Overview
Na’vi in general follows the spelling, punctuation, and capitalization habits of English, but there are a few differences.
2.4.1 - Proper Names
When taking lexical prefixes (5.1), proper names retain their original capitalization, as in lì’fya leNa’vi.
2.4.2 - Quotation
Direct quotes are not punctuated with quotation marks in Na’vi. Instead, it relies on the quotation particles san…sìk (6.21).
2.4.3 - Etymological Spelling
In addition to the occasional spelling of nasals to reflect etymology (2.3.5), there are a few grammatical processes that result in spelling that reflects the grammar more than the pronunciation.
2.4.3.1
The first person pronoun root oe, though pronounced we when taking a suffix, retains the original spelling (3.2.1.1).
2.4.3.2
Before words starting with y, the plural prefix ay+ is unchanged, ayyerik.
2.4.4 - Attributive Phrase Hyphenation
Certain short attributive phrases are written with hyphens joining the elements.
2.4.4.1
Attributive phrases of color using na are hyphenated, fìsyulang aean-na-ta’leng this skin-blue flower (6.18.3.1).
2.4.4.2
Participles of si construction verbs are also hyphenated, srung-susia tute a helping person (6.9.1.2).