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Lwaitel phrasebook : Greetings and partings
Goodbye
  
An húswes hin lwait te chí lú yátpweyl
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈçiɲ ˈlʷɑet tə̆ʧ.ˈʧi ˈlu ˈjæt.pwʎ̩]
anprox húswessun him-engive.sbjv-prox lwaitto_light_up te=chídat=you lúsee yátpweylhope

on HOO-swus heen LWIGHT tuh CHEE loo YAT-pwel

"I hope the sun will shine for you"

When leaving for longer periods of time.

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1. The sun shines.
  
An húswes swan hyem lwait.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn çm̩.ˈlʷɑet]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox hyem=lwait.part=to_light_up.

Not sure what aspect is intended here.

 
Swa húswesel.
[ˈswɑ ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s.sl̩]
swabe húswesel.sunny.

"It is sunny"; a more idiomatic way of saying what "the sun shines" often means.

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2. The sun is shining.
   
An húswes swan maimu hyem lwait.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn ˈmae.mʉ çm̩.ˈlʷɑet]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox maimunow hyem=lwait.part=to_light_up.

Again, not sure what aspect is intended. Here I'm clarifying the tense.

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3. The sun shone.
 ←  
An húswes swan sap hyem lwait.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn ˈsap çm̩.ˈlʷɑet]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox sapearly hyem=lwait.part=to_light_up.
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4. The sun will shine.
 →  
An húswes swan ípwenk hyem lwait.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn ˈi.pwŋ̩k çm̩.ˈlʷɑet]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox ípwenklate hyem=lwait.part=to_light_up.
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6. The sun is shining again.
   
An húswes swan hyem lwait sal.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn çm̩.ˈlʷɑet ˈsal]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox hyem=lwaitpart=to_light_up sal.another.
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7. The sun will shine tomorrow.
   
An húswes swan lánkem hyem lwait.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn ˈlaŋ.km̩ çm̩.ˈlʷɑet]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox lánkemtomorrow hyem=lwait.part=to_light_up.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
Then the Sun shined out warmly,
   ,
Pyet an húswes hyan lwait nálken,
[pjɪ̆t ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈçæn ˈlʷɑet ˈnal.kn̩]
pyetthen anprox húswessun hyam-engive-prox lwaitto_light_up nálken,hot,

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