Na’vi

The Naʼvi language is a Fictional Language used in Avatar (2019). It it’s fictional context, it is the native language of the Na’vi, the humanoid inhabitants of the moon Pandora. It was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at the USC Marshall School of Business, who had a doctorate in linguistics.

History
Work began on the language by Avatar’s creator, James Cameron. He had created 30 words before hiring Paul Frommer to fully develop the language.

Upon Avatar’s debut, the language had 1000 words, but over time it grew to have over 2200 words and become a fully developed, learnable language.

Words & Phrases
Fwäkì ke fwefwi =  “Mantis doesn’t whistle; don’t expect someone to do something that isn’t in their inherent nature”

taronyut yom smarìl = “ The prey eats the hunter; everything goes wrong that can.”