Phonetic and Syllabic Breakdown of The Songcord by Sngätsì (Historian)

Key:

• Original Na’vi and English translation
• Syllabic breakdown
• Phonetic and syllabic
• Extra pronunciation tips
  

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Lie si oe Neteyamur – I experience Neteyam
Li•e si o•e Ne•tey•am•ur
Lee-eh see oh-eh Neh-tey-aam-oor
Lee – Like the name! Eh – not that impressed with something. Oh – realization! Aa – like “Father talks with awesome wanderers”!

Nawma sa'nokur mìfa oeyä. – (And) Great Mother, within me.
Nawm•a sa'•nok•ur mì•fa oe•yä
Nowm-ah sah(glottal stop)-nohk-oor mih-faa wey-yey
Nowm – say “now” and stick M on the end! Glottal stop – think of the sound in the middle of “Uh-Oh”. Nohk – sort of like “Knock” but with a slightly different O.

Atanti ngal molunge – You brought light
A•tan•ti ngal mol•ung•e
Aa-taan-tee ngaal mohl-ung-eh
Mohl – think the word “Mole”. Ng – don’t emphasize the G.

Mipa tìreyti, mipa 'itanti – New life, a new son
Mip•a tì•rey•ti mip•a  'it•an•ti
Meep-aa tih-ray-tee meep-aa (glottal stop)eet-aan-tee

Lawnol a mì te'lan – Joy within my heart
Law•nol a mì te'•lan
Low-nol aa mih te(glottal stop)-laan
Low – think “Loud” without the D. Nol – Think of Gnolls. Or Knolls. Or Moles but with an N [and not plural!]

Lawnol a mì te'lan – Joy within my heart
Law•nol a mì te'•lan
Low-nol aa mih te(glottal stop)-laan

Ngaru irayo seiyi ayoe – We thank you
Nga•ru ir•ay•o se•i•yi ay•o•e
Nga-roo ear-eye-oh seh-ee-yee eye-oh-eh

Tonìri tìreyä – For the nights of (our) life
Ton•ìr•i tì•rey•ä
Tohn-ih-ree tih-ray-ah
Ä – “ah” – think “pat that cat”!

Ngaru irayo seiyi ayoe – We thank you
Nga•ru iray•o se•i•yi ay•o•e
Nga-roo ear-eye-oh seh-ee-yee eye-oh-eh

Srrìri tìreyä – For the days of (our) life
Srr•ìr•i tì•rey•ä
Srr-ihr-ee tih-ray-ah
Srr – the rr is is a rolled R, like in Spanish. Don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it!

Ma eywa (ma eywa) (x2) – O Eywa, O Eywa
Ma Ey•wa (x2)
Maa Ey-waa (x2)

Zola'u nìprrte', ma Kiri – Welcome, Kiri
Zol•a'•u nì•prr•te', ma Ki•ri
Zohl-aa(glottal stop)-oo nih-prr-te(glottal stop) maa Kee-ree

Ngati oel munge soaiane – I bring you to the family
Nga•ti o•el mung•e so•a•i•an•e
Ngah-tee oh-el moong-eh so-ah-ee-ahn-eh

Lie si oe atanur – I experience the light
Li•e si o•e at•an•ur
Lee-eh see oh-eh aht-ahn-oor

Pähem parul, ti'ongokx ahuta – A miracle arrives, an unexpected birth
Pä•hem pa•rul, ti•'o•ngokx a•hu•ta
Pah-hem paa-rool tee-(glottal stop)oh-ngok aa-hoo-taa

Lawnol a mì te'lan – Joy within my heart (x2)
Law•nol a mì te'•lan
Low-nol aa mih te(glottal stop)-laan

Ngaru irayo seiyi ayoe – We thank you
Nga•ru ir•ay•o se•i•yi ay•o•e
Nga-roo ear-eye-oh seh-ee-yee eye-oh-eh

Tonìri tìreyä – For the nights of (our) life
Ton•ìr•i tì•rey•ä
Tohn-ih-ree tih-ray-ah

Ngaru irayo seiyi ayoe – We thank you
Nga•ru iray•o se•i•yi ay•o•e
Nga-roo ear-eye-oh seh-ee-yee eye-oh-eh

Srrìri tìreyä – For the days of (our) life
Srr•ìr•i tì•rey•ä
Srr-ihr-ee tih-ray-ah

Ma eywa (ma eywa), ma eywa (ma eywa) – O Eywa, O Eywa
Ma Ey•wa (x2)
Maa Ey-waa (x2)

For additional pronunciation help, see this video lesson:
Learn the Na'vi Alphabet! Pronunciation Lesson - Na'vi as a Second Language (youtube, 19:13)