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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?)

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11. All the people shouted.
   
kel kip maushi hengút.
[ˈsu kl̩.ˈkip ˈmao.ʃɨ hŋ̩.ˈŋut]
all kel=kipfrom=person maus-isay-obv hengút.shout.
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12. Some of the people shouted.
    
Lat kel'an kip maushshe hengút.
[ˈlat kl̩.ˈlan ˈkip ˈmao.ʃᵿ̜̆ hŋ̩.ˈŋut]
latmedium-sized kel=anfrom=prox kipperson maus-shesay-indf hengút.shout.
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13. Many of the people shouted twice.
    2 
Ihíhe kel kip maushshe he na hengút.
[i.ˈçi.çɪ̆ kl̩.ˈkip ˈmao.ʃᵿ̜̆ hn̩.ˈna hŋ̩.ˈŋut]
ihíhemany kel=kipfrom=person maus-shesay-indf he=nacard=2 hengút.shout.
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17. My little kitten walked away.
    
An wa myauwe kausku naun kel kú.
[ˈan ˈwɑ ˈmjæo.wʊ̜̆ ˈkɜos.ku ˈnaon kl̩.ˈku]
anprox wasmall myau-wecat-dim kaus-kupet-1 naum-engo-prox kel=.from=I/me.
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96. Have the leaves fallen from the tree?
 
Pikúni an ngílpen naum míshelw kel pin.
[pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈan ˈŋiʎ.pn̩ ˈnaom ˈmi.ʃl̩ʷ kl̩.ˈpiɲ]
pikúniq anprox ngílpenleaf naumgo míshelwdown kel=pin.from=tree.
Translations from CALS in Lwaitel
We are humans and we are from Earth.
    Earth
Swáku kípelw se swáku kel'álte.
[ˈswɑ.ku ˈkɨ.pl̩ʷ sə̆ ˈswɑ.ku kl̩.lə̆˞θ]
swa-kube-1 kípelwhuman seand swa-kube-1 kel=álte.from=Earth.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
and ze named those things after zemself.
  
su im hyámel kel sestá.
[su ˈim ˈçæ.ml̩ kl̩.sə̆s.ˈta]
suand imobv hyam-elgive-med kel=sestá.from=self.
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 -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
Photography was invented shortly after that,
  ,   ,
Pe man ípwenk kel súngep, al chilaupi suitelshe tweskíl,
[pə̆m.ˈman ˈi.pwŋ̩k kl̩.ˈsu.ŋʊ̜̆p, ˈal ʧe.ˈʎao.pɨ ˈsʊɨ.tʎ̩.ʃɪ̆ twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ]
pe=manat=kind_of ípwenklate kel=súngep,from=this_fact, almed chilau-piphotograph-abstract_concept suit-el-shemake.inv-med-indf tweskíl,invent,
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
Most of the others tried to get out of the way quickly, but Red got hurt badly, and was bleeding.
       , h   , h 
Líntes 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 all 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.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger,
           ,
An húswes su an lwángu kel'ípwechem hu hyángu swan mes pálemp launge paim shú tánku,
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s su ˈan ˈlʷɑ.ŋu kʎ̩.ˈʎi.pwᵿ̜̆ʧ.ʧm̩ hu.ˈçæ.ŋu ˈswɑn mə̆s.ˈpa.lm̩p ˈlao.ŋʊ̜̆ ˈpaem ˈʃʉ ˈtaŋ.ku]
anprox húswessun suand anprox lwánguwind kel=ípwechemfrom=right hu=hyánguexp=map swa-enbe-prox mes=pálemppart=debate laungewhich pau-ican-obv shúmost tánku,strong,
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
     , 1       
Mausen lwánu swan paim kel sal, an u'í ches swílkwe chus hem nálent piunkel kel'al.
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈlʷɑ.no ˈswɑn ˈpaem kl̩.ˈsal, ˈan ˈwɨ ʧɪ̆s.ˈswɨʎ.kwᵿ̜̆ ˈʧʉs hm̩ ˈna.ln̩t ˈpɪʉŋ.kl̩ kl̩.ˈlal]
maus-ensay-prox lwánuagree swa-enbe-prox pau-ican-obv kel=sal,from=another, anprox u=íord=1 ches=swílkwepart=win chusmake hemthat nálentcloak piunk-elput-med kel=al.from=med.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.
       2
Wan an lwángu mausen hem an húswes paun tánku kel'an he na.
[ˈwɑn ˈan ˈlʷɑ.ŋu ˈmao.sn̩ hm̩ ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈpaon ˈtaŋ.ku kl̩.ˈlan hn̩.ˈna]
wanso anprox lwánguwind maus-ensay-prox hemthat anprox húswessun pau-encan-prox tánkuheavy kel=anfrom=prox he=na.card=2.

TODO "obliged to confess"