navi1-8 Exercise 1: Building Ngaru lu fpom srak? ================================================= Ngaru nga + the dative -ru "to you" lu "to be" fpom "peace, well-being" srak question marker (srake when something follows) Literally "is to-you peace?", the "has" pattern of Chapter 7. Meaning: "Are you well?" Answers: Srane. yes Kehe. no Na'vi needs no word for "do" or "are" because the question is marked by srak (or by rising intonation) and the verb is just lu, the same as in a statement.