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Lwaitel phrasebook : Greetings and partings
Goodbye
  
An húswes hin lwait te chí yátpweyl
[ˈan ˈhu.swʊ̜̆s ˈçiɲ ˈlʷɑet tə̆ʧ.ˈʧi ˈlu ˈjæt.pwʎ̩]
anprox húswessun him-engive.sbjv-prox lwaitto_light_up te=chídat=you see yátpweylhope

on HOO-swus heen LWIGHT tuh CHEE loo YAT-pwel

"I hope the sun will shine for you"

When leaving for longer periods of time.

Miscellaneous sentence examples in Lwaitel
Luke, I am your father.
Luke,  
Chí Luk, swáku kálichi.
[ˈʧi ˈluk, ˈku ˈswɑ.ku ˈkɜ.ʎe.ʧi]
chíyou luk,Luke, I/me swa-kube-1 káli-chi.dad-2.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
47. I have been waiting for you.
   
Shi chí swáku lem láspep.
[ʃi.ˈʧi ˈswɑ.ku lm̩.ˈlas.pə̆p]
shi=chíto=you swa-kube-1 lem=láspep.part=wait.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
107. Bring your friends with you.
  ,
Naum lenk chí, lákwechi.
[ˈnaom lŋ̩k.ˈʧi, ˈla.kwʊ̜̆ʧ.ʧi]
naumgo lenk=chí,beside=you, lákwe-chi.friend-2.
Translations from CALS in Lwaitel
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
   . ,  1     
An súshli luitu tap íhe. Tápku kiustenku, swan maus úni al hi swin maus pwíli hu chí.
[ˈan ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ ˈlʊɨ.tʉ ˈtap ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈtap.ku ˈkᵻʉs.tŋ̩.ku, ˈswɑn ˈmaos ˈu.ɲɨ ˈal çe ˈswɨɲ ˈmaos ˈlu ˈpwɨ.ʎi hʉ.ˈʧɨ]
anprox súshlihere luituname tapuse íhe.pl. tap-kuuse-1 kiusteng-ku,knowledge-1, swa-enbe-prox maussay únineg almed hiwhere swí-enbe.sbjv-prox maussay see pwílibelieve hu=chí.exp=you.
Translations from the CBB in Lwaitel : I don't understand...
I don't understand what you're saying. Speak Lwaitel!
  ,  1. 
An hes maus chí, lun kwálsem úni. Tap Lwaitel.
[ˈan hə̆s ˈmaos ˈʧɨ, ˈlun ˈkwɑl.sm̩ ˈu.ɲɨ, ˈtap ˈlʷɑe.tl̩]
anprox hesrel maussay chí,you, -ensee-prox kwálsemunderstand úni.neg. tapuse lwaitel.lwaitel.

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The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
I will give you your wish.
  
Lánku lu yátleng hu chí.
[ˈlaŋ.ku lu.ˈjæt.lŋ̩ hu.ˈʧɨ]
lam-kudo-1 lu=yátlengpart=want hu=chí.exp=you.
You hit me! in Lwaitel
You hit me!
1  2
😠Málku wípi chí.
[ˈmal.ku ˈwɨ.pi ˈʧi]
😠mal-ku😠do.inv-1 wípihit chí.you.
You hit me! in Lwaitel
Teacher! He says I hit him but I didn't!
3 ,1  1 2   2 1
Chí kyestánek, an súshli mausen línku wípi útwek lánku úni.
[ˈʧi kjɪ̆s.ˈta.nə̆k, ˈan ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ ˈmao.sn̩ ˈʎiŋ.kʉ ˈwɨ.pi ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈlaŋ.ku ˈu.ɲɨ]
chíyou kyestánek,teacher, anprox súshlihere maus-ensay-prox lim-kudo.sbjv-1 wípihit útwekbut lam-kudo-1 úni.neg.
You hit me! in Lwaitel
Teacher! He hit me but he says he didn't!
3 ,2  1   2 1 1
Chí kyestánek, an súshli málku wípi útwek mausen mílku úni.
[ˈʧi kjɪ̆s.ˈta.nə̆k, ˈan ˈsuʃ.ʎɨ ˈmal.ku ˈwɨ.pi ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈmao.sn̩ ˈmiʎ.kʉ ˈu.ɲɨ]
chíyou kyestánek,teacher, anprox súshlihere mal-kudo.inv-1 wípihit útwekbut maus-ensay-prox mil-kudo.inv.sbjv-1 úni.neg.
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
8 Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth;
   בָּבֶל‎‎,    ,
Wan luitwi swaim pápel, petwánchi chúsel háneng hástu chí nálwen,
[ˈwɑn ˈlʊɨ.twɨ ˈswɑem ˈpa.pl̩, pə̆t.ˈtwɑn.ʧe ˈʧʉ.sl̩ ˈha.nŋ̩ ˈhas.to ˈʧɨ ˈsu ˈna.lʷn̩]
wanso luitu-iname-obv swa-ibe-obv pápel,Babel, petwánchibecause chus-elmake-med hánengdark hástulanguage chíyou all nálwen,world,

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