tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post2851147395812119283..comments2023-10-09T21:49:57.366+09:00Comments on Page F30: Why auxlangers should support (and maybe learn a bit of) the Na'vi languageMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-10424646204732639542011-03-07T13:54:18.778+09:002011-03-07T13:54:18.778+09:00I'd make a point about the pronunciation of Na...I'd make a point about the pronunciation of Na'vi. The majority of the phonology seems simple enough, but by using a group of ejective consonants, while not entire unusual in world languages, Na'vi is made somewhat difficult for the rest of the world which doesn't use them.Romania Continuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13912382200130798982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-35367935945658770822011-03-07T13:54:16.697+09:002011-03-07T13:54:16.697+09:00>From what I've read it doesn't quite l...>From what I've read it doesn't quite look to me like the creator meant for people to learn the language.<br><br>He did intend people (i.e. actors) to learn it, which is why it was only made to be exotic to a certain extent. It would have been possible to make it just a mass of clicks and other sounds if one really wanted an alien-sounding language. Though Na'vi doesn't 데이빛 / Mithridateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-2609833321216484072011-03-07T13:54:16.427+09:002011-03-07T13:54:16.427+09:00If having a free word order is the only positive t...If having a free word order is the only positive thing about it then I doubt it can be successfully used as an auxiliary language. Free word order implies that it has some complicated system of grammatical cases. Like Latin. I don't know Na'vi but from this post I conclude that it's probably bad idea.<br>Also after seeing an example I though that it's an erg-abs language (this is mwgamerahttp://mwgamera.name/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-87208167825586802462011-03-07T13:54:16.173+09:002011-03-07T13:54:16.173+09:00I like neither na'vi nor klingon as the future...I like neither na'vi nor klingon as the future global language. Especially when you have to dress up for it :D<br><br>We also need a future international language. One which is easy to learn, as well !<br><br>And that's not English! Esperanto? Let's move forward :)<br><br>At least Bill Shatner speaks Esperanto.Brian Barkerhttp://www.lernu.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-53610655330501535422011-03-07T13:54:15.918+09:002011-03-07T13:54:15.918+09:00Saluton BerdadonYou're right. Why make the ne...Saluton Berdadon<br><br>You're right. Why make the new global language difficult :D<br><br>The same applies to Klingon.<br><br>Your readers may be interested in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2LPVcsL2k0 Dr Kvasnak teaches English at Florida Atlantic University.<br><br>A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.netBrian Barkerhttp://www.esperantolobby.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-58902685861563520282010-01-17T12:39:51.327+09:002010-01-17T12:39:51.327+09:00Shatner doesn't speak Esperanto. He just signe...Shatner doesn't speak Esperanto. He just signed up to do a movie in it. Also, his pronunciation is horrendous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-19072747278661946272010-01-17T04:50:51.911+09:002010-01-17T04:50:51.911+09:00I like neither na'vi nor klingon as the future...I like neither na'vi nor klingon as the future global language. Especially when you have to dress up for it :D<br /><br />We also need a future international language. One which is easy to learn, as well !<br /><br />And that's not English! Esperanto? Let's move forward :)<br /><br />At least Bill Shatner speaks Esperanto.Brian Barkerhttp://www.lernu.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-52691959172949756522010-01-03T23:16:37.522+09:002010-01-03T23:16:37.522+09:00Some of the reasons for the imminent popularity of...Some of the reasons for the imminent popularity of Na'vi are quite convincing. <br /><br />Differences in word order might be under estimated by most people who don't translate between languages with different word orders. And this is a good point which works in the favour of Na'vi.<br /><br />Standard Arabic too is free of word order, especially if read with the diacritical points Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168397049449458753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-1762624442431986402010-01-03T19:18:34.425+09:002010-01-03T19:18:34.425+09:00Saluton Berdadon
You're right. Why make the ...Saluton Berdadon<br /><br />You're right. Why make the new global language difficult :D<br /><br />The same applies to Klingon.<br /><br />Your readers may be interested in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2LPVcsL2k0 Dr Kvasnak teaches English at Florida Atlantic University.<br /><br />A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.netBrian Barkerhttp://www.esperantolobby.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-75320137315531163902009-12-29T11:39:01.798+09:002009-12-29T11:39:01.798+09:00Except that a very free word order is in fact impl...Except that a very free word order is in fact implemented in Esperanto, and presumably in other auxlangs as well. Infixes on the other hand, are perhaps likely to make a language significantly more difficult, without any clear benefit.<br /><br />Bernardo V.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-88433383678631918152009-12-27T00:00:26.120+09:002009-12-27T00:00:26.120+09:00Free word order isn't "the only positive ...Free word order isn't "the only positive thing about it", it's something that hasn't been tested in other auxlangs before so Na'vi will provide an example of this.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-60714556079990529802009-12-26T23:55:23.554+09:002009-12-26T23:55:23.554+09:00If having a free word order is the only positive t...If having a free word order is the only positive thing about it then I doubt it can be successfully used as an auxiliary language. Free word order implies that it has some complicated system of grammatical cases. Like Latin. I don't know Na'vi but from this post I conclude that it's probably bad idea.<br />Also after seeing an example I though that it's an erg-abs language (this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-71751749806414932012009-12-26T11:10:23.106+09:002009-12-26T11:10:23.106+09:00>From what I've read it doesn't quite l...>From what I've read it doesn't quite look to me like the creator meant for people to learn the language.<br /><br />He did intend people (i.e. actors) to learn it, which is why it was only made to be exotic to a certain extent. It would have been possible to make it just a mass of clicks and other sounds if one really wanted an alien-sounding language. Though Na'vi doesn't Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-24781115199103253782009-12-26T08:44:13.978+09:002009-12-26T08:44:13.978+09:00I'd make a point about the pronunciation of Na...I'd make a point about the pronunciation of Na'vi. The majority of the phonology seems simple enough, but by using a group of ejective consonants, while not entire unusual in world languages, Na'vi is made somewhat difficult for the rest of the world which doesn't use them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-38888211316047248782009-12-26T06:39:54.201+09:002009-12-26T06:39:54.201+09:00Inspired by this, I looked at a guide of the langu...Inspired by this, I looked at a guide of the language. It looks a bit complicated for me, though: singular, dual, trial, exclusive and inclusive pronouns, base eight number system (imagine having to translate lots of numbers), totally alien vocabulary (that makes sense but well it's hard to learn), that all doesn't look terribly easy.<br /><br />From what I've read it doesn't lyzazelhttp://www.ikindalikelanguages.comnoreply@blogger.com