Supplementary Information for Malik-Moraleda et al. (2024), Constructed languages are processed by the same brain mechanisms as natural languages (www.pnas.org, 2024-12-13) View all from source
Ngal pelun pot spolaw?
Why did you believe him?
Supplementary Information for Malik-Moraleda et al. (2024), Constructed languages are processed by the same brain mechanisms as natural languages (www.pnas.org, 2024-12-13) View all from source
Rutxe foti spivaw!
Please don't believe them!
Fleltrrä aylì'u Words for April Fool's Day (naviteri.org, 2024-03-31) View all from source
Pot spaw ! Lu 'u flel!
Don't believe him! It's a trick!
Mipa säwäsultsyìp ahì’i A new little contest (naviteri.org, 2021-06-30) View all from source
Spaw oel futa fayu ayngane zayawprrte' teng
Some New Words for May Day (naviteri.org, 2015-04-30) View all from source
Txo new ngal futa sutel nge ay'uti spivaw, tsranten tìwìngay.
If you want people to believe you, proof is important.
Kap sì ayunil saylahe. Threats, dreams, and other things. (naviteri.org, 2015-03-31) View all from source
Spängaw oel futa fì'upxareyä tìralpeng ke lu eyawr.
Unfortunately, I don't believe the translation of this message is correct.
Twenty before the Holidays (naviteri.org, 2014-11-30) View all from source
Spaw Na'vil futa yawn Eywayä lu txewluke.
The Na'vi believe that Eywa's love is boundless.
Lì’fyari po peyì? How good is her Na’vi? (naviteri.org, 2013-01-31) View all from source
Kxayl. Ke tsun oe spivaw. Slolu po tsultu lì'fyayä awnge.
It's excellent. I can't believe it. He's become a master of our language.
Lì’fyari po peyì? How good is her Na’vi? (naviteri.org, 2013-01-31) View all from source
Sìn a ke tsun kawtu spivaw, win frato.
He runs at an incredible level, faster than anyone else.
’A’awa Lì’fyavi Amip—A Few New Expressions (naviteri.org, 2011-04-05) View all from source
Tsenu: Spaw oe, fwa po ko ngu kxeyey.
Kamun: Kehe, kehe! Sweylu fwa po ko!
Tsenu: I believe it was a mistake for him to have gone.
Kamun: No, no! He should have gone!
Word Order and Case Marking with Modals (naviteri.org, 2011-03-19) View all from source
A: Spaw oel futa Mo'atìl tsole'a Neytirit.
B: Kehe. Tsole'a Neytirit Eytukanìl.
A: I believe Mo'at saw Neytiri.
B: No, the one who saw Neytiri was Eytukan.
(Here the speaker has chosen a word order that puts Eytukanìl at the end of the sentence to highlight the important, contrastive information—just as the English translation does, but less concisely than the Na'vi.)
A response from Paul Frommer! (forum.learnnavi.org, 2010-01-20) View all from source
Spivaw oeti rutxe, ma oe eylan: oe new txan ayngaru fyawivìntxu. Slä nìawnomum, zene oe 'awsiteng kangkem sivi fohu a Uniltìrantokxit kifkeyit Eywa'evengä zamolunge awngar. Foru 'upxaret oel fpole', slä vay set ke pahängem kea 'eyng. Nìaynga oe perey teng.
Please believe me, my friends. I want very much to guide you. But as you know, I must work together with those who have brought us "Avatar" and the world of Pandora. I have sent them a message, but up to now no answer has arrived. Like you, I too am waiting.