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Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I want the cat to be black.
  
An myau swin swátel lú yátleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɨɲ ˈswɑ.tl̩ ˈlu ˈjæt.lŋ̩]
anprox myaucat swí-enbe.sbjv-prox swátelblack lúsee yátleng.desire.
Examples of lú in Lwaitel : Emotion
I want a friend.
  
Lákweku lúshe yátleng.
[ˈla.kwʊ̜̆k.ku ˈlu.ʃᵿ̜̆ ˈjæt.lŋ̩]
lákwe-kufriend-1 lú-shesee-indf yátleng.desire.

Lakwe is a noun that must always have a possesser; this is true even if it's indefinite. You could also say Kíku lakwe nga lú yatleng ("I want to befriend someone").

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,