Lwaitel phrasebook

Contents

Greetings and partings

Hello
 
Lúchi lú niuspe.
[ˈlu.ʧɨ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
lú-chisee-2 lúsee niuspe.feel_happy.

LOO-chee loo NEWSE-pa.

Literally: "Happy to see you"

Welcome
 
Lí niuspe súshli.
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ]
lísee.sbjv niuspefeel_happy súshli.here.

LEE NEWSE-pa SOOSH-lee.

Literally: "Hope you're happy here"

Welcome to ___
  -
Lí niuspe súshli pe _____
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ pɪ̆ _____]
lísee.sbjv niuspefeel_happy súshlihere pe=at= __________

If the word in the blank starts with a vowel, the "pe" is pronounced as part of the first syllable; e.g., Welcome to America = Lí niuspe sushli p'America.

How are you?

Lupiu
[lu.ˈpɪʉ]
lupiuhow_do_you_feel

loo-PEW

What's your name?
  
Swan lau an luituchi.
[ˈswɑn ˈlao ˈan ˈlʊɨ.tʉ.ʧɨ]
swa-enbe-prox lauwhat anprox luitu-chi.name-2.

swan LOW [rhymes with "how"] on LOY-too-chee?

My name is ___.
  -
An luituku swan _____.
[ˈan ˈlʊɨ.tʉ.ku ˈswɑn _____]
anprox luitu-kuname-1 swa-enbe-prox _____._____.

on LOY-too-coo swan...

Goodbye, good luck

Lí niuspe
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆]
lísee.sbjv niuspefeel_happy

LEE NEWSE-pa.

Goodbye
  
An húswes hin lwait te chí lú yátpweyl
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈçiɲ ˈlʷɑet tə̆ʧ.ˈʧi ˈlu ˈjæt.pwʎ̩]
anprox húswessun him-engive.sbjv-prox lwaitto_light_up te=chídat=you lúsee yátpweylhope

on HOO-swus heen LWIGHT tuh CHEE loo YAT-pwel

"I hope the sun will shine for you"

When leaving for longer periods of time.

Other politeness

Thank you.

Lú senyui.
[ˈlu sɲ̩.ˈɲᵿɨ]
lúsee senyui.appreciate.

loo sun-YOY

Answers

Yes

pikwá
[pi.ˈkwɑ]
pikwátrue

No
1
úni
[ˈu.ɲɨ]
únineg

Language

I don't speak Lwaitel.
 1  
Lun úni kwálsem an Lwaitel.
[ˈlun ˈu.ɲɨ ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈan ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
lú-ensee-prox únineg kwálsemunderstand anprox lwaitel.lwaitel.

Do you speak English?
 ∅  English
Lun pikúni kwálsem an íngles.
[ˈlun pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈan ˈiŋ.ɡlɪʃ]
lú-ensee-prox pikúniq kwálsemunderstand anprox íngles.English.

How do you say ...?
   -
Támu nga swaim maus _____
[ˈta.mo ˈŋɜ ˈswɑem ˈmaos _____]
támuhow ngaany swa-ibe-obv maussay __________

TAHM-oh ngah swime mouse _____

Use the preposition pe to specify a language

What does ___ mean?
  -  
Lau luitu _____ swaim maus
[ˈlao ˈlʊɨ.tʉ _____ ˈswɑem ˈmaos]
lauwhat luituname __________ swa-ibe-obv maussay

What did you say?

Laumes
[ˈlao.mʊ̜̆s]
laumeswhat_did_you_say?

Could you talk slower?
  
Maus hauschi maumenk.
[ˈmaos ˈhaos.ʧɨ ˈmao.mŋ̩k]
maussay hauschislow maumenk.please.

Bad situations

Don't do that!

mun
[ˈmun]
munproh

Stop that!

las
[ˈlas]
lasstop

Other

What time is it?
  
Píku swa maimu
[ˈpi.kʉ ˈswɑ ˈmae.mʉ]
píkuwhen swabe maimunow

(TODO figure out how to answer this)

Look! The world around us is beautiful!
☺ .    
😃Lam sákipes. An nálwen swet kat swan taisheyl.
[ˈlam ˈsa.ki.pɪ̆s, ˈan ˈna.lʷn̩ swʊ̜̆t.ˈkɜt ˈswɑn ˈtae.ʃʎ̩]
😃lam😃do sákipes.look_at. anprox nálwenworld swet=kataround=1.incl swa-enbe-prox taisheyl.beautiful.

The motto of Lwait.