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Lesson 43: Compounds / EL Cluster

How to Use This Lesson

Every lesson is divided into five sections. Please move through them in this order: Warm-Up, Grammar, Vocabulary, Exercise, Review, and then Exercise and Review once more to see how much you've improved.

Do not try to memorize! Just read through the content attentively. We will have plenty of exercises and reviews later!


How much do you remember?

Check the boxes for words you think you know. Then click Show Answers to reveal the meanings.

Compounds

What do you think these compounds mean? Remember, this is not exact science.

run beivu en bo beilem.
i dami a limela muhpili.
Nim i fou i tohdin-ilahai. 
cali i neron e lufivaa lei en mouje, bi yuba.
notor be, notam i anifou e anelema bevio en yani wiltan.
i do i boemo netam su 'roumo.

Tips

' = coined or imported word, guess from its syllables!
-a = compound modifier suffix (bonds modifier to noun as a single concept) (an)do = can, ability
-um = not, negative
anelem = stay, remain
be = travel
beilem = vehicle station
beivu = car
bi yuba = how good! / wonderful!
bo = house
cali = when
dom = place
fou = need
ilahai = speak, tell
lei = plant
limel = night
lufiva = frost, cold
mo = food / eating cluster
muhpili = bird
netam = only
neron = more
notam = first event
notor = second event
oi = fun / excitement cluster
rou = written knowledge (sub)cluster
roumir = book
su = and, with
tohdin = sorry, regret
toului = tired
wiltan = city
yani = new

EL CLUSTER

Let's check the EL Cluster! Take a look at the words below:

Oravia English
elarih divine
elaora religion
elemi life
eleyel love
elireva truth
elonor calm, peace
eloan thank, gratitude
elomio help

What do you think the EL Cluster is about?

🌍 Sound Connections

Reva means accurate, correct, and it comes from Latin revelare (to reveal).
Rih means higher, rising, like previous words aparih (jump) and leirih (tree). Ora means idea, reason, lik eprevious words ceora (why) and iliora (idea).

Here are other words with this root:
dareva = correct (evaluate + correct, just like elireva = truth (elevated + correct)

E cei run i tane i eloan? Ceora?

You are ready for the exercise now!

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

Review Missed Words

This section shows words you got wrong during practice. If you didn't miss any, this will be empty - great job! 🎉

🎉 Lesson 43 Complete!

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

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 44.