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Examples for location in Lwaitel : Orientation
I am facing the cat.
 
Swáku súngi an myau.
[ˈswɑ.ku ˈsu.ŋɨ ˈan ˈmjæo]
swa-kube-1 súngitowards anprox myau.cat.

While this wouldn't make sense in English, the preposition meaning "towards" can apply to nouns as well as verbs.

Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
15. The kitten jumped up.
    ↑
An myauwe naun itúpshi súngi itúp.
[ˈan ˈmjæo.wʊ̜̆ ˈnaon i.ˈtup.ʃɨ ˈsu.ŋɨ i.ˈtup]
anprox myau-wecat-dim naum-engo-prox itúpshijump súngitowards itúp.up.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
74. Near the mouth of the river, its course turns sharply towards the east.
,  ,   ↓  
An nwáli, pe link hu'al ngílpyen, naunge pestwámp súngi míshelw hu hyángu.
[ˈan ˈnwɑ.ʎe, pʎ̩.ˈʎiŋk ˈhwɑl ˈŋiʎ.pjn̩, ˈnao.ŋʊ̜̆ pə̆s.ˈtwɑmp ˈsu.ŋɨ ˈmi.ʃl̩ʷ hu.ˈçæ.ŋu]
anprox nwáli,river, pe=linkat=close hu=alexp=med ngílpi-en,mouth-prox, naungego.any pestwámpturn súngitowards míshelwdown hu=hyángu.exp=map.