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- Lwaitel phrasebook
: Language
- I don't speak Lwaitel.
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Lun
úni
kwálsem
an
Lwaitel.
[ˈlun ˈu.ɲɨ ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈan ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
lú-ensee-prox
únineg
kwálsemunderstand
anprox
lwaitel.lwaitel.
- Lwaitel phrasebook
: Language
- Do you speak English?
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English
Lun
pikúni
kwálsem
an
íngles.
[ˈlun pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈan ˈiŋ.ɡlɪʃ]
lú-ensee-prox
pikúniq
kwálsemunderstand
anprox
íngles.English.
- Examples of lú in Lwaitel
: Thought
- I can speak Lwaitel.
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Lú
kwálsem
Lwaitel.
[ˈlu ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
lúsee
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!
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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,
lú-ensee-prox
kwálsemunderstand
úni.neg.
tapuse
lwaitel.lwaitel.
Thread, Post
- 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.”
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Naunku
míshelw
se
chúsku
háneng
im
hástu,
naustwi
úmpwen
kí
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
kíget
lu=kwálsem”.part=understand”.