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The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Then it was time to pick colors for bigger things.
    
Pyet kil kaitu te súshlites húli.
[pjɪ̆t ˈkiʎ ˈkɜe.tʉ tʊ̜̆s.ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ.tɪ̆s ˈhu.ʎɨ]
pyetthen kí-elget-med kaitucolor te=súshlitesdat=comp húli.big.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Then Color had everyone who was left stand in a line: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Purple.
       ,      
Pyet an Kaitu chúsen al sú numáng haupe naumel shi meníl, ha se hántlwek se pai se kíltel se kílu se húsu se híleng.
[pjɪ̆t ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈʧʉ.sn̩ ˈal ˈsu nu.ˈmaŋ ˈhao.pʊ̜̆ ˈnao.ml̩ ʃi.mɲ̩.ˈɲiʎ, ˈha sə̆ ˈhant.lʷʊ̜̆k sə̆ ˈpae sə̆ ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ sʊ̜̆ ˈhu.su sʊ̜̆ ˈçi.ʎŋ̩]
pyetthen anprox kaitucolor chus-enmake-prox almed súall numángstill haupeplace naum-elgo-med shi=meníl,to=line, hared seand hántlwekorange seand paiyellow seand kíltellight_green seand kílucyan seand húsublue seand híleng.purple.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
One day, a second man, who was a neighbor, came to the donkey-beater and asked, “Why do you beat your donkey?”
   , ,(    )
Al lánkepen naumshe shi'an, pyet mausel, mu “Petwántu an nínkel swáchi lem wípi”.
[ˈal ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈnaom.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈʃæn, pjɪ̆t ˈmao.sl̩, mu pʊ̜̆t.ˈtwɑn.to ˈan ˈɲeŋ.kl̩ ˈswɑ.ʧe lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi”]
almed lánkep-enneighbor-prox naum-shego-indf shi=an,to=prox, pyetthen maus-el,say-med, muquot “petwántu“why anprox nínkeldonkey swa-chibe-2 lem=wípi”.part=hit”.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
The donkey-beater then went into his home and discovered his dinner wasn’t ready, so he beat his wife.
   ,   1 ,   
Pyet naun shi húnelen, se lú im nginál swaim úni nginátu, wan wálswelyen lan wípi.
[pjɪ̆t ˈnaon ʃɨ.ˈçʉ.nl̩.ln̩, sə̆ ˈlu ˈim ŋi.ˈɲæl ˈswɑem ˈu.ɲɨ ŋi.ˈɲæ.to, ˈwɑn ˈwɑl.swʎ̩.ʎn̩ ˈlan ˈwɨ.pi]
pyetthen naum-engo-prox shi=húnel-en,to=house-prox, seand lúsee imobv nginálevening swa-ibe-obv únineg nginátu,finished, wanso wálsweyl-enspouse-prox lam-endo-prox wípi.hit.
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
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,