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Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
6. The sun is shining again.
   
An húswes swan hyem lwait sal.
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈswɑn çm̩.ˈlʷɑet ˈsal]
anprox húswessun swa-enbe-prox hyem=lwaitpart=to_light_up sal.another.
Translations from the CBB in Lwaitel : Are you learning...
Are you learning a new language?
 ∅   
Kíchi pikúni kiusteng an sal hástu.
[ˈki.ʧi pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈkɪʉs.tŋ̩ ˈan ˈsal ˈhas.to]
kí-chiget-2 pikúniq kiustenglearn anprox salanother hástu.language.

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(Using "another" here because I think using the word for "new" would imply that the language itself is new...)

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Ze also made it so that there wouldn't be any light at night, since people were sleeping anyways.
sw   1  ,   ∅
Chúsel sal swáshe úni lwait pe hámpek, petwánchi nga swaim nepú úlshi pikúni.
[ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈsal ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈu.ɲɨ ˈlʷɑet pə̆.ˈham.pə̆k, pə̆t.ˈtwɑn.ʧe ˈŋɜ ˈswɑem nə̆p.ˈpu ˈuʎ.ʃɨ pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ]
chus-elmake-med salanother swásheexist únineg lwaitlight pe=hámpek,at=night, petwánchibecause ngaany swa-ibe-obv nepúasleep úlshiif pikúni.q.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color, however, wanted there to be more, so ze invented brown,
,    , k   ,
Útwek, lú yátleng swáshe sal kaitu, wan chúsen tweskíl húkyes kaitu,
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k, ˈlu ˈjæt.lŋ̩ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈsal ˈkɜe.tʉ, ˈwɑn ˈʧʉ.sn̩ twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈhu.kjᵿ̜̆s ˈkɜe.tʉ]
útwek,but, lúsee yátlengdesire swásheexist salanother kaitu,color, wanso chus-enmake-prox tweskílinvent húkyesbrown kaitu,color,
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There was still something missing, though, so Color asked people to invent new "colors."
   , k  k     
Útwek numánkeyl swa únginet, wan an Kaitu mausenshe maumenk chus tweskíl sal kaitu.
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k nu.ˈmaŋ.kʎ̩ ˈswɑ ˈu.ŋɨ.ɲɪ̆t, ˈwɑn ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈmao.sɲ̩.ʃɪ̆ ˈmao.mŋ̩k ˈʧʉs twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈsal ˈkɜe.tʉ]
útwekbut numánkeylstill swabe únginet,unfinished, wanso anprox kaitucolor maus-en-shesay-prox-indf maumenkrequest chusmake tweskílinvent salanother kaitu.color.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Pink, and Magenta came, and many others too.
 ,hp      ohuse     
Naumel p'an, al ha se hántlwek se pai se kíltel se ngin se kílu se húsu se híleng se shupál se waunku se sal se sal.
[ˈnao.ml̩ ˈpan, ˈal ˈha sə̆ ˈhant.lʷʊ̜̆k sə̆ ˈpae sə̆ ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ sʊ̜̆ ˈhu.su sʊ̜̆ ˈçi.ʎŋ̩ sə̆ ʃʉ.ˈpal sə̆ ˈwɑoŋ.ku sʊ̜̆ ˈsal sə̆ ˈsal]
naum-elgo-med pe=an,at=prox, almed hared seand hántlwekorange seand paiyellow seand kíltellight_green seand ngindark_green seand kílucyan seand húsuPN seand hílengpurple seand shupálpink seand waunkumagenta seand salanother seand sal.another.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Green and Cyan were shy and didn't pick much, but everyone else got something.
        ,  ,
Kíltel se ngin se kílu swaim kelímel se kí man man íhe, útwek kí sú sal, lat.
[ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ ˈswɑem kʎ̩.ˈʎi.ml̩ sə̆ ˈki ˈman ˈman ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈki ˈsu ˈsal, ˈlat]
kíltellight_green seand ngindark_green seand kílucyan swa-ibe-obv kelímelshy seand kí-iget-obv mankind_of mankind_of íhe,pl, útwekbut kí-iget-obv súall sal,another, lat.medium-sized.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Most of the others tried to get out of the way quickly, but Red got hurt badly, and was bleeding.
       , h   , h 
Líntes sú kel sal lámi kainkwes naum kal tal, útwek al Ha nal wípi wípi, se lámel hwa.
[ˈʎiɲ.tɪ̆s ˈsu kl̩.ˈsal ˈla.me ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s ˈnaom ˈkɜl ˈtal, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈal ˈha ˈnal ˈwɨ.pi ˈwɨ.pi, sɪ̆ ˈla.ml̩ ˈhwɑ]
líntesalmost súall kel=salfrom=another lam-ido-obv kainkwestry naumgo kalaway tal,fast, útwekbut almed hared na-elbecome-med wípiinjured wípi,injured, seand lam-eldo-med hwa.blood.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Yellow, in zir greed, also took gold.
p , p ,p  
Al pai, petwánchi swal súyet, kil sal lúntwel.
[ˈal ˈpae, pə̆t.ˈtwɑn.ʧe ˈswɑl ˈsu.jᵿ̜̆t, ˈkiʎ ˈsal ˈlun.twl̩]
almed pai,yellow, petwánchibecause swa-elbe-med súyet,greedy, kí-elget-med salanother lúntwel.gold.
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.