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Lwaitel phrasebook : Language
I don't speak Lwaitel.
 1  
Lun úni kwálsem an Lwaitel.
[ˈlun ˈu.ɲɨ ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈan ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
-ensee-prox únineg kwálsemunderstand anprox lwaitel.lwaitel.

Lwaitel phrasebook : Language
Do you speak English?
  English
Lun pikúni kwálsem an íngles.
[ˈlun pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈan ˈiŋ.ɡlɪʃ]
-ensee-prox pikúniq kwálsemunderstand anprox íngles.English.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Thought
I can speak Lwaitel.
 
kwálsem Lwaitel.
[ˈlu ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
see kwálsemunderstand lwaitel.lwaitel.

Use of "understand" instead of some variant of "to speak" (Swa il hem mausku Lwaitel(?)) is more common.

Translations from the CBB in Lwaitel : I don't understand...
I don't understand what you're saying. Speak Lwaitel!
  ,  1. 
An hes maus chí, lun kwálsem úni. Tap Lwaitel.
[ˈan hə̆s ˈmaos ˈʧɨ, ˈlun ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈu.ɲɨ, ˈtap ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
anprox hesrel maussay chí,you, -ensee-prox kwálsemunderstand úni.neg. tapuse lwaitel.lwaitel.

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Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
6 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
   ,  )
Naunku míshelw se chúsku háneng im hástu, naustwi úmpwen lu kwálsem”.
[ˈnaoŋ.ku ˈmi.ʃl̩ʷ sə̆ ˈʧʉs.ku ˈha.nŋ̩ ˈim ˈhas.to, ˈnaos.twɨ ˈum.pwn̩ ˈki lu.ˈkwɑl.sm̩”]
naum-kugo-1 míshelwdown seand chus-kumake-1 hánengdark imobv hástu,language, naustwipurp úmpu-encan't-prox get lu=kwálsem”.part=understand”.