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Na'vi grammar

The grammar of the constructed Na'vi language was created for the movie Avatar by Paul Frommer.

Paul Frommer

Frommer based some Na'vi grammar on Polynesian languages and used consonants such as ejectives and word-initial velar nasals that do not occur in Western languages, while omitting common Western sounds like "b", "d" and "g".



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