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Original Lwaitel examples
I see a black cat.
 
Lúshe an swátel myau.
[ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈan ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmjæo]
lú-shesee-indf anprox swátelblack myau.cat.

Also allowed: Lúsye an myau swatel. Adjectives can go on either side of the noun.

Original Lwaitel examples
I hear a cat.
 
Lúshe ústelw an swátel myau.
[ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈus.tl̩ʷ ˈan ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmjæo]
lú-shesee-indf ústelwear anprox swátelblack myau.cat.
Original Lwaitel examples
I got a cat.

Kíkushe an myau.
[ˈki.kʉ.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈan ˈmjæo]
kí-ku-sheget-1-indf anprox myau.cat.
Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perceiving objects
I see a cat.

Lúshe an myau.
[ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈan ˈmjæo]
lú-shesee-indf anprox myau.cat.

Sye marks that an myau is indefinite. The alternate word order An myau lúsye is still allowed. Note that lúsye doesn't mark agreement with the subject.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I want a friend.
  
Lákweku lúshe yátleng.
[ˈla.kwʊ̜̆k.ku ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈjæt.lŋ̩]
lákwe-kufriend-1 lú-shesee-indf yátleng.desire.

Lakwe is a noun that must always have a possesser; this is true even if it's indefinite. You could also say Kíku lakwe nga lú yatleng ("I want to befriend someone").

Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Definiteness
A cat goes.

An myau naumshe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈnaom.ʃᵿ̜̆]
anprox myaucat naum-she.go-indf.

Indefiniteness is usually marked on the verb. The determiner is used even on indefinite nouns.

Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Definiteness
I get some food.
 
Kíkushe múmwe.
[ˈki.kʉ.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈmu.mwʊ̜̆]
kí-ku-sheget-1-indf múmwe.food.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
12. Some of the people shouted.
    
Lat kel'an kip maushshe hengút.
[ˈlat kl̩.ˈlan ˈkip ˈmao.ʃᵿ̜̆ hŋ̩.ˈŋut]
latmedium-sized kel=anfrom=prox kipperson maus-shesay-indf hengút.shout.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
13. Many of the people shouted twice.
    2 
Ihíhe kel kip maushshe he na hengút.
[i.ˈçi.çɪ̆ kl̩.ˈkip ˈmao.ʃᵿ̜̆ hn̩.ˈna hŋ̩.ˈŋut]
ihíhemany kel=kipfrom=person maus-shesay-indf he=nacard=2 hengút.shout.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
49. A little girl with a kitten sat near me.
       
Lenk kú swáshe kánte waipwe pushílu wa lenk myauwe.
[lŋ̩.ˈku ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈkɜn.tə̆ ˈwɑe.pwᵿ̜̆ pu.ˈʃɨ.ʎʉ ˈwɑ lŋ̩k.ˈmjæo.wʊ̜̆]
lenk=kúbeside=I/me swa-shebe-indf kántesitting waipwechild pushílufemale wasmall lenk=myau-we.beside=cat-dim.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
who made some things not reflect light,
sw    1 ,
se chúsel swáshe im mel'enáne úni lwait,
[sə̆ ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈim ml̩.ln̩.ˈna.nə̆ ˈu.ɲɨ ˈlʷɑet]
seand chus-elmake-med swa-shebe-indf imobv mel=enáneinv.part=reflect únineg lwait,light,
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Photography was invented shortly after that,
 →  ,   ,
Pe man ípwenk kel súngep, al chilaupi suitelshe tweskíl,
[pə̆m.ˈman ˈi.pwŋ̩k kl̩.ˈsu.ŋʊ̜̆p, ˈal ʧe.ˈʎao.pɨ ˈsʊɨ.tʎ̩.ʃɪ̆ twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ]
pe=manat=kind_of ípwenklate kel=súngep,from=this_fact, almed chilau-piphotograph-abstract_concept suit-el-shemake.inv-med-indf tweskíl,invent,
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
and made dirt, wood, hair, and skin brown objects.
k     
se chúsen húkyes nga mipúli se núnet se puinushe se mishút.
[sə̆ ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈhu.kjᵿ̜̆s ˈŋɜ mi.ˈpu.ʎɨ sɪ̆ ˈnu.nʊ̜̆t sə̆ ˈpʊɨ.ɲʉ.ʃᵿ̜̆ sə̆ mi.ˈʃʉt]
seand chus-enmake-prox húkyesbrown ngaany mipúlisoil seand núnetwood seand puinu-shehair-indf seand mishút.skin.

...so I decided to try to improve/expand the story a bit, which included adding more things about what objects get what color... which means that I needed to decide what color the skin of the people in this world was. The average skin color in this world is sort of a medium color, like east Asians in our world (which I'd consider a shade of brown), though there's some variation (they don't assign as much importance to skin color... eye color, on the other hand...)

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There was still something missing, though, so Color asked people to invent new "colors."
   , k  k     
Útwek numánkeyl swa únginet, wan an Kaitu mausenshe maumenk chus tweskíl sal kaitu.
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k nu.ˈmaŋ.kʎ̩ ˈswɑ ˈu.ŋɨ.ɲɪ̆t, ˈwɑn ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈmao.sɲ̩.ʃɪ̆ ˈmao.mŋ̩k ˈʧʉs twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈsal ˈkɜe.tʉ]
útwekbut numánkeylstill swabe únginet,unfinished, wanso anprox kaitucolor maus-en-shesay-prox-indf maumenkrequest chusmake tweskílinvent salanother kaitu.color.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color got each of them to pick objects to be their color.
 hp hp ,    
Chúsen ish'al kílshe ngausu íhe, hi lu yátleng hu'al swí kaitu t'al.
[ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈi.ˈʃæl ˈkiʎ.ʃɪ̆ ˈŋɜo.su ˈi.çɪ̆, çi lʉ.ˈjæt.lŋ̩ ˈhwɑl ˈswɨ ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈtal]
chus-enmake-prox ish=aleach=med kí-el-sheget-med-indf ngausuchoose íhe,pl, hiwhere lu=yátlengpart=want hu=alexp=med swí-ibe.sbjv-obv kaitucolor te=al.dat=med.

...not sure how to translate the "to be their color" part, FIXME

TODO this sentence seems confusing

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.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
One day, a second man, who was a neighbor, came to the donkey-beater and asked, “Why do you beat your donkey?”
   , ,(    )
Al lánkepen naumshe shi'an, pyet mausel, mu “Petwántu an nínkel swáchi lem wípi”.
[ˈal ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈnaom.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈʃæn, pjɪ̆t ˈmao.sl̩, mu pʊ̜̆t.ˈtwɑn.to ˈan ˈɲeŋ.kl̩ ˈswɑ.ʧe lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi”]
almed lánkep-enneighbor-prox naum-shego-indf shi=an,to=prox, pyetthen maus-el,say-med, muquot “petwántu“why anprox nínkeldonkey swa-chibe-2 lem=wípi”.part=hit”.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak.
   
se shi'an naumshe al lipwíye pe nálent nálken.
[sə̆ ˈʃæn ˈnaom.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈal ʎi.ˈpwɨ.jɪ̆ pn̩.ˈna.ln̩t ˈnal.kn̩]
seand shi=anto=prox naum-shego-indf almed lipwíyetraveler pe=nálentat=cloak nálken.hot.
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
    ↓  ,   שִׁנְעָר   
Píki an nga kip swan naum míshelw hu hyángu, lánshe pútwe ngálset p'al shinál se chúsen swal húnelen.
[ˈpi.ki ˈan ˈŋɜ ˈkip ˈswɑn ˈnaom ˈmi.ʃl̩ʷ hu.ˈçæ.ŋu, ˈlaɲ.ʃɪ̆ ˈpu.twʊ̜̆ ˈŋɜl.sə̆t ˈpal ʃe.ˈɲæl sə̆ ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈswɑl ˈhu.nl̩.ln̩]
píkiwhen anprox ngaany kipperson swa-enbe-prox naumgo míshelwdown hu=hyángu,exp=map, lam-en-shedo-prox-indf pútwecome_across ngálsetplain pe=alat=med shinálShinar seand chus-enmake-prox swa-elbe-med húnel-en.house-prox.
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
2.They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar.
 ,(   ).   1 ,   1  
Mihyán maus, mu “Chúshshe kat an púmpwel se chus naiyu an”. Tápen púmpwel utúni ngish, se kyausweyl utúni shuwín púmpwel.
[mi.ˈçæn ˈmaos, mu ˈʧʉ.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈkɜt ˈan ˈpum.pwl̩ sə̆ ˈʧʉs ˈnae.jʉ ˈan”, ˈta.pn̩ ˈpum.pwl̩ u.ˈtu.ɲɨ ˈŋiʃ, sə̆ ˈkjæo.swʎ̩ u.ˈtu.ɲɨ ʃʉ.ˈwɨɲ ˈpum.pwl̩]
mihyám-engive.recip-prox maus,say, muquot “chus-she“make-indf kat1.incl anprox púmpwelbrick seand chusmake naiyufire an”.prox”. tap-enuse-prox púmpwelbrick utúniinstead_of ngish,rock, seand kyausweyltar utúniinstead_of shuwínglue púmpwel.brick.
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
3 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens;
,(  ,   ↑ 
Se mausen, mu “Chúshshe ílu kat an shuish, su an ílu petú hi itúpen swaim pe helíyel.
[sə̆ ˈmao.sn̩, mu ˈʧʉ.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈi.ʎʉ ˈkɜt ˈan ˈʃᵿɨʃ, su ˈan ˈi.ʎʉ pʊ̜̆t.ˈtu çɨ i.ˈtu.pn̩ ˈswɑem pə̆.çʎ̩.ˈʎi.jl̩]
seand maus-en,say-prox, muquot “chus-she“make-indf ílubuild kat1.incl anprox shuish,city, suand anprox ílubuilding petústanding hiwhere itúp-enup-prox swa-ibe-obv pe=helíyel.at=sky.