">tsa.mo.pin] PF n. warpainttsampongu: [">tsam.po.Nu] PF n. war partytsamsä’o: [">tsam.sæ.Po] PF n. weapon of wartsamsiyu: [">tsam.si.ju] PF n. warriortsan’ul: [">tsan.P·ul] PF vin. improve, get bettertsang: [>tsaN] PF n. a piercingtsankum: [">tsan.kum] PF n. advantage, benefit,
gise (apologize)tsapo: [">tsa.po] PF pn. that one (for people only)tsaria: [">tsa.Ri.a] PF pn., sbd. thattsat: [>tsat^] PF pn. that, it (as object)tsata: [">tsa.ta] PF pn., sbd. thattsatseng: [>tsa.">tsEN] or ["
>tsa.
>tsEN] PF dem., n.
there, that placetsatu: [">tsa.tu] PF dem. that persontsaw: [>tsaw] PF dem., pn. that, it (as intransitive
subject)tsawa: [">tsa.wa] PF pn., sbd. thatTsawke: [">tsaw.kE] PF n. sun; Alpha Centauri ATsawkenay: [>tsaw.kE."naj] PF n. Alpha Centau-
ri Btsawl: [>tsawl] PF adj. big (in size), tall ofp.tsawlhì’: [>tsawl."hIP] PF n. sizetsawl slu: [">tsawl "sl·u] PF vin. growtsawlultxa: [>tsawl.ul."t'a] PF n. large gathering,
conferencetsawn: [>ts·awn] PF vtr. gather growing food from
the forest; pick; harvest (in agriculture)tsawsngem: [>tsaw."sNEm] PF adj. musculartsä’: [>ts·æP] PF v. squirttse: [>tsE] PF part. well (conversation starter)tse’a: [>ts·E."P·a] PF vtr. see (physical sense)tse’atswo: [>tsE."Pa.>tswo] PF n. (sense of) sight,
visiontseltsul: [">tsEl.>tsul] PF n. whitewater rapids
(countable, but only rarely)tsenga: [">tsE.Na] PF conj. where, place wheretseng(e): [">tsEN(E)] PF n. place
tsengo: [">tsE.No] PF pn. somewheretsengpe: [">tsEN.pE] PF inter. wheretseo: [">tsE.o] PF n. arttseotu: [">tsE.o.tu] PF n. artist (generic term)tseri: [">ts·E.R·i] PF vtr. note, noticetsewtx: [>tsEwt'] PF adj. dirtytsim: [>tsim] PF n. sourcetsin: [>tsin] PF n. nail, clawtsìk: [>tsIk] PF adv. suddenly, without warningtsìlpey: [>tsIl."pEj] PF n. hope (abstract concept)tsìltsan: [>tsIl.">tsan] PF n. good (abstract concept),
goodnesstsìng: [>tsIN] PF num. fourtsìsyì: [">ts·I.sy·I] PF vin. whispertsìve: [">tsI.vE] PF adj. fourth (ordinal)tskalep: [">tska.lEp^] PF n. crossbowtskawr: [>tsk·awR] PF vin. limptsko: [>tsko] PF n. bow (weapon)tsko swizaw: [">tsko swi."zaw] PF n. bow and ar-
rowtskxaytsyìp: [">tsk'aj.>tsjIp^] PF n. hailtskxe: [>tsk'E] PF n. rock, stonetskxekeng: [">tsk'E.kEN] PF n. training, exercisetskxekeng si: [">tsk'E.kEN "s·i] PF vin. exercise,
traintskxepay: [">tsk'E.paj] PF n. icetskxevi: [">tsk'E.vi] PF n. pebble, small stone po-
lished smooth by natural forcestslam: [>tsl·am] PF vtr. understandtsleng: [>tslEN] PF adj. falsetslolam: [>tslo."lam] PF intj. get it, I understandtsmi: [>tsmi] PF n. nectartsmisnrr: [">tsmi.snr
"] PF n. bladder lantern, nec-
tar lanterntsmìm: [>tsmIm] PF n. track, trace (of animal or
person)tsmuk: [>tsmuk^] PF n. siblingtsmukan: [">tsmu.kan] PF n. brothertsmuke: [">tsmu.kE] PF n. sistertsmuktu: [">tsmuk.tu] PF n. siblingtsngal: [>tsNal] PF n. cuptsngan: [>tsNan] PF n. meattsngawpay: [">tsNaw.paj] PF n. tearstsngawpayvi: [">tsNaw.paj.vi] PF n. teardroptsngawvìk: [">tsN·aw.v·Ik^] PF vin. cry, weeptsngem: [>tsNEm] PF n. muscletsnì: [>tsnI] PF sbd. that (function word) (with
subjunctive verb in dependant clause)
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tson: [>tson] PF n. obligation, duty, imposed requi-rement
tsong: [>tsoN] PF n. valleytsongropx: [">tsoN.Rop'] PF n. hole, cavity, exca-
vation with a bottom (visible or presumed)tsongtsyìp: [">tsoN.>tsjIp] PF n. dimpletsonta: [">tson.ta] PF conj. to (with kxìm)
(contraction of tsonit a)tsopì: [">tso.pI] PF n. lungtspang: [>tsp·aN] PF vtr. killtsranten: [">tsR·an.t·En] PF vin. matter, be of im-
portancetsray: [>tsRaj] PF n. villagetsre’i: [">tsR·E.P·i] PF vtr. throwtsrul: [>tsRul] PF n. nest; protected area serving as
the home of Pandoran faunatstal: [>tstal] PF n. knifetstalsena: [">tstal.sE.na] PF n. knife sheathtstew: [>tstEw] PF adj. brave ofp.tstu: [>tstu] PF adj. closed, shut, overcast (for
significant or beloved place, heimat (ger.)txap: [t'·ap^] PF vtr. press, press on, apply (phy-
sical) pressure totxasom: ["t'a.som] PF adj. very hottxasunu: [t'a."su.nu] PF vin. love greatly, enjoy
tremendously nfp.txatx: [t'at'] PF n. bubbletxavä’: [t'a."væP] PF adj. disgustingtxawew: ["t'a.wEw] PF adj. very coldtxay: [t'·aj] PF vin. be horizontal, lie flattxayo: ["t'a.jo] PF n. field, open terrain, plaintxärem: ["t'æ.REm] PF n. bonetxe’lan: [t'EP."lan] PF n. hearttxe’lankong: [t'EP."lan.koN] PF n. heartbeattxekxumpay: [t'E."k'um.paJ] PF n. magma, lavatxele: ["t'E.lE] PF n. matter (subject)txen: [t'En] PF adj. awaketxep: [t'Ep^] PF n. firetxepìva: ["t'E.pI.va] PF n. ash, cindertxepram: [t'Ep."Ram] PF n. volcanotxeptseng: ["t'Ep.>tsEN] PF n. place where a fire is
burning or has burnedtxeptsyìp: ["t'Ep.>tsjIp^] PF n. dear or cute little
firetxeptun: ["t'Ep.tun] PF adj. orange (“fire tun")txepvi: ["t'Ep.vi] PF n. sparktxew: [t'Ew] PF n. edge, brink, limit, border, end
txewk: [t'Ewk^] PF n. club (weapon)txewluke: ["t'Ew.lu.kE] PF adj. endless, bound-
less, without limittxewm: [t'Ewm] PF adj. scary, frighteningtxewnga’: ["t'Ew.NaP] PF adj. having a limit, not
without bounds, finitetxey: [t'·Ej] PF v. halttxi: [t'i] PF n. hurry, hurriedness, frenzytxin: [t'in] PF adj. main, primarytxintìn: ["t'in.tIn] PF n. occupation, primary role
in societytxintseng: ["t'in.>tseN] PF n. base of operationstxìm: [t'Im] PF n. butt, rear end, asstxìng: [t'·IN] PF vtr. leave, abandontxo: [t'o] PF conj. iftxoa: ["t'o.a] PF n. forgivenesstxokefyaw: ["t'o.kE.fjaw] conj. if not, or else, ot-
herwisetxon: [t'on] PF n. nighttxon’ong: [t'on."PoN] PF,Prr n. night-fall, sunset,
dusk, gloamingtxon’ongmaw: [t'on."PoN.maw] PF n. twilight,
the time before dark, after sunsettxonam: [t'o."nam] PF adv. last nighttxonay: [t'o."naj] PF adv. tomorrow nighttxonkrr: ["t'on.kr
"] PF adv. at night
txopu: ["t'o.pu] PF n. feartxopu si: ["t'o.pu "s·i] PF vin. be afraidtxopu sleyku: ["t'o.pu slEj."k·u] PF vtr. frightentxukx: [t'uk'] PF adj. deep (physically)txula: ["t'·u.l·a] PF vtr. build, constructtxum: [t'um] PF n. poisontxumnga’: ["t'um.NaP] PF adj. poisonoustxur: [t'uR] PF adj. strong (physically)txurtel: ["t'uR.tel] PF n. ropetxurtu: ["t'uR.tu] PF n. strongman/woman,
brawny person
U
ue’: [·u·"EP] PF vtr., vin. vomit, vomit up
uk: [uk^] PF n. shadow
ukxo: [u."k'o] PF adj. dry
ulte: ["ul.tE] PF conj. and (clausal conjunction)
ultxa: [ul."t'a] PF n. meeting
ultxarun: [ul."t'a.R·un] PF vtr. encounter, meetby chance (ii)
ultxa si: [ul."t'a "s·i] PF vin. meet with someoneintentionally (use hu with)
ultxatu: [ul."t'a.tu] PF n. meeting participantum: [um] PF adj. looseunil: ["u.nil] JC n. dreamunil si: ["u.nil s·i] PF vin. dreamuniltìrantokx: [u.nil.tI."Ran.tok'] JC,PF n. ava-
tar, dreamwalker body
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uniltìrantokxolo’: [u.nil.tI."Ran.tok'.o.loP] PF
n. clan, or group of avatarsuniltìranyu: [u.nil.tI."Ran.ju] PF n. dreamwalkeruniltsa: ["u.nIl.>ts·a] PF vtr. dream of, dream
aboutunyor: [un."joR] PF adj. sweetly aromatic (a flo-
wery or aromatic woody sort of smell; may alsorefer to some spices used in Na’vi cooking)
uo–: ["u.o] PF adp. behinduolì’uvi: ["u.o.lI.Pu.vi] PF n. suffix
uran: ["u.Ran] PF n. boatutral: ["ut.Ral] PF n. treeutraltsyìp: ["ut.Ral.>tsjIp^] PF n. bushutu: ["u.tu] PF n. forest canopyutumauti: ["u.tu.ma.u.ti] PF n. banana fruit (lit.
canopy fruit)uvan: [u."van] PF n. gameuvan letokx: [u."van lE."tok'] PF n. physical or
athletic game, sportuvan si: [u."van "s·i] PF vin. play (a game)
V
var: [v·aR] PF vim. to persist in a state, to conti-nue to perform an action
vawm: [vawm] PF adj. darkvawmpin: ["vawm.pin] PF n. dark colorvawt: [vawt^] PF adj. solid, not hollowvay–: [vaj] PF adp. up tovaykrr: [vaj."kr
"] PF conj. until
vä’: [væP] PF adj. unpleasant to the senses, noiso-me
väng: [væN] PF adj. thirstyväpam: ["væ.pam] PF n. noise. ugly or unplea-
sant sound, screechve’kì: [v·EP."k·I] PF vtr. hateve’o: ["vE.Po] PF n. order (as opposed to disorder
or chaos), organizationvefya: ["vE.fja] PF n. system, process, procedure,
approachvelek: ["v·E.l·Ek^] PF vin. give up, surrender, con-
head (vulgar) (lit. stinksoul)vospxey: [vo."sp'Ej] PF n. Marchvospxì: [vo."sp'I] PF n. monthvospxì’aw: [vo.sp'I."Paw] PF n. Januaryvospxìam: [vo.sp'I."am] PF n. last monthvospxìay: [vo.sp'I."aj] PF n. next monthvospxìkin: [vo.sp'I."kin] PF n. Julyvospxìmrr: [vo.sp'I."mr
"] PF n. May
vospxìmun: [vo.sp'I."mun] PF n. Februaryvospxìpuk: [vo.sp'I."puk^] PF n. Junevospxìtsìng: [vo.sp'I.">tsIN] PF n. Aprilvospxìvol: [vo.sp'I."vol] PF n. Augustvospxìvolaw: [vo.sp'I.vo."law] PF n. Septembervospxìvomun: [vo.sp'I.vo."mun] PF n. Octobervospxìvopey: [vo.sp'I.vo."pEj] PF n. Novembervospxìvosìng: [vo.sp'I.vo."sIN] PF n. Decembervrrìn: ["v·r
".·In] PF svin. be busy (negative sen-
se): be tired out and overwhelmed by an activitythat’s keeping one busy
vrrtep: ["vr".tEp^] PF n. demon
vul: [vul] PF n. branch (of a tree)vultsyìp: ["vul.>tsjIp^] PF n. stickvur: [vuR] PF n. storyvurvi: ["vuR.vi] PF n. summary, synopsisvurway: ["vuR.waj] PF n. story poem, narrative
poem
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W
walak: ["wa.lak^] PF adj. energetic, activewalew: [w·a."l·Ew] PF vin. get over, accept some
ya: [ja] PF n. airyafkeyk: ["ja.fkEjk^] PF n. weatheryak: [jak^] PF n. fork, branch, point of divergenceyak si: [j·ak^ s·i] PF vin. diverge, change direc-
tion, go astrayyaney: [ja."nEj] PF n. canoeyapay: ["ja.paj] PF n. mist, fog, steamyawne: ["jaw.nE] PF adj. belovedyawnetu: ["jaw.nE.tu] PF n. loved oneyawntu: ["jawn.tu] PF n. loved oneyawntutsyìp: ["jawn.tu.
>tsjIp] PF n. darling, litt-
le loved oneyawnyewla: [jawn."jEw.la] PF n. broken heart,
broken heartednessyawo: [ja."w·o] PF vin. take off, launchyayayr: [ja."jajR] PF n. confusionyayayrnga’: [ja."jajR.NaP] PF adj. confusingyayayrtsim: [ja."jajR.>tsim] PF n. something con-
fusing, source of confusionyaymak: ["jaj.mak^] PF adj. foolish, ignorantyayo: ["ja.jo] PF n. bird
yayotsrul: ["ja.jo.>tsRul] PF n. bird’s nestyäkx: [J·æk'] PF vtr. not notice, ignore, snubyän: [j·æn] PF vtr. fasten, tie downye: [jE] PF adj. satisfied, content, satiated, fullye’krr: ["jEP.kr
yeyfya: ["jEj.fja] PF n. straight lineyì: [jI] PF n. shelf, ledge, level, step, rung (Can al-
so be used metaphorically to refer to the le-vel of anything scalable - anything that canhave levels or degrees, highs and lows, wa-ter level, temperature, talent, anger, etc.)
yìm: [j·Im] PF vtr. bindyll: [jl
"] PF adj. communal
ylltxep: ["jl".t'Ep^] PF n. communal fire or fire pit
yo: [jo] PF n. surfaceyo’: [j·oP^] PF svin. be perfect, flawlessyo’ko: ["joP.ko] PF n. circleyo’kofya: ["joP.ko.fja] PF n. cycleyoa–: ["jo.a] PF adp. in exchange foryol: [jol] PF adj. short (of time)yom: [j·om] PF vtr. eat
yomtìng: ["jom.t·IN] PF vin. feed (with dative ob-ject) (ii)
yomvey: [j·om."vEj] PF vin. dine on flesh, be ca-niverous (ii)
yomyo: ["jom.jo] PF n. plate, (for food)yomyo lerìk: ["jom.yo lE."rIk^] PF n. leaf plateyomzeswa: [j·om."zE.swa] PF vin. graze (ii)yora’: [j·o."R·aP] PF vtr. winyora’tu: [jo."RaP.tu] PF n. winneryrr: [jr
za’ärìp: [za."P·æ.R·Ip^] PF vtr. pullza’u: ["z·a.P·u] PF vin. comezam: [zam] PF num. sixty fourzamunge: [za."m·u.N·E] PF vtr. bringzapxì: [za."p'I] PF n. front (part or section)zare’: [za."REP] PF n. forehead, browzasrìn: [za."sR·In] PF vtr. borrowzawng: [z·awN] PF vin. screamzawprrte’: [z·aw."pr
".tEP] PF vin. be enjoyable
zawr: [zawr] PF n. animal callzäfi: ["zæ.fi] PF adj. modified, interfered with, no
longer in a natural statezekwä: ["zEk.wæ] PF n. fingerzel: [zEl] PF adv. then (counterfactual use)zene: ["z·E.n·E] PF vim. mustzenke: ["z·EN.kE] PF vim. must not (ii)zerok: ["z·E.R·ok^] PF vtr. rememberzeswa: ["zE.swa] PF n. grasszeswavi: ["zE.swa.vi] PF n. blade of grasszet: [z·Et^] PF vtr. treat (emotionally), display an
zìma’uyu: [zI."ma.Pu.ju] PF n. newcomer, some-one who has just arrived on the scene
zìmtswo: ["zIm.>tswo] PF n. (sense of) touch
zìsìkrr: ["zI.sI.kr"] PF n. season
zìsìt: ["zI.sIt^] PF n. yearzìsìtay: ["zI.sIt.aj] PF n. next yearzìsìtsaltrr: [zI.sIt."sal.tr
"] PF n. (yearly) anniver-
saryzìskrrmipaw: [zI.skr
"."mi.paw] PF n. spring
zìskrrsom: [zI.skr"."som] PF n. summer
zìskrrtsawn: [zI.skr".">tsawn] PF n. autumn, fall
zìskrrwew: [zI.skr"."wEw] PF n. winter
zìtsaltrr: [zI.">tsal.tr"] PF n. colloquial form of
zìsìtsaltrr (yearly anniversary)zo: [z·o] PF svin. be well, be intact, be as it should
be, work correctly or as nature intendedzong: [z·oN] PF vtr. save, defendzongtseng: ["zoN.>tsEN] PF n. safe place, refugezoplo: [zop."lo] PF n. offence, insultzoslu: ["zo.sl·u] PF vin. heal, become well, get fix-
ed (ii)zum: [zum] PF n. object, thing (physical or tan-
ìley: [I."lEj] LA intj. war cryìlva: ["Il.va] PF n. flake, drop, chipìpxa: [I."p'a] RL,PF n. fern
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A The Number System
The following are charts of Na’vi numbers, which are adjectives that modify nouns in theirsingular form, like ’awa tute. Note that it is not a decimal, but an octal system. Underliningindicates where the stress ought to fall. The numbers 8 and 9 are included for terrestrial numberreference, such as in phone numbers. They do not signify the value of 8 or 9.
Note that when using numbers in conversational Na’vi, Dr. Frommer has introduced agrammatical rule, called “the Koren Holpxayä”, or “the Number Principle”, which states thatin referring to the same entity, express number only once per clause. For example, the sentence “Youtwo are teachers.” in Na’vi would be “Menga lu karyu.” and the sentence “They are teachers.”would be “Fo lu karyu.”.
Here is a list of the Pandoran times of the day, as well as names made for the terrestrial week.Stress is again shown with underlining.
Trrtxontrr’ong dawn
trr’ongmaw after dawnrewon morning
srekamtrr before noonkxamtrr noon
kxamtrrmaw after noonha’ngir early afternoonkaym late afternoon
sreton’ong before nightfalltxon’ong nightfall
txon’ongmaw after nightfalltxon night
srekamtxon before midnightkxamtxon midnight
kxamtxomaw after midnighttxon night
sresrr’ong before dawntrr’ong dawn
Days of the Terrestrial WeekSunday trr’awveMonday trrmuveTuesday trrpxeyve
Wednesday trrtsìveThursday trrmrrve
Friday trrpuveSaturday trrkive
C Na’vi Loan Words
’Ìnglìsì: ["PIN.lI.sI] PF n. English language (loa-ned from Eng. English)
’Rrta: ["Pr".ta] PF,Prr prop.n. Earth (loaned
from Eng. Earth)Europa: [E.u."Ro.pa] PF prop.n. Europe (loaned
from Greek Europe)ewro: ["Ew.Ro] PF n. euro (loaned from Eng. eu-
ro)hametsì: [ha.mE.
>tsI] PF n. leavened bread (loa-
ned from Hebrew chametz)Jakesully: [ZEjk'su:l
"i] M n. moron, toruk mak-
toyu (loaned from Eng. Jake Sully) (not nor-mally allowable under Na’vi phonotacticrules)
Kelnì: ["kEl.nI] PF prop.n. Köln, Cologne
kunsìp: ["kun.sIp^] PF n. gunship (loaned fromEng. gunship)
lì’upuk: ["lI.Pu.puk^] PF n. dictionary (loanedfrom Na’vi / Eng. word book)
LosÄntsyelesì: [lo."sæn.>tsjE.lE.sI] PF prop.n.
Los Angeles (loaned from Eng. Los Angeles)matsa: [ma.
>tsa] PF n. matsa, crackers (loaned
from Hebrew matsa)nìFranse: [nI."fRan.sE] PF adv. French (loaned
from French Français)nìToitsye: [nI."to.i.tsjE] PF adv. German (loa-
ned from German Deutsche)nìTsyungwen: [nI.">tsjuN.wEn] PF adv. Zhong-
wen (loaned from Mandarin ChineseZhongwen)
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Nìyu Yorkì: [ni.�ju "jor.kI] PF prop.n. New YorkPari: [pa.Ri] PF prop.n. Paris (loaned from
French Paris)paynäpll: ["paj.næ.pl
"] PF n. pineapple (loaned
from Eng. pineapple)päsketpol: [pæ.skEt.pol] PF n. basketball (loa-
ned from Eng. basketball)pätsì: ["pæ.
>tsI] PF n. badge (loaned from Eng.
badge)pensìl: ["pen.sIl] PF n. pencil (loaned from Eng.
pencil)pìlok: [pI."lok^] PF n. blog (loaned from Eng.
blog)postì: ["po.stI] PF n. (forum/blog) post (loaned
from Eng. post)Poston: ["po.ston] PF prop.n. Bostonpuk: [puk^] PF n. book (loaned from Eng. book)puktsyìp: ["puk.>tsjIp^] PF n. pamphlet, booklet
(derived from puk book)pxir: [p'iR] PF n. beer (loaned from German bi-
er)skxaypxe: ["sk'aj.p'E] PF n. Skype (loaned from
English Skype)Sweriye: [swERijE] PF prop.n. Sweden (loaned
from Swedish Sverige)tawsìp: ["taw.sIp^] PF n. sky-ship (loaned from
Eng. ship)
tìreyn: [tI."REjn] PF n. train (loaned from Eng.train)
Toitslan: ["to.i.>tslan] PF prop.n. Germany (loa-ned from German Deutschland)
Toitsye: ["to.i.>tsjE] PF adj. German (language)(loaned from German Deutsch)
toktor: ["tok.toR] PF n. doctor (loaned fromEng. doctor)
tsyänel: [">tsjæ.nEl] PF n. TV channel (loanedfrom Eng. channel)
tsyìräfì: [>tsjI.Ræ.fI] PF n. giraffe (loaned fromEng. giraffe)
tsyoklìt: [">tsjok.lIt^] PF n. chocolate (loanedfrom Eng. chocolate)
txolar: ["t'o.lar] PF n. dollar (loaned from Eng.dollar)
wep: [wEp^] LN n. web (as in world wide web,www) (loaned from Eng. web)
weptseng: ["wEp.>tsEN] LN n. website (loaned
from Eng. / Na’vi web place)wou: ["w·o.·u] PF svin. be amazing, fascinating
(slang) (loaned from Eng. whoa)Yeysu: [jEj.su] PF prop.n. Jesus (loaned from
Italian Jesu)Yuesey: [ju.E.sEj] PF prop.n. U.S.A. (loaned
from Eng. U.S.A.)
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D Flora and Fauna
Fauna
’angtsìk: ["PaN.>tsIk^] PF n. hammerheadeltungawng: ["El.tu.NawN] PF n. brainworm
(c.w. from eltu brain and ngawng worm)fkio: ["fki.o] PF n. tetrapteronfpxafaw: ["fp'a.faw] PF n. medusafwampop: ["fwam.pop^] PF n. tapirusfwäkì: ["fwæ.kI] PF n. mantisikran: ["ik.Ran] JC n. bansheeikranay: [ik.Ra."naj] JC,PF n. forest bansheeilu: ["i.lu] PF,D n. large plesiosaur-like sea crea-
ture (from Disney’s Pandora Guide to theFlora and Fauna of the Valley of Mo’ara)
kali’weya: [ka.liP.wE.ja] ASG n. species of poiso-nous arachnid
kenten: ["kEn.tEn] PF n. fan lizardlanay’ka: [la."najP.ka] PF,ASG n. slingermawup: ["ma.wup^] PF,CdS n. turtapedenantang: ["nan.taN] JC,PF n. viperwolf Canifer-
ratus costatus, striped armored wolf
nantangtsyìp: ["nan.taN.>tsJIp^] JC,PF n. dog(earth animal); lit. little nantang (derivedfrom nantang viperwolf )
pa’li: ["paP.li] PF n. direhorsepalulukan: [�pa.lu."lu.kan] JC n. thanator (col-
loquial [pa."lu.kan])palulukantsyìp: [�pa.lu."lu.kan.>tsjIp^] JC,PF n.
cat (earth animal); lit. little palulukan (deri-ved from palulukan thanator) (colloquial[pa."lu.kan.>tsjIp^])
riti: ["Ri.ti] JC n. stingbatsyaksyuk: [sjak."sjuk^] PF n. prolemuristalioang: ["tal.�i.o.aN] JC n. sturmbeest (derived
from ioang animal)teylu: ["tEj.lu] JC n. beetle larvatoruk: ["to.Ruk^] JC n. great leonopteryx, last sha-
dowtspìng: [>tspIN] PF,CdS n. austrapedeyerik: ["jE.Rik^] PF n. hexapedezize’: [zi."zEP] PF n. hellfire wasp
E The Changelog
Following is a brief record of the most recent revisions...
• 14.0 - Added 40 new words from naviteri.org, June 6, 2019 and several minor fixes (up-date by Tirea Aean)
• 13.9 - Many small fixes; Added all new vocabulary from language-updates forum, navi-teri.org August 31, 2018 and October 30, 2018
• 13.8 - Added vocabulary from naviteri.org, July 31, 2018, lesar si from 2012, fixed tons ofIPA (thanks Wllìm!)
• 13.71 - Added uolì’uvi from forever ago (thanks Tirea!)
• 13.7 - Vocabulary added from naviteri.org, March 31, 2018 and April 30, 2018
• 13.63 - Added kxì from naviteri.org, February 28, 20187
• 13.62 - Vocabulary added from naviteri.org, December 31, 2017
• 13.61 - Added Kate Winslet’s character Ronal to the proper nouns section
• 13.6 - Added new vocabulary from the October naviteri.org posts, new character names,linguistic terms
• 13.51 - Added Swota Wayä to proper nouns, from Disney
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• 13.5 - Added new vocabulary used in Disney’s Pandora - The World of Avatar
• 13.421 - Corrected inconsistencies in the source field.
• 13.42 - Minor typo corrections and fixed IPA for LosÄntsyelesì. Also added tìng ontuand tìng ftxi since they didn’t make it into the dictionary the first time, for some bizarrereason.
• 13.41 - Added mo’ara from Disney’s Pandora - The World of Avatar
• 13.4 - Added new Avatar lead character name and clan, Tomowari and Metkayina
• 13.332 - Disambiguated the definition of takuk. Also changed fmetok to vtr. Getting moreprecise all the time!
• 13.331 - Disambiguated the definition of pongu.
• 13.33 - Vocabulary added from naviteri.org, February 28, 2017.
• 13.32 - Moved Na’vi clan names to Proper Nouns block.
• 13.31 - Fixed silly typos for pllhrr and säpllhrr. Thanks elf!
• 13.301 - Typo/format corrections for several words. No visible changes to the .pdf
• 13.3 - Vocabulary added from naviteri.org, December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2017.
• 13.294 - Corrected stress for nìolo’
• 13.293 - Corrected infix IPA for ue’
• 13.292 - zong changed to vtr. Thanks, Plumps!
• 13.291 - Various minor corrections suggested by Plumps and eejmensenikbenhet.
• 13.29 - Vocabulary added from naviteri.org, June 30, 2016. Some important new words inthis one.
• 13.284 - Corrected accent for lefpomtxok and kelfpomtokx Plumps. Wou!
• 13.283 - Corrected IPA for säplltxe and säplltxevi. Plumps again. ;)