Lesson 5: BO Cluster
How to Use This Lesson
Every lesson is divided into four sections: Grammar, Vocabulary, Exercise, and Review. Please move through these tabs in order. After you finish, try the Exercises and Review again to see how much youโve improved.
Do not try to memorize! Just read through the content attentively. We will have plenty of exercises and reviews later!
Negation & Gender
In every other Grammar lesson, we will do some practice!
See if you can understand these sentences. If you scroll bellow, you will see tips, and then answers.
Tips
a = subject, the doer or experiencer
i = verb
e = direct complement of the verb
-um = no/not
-jor = woman
-jal = man
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| faibor | partner |
| fare | parent |
| fasu | sibling |
| fano | son, daughter |
| falen | child |
| faejor | woman |
| faejal | man |
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| mogali | coffee |
| mocen | chocolate |
| moyi | sugar |
| mouje | drink |
| moulu | milk |
| moaria | apple |
| moalen | banana |
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| nim (I) | nima (we) |
| run (you) | runa (you all) |
| hay (he/she/they) | haya (they pl.) |
Answers
Great job! Based on the sentences, we can see that:
. we use um at the end of the word to mean no/not.
. we use jal for men and jor for women, which is optional.
Now try to create 3 more sentences:
The BO Cluster
BO is our third cluster! Take a look at these words and try to see if you can guess what this cluster is about.
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| bofin | inside |
| bontame | table |
| bortal | door |
| bospupi | shower |
| boelori | room |
What do you think the words that start in BO have in common?
๐ Fun Fact
Bo is like Arabic ุจูุช (bayt = house, dwelling); Hebrew ืืืช (bayit = house); Proto-Semitic *bayt- (house); Swahili boma (enclosed homestead); Russian ะฑะพะบ (bok = side of a house).
And pupi is mimicking the sound of falling water :).
Now that we are learning locations, there is a word that is very useful for this! When we want to talk about location, we use en. This means on/at/in. For example,
Very versatile. Now we can talk about locations! We also use en for time, similar to how English also uses on/at/in to indicate time. But that's for another lesson :)
Matching Games
Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings.
If you don't remember or make a mistake, that's totally fine! We will have plenty of opportunities to practice. Right now just give it a try.
Click one word from each column to match them. The game will check automatically when you select both words.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Matching Games
Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings.
If you don't remember or make a mistake, that's totally fine! We will have plenty of opportunities to practice. Right now just give it a try.
Click one word from each column to match them. The game will check automatically when you select both words.
After completing the Exercises and Review, try it again to see how much you've improved.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Review Missed Words
This section shows only the words you got wrong during practice. If you didn't miss any words, this will be empty - great job! ๐
๐ Lesson 5 Complete!
If you missed any words, check the Review tab to practice them again.
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 6.