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Examples for location in Lwaitel : Location
The cat is far to the left of the box.
 ← 
An myau swan pe sápchem al piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn pə̆s.ˈsap.ʧm̩ ˈal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox pe=sápchemat=left almed piuleng.box.

With the preposition pe "in, at", a direction specifies that the item is in that direction, but not necessarily close by.

 ←  
An myau swan sápchem kel'al piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈsap.ʧm̩ kl̩.ˈlal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox sápchemleft kel=alfrom=med piuleng.box.

This is similar; it uses sapchem as an adjective with its comparative form. Unlike the pe form, this only talks about one axis; that is, for example, the cat may also be far above the box or far in front of it.

  ← 
An myau swan pe kal sápchem al piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn pə̆k.ˈkɜl ˈsap.ʧm̩ ˈal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox pe=kalat=away sápchemleft almed piuleng.box.

...this also specifies that it's far away. (TODO is this right?)

Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
26. Go away!
 
Naum kal.
[ˈnaom ˈkɜl]
naumgo kal.away.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
31. The baby's ball has rolled away.
     
An miuwe tal al yáme naum mwími kal.
[ˈan ˈmɪʉ.wʊ̜̆ ˈtal ˈal ˈjæ.mə̆ ˈnaom ˈmwɨ.mi ˈkɜl]
anprox miuweball talpos.alien.med almed yámebaby naumgo mwímiroll kal.away.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
54. Did the man leave?
∅   
Pikúni an pukáli naun kal.
[pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈan pu.ˈkɜ.ʎe ˈnaon ˈkɜl]
pikúniq anprox pukálimale naum-engo-prox kal.away.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
57. Have the neighbors gone away for the winter?
 ∅    
Naun pikúni kal lánkepket páskel lúsem.
[ˈnaon pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈkɜl ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.kᵻ̆t ˈpas.kl̩ ˈlu.sm̩]
naum-engo-prox pikúniq kalaway lánkep-ketneighbor-1.incl páskelthrough lúsem.winter.

TODO not sure about the preposition there

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Most of the others tried to get out of the way quickly, but Red got hurt badly, and was bleeding.
       , h   , h 
Líntes sú kel sal lámi kainkwes naum kal tal, útwek al Ha nal wípi wípi, se lámel hwa.
[ˈʎiɲ.tɪ̆s ˈsu kl̩.ˈsal ˈla.me ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s ˈnaom ˈkɜl ˈtal, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈal ˈha ˈnal ˈwɨ.pi ˈwɨ.pi, sɪ̆ ˈla.ml̩ ˈhwɑ]
líntesalmost súall kel=salfrom=another lam-ido-obv kainkwestry naumgo kalaway tal,fast, útwekbut almed hared na-elbecome-med wípiinjured wípi,injured, seand lam-eldo-med hwa.blood.