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Lwaitel phrasebook : Greetings and partings
Hello
 
Lúchi niuspe.
[ˈlu.ʧɨ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
-chisee-2 see niuspe.feel_happy.

LOO-chee loo NEWSE-pa.

Literally: "Happy to see you"

Lwaitel phrasebook : Greetings and partings
Welcome
 
niuspe súshli.
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ]
see.sbjv niuspefeel_happy súshli.here.

LEE NEWSE-pa SOOSH-lee.

Literally: "Hope you're happy here"

Lwaitel phrasebook : Greetings and partings
Welcome to ___
  -
niuspe súshli pe _____
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ pɪ̆ _____]
see.sbjv niuspefeel_happy súshlihere pe=at= __________

If the word in the blank starts with a vowel, the "pe" is pronounced as part of the first syllable; e.g., Welcome to America = Lí niuspe sushli p'America.

Lwaitel phrasebook : Greetings and partings
Goodbye, good luck

niuspe
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆]
see.sbjv niuspefeel_happy

LEE NEWSE-pa.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I'm happy.

niuspe.
[ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
see niuspe.feel_happy.
Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I'm happy that the cat is black.
  
An myau swan swátel niuspe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack see niuspe.feel_happy.

With a verb of emotion, the main sentence is a normal indicative sentence and lú niuspe expresses how the person feels about it. This implies that the fact that the cat is black is known, and the focus is only on the speaker's happiness about it.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
The cat is black, and I'm happy about that.
   
An myau swan swátel hwel niuspe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ hwl̩ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack hwelnfoc see niuspe.feel_happy.

Defocusing implies that the cat being black is new, important information, and the fact that I'm happy about it is not the main point of the sentence.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I'm happy about the cat.
 
An myau lun niuspe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈlun ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat -ensee-prox niuspe.feel_happy.

...not sure how much sense this makes... need a better noun here. TODO

Miscellaneous sentence examples in Lwaitel
Welcome to Conlangery, a podcast about constructed languages and the people who create them.
  Conlangery,        
niuspe lun an kenlaingeli, hwel púlshu lwe miul nga hástu suitel se kip hes chus.
[ˈʎi ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈlun ˈan kɑ.ˈnleɪ.ŋᵻ̆˞.i, hwl̩ ˈpuʎ.ʃʉ lʷm̩.ˈmɪʉl ˈŋɜ ˈhas.to ˈsʊɨ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈkip hə̆s ˈʧʉs]
see.sbjv niuspefeel_happy -ensee-prox anprox kenlaingeli,Conlangery, hwelnfoc púlshuradio_show lwe=miulwith=topic ngaany hástulanguage suitelartificial seand kipperson hesrel chus.make.

"Hope you're happy hearing Conlangery". Perhaps I should record this and send it in to Conlangery.

Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
29. I will be happy to go.
 , 
Úlshi naunku, niuspe.
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈnaoŋ.ku, ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
úlshiif naum-ku,go-1, see niuspe.feel_happy.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
82. I am very happy.
 
niuspe niuspe.
[ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆]
☺see niuspefeel_happy niuspe.feel_happy.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
94. Their voices sound very happy.
  
Al yaunyenten lin niuspe.
[ˈal ˈjæo.ɲn̩.tə̆n ˈlu ˈʎiɲ ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆]
almed yaunyent-envoice-prox see -ensee.sbjv-prox niuspe.feel_happy.

(...not sure about this...?)

Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
118. I am tired, but very happy.
   
nepúyet útwek niuspe niuspe.
[ˈlu nə̆p.ˈpu.jᵿ̜̆t ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆]
see nepúyetfeel_sleepy útwekbut niuspefeel_happy niuspe.feel_happy.

(...should I distinguish between tired and sleepy? FIXME...)

Translations from CALS in Lwaitel
Merry Christmas!
  Christmas
Lin niuspe an kelíshmes.
[ˈʎiɲ ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈan ˈkɹɪs.mə̆s]
-ensee.sbjv-prox niuspefeel_happy anprox kelíshmes.Christmas.