BASIC COMPLETION 18

Fill ONE WORD in each blank:

1. There are already over 5000 in the world.

2. For this movie, Cameron a world called Pandora.

3. They also created 9-foot blue aliens.

4. He created about words, but it wasn't enough.

5. Next, he created of grammar.

6. He finished the in 6 months.

7. Froemer also the Navi language.

8. He helped the singers with the .

9. Soon the film started to speak in Navi.

10. Sometimes someone made a .

11. Then other people laughed and sca-ung

12. This means person.

13. There are Navi websites, dictionaries, and groups.

14. The fans create new words and the language .

15. The Navi language now has a life of its .

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This is the audio script:

Did anyone ever greet you like this? Cult ik nagru luf palm skra? Probably not. These words mean, hello, are you well? In Navi. Navi is a new man-made language. There are already over 5,000 languages in the world. Why did someone want to create a completely new language? The story begins with the movie Avatar. James Cameron was the director. For this movie, Cameron invented a world called Pandora. Artists created beautiful plants and amazing animals for Pandora. They also created 9-foot tall blue aliens. They were the Navi people. Cameron wanted one more thing, a special language for the Navi. Cameron started to work on the language. He created about 30 words, but it wasn't enough. He needed help with the project, so he asked Paul Froemer. Froemer is a professor at the University of Southern California. He studies languages. Froemer liked the idea, so he took the job. Froemer studied Cameron's words. First, he thought about the sounds. He chose 20 consonants and 7 vowels. These are sounds in English, too. Navi also has special sounds like and nah. Next, he created rules of grammar. For example, in Navi, the word order is not important. Finally, he created a vocabulary of about 1,000 words. He finished the project in 6 months. Then Froemer worked on the movie set. He taught Navi to the actors. They had special language classes. Froemer also recorded the Navi language. The actors listened to it on their iPads. He translated four songs from English to Navi to. He helped the singers with the pronunciation. Sometimes Cameron needed a new word. Then Froemer created one. Soon the film crew started to speak in Navi. Sometimes someone made a mistake. Then other people laughed and said, sca-ung. This means stupid person. Today, many people are learning Navi. There are Navi websites, dictionaries, and fan groups. The fans create new words and the language grows. This makes Froemer very happy. The Navi language now has a life of its own. This is the end of the audio program.