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    Kaltxi ma tsmukan si tsmuke, I've been looking everywhere and I can't seem to find out how to say "I" in Na'vi...like "I went to the lake." "I caught a fish." "I like cats." does anyone know how to say 'I'?

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    "I" in Na'vi is "Oe".

    That's why 'I See you' is "Oel Ngati Kameie", the 'L' is added because It's an action that the subject "I" is doing towards another individual. 'Nga' is 'You', and in a similar way the 'Ti' means that the other individual is passively 'receiving' your action.
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    haha..I don't know why I didn't thik of that.. so in a way Oel is kinda like saying "I'm"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ayn'at Alyara View Post
    haha..I don't know why I didn't thik of that.. so in a way Oel is kinda like saying "I'm"?
    Mmm maybe in some cases, but the 'Oel' real meaning stands in the fact that the subject is the 'Agentive', performing an action on/towards/to someone else, whom is called the 'Patientive' individual, that receives the action the subject does

    Having studied Latin over 5 years, the little Na'vi I learned was quite easy and intuitive, since Latin is nearly Totally about adding a suffix or a prefix or an infix to words, Very similar to Na'vi I found
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    wow latin for 5 years, that great! I think I get how it works a little better. This hasn't been easy but I definitely won't give up!
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    Quote Originally Posted by _Omaticaya_ View Post
    "I" in Na'vi is "Oe".

    That's why 'I See you' is "Oel Ngati Kameie", the 'L' is added because It's an action that the subject "I" is doing towards another individual. 'Nga' is 'You', and in a similar way the 'Ti' means that the other individual is passively 'receiving' your action.
    Even i didn't know that, Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by prowler View Post
    Even i didn't know that, Thanks
    Cheers! Pfff You're welcome mate! How many times you helped me with computer stuff! I See You
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