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Lesson 18: CA Connectors

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CA Connectors

Today we will learn how to make more complex sentences! We already know how to make sentences like this: 

nim i dai i mo  = I like to eat
But what if we want to say I like that you eat?

In this case, we have two mini-sentences, each with its own verb:

nim i anidai = I like 
run i mo = You eat

We just need something to connect them. Enters ca! Ca means that/which.

nim i anidai ca run i mo = I like that you eat

Notice that we can change the order of the mini-sentences. As with other markers and connectors, it goes before what it introduces. In this case, ca introduces the complement of the verb like (that you eat):

a nim i anidai ca run i mo = ca run i mo a nim i anidai

Ca is for affirmatives like ce is for questions. So we have:

cedom = ce + dom = where?
cadom = ca + dom = where
cei = ce + ei = who?
caei = ca + ei = who

For example: 

cedom run i anvu? = where are you going?
i dai i ilian cadom run i anvu = I want to know where you are going


cei i bortal en boegor? = who is entering the house?
i ren caei i bortal en boegor = I like who is entering the house

Now try to create 3 sentences using ca:

LI CLUSTER

Let's take a deeper look into the LI Cluster! Look at the list of words below.

Oravia English
lili again
litam day
limel evening
liyar morning
lipardas month
ligo half
linu until
liperi week
lidastor year
lilon while
litetan hour
litegai minute

There is really just one subcluster here: LITE. Any ideas what this is for?

There's something else here. Wait... lite + gai... Do we have any clues what gai may mean? Have you seen a word with gai before?

So tan from tan means... That's right! It means big. We actually have:

lite + gai = clock time + small = minute
lite + tan = clock time + big = hour

Have you noticed anything else in the list of words? Do we have more recognizable syllables there?

Oravia English
lili again
litam day
limel evening
liyar morning
lipardas month
ligo half
linu until
liperi week
lidastor year
lilon while
litetan hour
litegai minute

Take a look at these words:

litam 
lipardas 
liperi 
lidastor

Can you see what they mean?

litam = li + tam (1) = day
lipardas = li + pardas (30) = month
liperi = li + peri (7) = week
lidastor = li + dastor (12) = year

You got it! You are now ready for the Exercise!

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

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Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

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

Round 7

Review Missed Words

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🎉 Lesson 18 Complete!

If you missed any words, check the Review tab to practice them again.

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 19.