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Tsamsiyua'ewan 08-25-2010 05:00 AM

What is Jake saying??
 
Immediately prior to the destruction of Hometree when Jake is warning the Omaticaya (@ 1:36:00 for those who are interested) he says something that sounds like "Skiva'a" with the subtitles reading "destroy". He says the same word(s) again @ 1:38:20. It's making me crazy, I've been able to make sense of what most of the words are in the movie with repeated listenings, but this one has me stumped! Help?
~Irayo ma smuk :)

nickl630 08-25-2010 05:07 AM

I think its Skee'va (don't know if that's how it's spelled) but I believe it means "run" or "flee"

Human No More 08-25-2010 05:08 AM

According to the learnnavi wordlist, ska'a is 'destroy'.

nickl630, 'run' is tul, no word for 'flee'

Tsamsiyua'ewan 08-25-2010 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Human No More (Post 89885)
According to the learnnavi wordlist, ska'a is 'destroy'.

nickl630, 'run' is tul, no word for 'flee'

Yeah, that's what gets me! destroy is Ska'a and the imminent future infix is -ėy- so that would make "will destroy" "Skėya'a". I'm hearing a "V" in there though. either that or my understanding of Na'vi pronunciation is off

Human No More 08-25-2010 05:36 AM

Well, Jake's skill at the Na'vi language is by no means perfect.

Tsamsiyua'ewan 08-25-2010 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Human No More (Post 89895)
Well, Jake's skill at the Na'vi language is by no means perfect.

True, true. I would think that they'd all be really confused, or Jake would have gotten Neytiri to translate for him. Maybe I'm putting too much thought into this whole thing...

KalaKuival 08-25-2010 05:43 PM

Slä po poltxe san skiva'a sėk... ulte tsapum ral si nėInglėsė lė'ur alu (would) destroy...

Tsamsiyua'ewan 08-26-2010 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by KalaKuival (Post 89977)
Slä po poltxe san skiva'a sėk... ulte tsapum ral si nėInglėsė lė'ur alu (would) destroy...

AH-HA! many thanks! :D


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