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Examples of sentence-level things in Lwaitel : Discourse particles
No, but I don't have a wife.
 1,   1 
Twak úni, útwek swáku lw'úni wálsweyl.
[ˈtwɑk ˈu.ɲɨ, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈswɑ.ku ˈlʷu.ɲɨ ˈwɑl.swʎ̩]
twakdm úni,neg, útwekbut swa-kube-1 lwe=úniwith=neg wálsweyl.spouse.

Answering "no" to that question might imply that one is still beating one's wife. To signal that that implication is wrong, úni is preceded by twak (indicating that something the sentence might imply is wrong); details are given at the end, after the conjunction útwek "but".

Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Lwaitel
118. I am tired, but very happy.
   
Lú nepúyet útwek niuspe niuspe.
[ˈlu nə̆p.ˈpu.jᵿ̜̆t ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆ ˈɲɪʉs.pʊ̜̆]
lúsee nepúyetfeel_sleepy útwekbut niuspefeel_happy niuspe.feel_happy.

(...should I distinguish between tired and sleepy? FIXME...)

Translations from the CBB in Lwaitel : but
He didn't walk, but he didn't want to.
  1,  1  
Naun lúlek úni, útwek luim úni yátleng hu'an.
[ˈnaon ˈlu.lʊ̜̆k ˈu.ɲɨ, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈlʊɨm ˈu.ɲɨ ˈjæt.lŋ̩ ˈhwɑn]
naum-engo-prox lúlekwalk úni,neg, útwekbut lú-isee-obv únineg yátlengwant hu=an.exp=prox.

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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
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,
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
There was still something missing, though, so Color asked people to invent new "colors."
   , k  k     
Útwek numánkeyl swa únginet, wan an Kaitu mausenshe maumenk chus tweskíl sal kaitu.
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k nu.ˈmaŋ.kʎ̩ ˈswɑ ˈu.ŋɨ.ɲɪ̆t, ˈwɑn ˈan ˈkɜe.tʉ ˈmao.sɲ̩.ʃɪ̆ ˈmao.mŋ̩k ˈʧʉs twʊ̜̆s.ˈkiʎ ˈsal ˈkɜe.tʉ]
útwekbut numánkeylstill swabe únginet,unfinished, wanso anprox kaitucolor maus-en-shesay-prox-indf maumenkrequest chusmake tweskílinvent salanother kaitu.color.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Green and Cyan were shy and didn't pick much, but everyone else got something.
        ,  ,
Kíltel se ngin se kílu swaim kelímel se kí man man íhe, útwek kí sú sal, lat.
[ˈkiʎ.tl̩ sə̆ ˈŋiɲ sə̆ ˈki.ʎʉ ˈswɑem kʎ̩.ˈʎi.ml̩ sə̆ ˈki ˈman ˈman ˈi.çɪ̆, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈki ˈsu ˈsal, ˈlat]
kíltellight_green seand ngindark_green seand kílucyan swa-ibe-obv kelímelshy seand kí-iget-obv mankind_of mankind_of íhe,pl, útwekbut kí-iget-obv súall sal,another, lat.medium-sized.
The Invention of Color in Lwaitel
Most of the others tried to get out of the way quickly, but Red got hurt badly, and was bleeding.
       , h   , h 
Líntes sú kel sal lámi kainkwes naum kal tal, útwek al Ha nal wípi wípi, se lámel hwa.
[ˈʎiɲ.tɪ̆s ˈsu kl̩.ˈsal ˈla.me ˈkɜeŋ.kwᵿ̜̆s ˈnaom ˈkɜl ˈtal, ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈal ˈha ˈnal ˈwɨ.pi ˈwɨ.pi, sɪ̆ ˈla.ml̩ ˈhwɑ]
líntesalmost súall kel=salfrom=another lam-ido-obv kainkwestry naumgo kalaway tal,fast, útwekbut almed hared na-elbecome-med wípiinjured wípi,injured, seand lam-eldo-med hwa.blood.
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.
The North Wind and the Sun in Lwaitel
but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him;
    ,    ,
útwek piunken tas píkel lwángu, piunkel tas link ngwa im nálent,
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈpɪʉŋ.kn̩ ˈtas ˈpi.kl̩ ˈlʷɑ.ŋu, ˈpɪʉŋ.kl̩ ˈtas ˈʎiŋk ˈŋwɑ ˈim ˈna.ln̩t]
útwekbut piunk-enput-prox tasso píkellong-lived lwángu,blow, piunk-elput-med tasso linkclose ngwapull imobv nálent,cloak,
Tower of Babel story in Lwaitel
4 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
   ↓         ,
Útwek al suim naumel míshelw naustwi hu'al luim shuish su ílu hes suit waipi nga kip,
[ˈu.twʊ̜̆k ˈal ˈsʊɨm ˈnao.ml̩ ˈmi.ʃl̩ʷ ˈnaos.twɨ ˈhwɑl ˈlʊɨm ˈʃᵿɨʃ su ˈi.ʎʉ hʊ̜̆s ˈsʊɨt ˈwɑe.pi ˈŋɜ ˈkip]
útwekbut almed suimdeity naum-elgo-med míshelwdown naustwipurp hu=alexp=med lú-isee-obv shuishcity suand ílubuilding hesrel suitmake.inv waip-ioffspring-obv ngaany kip,person,