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- Lwaitel phrasebook
: Bad situations
- Stop that!
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las
[ˈlas]
lasstop
- Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel
: Discourse particles
- Have you stopped beating your wife?
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∅
Láschi
pikúni
lem wípi
wálsweylchi
[ˈlas.ʧe pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ˈwɑl.swʎ̩.ʧi]
las-chistop-2
pikúniq
lem=wípipart=hit
wálsweyl-chispouse-2
A yes/no question is indicated by adding the adverb pikuni.
- Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
- 21. The rain has stopped.
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Las
suyátel.
[ˈlas su.ˈjæ.tl̩]
lasstop
suyátel.rainy.
- Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
- 22. Soon the rain will stop.
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Swa
las
suyátel
sányeng.
[ˈswɑ ˈlas su.ˈjæ.tl̩ ˈsa.ɲŋ̩]
swabe
lasstop
suyátelrainy
sányeng.soon.
- Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
- 23. I hope the rain stops soon.
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Swí
las
suyátel
sányeng
lú
yátpweyl.
[ˈswɨ ˈlas su.ˈjæ.tl̩ ˈsa.ɲŋ̩ ˈlu ˈjæt.pwʎ̩]
swíbe.sbjv
lasstop
suyátelrainy
sányengsoon
lúsee
yátpweyl.hope.
- The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
- Color said, "Stop! Stop fighting.
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,(.
Mausen
an
kaitu,
mu
“Las.
Las
lem hwailet.
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ, mu ˈlas, ˈlas lm̩.ˈhwɑe.ʎɪ̆t]
maus-ensay-prox
anprox
kaitu,color,
muquot
“las.“stop.
lasstop
lem=hwailet.part=fight.
- The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
- and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt.
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,
se
pe láspepi,
láspen
kainkwes.
[sə̆ pl̩.ˈlas.pə̆p.pi, ˈlas.pn̩ ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s]
seand
pe=láspep-i,at=end-obv,
las-enstop-prox
kainkwes.attempt.
- Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
- let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
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Súngep
chúshi
swáket
sángu,
se
láspi
neskíl
niunket
tekápu
shi sú
nálwen”.
[ˈsu.ŋʊ̜̆p ˈʧʉ.ʃɨ ˈswɑ.kᵻ̆t ˈsa.ŋu, sʊ̜̆ ˈlas.pe nɪ̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈɲɪʉŋ.kʊ̜̆t tə̆k.ˈkɜ.po ʃɨ.ˈʃʉ ˈna.lʷn̩”]
súngepthis_fact
chus-imake-obv
swa-ketbe-1.incl
sángu,famous,
seand
las-istop-obv
neskílprevent
nium-ketgo.sbjv-1.incl
tekápuscatter
shi=súto=all
nálwen”.world”.
...going by other translations here...
- Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
- 7 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.
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,
Wan
al
suim
piunk
tekápu
shi sú
nálwen,
se
láspen
chus
shuish.
[ˈwɑn ˈal ˈsʊɨm ˈpɪʉŋk tə̆k.ˈkɜ.po ʃɨ.ˈʃʉ ˈna.lʷn̩, sə̆ ˈlas.pn̩ ˈʧʉs ˈʃᵿɨʃ]
wanso
almed
suimdeity
piunkput
tekápuscatter
shi=súto=all
nálwen,world,
seand
las-enstop-prox
chusmake
shuish.city.