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Original Lwaitel examples
The sky is not purple.
 1 
An helíyel swan úni híleng.
[ˈan çʎ̩.ˈʎi.jl̩ ˈswɑn ˈu.ɲɨ ˈçi.ʎŋ̩]
anprox helíyelsky swa-enbe-prox únineg híleng.purple.

An helíyel swa-n híleng úni ("this sky is purple not") is also allowed; adverbs can go before or after the predicate adjective.

Original Lwaitel examples
The sky looks purple (but it really isn't).
  
An helíyel swin híleng lú úmpikwá.
[ˈan çʎ̩.ˈʎi.jl̩ ˈswɨɲ ˈçi.ʎŋ̩ ˈlu ˈum.pɨ.ˈkwɑ]
anprox helíyelsky swí-enbe.sbjv-prox hílengpurple lúsee úmpikwá.false.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Pink, and Magenta came, and many others too.
 ,hp      ohuse     
Naumel p'an, al ha se hántlwek se pai se kíltel se ngin se kílu se húsu se híleng se shupál se waunku se sal se sal.
[ˈnao.ml̩ ˈpan, ˈal ˈha sə̆ ˈhant.lʷʊ̜̆k sə̆ ˈpae sə̆ ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ sʊ̜̆ ˈhu.su sʊ̜̆ ˈçi.ʎŋ̩ sə̆ ʃʉ.ˈpal sə̆ ˈwɑoŋ.ku sʊ̜̆ ˈsal sə̆ ˈsal]
naum-elgo-med pe=an,at=prox, almed hared seand hántlwekorange seand paiyellow seand kíltellight_green seand ngindark_green seand kílucyan seand húsuPN seand hílengpurple seand shupálpink seand waunkumagenta seand salanother seand sal.another.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Then Color had everyone who was left stand in a line: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Purple.
       ,      
Pyet an Kaitu chúsen al sú numáng haupe naumel shi meníl, ha se hántlwek se pai se kíltel se kílu se húsu se híleng.
[pjɪ̆t ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈal ˈsu nu.ˈmaŋ ˈhao.pʊ̜̆ ˈnao.ml̩ ʃi.mɲ̩.ˈɲiʎ, ˈha sə̆ ˈhant.lʷʊ̜̆k sə̆ ˈpae sə̆ ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ sʊ̜̆ ˈhu.su sʊ̜̆ ˈçi.ʎŋ̩]
pyetthen anprox kaitucolor chus-enmake-prox almed súall numángstill haupeplace naum-elgo-med shi=meníl,to=line, hared seand hántlwekorange seand paiyellow seand kíltellight_green seand kílucyan seand húsublue seand híleng.purple.