Na vi Vocabulary with categories for learnnavi.org Compiled by Quentin Martinez
Animals / Flora / World
English language  ìnglìsì
light atan
atokirina, seeds of the great tree atokirina
land atxkxe
brainworm eltungawng
Plant species (Warbonnet) Eyaye
medusa (animal) fpxafaw
wind hufwe
Thundering rocks, Stairway to Heaven Iknimaya
(floating mountains)
mountain banshee ikran
animal, beast ioang
home kelku
live, dwell kelku si
Hometree (tree for living in) Kelutrel
species of fruit or vegetable kì ong
world (physical, solid) kifkey
territory kllpxìltu
species of fruit or vegetable kxener
Slinger (predatory creature) Lenay ga
forest na rìng
viperwolf nantang
worm ngawng
Direhorse pa li
Dry Mouth Bringer of Fear (Thanator) palulukan
live rey
seed rina
stingbat riti
blue flower seze
creature swirä
sturmbeest talioang
trunk (of a tree) tangek
star tanhì
sky taw
beetle larva(e) teylu
spirit tirea
spirit path tireafya o
spirit animal tireaioang
life tìrey
rain tompa
last shadow (great leonopteryx) toruk
day trr
sun tsawke
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art tseo
rock, stone tskxe
wing tsyal
night txon
tree utral
Tree of Voices Utral Aymokriyä
branch (of a tree) vul
hexapede Yerik
safe place, refuge zongtseng
Body / Mind
remembrance  ok
vision äie
brain eltu
smile faheu
peel fkarut
model, represent, exemplify kenong
leg kinam
knee kinamtil
tail kxetse
eyes (two) menari
ear mikyun
voice mokri
eye nari
nose ontu
arm pxun
elbow pxuntil
meaning ral
mind ronsem
lip seyri
body tokx
bond (neural connection) Tsahaylu
big (stature) tsawl
heart txe lan
finger zekwä
Colors
blue ean
yellow rim
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Connectors
what (thing)  upe
which, that a
with (by means of) fa
this (thing) fì u
this way, like this fìfya
this (action) fìkem
this one (person or thing) fìpo
for the sake of fpi
so that fte
so that not, lest fteke
or fu
how fyape
so (or  in that case ) ha
with (accompaniment) hu
by, via, following ìlä (also: ìlä)
thank you irayo
not ke
what (action) kempe
perhaps, maybe kxawm
why lumpe
like, as na
particle for surprise or exclamation nang
particle for disparagement pak
what (before a noun) pe
what (action) pehem
why pelun
where peseng
what (thing) peu
how peyfa
like, as pxel
do not rä ä
that (after ftu only) sat
and sì (connects two things)
but slä
marker for yes-no questions srak(e)
particle used in full names te
as (= same way as) tengfya
than; comparative mark to
that (thing) tsa u
that (action) tsakem
then, at that time tsakrr
that (as object) tsat
there, that place tsatseng
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that person tsatu
where tsengpe
that tsnì
if txo
it not, or else txokefyaw
and ulte (connects two sentences)
Feelings / Comparisons
one  aw
one individual  awpo
together  awsiteng
worst  e al
bit, small amount  it
large apxa
sign, omen aungia
mighty fkeu
one fko
quiet (= be quiet) fnu
well-being; peace fpom
everything fra u
everyone frapo
easy ftue
part hapxì
small hì i
funny (strange) hiyìk
valid kangay
bad, evil kawng
no one kawtu
nothing ke u
insanity keye ung
be responsible kllfriyo
other lahe
seem, appear lam
other one (person or thing) lapo
clear, certain law
beautiful lor
be (am, is, are) lu
calm mawey
honor meuia
weak meyp
agree mllte
proper, fair, right muiä
watch out, be careful nari si
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great, noble nawm
true ngay
only nì aw
small amount, a bit nì it
more nì ul
easily nìftue
passionately, with all heart nìftxavang
too, excessively nìhawng
well nìltsan
truly nìngay
enough nìtam
much nìtxan
longer (time) nulkrr
worthy pxan
fresh pxasul
many pxay
sharp pxi
alarm cry rawke
pretty sevin
good sìltsan
moron skxawng
become slu
dim (of a person) snumìna
hot som
almost stum
sacred swok
sacred place swotu
suffice,  do tam
full teya
evil tìkawng
truth tìngay
strength tìtxur
be at, occupy a space tok
apology tsap alute
false tsleng
brave tsteu
allow tung
great (in quantity); much txan
wise, much-knowing txantslusam
awake txen
fear txopu
strong txur
dream unil
straight yey
long (of time) yol
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Interactions
touch  ampi
remain, stay  ì awn
unfold, blossom  ong
message  upxare
request ätxäle
pay attention, quit goofing off eltu si
pass (a test) emza u
lead eyk
good-bye, Eywa (be with you) Eywa ngahu
smell faheu
test fmetok
try fmi
hold off, suspend action fpak
send fpe
challenge (ceremonial) fpeio
enter fpxäkìm
study ftia
choose ftxey
protect, shelter hawnu
hello kaltxì
ride out kämakto
see (spiritual sense) kame
no (before a noun) kea
no kehe
need kin
service kìte e
good-bye, see you again soon kìyevame
dig up kllkulat
change latem
word lì u
release, let go lonu
ride makto
cut mun i
take, bring munge
mated muntxa
get down! (literally,  to the ground! ) ne kllte!
burn, consume nekx
want neu
create ngop
grab niä
look at nìn
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learn nume
know omum
sound pam
promise (a thing to someone) pänutìng
ask pawm
tell peng
speak plltxe
sing rol
please rutxe
saying; quote san
teaching, instruction sänume
do, make si
unquote sìk
yes srane
dance sreu
help, assistance srung
examine steftxaw
call syaw
weave täftxu
hunt taron
dive tawng
duck tawng
grant teswotìng
test tìfmetok
protection tìhawnu
example tìkenong
need tìkin
give tìng
listen (usually pronounced: tìm mikyun) tìng mikyun
look (usually pronounced: tìn nari) tìng nari
walk tìran
song tìrol
see (physical sense) tse a
training, exercise tskxekeng
understand tslam
Got it. I understand. tslolam
matter, be of import tsranten
can, be able tsun
fly tswayon
run tul
matter (subject) txele
leave, abandon txìng
forgiveness txoa
meeting ultxa
spread, proliferate virä
song way
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show wintxu
eat yom
feed yomtìng
wash yur
pull za ärìp
bring zamunge
must zene
save zong
offence, insult zoplo
Movement / Situations
first  awve
level  engeng
spiral  ìheyu
far away, at a distance alìm
to the others (contraction of aylaberu) aylaru
before, in front of eo
here, this place fìtseng(e)
stop ftang
from (direction) ftu
path, way fya o
done, finished hasey
leave, depart hum
across ka
go kä
spin kìm
among kip
stand kllkxem
ground kllte
drive out kurakx
middle, midpoint kxam
center (or place in the middle) kxamtseng
close to lok
in mì
turn mìn
away (position) mìso
to (direction) ne
back (direction) ne ìm
away (direction) neto
alone (as one person) nì awtu
first nì awve
continually nìtut
fast nìwin
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all (of), in toto, completely nìwotx
arrive pähem
move, shift position rikx
begin, start sngä i
beginning, start time sngä ikrr
from (various uses) ta
from above ta em
stopping tìftang
place tseng(e)
butt, rear end txìm
outside wrrpa
bind yìm
come za u
Numbers
seven kinä
two mune
four tsìng
thirty-two (octal: 40) tsìvol
sixteen vofu
Objects
drum (made of skin) au
stringed instrument i en
baby carrier/sling iveh k nivi s dir
thread kìng
boom kxangangang
badge pätsì
pattern renu
clever (thing) sìlronsem
cord telem
joint, hinge til
songchord waytelem
dinner, served meal wutso
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People / Pronouns
child  eveng
kid (affectionate form of  child )  evi
son  itan
daughter  ite
child s name Amhul
child s name Änsìt
they ayfo
you aynga
we (exclusive) ayoe
we (inclusive) ayoeng
leader eyktan
 World spirit  guiding force and deity
Eywa
(equivalent to Gaia); Eywa PN
 Alien (i.e. non-Na vi) faketuan
they fo
guide fyawìntxu
teacher karyu
alien ketuwong
alien kewong
colleague lertu
they (those two mefo
we two (exclusive) moe
the People (name for themselves) Na vi
you nga
you (honorific form) ngenga
like us (pronounced nayweng) Nìayoeg
I oe
we two (you and I) oeng
I (deferential or ceremonial form) ohe
clan olo
clan leader olo eyktan
Blue Flute Clan Omatikaya
who pesu
ancestor pizayu
he, she po
she poe
group of people, party pongu
interpret ralpeng
child s name Ralu
mother sa nok
mommy sa nu
daddy sempu
father sempul
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weaver täftxuyu
hunter taronyu
Sky Person Tawtute
doctor toktor
matriarch Tsahìk
sibling tsmuk, tsmuktu
brother tsmukan
sister tsmuké
who tupe
person tute
male (person) tutean
female tutee
Dream Hunt Uniltaron
avatar; dreamwalker body uniltìrantokx
dreamwalker uniltìranyu
demon vrrtep
Time / Pace
beat (rhythmic)  ekong
ready alaksì
news, something to report fmawn
rhythm kato
never kawkrr
time krr
take/consume time krrnekx
when krrpe
again nìmun
when pehrr
wait pey
now set
moment swaw
while (=same time as) tengkrr
soon ye rìn
year zìsìt
Weapons / War / Oppression
attack  eko
danger hrrap
dead kerusey
gunship kunsìp
forbidden kxanì
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dangerous lehrrap
destroy ska a
capture spe e
captive spe etu
track, lock up sutx
arrow swizaw
strike takuk
die terkup
war tsam
war party tsampongu
warrior tsamsiyu
bow (weapon) tsko
kill tspang
spear tukru
fire txep
halt txey
poison txum
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