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Miscellaneous sentence examples in Lwaitel
I want to go home.
   
Lú yátleng naunku shi húnelku.
[ˈlu ˈjæt.lŋ̩ ˈnaoŋ.ku ʃɨ.ˈçʉ.nl̩.ku]
lúsee yátlengwant naum-kugo-1 shi=húnel-ku.to=house-1.
Translations from the CBB in Lwaitel : Complementiser vs relativiser
I know that Jack made the house.
  Jack  
Lú kiusteng hem an chak chúsen al húnel.
[ˈlu ˈkᵻʉs.tŋ̩ hm̩ ˈan ˈdʒæk ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈal ˈhu.nl̩]
lúsee kiustengknow hemthat anprox chakJack chus-enmake-prox almed húnel.house.

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(Normally, though, the complementizer would be omitted in Lwaitel.)

Translations from the CBB in Lwaitel : Complementiser vs relativiser
I know that this is the house that Jack made.
       Jack
Lú kiusteng hem súshli swaim al húnel hes suit chak.
[ˈlu ˈkᵻʉs.tŋ̩ hm̩ ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ ˈswɑem ˈal ˈhu.nl̩ hə̆s ˈsʊɨt ˈdʒæk]
lúsee kiustengknow hemthat súshlihere swa-ibe-obv almed húnelhouse hesrel suitmake.inv chak.Jack.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
The donkey-beater then went into his home and discovered his dinner wasn’t ready, so he beat his wife.
   ,   1 ,   
Pyet naun shi húnelen, se lú im nginál swaim úni nginátu, wan wálswelyen lan wípi.
[pjɪ̆t ˈnaon ʃɨ.ˈçʉ.nl̩.ln̩, sə̆ ˈlu ˈim ŋi.ˈɲæl ˈswɑem ˈu.ɲɨ ŋi.ˈɲæ.to, ˈwɑn ˈwɑl.swʎ̩.ʎn̩ ˈlan ˈwɨ.pi]
pyetthen naum-engo-prox shi=húnel-en,to=house-prox, seand lúsee imobv nginálevening swa-ibe-obv únineg nginátu,finished, wanso wálsweyl-enspouse-prox lam-endo-prox wípi.hit.
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.