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Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Word order
I got the food.
 
kíku múmwe.
[ˈku ˈkɨ.kʉ ˈmu.mwʊ̜̆]
I/me -kuget-1 múmwe.food.

One of many possible word orders. In this particular sentence, the words can be rearranged to any order.

 
Kíku múmwe.
[ˈki.kʉ ˈmu.mwʊ̜̆]
-kuget-1 múmwe.food.

The first-person pronoun is implied by the agreement suffix on the verb , so it can be omitted.


Kíku.
[ˈki.kʉ]
-ku.get-1.

If it's clear from context that we're talking about food, the object can be omitted altogether.

Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Noun clauses
I said the cat is black.
   
mausku hem an myau swan swátel.
[ˈku ˈmaos.ku hm̩ ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
I/me maus-kusay-1 hemthat anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

An explicit separate clause as an argument to maus "say".

  , 
Hem an myau swan swátel, mausku.
[hm̩ ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩, ˈku ˈmaos.ku]
hemthat anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel,black, I/me maus-ku.say-1.

The clause is an argument like any other, and therefore can go in different positions in the sentence.

  
mausku an myau swan swátel.
[ˈku ˈmaos.ku ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
I/me maus-kusay-1 anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

For the verbs "see", maus "say", tap "use", and tyus "make", having an explicit marker for the clause is optional (but can be included to prevent ambiguity).

  
An myau swan swátel mausku.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈku ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmaos.ku]
anprox myaucat I/me swa-enbe-prox swátelblack maus-ku.say-1.

For the verbs mentioned previously, the verb and (in the case of maus and tyus) its subject can be mixed freely with the words in the dependent clause.

*   
An myau swan mausku swátel.
[ˈan ˈku ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈmaos.ku ˈswɑ.tl̩]
anprox I/me myaucat swa-enbe-prox maus-kusay-1 swátel.black.

...although rules about splitting apart phrases still apply.

Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Noun clauses
I said, "The cat is black."
   
mausku mu an myau swan swátel.
[ˈku ˈmaos.ku mu ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
I/me maus-kusay-1 muquot anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

Mu is basically a verbal quotation mark, and replaces the particle hem.

Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Noun clauses
I tried to talk.
   
lánku kainkwes hem mausku.
[ˈku ˈlaŋ.ku ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s hm̩ ˈmaos.ku]
I/me lam-kudo-1 kainkwesattempt hemthat maus-ku.say-1.

Another verb that takes a clause as an argument. Roughly translates to "I tried that I talked".

*   
lánku kainkwes mausku.
[ˈku ˈlaŋ.ku ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s ˈmaos.ku]
I/me lam-kudo-1 kainkwesattempt maus-ku.say-1.

Omitting the particle hem only works for the verbs , maus, tyus, and tap.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perceiving objects
I see the cat.
 
Lun an myau hu kú.
[ˈlun ˈan ˈmjæo hu.ˈku]
-ensee-prox anprox myaucat hu=.exp=I/me.

Can be used for contrastive focus. Also allowed: Hu kú lun an myau. Not allowed: *Kú lun an myau; because the speaker is experiencing rather than doing, must be marked with hu (preposition indicating an experiencer).

Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Pronouns and demonstatives
I go.

naunku.
[ˈku ˈnaoŋ.ku]
I/me naum-ku.go-1.

Because Lwaitel is pro-drop, you can also just say Naumku.

Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Pronouns and demonstatives
I, chri, go.
chri 
chilí naunku.
[ˈku ˈtʃɹɪ ˈnaoŋ.ku]
I/me chilíchri naum-ku.go-1.

A personal pronoun can be used with a noun phrase. Also, since my name is not a Lwaitel word, it's written in its original alphabet with the Lwaitel approximation above it.

Examples for location in Lwaitel : Location
The cat is close to the left of the box from my perspective (i.e., my left).
    
An myau swan lenk sápchem al piuleng hu kú.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn lŋ̩k.ˈsap.ʧm̩ ˈal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩ hu.ˈku]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox lenk=sápchembeside=left almed piulengbox hu=.exp=I/me.

A prepositional phrase starting with hu can come directly after a phrase talking about a direction (left or right, also up and down when talking about outer space) to indicate whose perspective this is from.

Miscellaneous sentence examples in Lwaitel
Luke, I am your father.
Luke,  
Chí Luk, swáku kálichi.
[ˈʧi ˈluk, ˈku ˈswɑ.ku ˈkɜ.ʎe.ʧi]
chíyou luk,Luke, I/me swa-kube-1 káli-chi.dad-2.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
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.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
49. A little girl with a kitten sat near me.
       
Lenk kú swáshe kánte waipwe pushílu wa lenk myauwe.
[lŋ̩.ˈku ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈkɜn.tə̆ ˈwɑe.pwᵿ̜̆ pu.ˈʃɨ.ʎʉ ˈwɑ lŋ̩k.ˈmjæo.wʊ̜̆]
lenk=beside=I/me swa-shebe-indf kántesitting waipwechild pushílufemale wasmall lenk=myau-we.beside=cat-dim.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
99. Are you waiting for me?
  
Pikúni lánchi láspep shi kú.
[pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈlan.ʧe ˈlas.pə̆p ʃi.ˈkʉ]
pikúniq lam-chido-2 láspepstill shi=.to=I/me.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
104. Sit here by me.
   
Naum kánte súshli lenk kú.
[ˈnaom ˈkɜn.tə̆ ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ lŋ̩.ˈku]
naumgo kántesitting súshlihere lenk=.beside=I/me.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
106. Come with us.
  
Naum lenk kú íhe.
[ˈnaom lŋ̩.ˈku ˈi.çɪ̆]
naumgo lenk=beside=I/me íhe.pl.
Translations from CALS in Lwaitel
Don't touch me there!
   
Mun piunk musúm pe tas.
[ˈmun ˈpɪʉŋk mu.ˈsum ˈku pə̆t.ˈtas]
munproh piunkput musúmtouch I/me pe=tas.at=so.

TODO figure out/describe the word tas.

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