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| The '''Na’vi''' are a fictional ] that live on the fictional world of Pandora in the film '']''. They are ] in appearance, having pairs of eyes, ears, arms, and legs like humans, as well as a nose, a mouth, and expressions that are similar to humans. The Na’vi differ by having blue skin, pointed ears, huge eyes, and tails. They are taller than humans but also have more narrow proportions in body frame. The Na’vi were originally conceived to be more alien in appearance. Director ] recalled that when one of the main characters, Neytiri, was originally drawn, she had fins, gills, and other protuberances. In addition to feline features,<ref name="ew091218" /> the species was redesigned to look more like humans so audiences could relate to them better. Cameron said that ''Avatar'' was more "science fantasy" than true ] and said that he would explain in the novel for the film why in the fictional universe the Na’vi look like humans.<ref name="ap091221" /> | |||
| According to ''Entertainment Weekly'', "The Na’vi can commune with animals on their planet by literally plugging their ponytails into the creatures' nerve systems. To become a warrior, a Na’vi must tame and ride a creature known as Ikran."<ref name="ew091218" /> The Na’vi also use this neural bonding system to mate with a "life partner", a bond that when made, cannot be broken in the Na’vi's lifetime.<ref name="tg100104" /> | |||
| Conceived for the film was the ], a ] often spoken by the actors when they played Na’vi characters. The Na’vi language was created by linguistics professor ] of ]. Frommer designed the language so it could be spoken by human actors, and it combines syntactic and grammatical rules from other existing languages. The professor created over a thousand words for the Na’vi language and taught the actors who played Na’vi characters to speak it for the film.<ref name="bbc091211" /> | |||
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| <ref name="ew091218">{{cite journal |title=James Cameron Talks ''Avatar'': Brave Blue World |journal=] |first=Josh |last=Rottenberg |issue=1081 |page=48 |date=December 18, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="ap091221">{{cite news |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXOYzLx-6QscSpCcZrBlfjmJ5mGAD9CNRKEG0 |title='Avatar' creator Cameron shares alien shop talk |work=Associated Press ''via'' Google News |first=David |last=Germain |date=December 21, 2009 |accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="tg100104">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/6931166/Avatar-fans-promised-alien-sex-scene-on-DVD.html |title=Avatar fans promised alien sex scene on DVD |work=] |author=Staff |date=January 4, 2010 |accessdate=January 7, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="bbc091211">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8408245.stm |title=The language of Avatar revealed |work=BBC News |first=Peter |last=Bowes |date=December 11, 2009 |accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref> | |||
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