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Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: If this is a dog, then it says "woof".;   ,  
Úlshi swan húpep, mausen mu hup
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif swa-enbe-prox húpep,dog, maus-ensay-prox muquot hupwoof
Straightforward conditional clause.;      
Mausen mu hup úlshi swan húpep.
[ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p]
maus-ensay-prox muquot hupwoof úlshiif swa-enbe-prox húpep.dog.
Different word orders are allowed.;    , 
Mausen úlshi swan húpep, mu hup
[ˈmao.sn̩ ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, mu ˈhup]
maus-ensay-prox úlshiif swa-enbe-prox húpep,dog, muquot hupwoof
The clause can go anywhere in the sentence that's not inside another phrase.
Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: If this were a dog, it would say "woof".;    ,  
Úlshi úmpikwá swin húpep, miusen mu hup
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈum.pɨ.ˈkwɑ ˈswɨɲ ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, ˈmɪʉ.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif úmpikwáfalse swí-enbe.sbjv-prox húpep,dog, mius-enmaus.sbjv-prox muquot hupwoof
Ulsi umpikwa introduces a counterfactual conditional. Both clauses of counterfactual conditionals use the subjunctive mood.
Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: Regardless of whether this is a dog, it says "woof". (Whether or not this is a dog, it says "woof".);   ∅ ,  
Úlshi swan pikúni húpep, mausen mu hup
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn pi.ˈkʉ.ɲɨ ˈhu.pʊ̜̆p, ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif swa-enbe-prox pikúniq húpep,dog, maus-ensay-prox muquot hupwoof
The condition, swa-n pikuni hupep, is actually the question "Is this a dog?".
Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Adverbial clauses: Regardless of what this is, it says "woof". (Whatever this is, it says "woof".);   ,  
Úlshi swan lau, mausen mu hup.
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈswɑn ˈlao, ˈmao.sn̩ mu ˈhup]
úlshiif swa-enbe-prox lau,what, maus-ensay-prox muquot hup.woof.
This works for non-polar questions as well.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel: 29. I will be happy to go.;  , 
Úlshi naunku, lú niuspe.
[ˈuʎ.ʃɨ ˈnaoŋ.ku, ˈlu ˈɲᵻʉs.pʊ̜̆]
úlshiif naum-ku,go-1, lúsee niuspe.feel_happy.
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.

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