naʼvi
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A constructed language designed by Paul Frommer to be spoken by fictional extraterrestrials in the 2009 film Avatar.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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.”"
- "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."
- "Speakers of toki pona have formed a large online community. On Discord, the largest toki pona community claims approximately 13,000 members (as of February 1, 2024), more than the largest Na’vi community at approximately 9,600 members, the largest Interslavic community at approximately 8,000 members, or the largest Esperanto community at approximately 7,400 members."
Etymology
From Naʼvi Naʼvi (“the People”).
Phrases
Wiktionary’s coverage of Naʼvi terms
Frequently Paired Words
Wiktionary’s coverage of Naʼvi terms