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Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Plural
The cats go.
 
An íhe myau naun.
[ˈan ˈi.çɪ̆ ˈmjæo ˈnaon]
anprox íhepl myaucat naum-en.go-prox.

If it's clear from context that one is talking about multiple cats, íhe can be omitted.

Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
106. Come with us.
  
Naum lenk kú íhe.
[ˈnaom lŋ̩.ˈku ˈi.çɪ̆]
naumgo lenk=kúbeside=I/me íhe.pl.
Translations from CALS in Lwaitel
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
   . ,  1     
An súshli luitu tap íhe. Tápku kiustenku, swan maus úni al hi swin maus lú pwíli hu chí.
[ˈan ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ ˈlʊɨ.tʉ ˈtap ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈtap.ku ˈkᵻʉs.tŋ̩.ku, ˈswɑn ˈmaos ˈu.ɲɨ ˈal çe ˈswɨɲ ˈmaos ˈlu ˈpwɨ.ʎi hʉ.ˈʧɨ]
anprox súshlihere luituname tapuse íhe.pl. tap-kuuse-1 kiusteng-ku,knowledge-1, swa-enbe-prox maussay únineg almed hiwhere swí-enbe.sbjv-prox maussay lúsee pwílibelieve hu=chí.exp=you.
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
Green and Cyan were shy and didn't pick much, but everyone else got something.
        ,  ,
Kíltel se ngin se kílu swaim kelímel se kí man man íhe, útwek kí sú sal, lat.
[ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ ˈswɑem kʎ̩.ˈʎi.ml̩ sə̆ ˈki ˈman ˈman ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈki ˈsu ˈsal, ˈlat]
kíltellight_green seand ngindark_green seand kílucyan swa-ibe-obv kelímelshy seand kí-iget-obv mankind_of mankind_of íhe,pl, útwekbut kí-iget-obv súall sal,another, lat.medium-sized.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color got those who had the least fruits and flowers to go first.
k  k    , 1
An Kaitu chúsen al hes kí shú man íhe, kil u'í.
[ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈal hə̆s ˈki ˈʃʉ ˈman ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈkiʎ ˈwɨ]
anprox kaitucolor chus-enmake-prox almed hesrel kíget shúmost mankind_of íhe,pl, kí-elget-med u=í.ord=1.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
”You should not beat your wife so much,” said the neighbor.
(        )
Mu “swa welpwaik hem an wálsweylchi swáchi lem wípi málites íhe” mausel.
[mu ˈswɑ wl̩.ˈpwɑek hm̩ ˈan ˈwɑl.swʎ̩.ʧi ˈswɑ.ʧe lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ˈma.ʎe.tɪ̆s ˈi.çɪ̆” ˈmao.sl̩]
muquot “swa“be welpwaikbad hemthat anprox wálsweyl-chispouse-2 swa-chibe-2 lem=wípipart=hit málitesenough íhe”pl” maus-el.say-med.