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Original Lwaitel examples
I see that the sky is blue.
  
An helíyel swan kílu hwel .
[ˈan çʎ̩.ˈʎi.jl̩ ˈswɑn ˈki.ʎʉ hwl̩ ˈlu]
anprox helíyelsky swa-enbe-prox kílucyan hwelnfoc .see.

This statement expresses roughly the same amount of certainty as An helíyel swa-n kílu ("the sky is blue"), but also says that the speaker got the information from direct perception (especially sight). Contrast with the version without hwel, where there's more uncertainty about whether the sky actually is blue.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perception of facts
I see that the cat is black.
  
An myau swan swátel hwel .
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ hwl̩ ˈlu]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack hwelnfoc .see.

This statement expresses roughly the same amount of certainty as An myau swa-n swatel ("the cat looks black"), but also says that the speaker got the information from direct perception (especially sight). The verb also changes back to the indicative mood.

An myau swa-n swatel lú (with neither the subjunctive nor hwel) is ambiguous between this meaning and the previous meaning, but is allowed in informal speech.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
The cat is black, and I'm happy about that.
   
An myau swan swátel hwel niuspe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ hwl̩ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack hwelnfoc see niuspe.feel_happy.

Defocusing implies that the cat being black is new, important information, and the fact that I'm happy about it is not the main point of the sentence.

Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Non-restrictive modifiers
The cat, which is black, goes.
  
An myau hwel swátel naun.
[ˈan ˈmjæo hwl̩ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈnaon]
anprox myaucat hwelnfoc swátelblack naum-en.go-prox.
Miscellaneous sentence examples in Lwaitel
Welcome to Conlangery, a podcast about constructed languages and the people who create them.
  Conlangery,        
niuspe lun an kenlaingeli, hwel púlshu lwe miul nga hástu suitel se kip hes chus.
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈlun ˈan kɑ.ˈnleɪ.ŋᵻ̆˞.i, hwl̩ ˈpuʎ.ʃʉ lʷm̩.ˈmɪʉl ˈŋɜ ˈhas.to ˈsʊɨ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈkip hə̆s ˈʧʉs]
see.sbjv niuspefeel_happy -ensee-prox anprox kenlaingeli,Conlangery, hwelnfoc púlshuradio_show lwe=miulwith=topic ngaany hástulanguage suitelartificial seand kipperson hesrel chus.make.

"Hope you're happy hearing Conlangery". Perhaps I should record this and send it in to Conlangery.

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Green, from Vegúil, liked plants a lot, so ze made plants green.
 o  ,  ,  , o  
Hu'al ngin se kíltel, hwel kel pekwíl, luim wiut wíshkwen, wan chúsel ngin se kíltel ngílpen.
[ˈhwɑl ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈkiʎ.tl̩, hwl̩ kl̩.pə̆k.ˈkwɨʎ, ˈlʊɨm ˈwᵻʉt ˈwɨʃ.kwn̩, ˈwɑn ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈkiʎ.tl̩ ˈŋiʎ.pn̩]
hu=alexp=med ngindark_green seand kíltel,light_green, hwelnfoc kel=pekwíl,from=Vegúil, -isee-obv wiutlike wíshkwen,plant, wanso chus-elmake-med ngindark_green seand kíltellight_green ngílpen.leaf.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Blue, from Tydotsu, liked water a lot, so ze made the ocean blue.
 h ohuse,  Otidaxse,  , h  
Hu'al húsu, hwel kel chitáksu, luim wiut ngúpel, wan chúsel húsu twaimyenteng.
[ˈhwɑl ˈhu.su, hwl̩ kl̩.ʧi.ˈtak.so, ˈlʊɨm ˈwᵻʉt ˈŋu.pl̩, ˈwɑn ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈhu.su ˈtwɑe.mjn̩.tŋ̩]
hu=alexp=med húsu,PN, hwelnfoc kel=chitáksu,from=Tydotsu, -isee-obv wiutlike ngúpel,water, wanso chus-elmake-med húsublue twaimyenteng.ocean.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Yellow, who was particularly greedy, shouted, "In the end, everything shall be my color!"
p , ,p ,( ,   )
Al Pai, hwel súyet, mausel hengút, muPe láspepi , swaim kaitu ánku ”.
[ˈal ˈpae, hwl̩ ˈsu.jᵿ̜̆t, ˈmao.sl̩ hŋ̩.ˈŋut, mu pl̩.ˈlas.pə̆p.pi ˈsu, ˈswɑem ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈaŋ.ku ˈsu”]
almed pai,yellow, hwelnfoc súyet,greedy, maus-elsay-med hengút,shout, muquot pe=láspep-i“at=end-obv ,all, swa-ibe-obv kaitucolor ant-kupos.alien-1 ”.all”.