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Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Definiteness
The cat went to a place.
   
An myau naun shi swáshe haupe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈnaon ʃɨ.ˈʃwɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈhao.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat naum-engo-prox shi=swásheto=exist haupe.place.

If indefiniteness can't be marked on the verb, the determiner swasye is used.

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There were outlines and shapes, but there was just one color, which they called White.
   ,   1 1,    
Swáshe meníl swet nga se sail, útwek swáshe al kaitu h'í su úni, se nga swal mi luitu shelyúp.
[ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ mɲ̩.ˈɲiʎ swᵿ̜̆t.ˈŋɜ sə̆ ˈsaeʎ, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈal ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈçɨ su ˈu.ɲɨ, sɪ̆ ˈŋɜ ˈswɑl mi.ˈʎʊɨ.tʉ ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup]
swásheexist menílline swet=ngaaround=any seand sail,shape, útwekbut swásheexist almed kaitucolor he=ícard=1 suand úni,neg, seand ngaany swa-elbe-med mi=luituinv.part=call shelyúp.white.
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
Gray noticed this and made it so that there were objects that were sort of black and sort of white, and lots of shades of that color,
  s   , s      ,     ,
Im súngep hu'al Shichíl luim pútwe, se chúsel swáshe im hes man shelyúp se man swátel, se swáshe lil ihíhe kel kaitu,
[ˈim ˈsu.ŋʊ̜̆p ˈhwɑl ʃe.ˈʧiʎ ˈlʊɨm ˈpu.twʊ̜̆, sə̆ ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈim hə̆s ˈman ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup sə̆ ˈman ˈswɑ.tl̩, sə̆ ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈʎiʎ i.ˈçi.çɪ̆ kl̩.ˈkɜe.tʉ]
imobv súngepthis_fact hu=alexp=med shichílgray lú-isee-obv pútwe,notice, seand chus-elmake-med swásheexist imobv hesrel mankind_of shelyúpwhite seand mankind_of swátel,black, seand swásheexist liltype ihíhemany kel=kaitu,from=color,
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,
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
There was once a man who beat his donkey every day.
       
Shepík swáshe an kip lem wípi nínkel tan ish lwaipek.
[ʃɪ̆p.ˈpik ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈan ˈkip lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ˈɲiŋ.kl̩ ˈtan ˈiʃ.ˈʎʷɑe.pɪ̆k]
shepíkonce swásheexist anprox kipperson lem=wípipart=hit nínkeldonkey tanpos.alien.prox ish=lwaipek.each=day.
Donkey Beater Story in Lwaitel
Some time later, the neighbor saw the donkey-beater beating his son in a field.
→,    ,     
Ípwenk, hu'al lánkepen lú an múngi lem wípi, swan lem wípi waipen pe swáshe hípep.
[ˈi.pwŋ̩k, ˈhwɑl ˈlaŋ.kᵻ̆p.pn̩ ˈlu ˈan ˈmu.ŋɨ lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi, ˈswɑn lm̩.ˈmwɨ.pi ˈwɑe.pn̩ pə̆s.ˈswɑ.ʃɪ̆ ˈçi.pɪ̆p]
ípwenk,late, hu=alexp=med lánkep-enneighbor-prox lúsee anprox múngisometimes lem=wípi,part=hit, swa-enbe-prox lem=wípipart=hit waip-enoffspring-prox pe=swásheat=exist hípep.field.