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The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
One day, in Súiⱥcúil, Color Brown noticed that it was hard to tell things apart.
,Súiⱥcúil, k      
Shepík, pe swíukweyl, hu'an Kaitu Húkyes paunge mekyelálwep lu kúlwenk lú pútwe.
[ʃɪ̆p.ˈpik, pə̆s.ˈswɨ.ʉ.kwʎ̩, ˈhwɑn ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈhu.kjᵿ̜̆s ˈpao.ŋʊ̜̆ mə̆k.kjl̩.ˈla.lʷʊ̜̆p lu.ˈku.lʷŋ̩k ˈlu ˈpu.twʊ̜̆]
shepík,once, pe=swíukweyl,at=Súiⱥcúil, hu=anexp=prox kaitucolor húkyesbrown paungecan.any mekyelálwepwith_difficulty lu=kúlwenkpart=distinguish lúsee pútwe.notice.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There were outlines and shapes, but there was just one color, which they called White.
   ,   1 1,    
Swáshe meníl swet nga se sail, útwek swáshe al kaitu h'í su úni, se nga swal mi luitu shelyúp.
[ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ mɲ̩.ˈɲiʎ swᵿ̜̆t.ˈŋɜ sə̆ ˈsaeʎ, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈal ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈçɨ su ˈu.ɲɨ, sɪ̆ ˈŋɜ ˈswɑl mi.ˈʎʊɨ.tʉ ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup]
swásheexist menílline swet=ngaaround=any seand sail,shape, útwekbut swásheexist almed kaitucolor he=ícard=1 suand úni,neg, seand ngaany swa-elbe-med mi=luituinv.part=call shelyúp.white.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Gray noticed this and made it so that there were objects that were sort of black and sort of white, and lots of shades of that color,
  s   , s      ,     ,
Im súngep hu'al Shichíl luim pútwe, se chúsel swáshe im hes man shelyúp se man swátel, se swáshe lil ihíhe kel kaitu,
[ˈim ˈsu.ŋʊ̜̆p ˈhwɑl ʃe.ˈʧiʎ ˈlʊɨm ˈpu.twʊ̜̆, sə̆ ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈim hə̆s ˈman ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup sə̆ ˈman ˈswɑ.tl̩, sə̆ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈʎiʎ i.ˈçi.çɪ̆ kl̩.ˈkɜe.tʉ]
imobv súngepthis_fact hu=alexp=med shichílgray lú-isee-obv pútwe,notice, seand chus-elmake-med swásheexist imobv hesrel mankind_of shelyúpwhite seand mankind_of swátel,black, seand swásheexist liltype ihíhemany kel=kaitu,from=color,
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
and photographs used the new white, gray, and black that had been invented.
       
su al nga chilau tápel shelyúp se shichíl se swátel kaitu hes suit.
[su ˈal ˈŋɜ ʧe.ˈʎao ˈta.pl̩ ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup sə̆ ʃi.ˈʧiʎ sə̆ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈkɜe.tʉ hʊ̜̆s ˈsʊɨt]
suand almed ngaany chilauphotograph tap-eluse-med shelyúpwhite seand shichílgray seand swátelblack kaitucolor hesrel suit.make.inv.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color, however, wanted there to be more, so ze invented brown,
,    , k   ,
Útwek, lú yátleng swáshe sal kaitu, wan chúsen tweskíl húkyes kaitu,
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k, ˈlu ˈjæt.lŋ̩ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈsal ˈkɜe.tʉ, ˈwɑn ˈʧʉ.sn̩ twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈhu.kjᵿ̜̆s ˈkɜe.tʉ]
útwek,but, lúsee yátlengdesire swásheexist salanother kaitu,color, wanso chus-enmake-prox tweskílinvent húkyesbrown kaitu,color,
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There was still something missing, though, so Color asked people to invent new "colors."
   , k  k     
Útwek numánkeyl swa únginet, wan an Kaitu mausenshe maumenk chus tweskíl sal kaitu.
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k nu.ˈmaŋ.kʎ̩ ˈswɑ ˈu.ŋɨ.ɲɪ̆t, ˈwɑn ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈmao.sɲ̩.ʃɪ̆ ˈmao.mŋ̩k ˈʧʉs twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈsal ˈkɜe.tʉ]
útwekbut numánkeylstill swabe únginet,unfinished, wanso anprox kaitucolor maus-en-shesay-prox-indf maumenkrequest chusmake tweskílinvent salanother kaitu.color.
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
Then it was time to pick colors for bigger things.
    
Pyet kil kaitu te súshlites húli.
[pjɪ̆t ˈkiʎ ˈkɜe.tʉ tʊ̜̆s.ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ.tɪ̆s ˈhu.ʎɨ]
pyetthen kí-elget-med kaitucolor te=súshlitesdat=comp húli.big.
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.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
They felt that Color was being unfair in giving Blue and Green such important colors, and they started to argue.
 ,k  k          
Hu'al, an Kaitu swan únteslep petwánchi swan kí Kíltel se Ngin málites mámelw kaitu se na mausen hwailet.
[ˈhwɑl, ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈswɑn ˈun.tʊ̜̆s.lə̆p pə̆t.ˈtwɑn.ʧe ˈswɑn ˈki ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈŋiɲ ˈma.ʎe.tɪ̆s ˈma.ml̩ʷ ˈkɜe.tʉ sʊ̜̆ ˈna ˈmao.sn̩ ˈhwɑe.ʎɪ̆t]
hu=al,exp=med, anprox kaitucolor swa-enbe-prox únteslepunfair petwánchibecause swa-enbe-prox kíget kíltellight_green seand ngindark_green málitesenough mámelwimportant kaitucolor seand nabecome maus-ensay-prox hwailet.argue.
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, mu “Pe láspepi sú, swaim kaitu ánku sú”.
[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 sú,all, swa-ibe-obv kaitucolor ant-kupos.alien-1 sú”.all”.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color said, "Stop! Stop fighting.
k ,(.  
Mausen an kaitu, mu “Las. Las lem hwailet.
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ, mu ˈlas, ˈlas lm̩.ˈhwɑe.ʎɪ̆t]
maus-ensay-prox anprox kaitu,color, muquot “las.“stop. lasstop lem=hwailet.part=fight.
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.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Ze made it so that when the weather conditions are just right, they will all appear in the sky.
k    ,  
Chúsen hem pe píki empík swaim máli, al sú kaitu lul sáki pe helíyel.
[ˈʧʉ.sn̩ hm̩ pə̆p.ˈpi.ki m̩.ˈpik ˈswɑem ˈma.ʎe, ˈal ˈsu ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈlul ˈsa.ki pɪ̆.çʎ̩.ˈʎi.jl̩]
chus-enmake-prox hemthat pe=píkiat=when empíkweather swa-ibe-obv máli,enough, almed súall kaitucolor lú-elsee-med sákisee pe=helíyel.at=sky.