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Original Lwaitel examples
I see a black cat.
 
Lúshe an swátel myau.
[ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈan ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmjæo]
-shesee-indf anprox swátelblack myau.cat.

Also allowed: Lúsye an myau swatel. Adjectives can go on either side of the noun.

Original Lwaitel examples
I hear a cat.
 
Lúshe ústelw an swátel myau.
[ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈus.tl̩ʷ ˈan ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmjæo]
-shesee-indf ústelwear anprox swátelblack myau.cat.
Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Word order
This cat is black.
 
An myau swan swátel.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

One possible word order (and the most likely).

 
Swan swátel an myau.
[ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈan ˈmjæo]
swa-enbe-prox swátelblack anprox myau.cat.

The other possible word order.

* 
Swan an myau swátel
[ˈswɑn ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑ.tl̩]
swa-enbe-prox anprox myaucat swátelblack

This is not allowed because swan swatel ("is black") is considered one phrase, and can't be split apart by a noun. (It can, however, be split apart by an adverb.)

*  
An swan swátel myau
[ˈan ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmjæo]
anprox swa-enbe-prox swátelblack myaucat

This isn't allowed, because an myau is a noun phrase, and therefore can't be split up. (Well, in this case, it has a different but similar meaning: "This is a black cat".)

Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Noun clauses
I said the cat is black.
   
mausku hem an myau swan swátel.
[ˈku ˈmaos.ku hm̩ ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
I/me maus-kusay-1 hemthat anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

An explicit separate clause as an argument to maus "say".

  , 
Hem an myau swan swátel, mausku.
[hm̩ ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩, ˈku ˈmaos.ku]
hemthat anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel,black, I/me maus-ku.say-1.

The clause is an argument like any other, and therefore can go in different positions in the sentence.

  
mausku an myau swan swátel.
[ˈku ˈmaos.ku ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
I/me maus-kusay-1 anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

For the verbs "see", maus "say", tap "use", and tyus "make", having an explicit marker for the clause is optional (but can be included to prevent ambiguity).

  
An myau swan swátel mausku.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈku ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmaos.ku]
anprox myaucat I/me swa-enbe-prox swátelblack maus-ku.say-1.

For the verbs mentioned previously, the verb and (in the case of maus and tyus) its subject can be mixed freely with the words in the dependent clause.

*   
An myau swan mausku swátel.
[ˈan ˈku ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈmaos.ku ˈswɑ.tl̩]
anprox I/me myaucat swa-enbe-prox maus-kusay-1 swátel.black.

...although rules about splitting apart phrases still apply.

Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Noun clauses
I said, "The cat is black."
   
mausku mu an myau swan swátel.
[ˈku ˈmaos.ku mu ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
I/me maus-kusay-1 muquot anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

Mu is basically a verbal quotation mark, and replaces the particle hem.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perception of facts
The cat is black.
 
An myau swan swátel.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

Basic example sentence that I'll use to construct more complex examples.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perception of facts
The cat looks black (to me).
 
An myau swin swátel .
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɨɲ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu]
anprox myaucat swí-enbe.sbjv-prox swátelblack .see.

Some alternate word orders allowed: Lú an myau swin swatel, An myau lú swin swatel. Not allowed: *An myau lú(n) swatel: when used in this sense, modifies a complete sentence, so the regular verb must be there. Definitely not allowed: *An myau lan saki (swa) swatel: lam saki does translate to "look", but it doesn't mean "look" in this sense, but rather that the cat is looking at something.

This expresses some uncertainty as to whether the cat really is black, or if it just looks that way for some reason. Because of this, the verb changes to the subjunctive (swin instead of swan).

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perception of facts
I see that the cat is black.
  
An myau swan swátel hwel .
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ hwl̩ ˈlu]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack hwelnfoc .see.

This statement expresses roughly the same amount of certainty as An myau swa-n swatel ("the cat looks black"), but also says that the speaker got the information from direct perception (especially sight). The verb also changes back to the indicative mood.

An myau swa-n swatel lú (with neither the subjunctive nor hwel) is ambiguous between this meaning and the previous meaning, but is allowed in informal speech.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perception of facts
I see that the cat is black, and my perception is right.
  
An myau swan swátel pikwá.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu pi.ˈkwɑ]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack see pikwá.true.
Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Perception of facts
I heard that the cat is black.
  
An myau swan swátel swámes.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈswɑ.mə̆s]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack swámes.according_to.

While in English, hear can imply that you were told the information by someone else, in Lwaitel using lú ustelw here would imply that you directly perceived the cat using hearing.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I'm happy that the cat is black.
  
An myau swan swátel niuspe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack see niuspe.feel_happy.

With a verb of emotion, the main sentence is a normal indicative sentence and lú niuspe expresses how the person feels about it. This implies that the fact that the cat is black is known, and the focus is only on the speaker's happiness about it.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
The cat is black, and I'm happy about that.
   
An myau swan swátel hwel niuspe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ hwl̩ ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack hwelnfoc see niuspe.feel_happy.

Defocusing implies that the cat being black is new, important information, and the fact that I'm happy about it is not the main point of the sentence.

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I want the cat to be black.
  
An myau swin swátel yátleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɨɲ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu ˈjæt.lŋ̩]
anprox myaucat swí-enbe.sbjv-prox swátelblack see yátleng.desire.
Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Thought
I think the cat is black (but I'm not sure).
  
An myau swin swátel líkelpwe.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɨɲ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu ˈʎi.kl̩.pwʊ̜̆]
anprox myaucat swí-enbe.sbjv-prox swátelblack see líkelpwe.suspect.

Not *An myau swin swatel lú pwili: that would only be used to contrast with what someone else thinks, or what one thinks at a later time. Also not *An myau swan swatel maus pemim; that means something else (see next example).

Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Thought
I thought, "The cat is black".
  
An myau swan swátel maus pemím.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈmaos pə̆m.ˈmim]
anprox myaucat swa-enbe-prox swátelblack maussay pemím.head.

This means that the person said, in their head, the sentence "the cat is black", or some paraphrase of it.

Noun phrase examples in Lwaitel : Non-restrictive modifiers
The cat, which is black, goes.
  
An myau hwel swátel naun.
[ˈan ˈmjæo hwl̩ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈnaon]
anprox myaucat hwelnfoc swátelblack naum-en.go-prox.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
40. My cat is black.
  
An myau kausku swan swátel.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈkɜos.ku ˈswɑn ˈswɑ.tl̩]
anprox myaucat kaus-kupet-1 swa-enbe-prox swátel.black.

46. We arrived at the river.

Si nwali naum nginatu.

The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Color told this to Black Dark,
 k sw  ,
Súngep mausen t'al Swátel Mepíng,
[ˈsu.ŋʊ̜̆p ˈmao.sn̩ ˈtal ˈswɑ.tl̩ mə̆p.ˈpiŋ]
súngepthis_fact maus-ensay-prox te=aldat=med swátelblack mepíng,dark,
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 -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
and photographs used the new white, gray, and black that had been invented.
       
su al nga chilau tápel shelyúp se shichíl se swátel kaitu hes suit.
[su ˈal ˈŋɜ ʧe.ˈʎao ˈta.pl̩ ʃʎ̩.ˈʎup sə̆ ʃi.ˈʧiʎ sə̆ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈkɜe.tʉ hʊ̜̆s ˈsʊɨt]
suand almed ngaany chilauphotograph tap-eluse-med shelyúpwhite seand shichílgray seand swátelblack kaitucolor hesrel suit.make.inv.