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Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
56. Can you come tomorrow?
   
Pauchi pikúni naum súshli lánkem.
[ˈpao.ʧɨ pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈnaom ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ ˈlaŋ.km̩]
pau-chican-2 pikúniq naumgo súshlihere lánkem.tomorrow.
Translations from CALS in Lwaitel
I can eat glass. It does not hurt me.
   .  1
Nga sápwe pauku lem múmwe. Suitku wípi úni.
[ˈŋɜ ˈsa.pwʊ̜̆ ˈpao.ku lm̩.ˈmu.mwʊ̜̆, ˈsʊɨt.kʉ ˈwɨ.pi ˈu.ɲɨ]
ngaany sápweglass pau-kucan-1 lem=múmwe.part=eat. suit-kumake.inv-1 wípiinjured úni.neg.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
The donkey-beater said, “Beating is all the donkey knows, I must beat him until he learns how to behave.”
,(   1    .        )
Mausen, muAl lam wípi su úni lul mesúwek hu'an. Pauku pwaint lem wípi shi píki paun kiusteng lenaunkenk”.
[ˈmao.sn̩, mu ˈal ˈlam ˈwɨ.pi sʉ ˈu.ɲɨ ˈlul mə̆s.ˈsu.wʊ̜̆k ˈhwɑn, ˈpao.ku ˈpwɑeɲt lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ʃi.ˈpi.ki ˈpaon ˈkᵻʉs.tŋ̩ ln̩.ˈnaoŋ.kʊ̜̆ŋk”]
maus-en,say-prox, muquot almed lamdo wípihit suand únineg -elsee-med mesúwekbe_familiar_with hu=an.exp=prox. pau-kucan-1 pwaintmust lem=wípipart=hit shi=píkito=when pau-encan-prox kiustengknowledge lenaunkenk”.well-behaved”.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
“I beat her until she learns to have dinner ready on time.”
(          )
MuSwáku lem wípi shi píki paun kiusteng chus nginátu waumi nginál”.
[mu ˈswɑ.ku lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ʃi.ˈpi.ki ˈpaon ˈkᵻʉs.tŋ̩ ˈʧʉs ŋɨ.ˈɲæ.to ˈwɑo.mɨ ŋi.ˈɲæl”]
muquot swa-ku“be-1 lem=wípipart=hit shi=píkito=when pau-encan-prox kiustengknowledge chusmake nginátufinished waumion_time nginál”.evening”.
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.”
       ,  (         )
Pe píki mausen lautwe petwántu al lánkepen swan mel wípi, mausel kish muSwáku 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”.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger,
           ,
An húswes su an lwángu kel'ípwechem hu hyángu swan mes pálemp launge paim shú tánku,
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s su ˈan ˈlʷɑ.ŋu kʎ̩.ˈʎi.pwᵿ̜̆ʧ.ʧm̩ hu.ˈçæ.ŋu ˈswɑn mə̆s.ˈpa.lm̩p ˈlao.ŋʊ̜̆ ˈpaem ˈʃʉ ˈtaŋ.ku]
anprox húswessun suand anprox lwánguwind kel=ípwechemfrom=right hu=hyánguexp=map swa-enbe-prox mes=pálemppart=debate laungewhich pau-ican-obv shúmost tánku,strong,
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
     , 1       
Mausen lwánu swan paim kel sal, an u'í ches swílkwe chus hem nálent piunkel kel'al.
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈlʷɑ.no ˈswɑn ˈpaem kl̩.ˈsal, ˈan ˈwɨ ʧɪ̆s.ˈswɨʎ.kwᵿ̜̆ ˈʧʉs hm̩ ˈna.ln̩t ˈpɪʉŋ.kl̩ kl̩.ˈlal]
maus-ensay-prox lwánuagree swa-enbe-prox pau-ican-obv kel=sal,from=another, anprox u=íord=1 ches=swílkwepart=win chusmake hemthat nálentcloak piunk-elput-med kel=al.from=med.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could,
       ,
Pyet an lwángu piunken lwángu hi paun tas tánku,
[pjɪ̆t ˈan ˈlʷɑ.ŋu ˈpɪʉŋ.kn̩ ˈlʷɑ.ŋu çɨ ˈpaon ˈtas ˈtaŋ.ku]
pyetthen anprox lwánguwind piunk-enput-prox lwángublow hiwhere pau-encan-prox tasso tánku,heavy,
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.
       2
Wan an lwángu mausen hem an húswes paun tánku kel'an he na.
[ˈwɑn ˈan ˈlʷɑ.ŋu ˈmao.sn̩ hm̩ ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈpaon ˈtaŋ.ku kl̩.ˈlan hn̩.ˈna]
wanso anprox lwánguwind maus-ensay-prox hemthat anprox húswessun pau-encan-prox tánkuheavy kel=anfrom=prox he=na.card=2.

TODO "obliged to confess"