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- The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
- who made some things not reflect light,
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1
,
se
chúsel
swáshe
im
mel'enáne
úni
lwait,
[sə̆ ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈim ml̩.ln̩.ˈna.nə̆ ˈu.ɲɨ ˈlʷɑet]
seand
chus-elmake-med
swa-shebe-indf
imobv
mel=enáneinv.part=reflect
únineg
lwait,light,
- Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
- When the donkey-beater asked why his neighbor was beating him, his neighbor replied, “I will beat you until you learn not to beat others.”
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,
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Pe píki
mausen
lautwe
petwántu
al
lánkepen
swan
mel wípi,
mausel
kish
mu
“Swáku
lem wípi
shi píki
pauchi
kiusteng
welpwaik
im
lam
wípi”.
[pə̆p.ˈpi.ki ˈmao.sn̩ ˈlao.twʊ̜̆ pə̆t.ˈtwɑn.to ˈal ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈswɑn ml̩ʷ.ˈlʷɨ.pi, ˈmao.sl̩ ˈkiʃ mu ˈswɑ.ku lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ʃi.ˈpi.ki ˈpao.ʧɨ ˈkɪʉs.tŋ̩ wl̩.ˈpwɑek ˈim ˈlam ˈwɨ.pi”]
pe=píkiat=when
maus-ensay-prox
lautweask
petwántuwhy
almed
lánkep-enneighbor-prox
swa-enbe-prox
mel=wípi,inv.part=hit,
maus-elsay-med
kishanswer
muquot
“swa-ku“be-1
lem=wípipart=hit
shi=píkito=when
pau-chican-2
kiustengknowledge
welpwaikbad
imobv
lamdo
wípi”.hit”.
- Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
- now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.
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Úni
mel kainkwes
úmpwen.
[ˈu.ɲɨ ml̩.ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s ˈum.pwn̩]
únineg
mel=kainkwesinv.part=try
úmpu-en.can't-prox.