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The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
One day, in Súiⱥcúil, Color Brown noticed that it was hard to tell things apart.
,Súiⱥcúil, k      
Shepík, pe swíukweyl, hu'an Kaitu Húkyes paunge mekyelálwep lu kúlwenk lú pútwe.
[ʃɪ̆p.ˈpik, pə̆s.ˈswɨ.ʉ.kwʎ̩, ˈhwɑn ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈhu.kjᵿ̜̆s ˈpao.ŋʊ̜̆ mə̆k.kjl̩.ˈla.lʷʊ̜̆p lu.ˈku.lʷŋ̩k ˈlu ˈpu.twʊ̜̆]
shepík,once, pe=swíukweyl,at=Súiⱥcúil, hu=anexp=prox kaitucolor húkyesbrown paungecan.any mekyelálwepwith_difficulty lu=kúlwenkpart=distinguish lúsee pútwe.notice.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color got each of them to pick objects to be their color.
 hp hp ,    
Chúsen ish'al kílshe ngausu íhe, hi lu yátleng hu'al swí kaitu t'al.
[ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈi.ˈʃæl ˈkiʎ.ʃɪ̆ ˈŋɜo.su ˈi.çɪ̆, çi lʉ.ˈjæt.lŋ̩ ˈhwɑl ˈswɨ ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈtal]
chus-enmake-prox ish=aleach=med kí-el-sheget-med-indf ngausuchoose íhe,pl, hiwhere lu=yátlengpart=want hu=alexp=med swí-ibe.sbjv-obv kaitucolor te=al.dat=med.

...not sure how to translate the "to be their color" part, FIXME

TODO this sentence seems confusing

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Ze started with fruits and flowers, and got everyone to pick their favorite fruits and flowers.
1,hp   
U'í, kílshe liup se hung lu wiut shú hu'al.
[ˈwɨ, ˈkiʎ.ʃɪ̆ ˈʎɪʉp sə̆ ˈhuŋ lu.ˈwᵻʉt ˈʃʉ ˈhwɑl]
u=í,ord=1, kí-el-sheget-med-indf liupflower seand hungfruit lu=wiutpart=like shúmost hu=al.exp=med.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
I will give you your wish.
  
Lánku lu yátleng hu chí.
[ˈlaŋ.ku lu.ˈjæt.lŋ̩ hu.ˈʧɨ]
lam-kudo-1 lu=yátlengpart=want hu=chí.exp=you.
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 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”.