The Na'vi language was created for the Oscar-nominated movie. March 5, 2010— -- Trekkies have Klingon, "Lord of the Rings" watchers have Elvish and now "Avatar" fans have their language, Na'vi.

For big fans of James Cameron’s Avatar, the 13-year wait between the original and this year’s sequel probably felt near interminable. But die-hard fans might have counted with a bit more agony and say ...

The Na’vi language in Avatar isn’t just a collection of pretty sounds. It’s an actual language, constructed by a USC linguistics professor, complete with its own grammar and syntax. He talks language ...

Twenty-four hours after Avatar appeared in theaters, the Web site Language Log was teeming with comments about Na’vi, the alien tongue spoken in the film. The site is always lively, but it was ...

If you're heading to Disney's Animal Kingdom this summer to check out Pandora, don't worry. Disney World will have you covered with official Na'vi translator devices. The Na'vi have no written ...

When James Cameron decided that the Na’vi people wouldn’t, as is custom, speak English with a Na’vi accent, he enlisted the brain of USC Professor Paul Frommer, master linguist and all-around good ...

Editor's Note: The following contains Avatar: The Way of Water spoilers.Avatar: The Way of Water opens with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) bringing us up to speed in voiceover, filling us in on his new ...

Linguistics Marc Okrand, who created the Klingon language for Star Trek, and Paul Frommer, who created Na’vi for Avatar, will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9. in the Special Events Center in ...

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