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Title: Na'Vi
Post by: MikeTheNumbers on September 16, 2011, 09:02:02 PM

I just saw Avatar 0.0
I know

Well I'm a nerd who would like to learn the na'vi language..
I google it but there is only books xD So I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right.
So I was wondering if any of you were from denmark and know and can speak this language..
If there is could we maybe meet so you could learn me xD
If anyone know a better forum where this would fit in please let me know

 -MikeTheNumbers

Title: Re: Na'Vi
Post by: ivan on September 17, 2011, 03:37:50 AM

Hangham oe wok!

Title: Re: Na'Vi
Post by: Wunderkind on September 17, 2011, 08:54:29 AM

Wait...
What the fuck does being from Denmark have to do with speaking a fictional language invented for a science fiction film?
What did I miss?

Title: Re: Na'Vi
Post by: 12 on September 17, 2011, 08:59:25 AM

I think he lives in Denmark and is wanting to meet someone IRL to teach him the language.

Title: Re: Na'Vi
Post by: Wunderkind on September 17, 2011, 09:59:05 AM

Oh.

I would think that it was similar to learning Sindarin and requires some pronunciation guide (no doubt included in those books). I'm sure, as in the case of learning Klingon or Vulcan, there are actual dialects between groups of fans, which argue how certain things should be said.

Edit because I hit 'enter' and it posted: Eh, the point is, if even you did find someone, it's a fictional language and fans will disagree about how you say it. Learn it from a book and wave your geek flag proudly.

Title: Re: Na'Vi
Post by: ivan on September 17, 2011, 11:06:43 AM

Quote from: Wunderkind on September 17, 2011, 09:59:05 AM

Oh.

I would think that it was similar to learning Sindarin and requires some pronunciation guide (no doubt included in those books). I'm sure, as in the case of learning Klingon or Vulcan, there are actual dialects between groups of fans, which argue how certain things should be said.

Edit because I hit 'enter' and it posted: Eh, the point is, if even you did find someone, it's a fictional language and fans will disagree about how you say it. Learn it from a book and wave your geek flag proudly.

Those were my thoughts too. Including "ha ha he made it sound like people from Denmark speak this fake language."

Anyway, I chromed it and found this in like 2 seconds: http://www.learnnavi.org/downloads/ (http://www.learnnavi.org/downloads/)

That's how I came up with Hangham oe wok!, which is something like "laugh I loudly", which was as close as I could get.

And I didn't even see the movie.

Oh, and you were right. There is, of course, no consensus on this language, because it's still being invented. See the disclaimer at the top of the page I linked:

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NOTE: Since the Na'vi language is still being developed by Dr. Frommer and the LearnNavi community, please do NOT distribute misinformation from unattested sources. Confusion can result from incorrect or conflicting data being released.
 

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