Cameron decided in 2005 that his characters in Avatar needed a full language. Dr. Paul Frommer made a system of 20 consonants, 7 vowels, 4 diphthongs and 2 syllabic pseudovowels, ll and rr, with the letters b, d, j and q locked out of it entirely. The following are some examples from this generator.
Rìnay
”Last to leave”.
Suwira
”Soft rain.”
Ilaya
”First light”.
Ronayu
”One who returns.” Quaritch returns in the literal sense, his memories were copied into a recombinant body.
Nemara
”She who holds the line.”
Ateyo
Ateyo has roots in a vowel run, a-e-o, and means ”open sky.”
Kavan
”Steady hand.”
Seray
”Morning voice.”
More Na’vi Names From Generator:
Kxìtswal
Combines kx and ts for one who does not flinch”.
Vursane
”She who waits out the rain.”
Pxenaril
“Seed-light keeper,” and px spelling comes from the transcription made for actors.
Na’vi names for boys:
| Name | Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Txurhan | “strong hand” | TUR-hahn |
| Nekxan | grit underfoot | NEK-ahn, or neh-KAHN |
| Yawnetan | beloved | yaw-NEH-tahn |
| Tarvìk | – | TAR-vik |
| Pamteu | voice that carries | PAM-tay-oo |
| Kxanlo | burnt ridge | KAN-loh |
| Zekwan | quick fingers | ZEK-wahn |
| Volanay | invented, sound only | VOH-lah-nye |
| Ìmretu | dawn watch | im-REH-too |
| Pxunari | arm of the clan | POO-nah-ree |
| Hìmsey | small, fast | HIM-say, or him-SAY |
| Marewtu | he brings word | mah-REW-too |
| Syakoru | “answers back” | shya-KOR-oo |
| Tsuroka | reef-raised | tsoo-ROH-kah |
| Rulvan | steady in wind | ROOL-vahn |
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Fngapey
From fngap, metal, one of the rare words.
Tskxearì
”Stone-edge seer” and is pronounced as tsk-EH-ah-ree.
Ngeyawtu
Ngeyawtu is symbolizing ”master of a craft” and is pronounced ngeh-YAW-too.
Txonrival
Txon, night, and means “night-born rider”.
Sìlreyka
”One who mends.”
Tswinaye
From tswin, the queue, the braid a rider uses to bond with an animal.
Kxamlan
“Hollow-drum heart.”
Zäyuran
”Ash walker.” The ä is the only vowel written with two dots.
Hìmtxur
”Physical strength.” That root also makes txantur, powerful, from txan, much, plus txur. Trinity Jo-Li Bliss performs as Tuk, the smallest member of the Sully family.
Mewnari
”First flight.”
Na’vi Names for Girls, With How to Say Them:
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Syulanri | syoo-LAHN-ree | flower-born |
| Kxinare | KEE-nah-reh, or kih-NAH-reh | invented, sound only |
| Tsawkeya | tsaw-KEH-yah | “she walks in sun” |
| Ìlweya | IL-way-ah | – |
| Hufwela | hoof-WEH-lah | wind-touched |
| Tsmukelu | tsmoo-KEH-loo | sister line |
| Nìwenta | nee-WEN-tah | origin unclear |
| Rìkmeya | RIK-may-ah | leaf and rain |
| Atansi | AH-tahn-see | keeper of light |
| Vonara | voh-NAH-rah | – |
| Maweyra | mah-WAY-rah | calm |
| Paylira | PAY-lee-rah | “water-thread” |
| Tsyaleni | tsyah-LEH-nee | winged |
| Eanìri | eh-AH-nee-ree, or ay-AH-nee-ree | the blue-green one |
| Sìmrey | SIM-ray | she lives quiet |
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Ìlvayo
A tide-count, reef-clan. The hook under ì keeps it apart from plain i, one of seven vowels the language has.
Vìtxalu
“Quiet water”.
Rätsway
It is similar with tswayon, fly, the verb that is used for banshee flight. It is meaning ”one who runs the ridge.” Neytiri tells Jake that riding the toruk has occurred only several times in clan memory.
Pxaymun
”Smoke reader.”
Kelnayo
Keeper of the door.
Tsawlen
“Tall one.” Tsawl can modify a diminutive without contradiction, as in tsawla utraltsyìp, large bush. Do you know that a grown Na’vi is near 10 feet?
Ayvìtan
”One who counts stars.” Pandora is a moon that is circling the gas giant Polyphemus.
Txeplan
A spark, a bit of fire. Varang teaches her people that fire is the only pure thing left in the world.
Sanhìru
Sanhìru means ”star-track walker.” Frommer’sexample sentence calls the number of stars ketsuktiam, uncountable.
Muntsaro
It is made from mun, from mune, two.
Alìnawe
”She who listens twice.”
Woykxan
“Storm caller”. I repeated it out loud for a minute since it initially sounded like a cough.
Rewnati
”Reef singer.”
Kxuresì
”Ember tender.” Ash People were forest dwellers until a volcanic eruption wiped out their land.
Omvanay
“Wide crossing”.
Nayvira
”One who carries water.”
Hayolan
“Long memory” and the opposite act has its verb, tswa’, to forget. Eywa is the moon’s memory for everyone who has lived there.
Ìnsyeva
”Second row.”
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