Lesson 50: MU / OM Clusters

How to Use This Lesson

Every lesson is divided into five sections. Please move through them in this order: Warm-Up, Vocabulary, Reading, 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!

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Warm-UpVocabularyReadingExercise 1Exercise 2Review

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MU CLUSTER

Let's take a look at today's first cluster, MU!

Oravia	English
mus	insect
mujas	rodent
mufiva	reptile
mufis	snake
muhpili	bird
muhsis	mosquito

Noticed how this cluster is similar to the MI cluster! What do you think MU words are about?

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MU words are about smaller animals.

What do MUH words have in common?

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MUH words are about flying animals.

Based on common cross-cultural attributions, here are a few other meanings for these words:

Oravia	English
mus	insect, bug
mujas	rodent, rat, sneaky
mufiva	reptile, to crawl
mufis	snake, treacherous
muhsis	mosquito, annoying

OM CLUSTER

Let's take a look at the second cluster, OM!

Oravia	English
omapa	dance
omtuci	drum
omja	guitar
ompili	piano
omlia	sing, song
omco	voice

What do you think OM words are about?

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OM words are about music and sound.

🌍 Sound Connections

Lia means resonant, inspired by laya, rythym in Hindi and Sanskrit.
Mu is inspired by Swahili mdudu, which means bug.
Om is from Sanskrit and Hindi om, which is the primordial sound.

Here are other words with this root:
elelia = poem (self-expression + resonant), just like omlia = sing (music + resonant).
jalia = bell (tools + resonant).

You are ready for the reading now!

Today we will continue Curupira's story.
There will be some things you do not know in the readings to mirror real language encounter. Read it once and see if you can get the gist of it, and then try it again checking the tips below.

Before you dive in, here are a few key words:

ancem = rotate, turn
couya = word, name, to call
eover = protect, defend
copei = search, hunt

(Eta, a sita hai i ilianum e jenon en lealei, su a jenon-tohbian. Notor, hay i apanou en janou: o yewamus de curupira.)

Curupira Joniu Tor (Curupira Part 2)

A raiver hai de lealei i varsus e asur de sita hai: "Eori, eomio! O i elodan e nim!" "Run i dai i javoa e miocici. Noli, o run a javoa!" A sita hai i davio no tilira su tohpu. Eta, a curupira i eloliuto. "O i asetowaum. A nim i elodan e run. Notam o i elodao u nim ca lis, run i eoren e fano de misumu." "A nim i elodao!" A curupira i eomio e hay. A sita hai, ca a elireva tohdin, i davio no raiver hai de fano de misumu. Su a curupira a oila caora a faejal i elasu u elodao.

Tips

asetowa = cry, tear
asur = yell, scream
davio = change, become
elasu = faith, trust
elodan = freedom, free, liberate
elodao = promise
eloliuto = compassion, empathy
elireva = truth, really
eomio = support
eoren = honor, respect
eori = polite, please
faejal = man
fano = offspring
javoa = cage, to imprison
lealei = forest
mioici = monkey
misumu = animal
oila = happy
raiver = defend, protect
tilira = blame, shame
tohdin = sorry, remorse
tohpu = sad
varsus = hear

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English translation:

Once, a hunter was hunting a monkey who was playing with their offspring.

Curupira sees this and starts to walk.

Curupira's foot marks are backwards.

"Please, get me out of here!"

"You wanted to trap the little monkeys. Now you are the one who is lost!"

The hunter became ashamed and sad, and Curupira was moved.

"You don't need to cry. I will free you. But first, promise me that from today onward, you will respect the offspring of the animals."

"I promise!"

Curupira freed him and said:

"Now go, and don't forget your promise."

The hunter, who was truly sorry, began to protect the offspring of the animals.

And Curupira was happy because the man kept his promise.

Now in 1 or 2 sentences, try to write what the story is about:

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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.

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Round 1

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Round 2

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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.

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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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 47 Complete!

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

Come back tomorrow for Lesson 48.