Is this the ultimate idiocy? According to the Garmin company, makers of the Garmin Sat-Nav, “Tired of hearing the same old sat nav voice? You’ve now arrived at your “tìkan” (destination). In celebration of the release of AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD you can now customize your Garmin nüvi with Na’vi voice directions. Due to growing demand from the public, Garmin has released customized directions in the native language of Avatar’s Na’vis, which are downloadable on the Garmin website. http://www.garmin. com/uk/extras/avatar
The ultimate Avatar fan can now get full driving instructions – mìn ftär (turn left), mìn skien (turn right) and txìng musìna tsengit (exit roundabout) for example, making getting to your destination all that much more exciting for Avatar fans.
Turn left at the next tree, darling
‘Taronyu’ aka Richard Littauer, the U.K.’s number 1 Avatar fan, who also created a Na’Vi dictionary has been working with Garmin to record the vocal cues and directions in Na’Vi for customers to download.
Example of well know sat nav directions in Na’Vi;
* Ftexy ’awve tihum, min ftar ro musina tsengit mi zam ayvenu pate ro tikan
o Take 1st exit, turn left at roundabout. In 100 feet arrive at destination
* fpxäkìm musìna tsengit tsar ftxey muve tìhum. Seralew tìkan mi hìma fya’o.
o Enter roundabout then take second exit. Continue on route and arrive at destination in ¾ of a mile
* fongueo. mìn lahea fya’o
o Traffic ahead. Make a u-turn
* Mi apxa ‘it fya’oä mìn skien
o In half a mile turn right
Anthony Chmarny, Garmin’s Head of Communications said, “The Na’Vi voice is a bit of fun to help celebrate the release of the Extended Collector’s Edition of AVATAR. It’s great and I’m sure it will bring a smile to your face when trying to get from A to B whilst using your Garmin nüvi sat nav.”
Thanks for the warning, Khun Anthony!
