Naʼvi
Naʼvi noun: a member of a fictional alien race in the 2009 film Avatar, depicted as tall blue humanoids.
Noun
Naʼvi (plural Naʼvi)
- A member of a fictional alien race in the 2009 film Avatar, depicted as tall blue humanoids.
- Still, the Na’vi—the race of 10-foot smurfs who inhabit the distant planet Pandora in Cameron’s upcoming, $400 million science fiction epic, Avatar—had to speak something.2009 December 1, Julian Sancton, “Brushing up on Na'vi, the Language of Avatar”, in Vanity Fair, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2010
- We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.2023 February 16, Pavlo Kazarin, “A year ago I volunteered as a soldier in the Ukrainian army”, in NATO Review, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025
Proper noun
Naʼvi
- A constructed language designed by Paul Frommer to be spoken by fictional extraterrestrials in the 2009 film Avatar.
- Frommer is holding out hope that Na’vi will follow the example of Klingon, which he calls the “gold standard for this alien language niche.”2009 December 1, Julian Sancton, “Brushing up on Na'vi, the Language of Avatar”, in Vanity Fair, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2010
- You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series "Star Trek," the Na’vi language from the movie "Avatar," and the Dothraki language from the television series "Game of Thrones" are all examples of a priori languages.2012 October 31, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan, Austin, Tex.: Texas Student Media, University of Texas at...
Forms of Naʼvi
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Origin of Naʼvi
From Naʼvi Naʼvi (“the People”).
Questions about Naʼvi
- What does Naʼvi mean?
- Naʼvi means a member of a fictional alien race in the 2009 film Avatar, depicted as tall blue humanoids.
- What part of speech is Naʼvi?
- Naʼvi can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Naʼvi?
- The plural of Naʼvi is Naʼvi.
Words near Naʼvi in the dictionary
Source and license
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