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The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There were outlines and shapes, but there was just one color, which they called White.
   ,   1 1,    
Swáshe meníl swet nga se sail, útwek swáshe al kaitu h'í su úni, se nga swal mi luitu shelyúp.
[ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ mɲ̩.ˈɲiʎ swᵿ̜̆t.ˈŋɜ sə̆ ˈsaeʎ, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈal ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈçɨ su ˈu.ɲɨ, sɪ̆ ˈŋɜ ˈswɑl mi.ˈʎʊɨ.tʉ ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup]
swásheexist menílline swet=ngaaround=any seand sail,shape, útwekbut swásheexist almed kaitucolor he=ícard=1 suand úni,neg, seand ngaany swa-elbe-med mi=luituinv.part=call shelyúp.white.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Ze started with fruits and flowers, and got everyone to pick their favorite fruits and flowers.
1,hp   
U'í, kílshe liup se hung lu wiut shú hu'al.
[ˈwɨ, ˈkiʎ.ʃɪ̆ ˈʎɪʉp sə̆ ˈhuŋ lu.ˈwᵻʉt ˈʃʉ ˈhwɑl]
u=í,ord=1, kí-el-sheget-med-indf liupflower seand hungfruit lu=wiutpart=like shúmost hu=al.exp=med.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color got those who had the least fruits and flowers to go first.
k  k    , 1
An Kaitu chúsen al hes kí shú man íhe, kil u'í.
[ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈal hə̆s ˈki ˈʃʉ ˈman ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈkiʎ ˈwɨ]
anprox kaitucolor chus-enmake-prox almed hesrel kíget shúmost mankind_of íhe,pl, kí-elget-med u=í.ord=1.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
     , 1       
Mausen lwánu swan paim kel sal, an u'í ches swílkwe chus hem nálent piunkel kel'al.
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈlʷɑ.no ˈswɑn ˈpaem kl̩.ˈsal, ˈan ˈwɨ ʧɪ̆s.ˈswɨʎ.kwᵿ̜̆ ˈʧʉs hm̩ ˈna.ln̩t ˈpɪʉŋ.kl̩ kl̩.ˈlal]
maus-ensay-prox lwánuagree swa-enbe-prox pau-ican-obv kel=sal,from=another, anprox u=íord=1 ches=swílkwepart=win chusmake hemthat nálentcloak piunk-elput-med kel=al.from=med.
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
1.Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
   1     
Sú nálwen swaim tap h'í hástu se swaim tap shálshel luitu.
[ˈsu ˈna.lʷn̩ ˈswɑem ˈtap ˈçe ˈhas.to sʊ̜̆ ˈswɑem ˈtap ˈʃæʎ.ʃl̩ ˈlʊɨ.tʉ]
súall nálwenworld swa-ibe-obv tapuse he=ícard=1 hástulanguage seand swa-ibe-obv tapuse shálshelsame luitu.name.
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
5 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do;
,(      1 ,  
se mausel, mu “An kip swan munínt se swan tap h'í hástu, se na lam súshli.
[sə̆ ˈmao.sl̩, mu ˈan ˈkip ˈswɑn mu.ˈɲɨɲt sə̆ ˈswɑn ˈtap ˈçe ˈhas.to, sʊ̜̆ ˈna ˈlam ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ]
seand maus-el,say-med, muquot “an“prox kipperson swa-enbe-prox munínttogether seand swa-enbe-prox tapuse he=ícard=1 hástu,language, seand nabecome lamdo súshli.here.