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Lwaitel phrasebook : Other
What time is it?
  
Píku swa maimu
[ˈpi.kʉ ˈswɑ ˈmae.mʉ]
píkuwhen swabe maimunow

(TODO figure out how to answer this)

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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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10. The sun is rising now.
  ↑ 
An húswes swan naum itúp maimu.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn ˈnaom i.ˈtup ˈmae.mʉ]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox naumgo itúpup maimu.now.
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138. Are you warm enough now?
∅   
Lú pikúni máli taustu maimu.
[ˈlu pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈma.ʎe ˈtaos.tu ˈmae.mʉ]
lúsee pikúniq málienough taustuwarm maimu.now.
Yellow (poem in Lwaitel)
Now it's sunset, now it's fall.
  ,  
Swa maimu maulu, swa maimu kámpi.
[ˈswɑ ˈmae.mʉ ˈmao.lu, ˈswɑ ˈmae.mʉ ˈkɜm.pe]
swabe maimunow maulu,sunset, swabe maimunow kámpi.autumn/fall.