Learn Na'vi
(For anyone who watched and liked Avatar; and ideally, is a linguistics/I18n geek as well)
Its possible to learn na'Vi, the language spoken by the indigenous blue-skinned beings of Pandora. The producers of the film actually went to the trouble to have a linguistics professor create a constructed language with a consistent phonology, vocabulary and an interesting grammar that reflects how their society is organized.
As an example, two forms of "we" depending on whether "you" are included. Which, in a film which is all about group outsiders and group belonging, is perfect.
Oh, and the use of ts, ng, and *x digraphs would make for some interesting ligature options in a Na'vi font.
Can haz a na'vi subtitles option on the DVD/Blueray disk, plz?
Its possible to learn na'Vi, the language spoken by the indigenous blue-skinned beings of Pandora. The producers of the film actually went to the trouble to have a linguistics professor create a constructed language with a consistent phonology, vocabulary and an interesting grammar that reflects how their society is organized.
As an example, two forms of "we" depending on whether "you" are included. Which, in a film which is all about group outsiders and group belonging, is perfect.
Oh, and the use of ts, ng, and *x digraphs would make for some interesting ligature options in a Na'vi font.
Can haz a na'vi subtitles option on the DVD/Blueray disk, plz?