navi1-6 Exercise 3: Feelings in English and in Na'vi ===================================================== A sample answer. English: someone who is glad to see you says "I see you", and a person who is not glad says it in a cold tone or adds a word: "I see you, unfortunately." The feeling is in the tone of voice, an adverb or an added phrase. Na'vi: the feeling can go inside the verb. Kame shows gladness; kam<äng>e (built by the rule) would show displeasure. One word does the work of "I see you, gladly". What Na'vi can say in one verb that English needs several words for: taron "hunt, and I am pleased about it" l
    <äng>u "was, and I am displeased about it" What English does that Na'vi does not do with an infix: English uses intonation, sarcasm and many shades of adverb (hopefully, reluctantly, eagerly). Na'vi has a small set of attitude infixes (pleased, displeased, unsure, honorific) and uses extra words for the other shades.