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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

Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
One day, a second man, who was a neighbor, came to the donkey-beater and asked, “Why do you beat your donkey?”
   , ,(    )
Al lánkepen naumshe shi'an, pyet mausel, mu “Petwántu an nínkel swáchi lem wípi”.
[ˈal ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈnaom.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈʃæn, pjɪ̆t ˈmao.sl̩, mu pʊ̜̆t.ˈtwɑn.to ˈan ˈɲeŋ.kl̩ ˈswɑ.ʧe lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi”]
almed lánkep-enneighbor-prox naum-shego-indf shi=an,to=prox, pyetthen maus-el,say-med, muquot “petwántu“why anprox nínkeldonkey swa-chibe-2 lem=wípi”.part=hit”.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
His neighbor heard the screams of the donkey-beater’s wife and came to the door.
   ,   
Hengúchi luim hu'al lánkepen, se naumel shi wiuye.
[hŋ̩.ˈŋu.ʧɨ ˈlʊɨm ˈhwɑl ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩, sə̆ ˈnao.ml̩ ʃi.ˈwᵻʉ.jᵿ̜̆]
hengút-ishout-obv lú-isee-obv hu=alexp=med lánkep-en,neighbor-prox, seand naum-elgo-med shi=wiuye.to=door.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
Some time later, the neighbor saw the donkey-beater beating his son in a field.
→,    ,     
Ípwenk, hu'al lánkepen lú an múngi lem wípi, swan lem wípi waipen pe swáshe hípep.
[ˈi.pwŋ̩k, ˈhwɑl ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈlu ˈan ˈmu.ŋɨ lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi, ˈswɑn lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ˈwɑe.pn̩ pə̆s.ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈçi.pɪ̆p]
ípwenk,late, hu=alexp=med lánkep-enneighbor-prox lúsee anprox múngisometimes lem=wípi,part=hit, swa-enbe-prox lem=wípipart=hit waip-enoffspring-prox pe=swásheat=exist hípep.field.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
When the donkey-beater asked why his neighbor was beating him, his neighbor replied, “I will beat you until you learn not to beat others.”
       ,  (         )
Pe píki mausen lautwe petwántu al lánkepen swan mel wípi, mausel kish mu “Swáku lem wípi shi píki pauchi kiusteng welpwaik im lam wípi”.
[pə̆p.ˈpi.ki ˈmao.sn̩ ˈlao.twʊ̜̆ pə̆t.ˈtwɑn.to ˈal ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈswɑn ml̩ʷ.ˈlʷɨ.pi, ˈmao.sl̩ ˈkiʃ mu ˈswɑ.ku lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ʃi.ˈpi.ki ˈpao.ʧɨ ˈkɪʉs.tŋ̩ wl̩.ˈpwɑek ˈim ˈlam ˈwɨ.pi”]
pe=píkiat=when maus-ensay-prox lautweask petwántuwhy almed lánkep-enneighbor-prox swa-enbe-prox mel=wípi,inv.part=hit, maus-elsay-med kishanswer muquot “swa-ku“be-1 lem=wípipart=hit shi=píkito=when pau-chican-2 kiustengknowledge welpwaikbad imobv lamdo wípi”.hit”.