Lesson 8: CA and Numbers 1–5
Grammar
CA connects a clause
Suppose you already have these two pieces:
i ilian — I know
run i anvu — you go
Put ca before the second clause:
i ilian ca run i anvu
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*I know that you are going.*The first I is left unstated because you are talking about yourself. run stays in the second clause because its subject is different.
Notice the pair:
ce asks for information.
ca connects information.
Spot the pair
You know celi = when? What would you expect cali to mean?
Reveal
cali = when in a statement.
One useful extension is cali:
cali = CA + LI time → when
i anefene cali run i boemo
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*I rest when you cook.*The other CA forms follow the same pattern of changing ce to ca. You'll meet more of them later. ca and cali are already enough to build much longer sentences.
Numbers 1–5
tam — 1
tor — 2
par — 3
bale — 4
alui — 5
Nouns still do not change for plural:
tam eofa = one friend
par eofa = three friends
Vocabulary
Building blocks
ILA — sharing information. Mnemonic: “I'lL Announce it.”
LUAN — tongue. Mnemonic: Spanish lengua, Portuguese língua, English language.
MOA — fruits. Mnemonic: Mango, Orange, Apple.
LEN — long. Mnemonic: length / longitude.
DAI — desire, want. Mnemonic: desire.
Words
| Oravia | Meaning | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| ilaluan | say, tell | ILA sharing information + LUAN tongue |
| moalen | banana | MOA fruit + LEN long |
| anidai | want | ANI movement toward + DAI desire |
| apavu | run | APA physical movement + VU movement |
Try ilidai
You already know ILI = cognition. This lesson gives you DAI = desire.
What does ilidai make you think of? We don't expect you to be able to guess new words correctly, but thinking about it may help you remember them.
Reveal
**ilidai** = **intention**.Put it together
From earlier lessons
ilian = know
anvu = go
leirih = tree
yaltan = big
eofa = friend
i ilian ca run i anvu
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*I know that you are going.*i ilaluan ca a leirih a yaltan
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*I say that the tree is big.*i anidai e par moalen, mai i mo e tam moalen
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*I want three bananas, but I eat one banana.*i apavu cali eofa i anvu
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*I run when a friend goes.*par eofa i anvu
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*Three friends go.*Your turn
Connect two clauses with ca or cali, then write one phrase or sentence with a number.
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