Lesson 3: BO Cluster
How to Use This Lesson
This lesson is divided into four sections. Please move through them in this order: Grammar, Vocabulary, Practice, Flashcards.
Do not try to memorize! Just read through the content attentively. The warm-ups and flashcards will bring the vocabulary back later!
Markers
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
| Oravia | English |
|---|---|
| mogali | coffee |
| mocen | chocolate |
| mouje | drink |
| moaria | apple |
| fare | parent |
| faibor | spouse |
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| nim (I) | nimas (we) |
| run (you) | runas (you all) |
| hay (he/she/they) | hayas (they pl.) |
Answers
Great job! Based on the sentences, we can see that:
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Because we have markers, the word order is flexible.
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If it's clear from context, we can omit markers.
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There are no articles, conjugation or plural (just plural for personal pronouns).
If it's helpful to you, here's some mnemonics for the markers:
Actor
Initiate
Engaged
Adjectives
Remember words can work as a noun, adjective, adverb, or verb? That is, their meaning and role is flexible depending on the sentence.
Here's an easy way to use words as an adjective: you just need to use one after the other, and whichever comes first is modifying the next one!
For example, you may have:
In this case, apple is modifying drink. That's some kind of apple drink (probably juice!).
There are many other words in the MO cluster that can work as an adjective. See if you can create sentences using word combinations.
That's it for grammar today! Let's move on to the next tab: Vocabulary.
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 |
|---|---|
| bortal | door |
| boelori | room |
| bontame | table |
| boemo | kitchen |
What do you think the words that start in BO have in common?
Recognize the Roots
Take another look at boemo. Do you recognize any roots you've learned before?
๐ Sound Connections
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).
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 :)
Can you create 2 sentences using these words?
Matching Games
Time to practice! Match the Oravia words with their English meanings. Use sound-meaning associations as clues. For example, the subcluster sound tells you the category, even for words you haven't seen before.
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
๐ Lesson 3 Complete!
Use the Flashcards tab for another quick review.
Come back tomorrow for Lesson 4.