Sayévian culture/Lexicon

A
abandon: txìng absssssle: tsusun. be able: tsun about: concerning: teri, -ìri. about to: ‹ìy›. above: io. from above: ta'em. across: ksssa action: kem add: sung afar: alìm brsafraid: be afraid: txopu si after (time) maw. afterwards: mawkrr. right after: pximaw. afternoon: ha'ngir, (late) kaym again: nìmun against, counter to: wä+ aged: koak ago: just a moment ago: pxiswawam. Thursday two weeks ago: mesrrmrrvam. agree: mllte agreement: come to an agreement: molte aim: (v) kan. (n) tìkan. air: ya alala!: ìley! alien: (n) ketuwong. (adj) kewong. alike: teng alive: rusey. be alive: rey. all: all of (it, you, them): nìwotx. all the time / at all times: frakrr. not at all: ke ... kaw'it. allow: tung almost: stum alone (of a person) nì'awtu along: ìlä+, ìlä+ also: kop, nìteng although: hufwa always: frakrr am: lu amazing (be amazing) wou (slang) among: kip amount: hìmtxan. (small) 'it. ancestor: pizayu and: (between phrases) sì. (between clauses) ulte. and you?: nga tut? anger: (v) steyki. (n) tìsti. angry: be angry: sti. angrily: nìsti. animal: ioang another one: lapo answer: (v) 'eyng, ting tì'eyngit. (n) tì'eyng. in answer: nì'eyng. apart, divided: ke'aw apologize: tsap'alute si apology: tsap'alute apparently: tatlam appear: lam appearance (look) tìlam appetizing: pxasul approach: lok are: lu. aren't they?: kefya srak? kefyak? arm: pxun. (pair of) arms: mepun. around (spatial) pxaw arrival: tìpähem arrive: pähem, pate arrow: swizaw art: tseo. (visual) reltseo. ? artifact: tìngop artist (visual) reltseotu as (like) na, pxel, nì-. (the same way as) tengfya. (as for) -ìri. aside: step/move aside: (give way) tìng tseng. (move) rikx. ask: pawm ass (rear end) txìm assist: srung si assistance: srung at: ro+ attack (v) 'eko attempt (v) fmi attention: pay attention: eltu si auspicious: etrìp avatar: uniltìrantokx await: pey awake: txen aware: be aware, be in tune: kame away: (direction) neto. (position) mìso.

B
baby: prrnen back: (of body) txal. (rear part) käpxì. (direction) ne'ìm. (in response) nì'eyng. come back, go back, return: tätxaw. move back, step aside: rikx. to back down: tìng tseng bad (adj) kawng badge: pätsì balance of life: rey'eng ball: rum banshee (flying mount) ikran barricade, barrier: ekxan bat (animal, approx.) riti bathe (wash oneself) yäpur battle group: wempongu brave: tstew be (am, is, are): lu. be at, occupy a space: tok. beat (n) 'ekong beautiful: (of people) sevin. (of things; pleasant to the senses) lor beauty (of things) tìlor because: (for that reason) taluna (talun), alunta. (due to that cause) taweyka (taweyk), aweykta. because of that: tafral. become: slu before: (time) sre+. (beforehand) srekrr. (in front of) eo. just before, right before (time) pxisre+. begin: (intrans.) sngä'i. (begin something) sngeykä'i. beginning: sngä'ikrr behind: uo. leave behind: txìng. believe: spaw beloved (adj.) yawne. (loved one) yawnetu, yawntu below: äo best: (adj) swey. (adv) nìswey. betray: kavuk si betrayal: kavuk between: mìkam big (in size or stature) tsawl. get big (grow): tsawl slu. bind: yìm bird: yayo bit: a bit: (n) 'it. (adv) nì'it. bite: frìp bitter: syä'ä black: layon bless: be blessed: Nawma Sa'nok lrrtok si [with dative] blind: kakrel blood: reypay bloom, blossom (v) 'ong blow, strike (n) tìtakuk blue, green: ean. in blue: nìean. body: tokx bond: (neural connection) tsaheylu. (establish a neural connection) tsaheyl si. book: puk boom! (sound of thunder) kxangangang border: pxawpa bottom: kllpa bow (weapon) tsko. bow and arrow: tsko swizaw. brain: eltu brainworm (hallucinogenic) eltungawng branch (of a tree) vul brave: tstew. brave person, hero: txantstew. bread (approx.) tsyosyu brief (adj) yol bring: (take to a place) munge. (bring here) zamunge. broken: fwel brother: (sibling) tsmuk, tsmuktu. (male) tsmukan. bud (n) prrnesyul bug: hì'ang build (v) txula building (a thing built): tìtxula bulk (the major part) txampxì bull (approx.) talioang burn (v) nekx but: (basic sense) slä. (however) ngian. (except) mungwrr, -mungwrr. butt (rear end) txìm by, along: ìlä+, ìlä+

C
call (v) syaw calm: mawey. calmly: nìmwey. camp: (n) 'awm. (v) tì'awm si. camping: tì'awm can, be able: tsun captive: spe'etu capture: spe'e careful: be careful: nari si carry, bring: munge case: in that case: ha catch (v) stä'nì cattle (approx.) talioang cause: (reason, source) oeyk. (produce) sleyku. ceaselessly: nìlkeftang celebration: ftxozä center (n) kxamtseng ceremonious: 'eoio. ceremoniously: nì'eoio. certain: law challenge (ceremonial) fpeio chance, opportunity: skxom change (intransitive) latem. (change something) leykatem. charge: (running attack) kxll. (to attack) kxll si. be in charge, be responsible: kllfro'. chase (v) fewi chat: (v) pängkxo. (n) tìpängkxo check (v) steftxaw child: 'eveng. (kid) 'evi. chin: tsuksìm choice: tìftxey choose: ftxey circumference: pxawpa clan: olo' clan leader: olo'eyktan clean: laro clear, certain: law clearly: nìlaw, nìfya'o alaw clever: (person) kanu. (idea, plan) sìlronsem. cliff: 'awkx close (v) tstu si close (adj): (be close to) lok. (close by) asim. closed: tstu club (weapon) txewk cold: wew. I feel cold: oe 'efu wew. colleague: lertu color: 'opin come: za'u. come back, go back: tätxaw. common: (ordinary) letrrtrr. commune: tireapängkxo comparatively: to complete: 'änsyem completely: nìwotx comprehension tìtslam computer: eltu lefngap concerning: teri, -ìri conclude (end) 'i'a conclusion (end) tì'i'a congratulations!: aylrrtok ngaru connect with (establish a neural connection) tsaheyl si connection (neural) tsaheylu constantly: nìlkeftang, nìtut construct (v) txula construction: tìtxula (activity or object) consume: nekx continually: nìtut, nìlkeftang continuation: tìtut conversation: tìpängkxo converse: pängkxo convey, take: munge cook (v) 'em cord (chord? musical?) telem correct (adj) eyawr correctness: tìyawr counter to, against: wä+ cover, lid: lew. to cover: lew si. cow (approx.) talioang crazy, insane: lekye'ung create: ngop creation: tìngop creator: ngopyu creature: swirä crossbow: tskalep cry (weep) tsngawvìk cup (n) tsngal cut (v) mun'i

D
daddy: sempu daily: (adv) fratrr. (adj) letrr. dance (v) srew danger: hrrap dangerous: lehrrap dark: vawm darkness: tìvawm daughter: 'ite dawn (nautical twilight, enough light to navigate) trr'ong. (just before dawn, astronomical twilight, stars disappearing) sresrr'ong. (just after dawn, civil twilight, bright enough to work) trr'ongmaw. day: trr. Good day!: trr lefpom. dead (adj) kerusey death: (Death, abstract) tìterkup. (of an individual) kxitx. decide: pe'un decision: tìpe'un deed (n) kem defeat: be defeated (fall) zup deer (approx.) yerik defend: zong delicious: lor demon: vrrtep depart: hum descend: kllkä destroy: ska'a destruction: tìska'a die: terkup difference: tìketeng different: keteng dig up: kllkulat dim-witted: snumìna dinner: wutso dip into liquid: (n) yemfpay. (v) yemfpay si. direhorse: pa'li dirty: tsewtx discover: run discuss: pängkxo discussion: tìpängkxo distant: (be distant) lìm. (at a distance) alìm. dive (v) tawng divided: ke'aw do: si. (suffice) tam. 'that will do': tam tam. doctor (title) toktor dog (approx.) nantang done: hasey don't!: rä'ä dozen: vosìng. two dozen (octal: 30) pxevol down: downward: nekll. 'Get down!': ne kllte!. 'You're going down!': ngeyä kxetse lu oeru! dragon (approx.) toruk draw: (illustrate) weyn. (pull) za'ärìp. dream (n) unil Dream Hunt: Uniltaron dreamwalker: uniltìranyu drink (v) näk drive out: kurakx drop: (v.trans) tungzup. (fall) zup. drum (made of skin) au dry: ukxo dull (of a blade) tete dunk: (n) yemfpay. (v) yemfpay si. during: krr a, a krr, etc. dusk (nautical twilight, enough light to navigate) txon'ong. (just before dusk, civil twilight, still enough light to work) sreton'ong. (just after dusk, astronomical twilight, stars appearing)

txon'ongmaw. dwell: kelku si

E
ear: mikyun. (pair of) ears: memikyun. Earth: 'Rrta. Earth Day: Trr 'Rrtayä. easily: nìftue easy: ftue eat: yom edge (perimeter) pxawpa eh?: ko eight (octal: 10) vol. (human digit '8') 'eyt. eighteen (octal: 22) mevomun eighteenth (number eighteen) mevomuve eighth (number eight) volve eighty (exact; octal: 120) zam mevol. either: either A or B: A, B, ke tsranten. elbow: pxuntil eleven (octal: 13) vopey eleventh (number eleven) vopeyve else: or else: txokefyaw. someone else, something else: lapo. encounter (v) ultxarun end: (v) 'i'a. (n) tì'i'a. ending: tì'i'a enemy: kxutu English: 'Ìnglìsì. in English: nì'Ìnglìsì. enjoyable: mowan. (of an activity) prrte'. enough: (adj) letam'. (after an adjective) nìtam. (be enough) tam. enter: fpxäkìm equal: teng erect: pxim. (sit) erectly: nìpxim. error: (mistake) kxeyey. (incorrectness) tìkxey. especially: nìpxi even: (level) 'engeng. (adv) keng. not even once: ke keng 'awlo. [stress?] even so: tsalsungay. evening: (dusk) txon'ong. (late afternoon) kaym. every: fra-. every day: fratrr. every night: fratxon. everyone: frapo. everything: fra'u. everywhere: fratseng. every time: fralo. everyday, ordinary: letrrtrr evil (adj) kawng. (n) tìkawng. examine, check: steftxaw example (n) tìkenong. be an example: kenong. excellent: txantsan except: mungwrr excess (overabundance) hawng excessive: lehawng. excessively: nìhawng. exercise, practice (n) tskxekeng explain, explain why: oeyktìng explanation: tìoeyktìng explode: pxor expression (phrase) lì'fyavi eye: nari. eyes (2, of person) menari, (4, of horse, banshee) aynari.

F
face: key fair: muiä fall (v) zup false: tsleng family: soaia far: (be far) lìm. (far away) alìm. fascinating (be fascinating) wou (slang) fast: (quick) win. (quickly) nìwin. fasten: yän fate: syay father: sempul favorable: etrìp fear: (n) txopu. (v) txopu si. feed: yomtìng feel: 'efu feeling: tì'efu female (person) tute few: hol field (open terrain) txayo fifteen (octal: 17) vohin fifteenth (number fifteen) vohive fifth (number five) mrrve fifty (exact; octal: 62) puvolmune, (approx.) puvol fight (n) wem fill (v) teya si final: syen find (v) run finger: zekwä finished: hasey fire: txep first: 'awve, nì'awve fish (n) payoang five: mrr. five hundred (approx.) vozam. five thousand (approx.) zazam. [stress?] flesh: vey floating mountains: iknimaya flour: tsyo flower: syulang. (blue sp.) seze. fly (v) tswayon foe: kxutu follow: (proceed after) nong. (track) sutx. (travel along) kä/za'u ìlä. food: syuve. (vegetable) fkxen. (animal) vey. (meat) tsngan. (from flour) tsyosyu. foot: venu. (pair of) feet: mevenu. for (for the sake of) fpi+ forbidden: kxanì forest: na'rìng forever: (until the end of time) tì'i'avay krrä. (incessantly) nìlkeftang. forget: tswa' forgive: forgive me: ngaytxoa forgiveness: txoa formal: skepek former: spuwin fortunate: be fortunate: Nawma Sa'nok lrrtok si [with dative] fortune: aylrrtok (from Eywa) forty (exact; octal: 50) mrrvol foul (taste or smell) vä'. (do wrong) tìkxey si four: tsìng. four hundred (approx.) puzam. four thousand (approx.) zazam. fourteen (octal: 16) vofu fourteenth (number fourteen) vofuve fourth (number four) tsìve freckle (bioluminescent) tanhì fresh (appealing as food) pxasul Friday (Earth calendar) trrpuve friend: 'eylan friendship: tì'eylan from: ta. (direction) ftu. from above: ta'em. from among: takip. from up among: tafkip. front (part or section) zapxì. in front of: eo. full: teya fungus: spxam funny (odd) hiyìk future: zusawkrr

G
game: uvan garbage: sngel. garbage dump: sngeltseng. get: (receive) tel. (understand) tslam. Got it!: tslolam. give: tìng. give way: tìng tseng. glad: be glad teya si [with dative] go: (move) kä. (go on, proceed) salew. go after, follow: nong. go down: kllkä. go in: fpxäkìm. go near: lok. goal (target) tìkan God (Gaea): Eywa, Nawma Sa'nok good: sìltsan. (appealing as food) pxasul. goodbye: (farewell) Eywa ngahu. (see you soon) kìyevame good night (sleep well) hivahaw nìmwey. Got it!: tslolam grab: niä grant (v) teswotìng grassroots movement: ngrrpongu great (noble) nawm. (in quantity) txan. great person: nawmtu. Great Leonopteryx (animal like a large banshee) toruk greed: tìtxanew greedy: txanew green, blue: ean. in green: nìean grok: kame ground: kllte group: (of people) pongu. (battle group) wempongu. grow: tsawl slu guest: frrtu guidance: tìfyawìntxu guide: fyawìntxu guideline, rule: koren gunship: kunsìp

H
hair: nikre (aynikre ?) Hallelujah Mountains: iknimaya halt (v) txey Hammerhead Titanothere (animal like a rhino) 'angtsìk hand: tsyokx. (pair of) hands: mesyokx. happen: len happiness, peace: fpom; aylrrtok (from Eywa) happy (of occasions) lefpom. (of people) nitram. be happy: 'efu nitram. happy (celebration) aylrrtok [with dative] hard: txa' harm (n) kxu harmless: kxuke harmonious: me'em harmony: tìme'em. (with nature) meoauniaea. hateful: fkay have: lu [with dative] he: po, poan head: re'o health (physical) fpomtokx healthy: lefpomtokx hear: stawm heart: txe'lan. with all one's heart: nìftxavang. heavy (weight) ku'up heed: lek Hellfire Wasp: zize' hello: kaltxì help: (n) srung. (v) srung si. her: (gen) peyä. (acc) pot, poti. (dat) por, poru. (after prep.) po. here: fìtsenge, fìtseng [syll?] hero: txantstew Hexapede (animal like a deer) yerik hey! (anger, annoyance) oìsss! (threat) saa! (warning, frustration) tsa-hey!, wiya! high: kxayl him: (acc) pot, poti. (dat) por, poru. (after prep.) po. hinge: til his: peyä hit, strike (v) takuk hold off (suspend action) fpak home: kelku Hometree: Kelutral [stress?] honor (n) meuia hookah gourd: txll'u [stress?] hope (v) sìlpey horse (approx.) pa'li hot: som. (to feel that one is hot) 'efu som. house: kelku how?: pefya?, fyape? how many?: polpxay?, holpxaype? how much?: pìmtxan? hìmtxampe? however: ngian howl (n) nguway human (n) tawtute hundred: (exact, octal: 144) zam tsìvosìng. (approx.) zam fu mezam. two hundred (approx.) : pxezam. five hundred (approx.) vozam hunger: tìohakx hungry: ohakx. be hungry: 'efu ohakx hunt: (v) taron. (n) tìtaron. hunter: taronyu hurry (be in a hurry) win säpi hurt: (be painful) tìsraw si. (hurt someone or something) tìsraw seyki.

I
I: oe (we- when inflected). (deferential and ceremonial form) ohe. idea: säfpìl idiot: skxawng if: txo. if not: txokefyaw. illness: (disease) säspxin. (state of being ill) tìspxin. image (n) rel immediately: (right now) pxiset. (very soon) pxiye'rìn immerse: yemfpay si immersion: yemfpay important: letsranten. be important: tsranten. impossible: keltsun in: mì+ incessantly: nìlkeftang incorrect: keyawr incorrectness: tìkxey individual (n) 'awpo individuality (negative connotation) tì'awpo infant: prrnen inharmonious, divided: ke'aw insane: lekye'ung insanity: keye'ung insect (approx.) hì'ang inside: mìfa, mìfa instance: alo instead of: tup instruct: sänume si instruction: sänume insult (n) zoplo intelligence: tìkanu. (understanding) tìtslam. intelligent: kanu. intelligently: nìkanu. interesting (be interesting) eltur tìtxen si interpret: ralpeng into (direction) nemfa intriguing (be intriguing) eltur tìtxen si invention: tìngop is: lu. isn't it? isn't that so?: kefya srak? kefyak? it: (animate) po. (inanimate) tsa'u ~ tsaw. itch (v) fkxake its: (animate) peyä. (inanimate) tseyä.

J
jellyfish (aerial, approx) fpxafaw join two things together: 'awstengyem joint (n) til journey: tìsop joyous (of occassions) lefpom jump (v) spä just: (fair, justified) muiä. (only) nì'aw. just before: pxisre. just after: pximaw. just now, just a moment ago: ‹ìm›, pxiswawam. in just a moment: ‹ìy›, pxiswaway.

K
keep up with someone: latsi kid (n) 'evi kill: (v) tspang. (n) tìtspang kind: (n) fnel. what kind? fnepe, pefnel kiss (v) pom knee: kinamtil knife: tstal know: omum; law lu [with dative]. as is known, as you know: nìawnomum.

L
lake: 'ora land (n) atxkxe language: lì'fya large: apxa larva, larvae (sp. beetle larva used for food) teylu last: (final) syen. (previous) ham. last time: alo aham. last night: txonam. last Thursday (Thursday of last week) trrmrrvam. laugh (n) hangham lead (v) eyk leader: eyktan. leader of clan: olo'eyktan leaf: rìk leafy: lerìk lean (v) tuvon learn: nume leave: (go away) hum. (abandon) txìng. left (side, direction) ftär leg: kinam Leonopteryx (animal like a large banshee) toruk lesson: sänumvi lest: fteke let go: lonu Let's ...!: ... ko level, even: 'engeng lid: lew life (abstract) tìrey. (living) tìrusey. balance of life: rey'eng. light (n) atan light (adj), lightweight: syo like (as) na, pxel, nì-. (the same way as) tengfya. like this: fìfya. like that: tsafya. likewise: nìteng lip: seyri liquid: pay listen: tìng mikyun (pron. "tìm mikyun") little (adj) hì'i. a little: 'it, nì'it. live (be alive) rey. (dwell) kelku si. living: (alive) rusey. (being alive) tìrusey. living thing: rusey. location: klltseng lock up: sutx long: (length) ngim. (time) txan. look (v) tìng nari (pron. "tìn nari"). look at: nìn. look for: fwew. look like: lam. (n) tìlam lose: lose track of: tatep. lose oneself (spiritual sense) 'ia. loud: wok love: (n) tìyawn. (v) lu yawne [with dative]. I love you: nga yawne lu oer. loved (adj) yawne. loved one: yawnetu, yawntu low: tìm lung: tsopì. (pair of) lungs: mesopì.

M
majority: txampxì make: (do) si. (create) ngop. (build) txula. male (person) tutan manner: fya'o. in a (certain) manner: nìfya'o. mantis (approx.) fwäkì many: pxay marriage: tìmuntxa marry: muntxa si mate (v) muntxa si mated: muntxa mating (n) tìmuntxa matriarch: tsahìk matter: (subject) txele. (be important) tsranten. may, be possible: tsunslu maybe: kxawm me: (acc) oeti (weti). (dat) oeru, oer (weru, wer). (after prep.) oe. meadow: txayo meal (served) wutso meaning: ral meantime: in the meantime: tsakrrvay meanwhile (until then) tsakrrvay meat: tsngan medusa (approx. a large aerial jellyfish) fpxafaw meet: (by chance) ultxarun. have a meeting: ultxa si. meeting: ultxa. have a meeting: ultxa si. memory, remembrance: 'ok mess up: tìkxey si message: 'upxare metal: fngap metallic: lefngap midday: kxamtrr. (See 'noon'.) middle, midpoint: kxam midnight: kxamtxon mighty: fkew military squad: wempongu mind (n) ronsem mistake: kxeyey. make a mistake: kxeyey si. model (n) kenong moment: swaw. (very short time) hìkrr. just a moment ago: pxiswawam. in just a moment: pxiswaway. mommy: sa'nu Monday (Earth calendar) trrmuve more: nì'ul. (for comparison, use: to.) morning: (daylight before noon) rewon. (dawn) trr'ong. (For early morning, see 'dawn'.) moron: skxawng moss: prrwll most: (adv: use frato). (n) txampxì. mother: sa'nok mountain: floating mountains: iknimaya mouth: kxa move: (shift position) rikx. (move something) 'ärìp. movement (grassroots) ngrrpongu much: (great quantity) txan. (great extent) nìtxan. so much: fìtxan. mushroom (approx.) spxam music: pamtseo musical instrument (stringed) i'en musician: pamtseotu must: zene. must not: zenke (zengke). don't need to: ke zene. my: oeyä (weyä) My! (encouragement) nang myriad: zazam [stress?]

N
Na'vi: (n) tute. (adj) leNa'vi. in Na'vi: nìNa'vi. name (n) tstxo. my name is: oeru syaw .... what is your name?: fyape syaw ngar? near: (be near) sim. (nearby) asim. neck: pewn need: (v) kin. (n) tìkin. do not need to: ke zene necessary: lekin neural connection: tsaheylu never: ke ... kawkrr nevertheless: tsalsungay new: mip news: fmawn next: hay, -ay. next time: alo ahay. next Thursday (Thursday of next week) trrmrrvay night: txon. tonight: fìtxon. last night: txonam. tomorrow night: txonay. Good night!: txon lefpom, (sleep well) hivahaw nìmwey. nine: (octal: 11) volaw. (human digit '9') nayn. nineteen (octal: 23) mevopey nineteenth (number nineteen) mevopeyve ninety (approx.) zam pxevol ninth (number nine) volawve no: No!: kehe. (with a noun: no X) kea, ake. No?: kefya srak, kefyak. No way! (vulgar) pxasìk. No, it can't be! (consternation) au! noble: nawm none: ke ... ke'u, ke ... kaw'it nonetheless: tsalsungay noon: kxamtrr. pre-noon (sun just before zenith) srekamtrr. post-noon (sun just after zenith) kxamtrrmaw. no-one: ke ... kawtu nose: ontu not: ke. not at all, not a bit (adv) ke ... kaw'it. nothing: (pn) ke ... ke'u. nothing at all (adv) ke ... ke'u. noun: tstxolì'u now: (sentence opener) tse. (at this time) set. until now: vay set. right now: pxiset. Thursday two weeks from now: mesrrmrrvay. number (n) holpxay

O
O! (address) ma oath: pänu? obey: lek obstruction: ekxan occasion (happy) ftxozä occupy (a space) tok occur: len ocean: txampay odd, strange: hiyìk of: -yä, -ä. (a clan; used in full names) te. (See also 'from'.) offense: zoplo often: pxìm oh! (consternation) au! (poor thing!) keftxo! (exertion) sau! old: (not new) spuwin. (not young) koak. okay: tam, tam tam. ...okay?: ... ko on: mì+. on, onto (?) sìn. once: (in the past) 'awlie. (not twice) 'awlo. one: 'aw. one individual: 'awpo. one time (once) 'awlie, 'awlo. one hundred (approx.) zam fu mezam. one thousand (approx.) mevozam. [stress?] one (pronoun: 'you', 'they') fko only: nì'aw oomph!: sau! open: (be open) piak. (open something) piak si. opinion: in my opinion: tì'efumì oeyä opportunity: skxom opposed to: wä optimal: swey. optimally: nìswey. or: fu. or else: txokefyaw. or not: fuke. order: in order to: fte [with subjunctive] ordinary, everyday: letrrtrr other: lahe. other one (person or thing) lapo. to the others: aylaru. otherwise: txokefyaw our (including your) awngeyä, (ay)oengeyä [stress?] our (but not your) (ay)oeyä (weyä, ayweyä) out there: käsatseng outside: wrrpa overabundance: hawng

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pain: tìsraw painful: sraw. be painful: tìsraw si Pandora: Eywa'eveng panther (approx.) palulukan part (n) hapxì party (group of people) pongu pass (a test) emza'u. (pass by something) ftem. passionate: ftxavang passionately: nìftxavang past: the past: ftawnemkrr pasta (approx.) tsyosyu path: fya'o patience: tìmweypey patient (adj) lemweypey. be patient: maweypey. patiently: nìmweypey. a patient person: maweypeyyu. pattern (n) renu pay attention: eltu si peace: fpom peaceful: lefpom. peacefully: nìmwey. peel (v) fkarut people: (persons) sute. (the People) Na'vi. perceive: 'efu perhaps: kxawm perimeter: pxawpa person: tute phrase: lì'fyavi picture (n) rel place (n) tsenge, tseng. [syll?] (v) yem. plain, field: txayo plan: (v) hawl. (n) tìhawl. plant (n) 'ewll play: (play a game) uvan si pleasant: (to the senses) lor. (of an activity) prrte'. (enjoyable, of a person or thing) mowan please!: rutxe! pleasing: mowan pleasurable (of an activity) prrte' pleasure: tìprrte' practice, training tskxekeng pointedly: nìpxi poison (n) txum poor thing!: keftxo! position: klltseng possible: letsunslu. be possible: tsunslu. power: tìtxur powerful: fkew, txantur prefer: nulnew preparations: tìhawl prepare, plan: hawl present (time) sekrr pretty: sevin previous: ham. previous instance: alo aham. prey (n) tìtspang proceed: salew probable; probably: skxakep produce (v) sleyku proliferate: virä promise: (n) pänu. (v) pänutìng. propel: spule proper: muiä prophesize: srese'a prophesy: tìsrese'a protect: hawnu, tìhawnu si protection: tìhawnu pterosaur (approx.) ikran pull (v) za'ärìp purpose (goal) tìkan push (v) kä'ärìp put: yem

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question (n) tìpawm (question marker) srak(e). (with fuke) ftxey. quiet: (n) tìfnu. be quiet: fnu. quote ... unquote: san ... sìk quotidian: letrrtrr

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rain (n) tompa rather: (would rather) nulnew. rather than: tup. ready: alaksi. get ready: hawl. rear: (part or section) käpxì. (of person) txìm. reason (n) lun receive: tel recent: sok recline: tuvon refuge: zongtseng refuse (v) sto release: lonu remain: 'ì'awn remember: zerok remembrance: 'ok represent: kenong request: (n) ätxäle. (v) ätxäle si. respond: 'eyng response: tì'eyng. in response: nì'eyng. responsibility: have responsibility (for): kllfro' responsible: be responsible (for): kllfro' rest (v) tsurokx restore: speng return, go back: tätxaw rhino (approx.) 'angtsìk rhythm: kato ride (v) makto. ride out: kämakto. right: (side, direction) skien. (proper) muiä. (correct) eyawr. you're right: ngaru tìyawr. Right?: kefya srak? kefyak? right now: pxiset. right before: pxisre. right after: pximaw. river: kilvan. (sacred) Swotulu. rock, stone: tskxe root: ngrr rule (n) koren run (n) tul rush: (v, hurry) win säpi. (rush something) win si.

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sacred: swok. sacred place: swotu. Sacred River: Swotulu. sad: keftxo. sadly: nìkeftxo. How sad! keftxo! safe: kxuke. safe place: zongtseng. safely: nìzawnong sake: for the sake of: fpi+ same: teng Saturday (Earth calendar) trrkive save: zong say: plltxe saying ...: san ... sìk school: numtseng science: tìftia kifkeyä scream (v) zawng Screw that! (vulgar) pxasìk screw up: tìkxey si sea: txampay second (number two) muve. (short time) hìkrr. (look also under 'moment') see: (physical sense) tse'a. See (spiritual sense) kame. see you soon: kìyevame. seed: rina'. (of Hometree) atokirina'. seek: fwew seem: lam selfishness: tì'awpo send: fpe' sense (v) 'efu serve: kìte'e si service: kìte'e seven: kinä seventeen (octal: 21) mevolaw seventeenth (number seventeen) mevolawve seventh (number seven) kive seventy (approx.) zam vol shaman: tsahìk sharp: pxi she: po, poe shelter (v) hawnu shoot: (intrans.) tem. (trans.) toltem. short (of time) yol show (v) wìntxu shut: (adj) tstu. (v) tstu si. sibling: tsmuk, tsmuktu sick: spxin sickness: (disease) säspxin. (state of being sick) tìspxin. side: pa'o sign, omen: aungia silence: tìfnu simple: ftue sing: rol. singing (instance of): tìrusol. (art) tseo tìrusolä. sister: tsmuke, tsmuk sit: heyn six: pukap sixteen (octal: 20) mevol sixteenth (number sixteen) mevolve sixth (number six) puve sixty (approx.) zam size: tsawlhì' skin (n) ta'leng sky: taw sleep (v) hahaw. sleep well! hivahaw nìmwey. slow: kì'ong slowly: nìk'ong small: (little in size) hì'i. (small in quantity) hìm. (a small amount) 'it. smart: (person) kanu. (idea, plan) sìlronsem. smell (n) fahew smile: (n) lrrtok. (v) lrrtok si. smoke (n) kxener so: (in that case) ha. even so tsalsungay. so much: fìtxan. so that: fte. so that not: fteke. soft: (of an object) hewne. (of a sound) 'ango. some: -o. someone: tuteo. something: 'uo. somewhere: tsengo. son: 'itan song: tìrol, way songchord: waytelem soon: ye'rìn. See you soon: kìyevame. sorry! ngaytxoa soul: vitra sound (n) pam source: tsim spaceship: tawsìp spark (n) txepvi speak: plltxe spear (n) tukru spin (v) kìm spiral (n) 'ìheyu spirit: tirea spirit animal: tireaioang spirit path: tireafya'o spread, proliferate: virä squad: wempongu squirt (v) tsä' Stairway to Heaven: iknimaya stand (v) kllkxem star: tanhì start: (intrans.) sngä'i. (start something) sngeykä'i. stay: 'ì'awn still: (yet) vay set. (as before) mi. sting (v) sngap stingbat (flying animal): riti stomach (n) ngäng stone (n) tskxe stop: (v) ftang. (suspend action) fpak. stopping: tìftang. without stopping: nìlkeftang. story, tale: vur straight: (not crooked) yey. (upright) pxim. strange: (unfamiliar) stxong. (odd) hiyìk. stream: payfya strength: tìtxur strike, blow (n) tìtakuk strike, hit (v) takuk stringed instrument: i'en strong: txur student: numeyu study: (v) ftia. (n) tìftia. stupid: snumìna sturmbeast (animal like cattle) talioang subject (n) txele succeed: flä such: (adj) nafì'u; tsafnel, fìfnel + genitive; tsafne-, fìfne- (pl. tsayfne-, fayfne-). such as: pxel. suffice: tam sufficient: letam summary: vurvi sun: tsawke. sunrise: (see dawn). sunset: (see dusk). Sunday (Earth calendar) trr'awve supplies: mekre sustain: fmal sweet: kalin swoop (v) tawng synopsis: vurvi

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tail: kxetse take: munge. take time: krrnekx. tale: vur tall: tsawl target (n) tìkan teach: kar teacher: karyu teaching: sänume tell: peng ten (octal: 12) vomun tenth (number ten) vomuve territory: kllpxìltu test: (v) fmetok. (n) tìfmetok. than: to. than all: frato. Thanator (animal like a panther): palulukan thank: irayo si. Thank you!: irayo! that: tsa-. (that thing) tsa'u, tsaw. (that action) tsakem, tsakem. that one (that person) tsatu. that way: tsafya. that kind of: tsafnel + genitive, tsafne-. that (conjunction) tsnì. (as for that) furia. (as object) futa. (as subject) fwa. (which, with a noun) a + N, N + a. their: (animate) feyä. (inanimate) seyä. them (animate): (acc) fot, foti. (dat) for, foru. (after prep.) fo. them (inanimate): (acc) sat, sati. (dat) sar, saru. then: tsakrr there: tsatseng, tsatseng. out there: käsatseng. There there!: tam tam. therefore: tafral these: fay+. these kinds of: fayfnel + genitive, fayfne-. they (animate): ayfo, ayfo, fo. (those two) mefo. (those three) pxefo. they (inanimate): (ay)sa'u, (ay)saw. (those two) mesa'u, mesaw. (those three) pxesa'u, pxesaw. [stress?] "they" (unspecified agent, 'one', 'you') fko. thing: (object, fact, abstraction) 'u. (action) kem. think: fpìl thinking (way of thinking) fpìlfya third (number three) pxeyve thirteen (octal: 15) vomrr thirteenth (number thirteen) vomrrve thirty (approx.) tsìvol this: (with a noun) fì-. (action) fìkem. (thing) fì'u. (one) fìpo. this way: fìfya. this kind of: fìfnel + genitive, fìfne-. this morning: fìrewon. this afternoon: fìha'ngir. this evening: fìkaym. those: tsay+. (those things) sa'u. those kinds of: tsayfnel + genitive, tsayfne-. (See also 'that', 'they'.) thought: säfpìl. thought pattern: fpìlfya. thousand: (approx.) mevozam. four thousand (approx.) zazam thread (n) kìng three: pxey. three hundred (approx.) mrrzam. three thousand (approx.) puvozam. (of other nouns) pxe+. through: kxamlä throat: flew throw: tsre'i thunder (sound of) kxangangang! Thursday (Earth calendar) trrmrrve thus: fìfya, tsafya tie: tie down, fasten: yän. tie up, bind: yìm. time (n) krr. take time: krrnekx. all the time: frakrr. time (adv) alo, -lo. 5 times: alo amrr. 1 time (once): 'awlo. 2 times (twice) melo. each/every time: fralo. at all times: frakrr. next time: alo ahay. last time: alo aham. tired: ngeyn to: (direction) ne. (recipient) -ur, -ru. (infinitive) fte [with subjunctive]. today: fìtrr tonight: fìtxon toe: venzek together: 'awsiteng tomorrow: trray. tomorrow night: txonay. tomorrow morning: rewonay. tomorrow afternoon: ha'ngiray. tomorrow evening: kaymay. tongue: ftxì too: (as well) nìteng. (excessively) nìhawng. tooth: sre' top (n) fäpa torn apart, divided: ke'aw totality: wotx touch (v) 'ampi track, follow: sutx training: tskxekeng trap (v) syep travel: sop treachery: kavuk tree: utral. Tree of Souls: Vitrautral. Tree of Voices: Utral Aymokriyä. Hometree: Kelutral. [stress?] trip (journey) tìsop true: ngay truly: nìngay trunk (of a tree) tangek truth: tìngay try (v) fmi Tuesday (Earth calendar) trrpxeyve tune: be in tune, be aware: kame turn (v) mìn turn (n) alo. my turn: alo oeyä. twelfth (number twelve) vosìve twelve (octal: 14) vosìng twentieth (number twenty) mevosìve twenty: (exact, octal: 24) mevosìng. (approx.) mevol fu pxevol twice: melo twilight: See 'dusk', 'dawn'. two: mune. two hundred (approx.) pxezam. two thousand (approx.) tsìvozam. the two of us: moe, oeng ['weng']. the two of you: menga. [stress?] the two of them: mefo, mesa. (of other nouns)

me+. type, kind: fnel. what type? fnepe, pefnel

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ugly (sight or sound) vä' unambiguously: nìpxi understand: (a fact) tslam. (a person) kame. understanding: (comprehension) tìtslam. (wise) txantslusam. Understood!: tslolam unequal: keteng unfamiliar: stxong unfold: 'ong unfortunately: nìkeftxo unhappy: keftxo unhealthy: kelfpomtokx unknown: stxong unpleasant to the senses: vä' unquote: sìk until: vaykrr. until now: vay set. until then: tsakrrvay up: upward: nefä. up among: fkip. up to (place, time, or number): vay. upright: pxim, nìpxim upset (sad) keftxo us (excluding you): (acc) ayoeti (ayweti). (dat) ayoeru, ayoer (ayweru, aywer). (after prep.) ayoe. us (including you): multiple forms, including (acc) awngati. (dat) awngaru, awngar. (after prep.) awnga, ayoeng (ayweng). use (v) sar useful: lesar using: fa

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valid: kangay vegetable (food) fkxen verb: kemlì'u versus: wä vertical: pxim. vertically: nìpxim. very: nìtxan via: ìlä+, ìlä+ village: tsray violet (flower, approx.) seze viperwolf: nantang vision (spiritual) äie visit (v) frrfen visitor: frrtu voice (n) mokri

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wait, wait for: pey walk (v) tìran want: new war: tsam. war party: tsampongu. warrior: tsamsiyu was: lamu, lolu. wasn't it? kefya srak? kefyak?. wash: yur. (oneself) yäpur. wasp (approx) zize' watch: (look at) nìn. watch out: nari si. watch it! oìsss!, tsa-hey!, wiya!, saa! water: pay way: fya'o. No way! (vulgar) pxasìk. give way: tìng tseng. way of thinking: fpìlfya. we (but not you): ayoe. we two moe. we three pxoe. we two (you and I): oeng [weng]. (formal) ohe ngengasì. we, all of us (including you) awnga, ayoeng weak: meyp weave: täftxu weaver: täftxuyu Wednesday (Earth calendar) trrtsìve weep: tsngawvìk well: (adv) nìltsan. as well: nìteng. (See also 'healthy'.) well: (n) ramunong. Well of Souls: Ayvitrayä Ramunong. [stress?] well (sentence opener) tse well-being: fpom were: lamu, lolu. weren't they? kefya srak? kefyak?. what?: (action) pehem?, kempe?. (thing) peu?, 'upe?. (word, utterance) pelì'u?, lì'upe?. (what kind?) fnepe, pefnel. (with other nouns) pe-, -pe?. what? you call that a ...? (disparagement) pak. what a ...! (praise) nang. when: (not a question) a krr, krr a. (if) txo. when?: pehrr?, krrpe? where?: peseng?, tsengpe? whether: san srake, ftxey which?: pe+, -pe. which kind? fnepe, pefnel. which day (of the week, month)? trrpeve which (not a question) a + N while: tengkrr [with the imperfective for the -ing verb] white: teyr who?: pesu?, tupe? whole: (n) wotx. (adj) 'änsyem. why?: pelun?, lumpe? wind (n) hufwe wing: tsyal wise: txantslusam wish (v) rangal. I wish ...: nìrangal. with: (accompaniment) hu. (by means of) fa. without: luke wolf (approx.) nantang word: lì'u work: (n) tìkangkem. (v) work: tìkangkem si. world (physical) kifkey worm: ngawng. (hallucinogenic) eltungawng. worst: 'e'al worthy: pxan wow!: tewti! write: pamrel si writing: pamrel wrong: (incorrect) keyawr. (an error) tìkxey. do wrong: tìkxey si. you're wrong: ngaru tìkxey

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yeah: sran year: zìsìt yellow: rim. in yellow: nìrim. yes: srane yesterday: trram. yesterday night: txonam. yesterday morning: rewonam. yesterday afternoon: ha'ngiram. yesterday evening: kaymam. yet: (still) mi. not yet: vay set (with negative verb). you (sg.) nga. (honorific form) ngenga. you two: menga. you three: pxenga. you all: aynga. you (unspecified; 'one', 'they') fko. [stress?] young: 'ewan your: ngeyä. (formal) ngengeyä. [stress?] yucky: vä'