Na'vi/Na'vi–English dictionary

Table of Contents: ʼ A Ä C E F G H I Ì K Kx L M N Ng O P Px R S T Tx Ts U V W Y Z

Confirmed Naʼvi words and affixes are listed here in alphabetical order. Ä, ì, rr, ll, ng (= g), ts (= c), kx, px, tx are ordered as distinct letters from a, i, r, l, n, t, k, p, t. Frommer's preferred orthography, with g for ng and c for ts, is included in parentheses to allow electronic searches. Stress is indicated in IPA transcription: The stress mark appears before the stressed syllable, and syllable breaks are marked with a dot. Prefixes and adpositions which cause are marked with a plus sign, ay+, −ro+. Infix slots of verbs are marked in italics by raised dots (•). Many of these slots are theoretical rather than attested. Stem-changing words (short plurals, verbal contractions, genitives) are included; many short plurals are assumed rather than attested.

Underlying is spelled 'm' before 'p' in compound words, as in txampay (txan-pay) "sea". However, before 'k' it is spelled 'n', as in zenke (zene-ke) "not need to", despite the fact that it is pronounced and that this sound is spelled 'ng' before 'k' within a root such as pängkxo "chat".

The vocabulary can be greatly expanded through productive use of Naʼvi's word-building affixes, but such forms have not been included here unless they are attested in print or email from Paul Frommer.


 * Abbreviations


 * attr. forms
 * du. form
 * infix positions
 * tri. form
 * pl. forms


 * Parts of speech and classes of affix:


 * (functions as preposition and suffix)
 * affix (functions as and )
 * noun
 * plural noun
 * verb
 * (takes and  arguments, like lu 'have')
 * verb (takes, , and arguments, like tìng 'give')
 * verb (takes argument only, like lu 'be')
 * verb (takes and  arguments, like tse'a 'see')
 * plural noun
 * verb
 * (takes and  arguments, like lu 'have')
 * verb (takes, , and arguments, like tìng 'give')
 * verb (takes argument only, like lu 'be')
 * verb (takes and  arguments, like tse'a 'see')
 * verb
 * (takes and  arguments, like lu 'have')
 * verb (takes, , and arguments, like tìng 'give')
 * verb (takes argument only, like lu 'be')
 * verb (takes and  arguments, like tse'a 'see')