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X.,.Pandora.,.X 05-10-2010 10:38 PM

Important misspelling
 
Acording to J.C. and the avatar dvd its spelled Toruk Macto with a 'c' not a 'k'

Eltu 05-10-2010 10:41 PM

If I remember correctly, the DVD has actually several spelling errors itself, "Toruk Macto" among them.

Also, both "Toruk Makto" AND "Toruk Macto" is in fact wrong. Gramatically, the correct term would be "Toruk Maktoyu".

X.,.Pandora.,.X 05-10-2010 10:51 PM

:O title should be 2 misspellings

Dreaming Of Pandora 05-10-2010 10:59 PM

I'm never saying Toruk Macto, doesnt look right to me.

Human No More 05-10-2010 11:38 PM

Yeah, it would be pronounced differently. Toruk Makto is right though.

Woodsprite 05-10-2010 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eltu (Post 35224)
...both "Toruk Makto" AND "Toruk Macto" is in fact wrong. Gramatically, the correct term would be "Toruk Maktoyu".

Then why did Neytiri say, "Toruk Makto was mighty..." to Jake?

Txum_kali'weya 05-11-2010 12:17 AM

hes so famous he doesn't need the suffix.

Eltu 05-11-2010 06:30 AM

Toruk Makto literally means "Toruk Ride" - but is still used as the title although it is grammatically incorrect.

The right thing to say would be Toruk Maktoyu which means "Toruk Rider".

Simply put,
Toruk Makto is the title but is still not grammatically correct.
Toruk Maktoyu literally means Toruk rider but is not used as a title.

Vauktu 05-11-2010 06:32 AM

The DVD/Blu-ray may be in fact correct. The Na'vi language is always changing. I wouldn't say it's correct nor incorrect.

Txum_kali'weya 05-11-2010 06:35 AM

But its still spelled wrong.

There is not a single 'c' in the rest of the language.

Eltu 05-11-2010 06:36 AM

To quote iluvneytiri:
Quote:

There is no letter "c" when writing Na'vi in the Latin alphabet. The spelling should be "makto" and "Omatikaya". I don't think that will ever change because it is very rational. The letter "c" in English has two separate sounds: [k] as in "cat" and [s] as in "century". Na'vi is more consistent. The letter k is always used for that particular sound.

Txantsulsam Fyawintxu 05-11-2010 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Txum_kali'weya (Post 35301)
hes so famous he doesn't need the suffix.

^ This. LOL

Apollo 05-11-2010 07:14 AM

I remember Neytiri saying Toruk Maktoyu. She says it alittle quickly as if it were under her tongue.

I am soo jealous of anyone who can speak Na'vi. I would love to learn!

Txum_kali'weya 05-11-2010 07:23 AM

But Mo'at distinctivly ends the word.

auroraglacialis 05-11-2010 12:37 PM

Hhmm - I was thinking - The Na'Vi don't have written language, right?, so in a way, it is up to you how to write it down, or not?. The only "correct" way would probably to put it down in sylabille writing as linguists do.


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