Editing Talk:Naʼvi language

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== New Dialectal Differences ==

''Avatar: The Way of Water'' apparently introduced a new Na'vi dialect spoken by the Metkayina clan. Paul Frommer outlined a few [https://naviteri.org/2023/01/reef-navi-part-1-phonetics-and-phonology/ phonological] and [https://naviteri.org/2023/05/reef-navi-part-2-morphology-syntax-lexicon-and-more/ grammatical] differences between what he calls "Forest Na'vi" (''Lì’fya Na’rìngä'', the original dialect) and "Reef Na'vi" (''Lì’fya Wionä''). [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-12308-93|&#126;2026-12308-93]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-12308-93|talk]]) 21:25, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

== Merge and article name proposal ==

Hello. I believe merging the content of [[Na'vi grammar]] into this article, and then moving this article to a new name, such as [[Na'vi grammar and language]] makes more sense. I don't believe Na'vi grammar alone is notable, as it relies heavily on [[WP:PRIMARY|primary]] sources from its creator. This article has [[WP:OR]] issues, so a general clean-up is in order as well. This is a [[WP:PAM]] and [[WP:RM]] proposal in one.

Pinging main contributors of both articles, which is permitted under [[WP:M1]]: @[[User:GhunwI'|GhunwI']], @[[User:Kwamikagami|Kwamikagami]], @[[User:Thumperward|Thumperward]].

I will apply the relevant banners to each article after posting this. Thanks! [[User:11WB|<span style="color:#8C6A31; ">11WB</span>]] ([[User talk:11WB|talk]])  00:44, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

:No need for a new article name. If it's merged, it should just be merged into this article. [[User:Kwamikagami|— kwami]] ([[User talk:Kwamikagami|talk]]) 02:10, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
:I agree with Kwamikagami in keeping the current article name, for consistency. <span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: #00c9c2; color: #000000;">[[User:Kepler-1229b|🪐Kepler-1229b]] &#124; [[User talk:Kepler-1229b|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Kepler-1229b|contribs🪐]]</span> 17:07, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
:Also, this article is what remained after moving the bulk of the text to Wikibooks. If someone started a new grammar article, I'm not sure that it would be notable enough to keep, per the earlier consensus to remove such details. [[User:Kwamikagami|— kwami]] ([[User talk:Kwamikagami|talk]]) 00:28, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support''' merge with [[Naʼvi language]] as the target article. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 05:03, 17 March 2026 (UTC)