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Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: If this is a dog, then it says "woof".;   ,  
Úlshi swan húpep, mausen mu hup
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif swa-enbe-prox húpep,dog, maus-ensay-prox muquot hupwoof
Straightforward conditional clause.;      
Mausen mu hup úlshi swan húpep.
[ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p]
maus-ensay-prox muquot hupwoof úlshiif swa-enbe-prox húpep.dog.
Different word orders are allowed.;    , 
Mausen úlshi swan húpep, mu hup
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, mu ˈhup]
maus-ensay-prox úlshiif swa-enbe-prox húpep,dog, muquot hupwoof
The clause can go anywhere in the sentence that's not inside another phrase.
Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: If this were a dog, it would say "woof".;    ,  
Úlshi úmpikwá swin húpep, miusen mu hup
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈum.pɨ.ˈkwɑ ˈswɨɲ ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, ˈmɪʉ.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif úmpikwáfalse swí-enbe.sbjv-prox húpep,dog, mius-enmaus.sbjv-prox muquot hupwoof
Ulsi umpikwa introduces a counterfactual conditional. Both clauses of counterfactual conditionals use the subjunctive mood.
Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: Regardless of whether this is a dog, it says "woof". (Whether or not this is a dog, it says "woof".);   ∅ ,  
Úlshi swan pikúni húpep, mausen mu hup
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif swa-enbe-prox pikúniq húpep,dog, maus-ensay-prox muquot hupwoof
The condition, swa-n pikuni hupep, is actually the question "Is this a dog?".
Examples for location in Lwaitel : Location: The cat is between the dog and the box.;         
An myau swan p'al húpep ngim al piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈpal ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p ˈŋim ˈal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox pe=alat=med húpepdog ngimmiddle almed piuleng.box.
The word for "between" acts sort of like a conjunction, going between the two nouns.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel: 110. Pip and his dog were great friends.;  Pip      
An Pip se húpep kausen mihyám swa lákwe.
[ˈan ˈpɪp sə̆ ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p ˈkɜo.sn̩ mi.ˈçæm ˈswɑ ˈla.kwʊ̜̆]
anprox pipPN seand húpepdog kaus-enpet-prox mihyámgive.recip swabe lákwe.friend.
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