Correct spelling?[]
There is an inconsistency with his name. In the Visual Dictionary he is spelled "Ao'nung", same for Lego. In the film credits, early promo pics and most online sources it's Aonung, same for the new Pandorapedia article. However, the last part of the URL is "ao-nung", suggesting a replaced character for SEO. Also, the metadata for search engines (in page's source code) has Ao'nung in the description text, but Aonung in the title:
<meta name="description" content="On the cusp of becoming an adult in the Metkayina clan, Ao’nung is a skilled diver and hunter,...
<meta property="og:title" content="Aonung">
So, which one is correct / should we use? Faern. (talk) Policies 22:34, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- Personally in favor of Aonung because not only is that the version that's been used since 2017 (not that it means THAT much considering Tarsem and Miles Socorro...) and none of the characters in the film ever pronounce his name with a glottal stop. Which is acceptable in the case of Lo'ak and Mo'at because the "o'a" can be colloquialized into "oa", but the case is not the same for "ao" as far as we know. Oh well... I'll ask Josh Izzo during OmatiCon. :P I've noticed a habit of media inserting random apostrophes into characters' names where none were just to make them look more Na'vi I guess, like Ney'tiri and Ey'tukan and I've even seen a few Tuk'tireys. I wonder if it's a similar situation. Ollympian (talk) 00:07, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
- Izzo is one of the writers of the Visual Dictionary book which spells him Ao'nung. I'm not sure if he is the right person to ask. ;-) Unfortunately, avatar.com does not seem to have any contact email address to ask someone who is responsible for their Pandorapedia or to let them know about their other mishaps. Faern. (talk) Policies 01:59, 24 December 2022 (UTC)