Lesson 9: IL 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!

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Questions

Two AN verbs from Lesson 7 can be shortened when another verb follows:

anidai → dai = want
anifou → fou = need

So i dai i [verb] means want to [verb], and i fou i [verb] means need to [verb].

Now, see if you can understand these questions. If you scroll bellow, you will see tips, and then answers.

cedom run faibor i bortal?

ce hay falfal i dai i boemo?

cei hayas fare?

de cedom runas bontame?

ce nimas i fou i bospupi?

nim fano i dai i boemo.

Tips

ce = what
cedom = where (what place)?
cei = who (what person)?
de = of/from
faibor = partner
falfal = child
fare = parent
fano = offspring
boemo = kitchen, to cook
bortal = door, to enter
bontame = table
bospupi = shower, bath
(ani)dai = to want
(ani)fou = to need

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Possible translations: Where does your spouse enter? What does his child want to cook? Who are their parents? Where is your table from? What do we need to wash? My son wants to cook.

Now try to create a sentence using verb stacking, or 3 if you're up for a challenge! Remember:

i [root] i [verb] 
i dai i [verb] = want to [verb]
i fou i [verb] = need to [verb]

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The IL Cluster

Today we will learn a new cluster, IL! Look at these words.

Oravia	English
ilace	ask
ilonya	forget
ilian	know
ilaluan	say
iliro	think
iloto	worry

What do you think the IL cluster is about?

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The IL cluster is related to inquiry and cognition: asking and sharing information, mental processes, and feelings that come from not knowing.

These words cover common ways of asking, knowing, thinking, and reacting to uncertainty.

Recall words are flexible. In which ways do you think these words can be used as adjectives, verbs, or nouns? For example:

Oravia	English
ilace	to ask, question, curious, curiosity
ilonya	to forget, forgetful
ilian	to know, understand
ilaluan	to say, saying
iliro	to think, thought, opinion
iloto	worry, concern, to worry

Recognize the Roots

Take another look at ilian. Do you recognize any roots you've learned before?

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ilian → AN = action

🌍 Sound Connections

Ce means "what", just like in many Romance languages que/ce.

Nya is empty, from Sanskrit शून्य śūnya (nothingness, emptiness).

To is suffering, like Indonesian tobat (remorse, suffering from wrongdoing); Latin torquere (to twist, torture).

That's why we have:
sunya = nothing, zero; just like ilonya = forget (uncertain cognition + nothing).
sioce = puzzle (games cluster + what?), just like ilace = question, to ask (communication of cognition + what?)
veito = wound (health issues + suffering), just like iloto = worry (cognition + suffering)

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.

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

🎉 Lesson 9 Complete!

Use the Flashcards tab for another quick review.

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 10.