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The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There were outlines and shapes, but there was just one color, which they called White.
   ,   1 1,    
Swáshe meníl swet nga se sail, útwek swáshe al kaitu h'í su úni, se nga swal mi luitu shelyúp.
[ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ mɲ̩.ˈɲiʎ swᵿ̜̆t.ˈŋɜ sə̆ ˈsaeʎ, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈal ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈçɨ su ˈu.ɲɨ, sɪ̆ ˈŋɜ ˈswɑl mi.ˈʎʊɨ.tʉ ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup]
swásheexist menílline swet=ngaaround=any seand sail,shape, útwekbut swásheexist almed kaitucolor he=ícard=1 suand úni,neg, seand ngaany swa-elbe-med mi=luituinv.part=call shelyúp.white.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
and called them light gray and dark gray.
s    
se hyámel luitu iukeyl shichíl se mepíng shichíl.
[sə̆ ˈçæ.ml̩ ˈlʊɨ.tʉ ˈɪʉ.kʎ̩ ʃi.ˈʧiʎ sə̆ mə̆p.ˈpiŋ ʃi.ˈʧiʎ]
seand hyam-elgive-med luitucall iukeyllight shichílgray seand mepíngdark shichíl.gray.