salew (verb, intransitiv)
| 'ìnglìsì: | proceed go (also used for telling the age of a person) |
| tsim: | forum.learnnavi.org (29 Dec 2021) |
hemlì'uviyä sìkenong
| s·am·alew | PST | simple past |
| s·ìm·alew | PST | close past (just {verb}ed) |
| s·ìy·alew | FUT | close future (will {verb} soon) |
| s·ay·alew | FUT | future |
| s·ol·alew | PFV | perfective (finished) |
| s·er·alew | IPFV | imperfective (unfinished) |
| s·iv·alew | SJV | subjunctive (possibility mode) |
| sal·ei·ew | LAUD | amelioration (favorable connotation) |
| sal·äng·ew | PEJ | pejorative (negative connotation) |
sìkenong
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nga·ri hu Eywa salew tirea, tokx 'ì'awn slu Na'vi·yä hapxì
Your spirit goes with Eywa, your body stays behind to become part of the People -
Txewì lu 'evengan a s·ol·alew zìsìt a·vomun
Txewì is a ten-year-old boy -
soaia lu hì'i - nì'aw sempul, sa'nok, tsmukan alu Loak a s·ol·alew zìsìt a·mevopey, sì Txewì
The family is small - only father, mother, a twenty-year-old brother named Loak, and Txewì -
nga·ri s·ol·alew zìsìt a·polpxay?
How old you are? -
oe·ri s·ol·alew zìsìt a·pxevol
I'm 24 years old