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{{Infobox language
|image = Ta Athnai.png
|image = Ta Athnai.png
|imagesize = 250px
|imagesize = 250px
|name = Attian
|name = Attian
|nativename = Ta Athnai
|pronunciation_key = IPA for Attian
|pronunciation = /ta aθ'nai̩/
|nativename = Athnai
|creator = User:Waahlis
|pronunciation = aθ'nai̩
|region = [[w:Caucasia|Caucasia]]
|region = [[w:Caucasia|Caucasia]]
|states = [[w:Armenia|Armenia]], [[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], [[w:Georgia|Georgia]]
|states = [[w:Armenia|Armenia]], [[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], [[w:Georgia|Georgia]]
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|date = 2012
|date = 2012
|familycolor = Language isolate
|familycolor = Language isolate
|fam1 = [[Attamian languages|Attamian]]
|fam1 = Attamian
|fam2 = [[Attamian languages#Attno-Damian languages|Attno-Damian]]
|fam2 = Attno-Damian
|fam3 = [[Attamian languages#Attnic languages|Attic]]
|fam3 = Attic
|fam4 = [[Attian|Attian]]
|ancestor = [[Attian#Middle Attian|Middle Attian]]
|ancestor = [[Attian#Middle Attian|Middle Attian]]
|dia1 = Standard Attian
|dia1 = Standard Attian
|dia2 = Hayani
|dia2 = Hayani
|dia3 = Shemgani
|dia3 = Vittori
|map = Agartha.jpg
|map = Agartha.jpg
|mapcaption    = Map picturing the Agartha region in Transcaucasia, crossing the borders of [[w:Armenia|Armenia]], [[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] and [[w:Georgia|Georgia]].
|mapcaption    = Map picturing the Agartha region in Transcaucasia, crossing the borders of [[w:Armenia|Armenia]], [[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] and [[w:Georgia|Georgia]].
|iso1 = at
|script = [[w:Hebrew script|Hebrew]], [[w:Latin script|Latin]]
|iso2 = att
|agency = Academia ta Athnai  
|iso3 = att
| clcr = qat
|script       = [[w:Hebrew script|Hebrew]], [[w:Latin script|Latin]]
|agency       = Academia ta Athnai  
|notice = IPA
|notice = IPA
}}
}}
'''Attian''' (Attian Hevriti: '''טַ אתנַי''', Latin: '''Ta Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|/ta aθ'nai̩/]]) is a constructed, a priori and naturalistic language in the [[Attamian languages|Attamian family]] of languages, descended from the hypothetical [[Proto-Attamian]] language. It has no other purpose than to be an excellent display of my personal debauchery and pleasures.
'''Attian''' (''Attian Hevriti'': '''אתנְי''', ''Latin'': '''Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|/aθ'nai̩/]]) is a constructed, a priori and naturalistic language in the Attamian family of languages, descended from the hypothetical Proto-Attamian language. It has no other purpose than to be an excellent display of my personal debauchery and pleasures.


The language is being created by the user and [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrator]] [[User:Waahlis|Waahlis]] of '''Linguifex'''. Obviously, and almost self-evidently, it has no native speakers and is not the official language anywhere else than in an office.
The language is being created by the user and [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrator]] [[User:Waahlis|Waahlis]] of '''Linguifex'''. Obviously, and almost self-evidently, it has no native speakers and is not the official language anywhere else than in an office.
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Naturalism nowadays implies the creation of fictional settings, to legitimate the choice of vocabulary, semantics and pragmatics. I will for once actually do such a  thing, implementing the language into the modern world of Caucasus. Perhaps then I can justify a few loan words.  
Naturalism nowadays implies the creation of fictional settings, to legitimate the choice of vocabulary, semantics and pragmatics. I will for once actually do such a  thing, implementing the language into the modern world of Caucasus. Perhaps then I can justify a few loan words.  


'''Attian''' (Attian Hevriti: '''טַ אתנַי''', Latin: '''Ta Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|/aθˈnai̩/]]) is an [[Attamian languages|Attamian language]] spoken in the [[w:Caucasus|Caucasus]], across the borders of [[w:Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[w:Armenia|Armenia]] and [[w:Turkey|Turkey]]. It is not known to have any transparent genetic connections to any other language, despite a number of attempts of classification.
'''Attian''' (Attian Hevriti: '''אתנְי''', Latin: '''Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|/aθˈnai̩/]]) is an [[Attamian languages|Attamian language]] spoken in the [[w:Caucasus|Caucasus]], across the borders of [[w:Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[w:Armenia|Armenia]] and [[w:Turkey|Turkey]]. It is not known to have any transparent genetic connections to any other language, despite a number of attempts of classification.


The language has been documented in the Caucasus since at least the 9<sup>th</sup> century AD, with the discovery of the '''Hayastani documents''', (Attian: '''Egrava ta Hayaztan''', '''חגרַוַ טַ חַיַזטַנ''') a Greek transcript of the languages in an around the [[w:Transcaucasian|Transcaucasian]] settlements. The now fragile documents were written by the Byzantine Greek philosopher Antenor [[w:Yerevan|Erevanon]], in an effort to investigate the ethnic diversity i the region:
The language has been documented in the Caucasus since at least the 9<sup>th</sup> century AD, with the discovery of the '''Hayastani documents''', (Attian: '''Egrava ta Hayaztan''', '''חגרְוְ טְ חְיְזטְן''') a Greek transcript of the languages in an around the [[w:Transcaucasian|Transcaucasian]] settlements. The now fragile documents were written by the Byzantine Greek philosopher Antenor [[w:Yerevan|Erevanon]], in an effort to investigate the ethnic diversity i the region:


:''I have seen many different men of various posture and pride passing these roads, none less awe-inspiring than the other: The '''[[w:Armenians|Armenioi]]''', an intelligent breed, clever and calculating merchants speaking a language not too dissimilar to our own. Then there are the '''[[w:Georgians|Georgioi]]''', quite similar to the Armenioi, but far moredivided and barbaric in their utterances, just like the warmonging Kurds and Turks. Then there are the '''[[Qafesona|Caphessonioi]]''', peaceful, tranquil, with a timid stance towards strangers, speaking a language using the very letters of our own alphabet. The '''[[Attian|Attnicoi]]''' on the other hand, are interesting, a reclusive tribe of people, shy to speak with their proper, unintelligible speech; preferring to use that of their neighbours [...]''
 
:::::<br/> -Antenor Erevanon, 9<sup>th</sup> century Judaeo-Greek philospher and settler
{{quote
|text=I have seen many different men of various posture and pride passing these roads, none less awe-inspiring than the other: The '''[[w:Armenians|Armenioi]]''', an intelligent breed, clever and calculating merchants speaking a language not too dissimilar to our own. [...] <!-- Then there are the '''[[w:Georgians|Georgioi]]''', quite similar to the Armenioi, but far moredivided and barbaric in their utterances, just like the warmonging Kurds and Turks. --> Then there are the '''[[Qafesona|Caphessonioi]]''', peaceful, tranquil, with a timid stance towards strangers, speaking a language using the very letters of our own alphabet. The '''[[Attian|Attnicoi]]''' on the other hand, are interesting, a reclusive tribe of people, shy to speak with their proper, unintelligible speech; preferring to use that of their neighbours [...]''
|sign=-Antenor Erevanon, 9<sup>th</sup> century Judaeo-Greek philospher and settler
|source=Hayastani documents
}}


The number of speakers of the language is unknown, but the numbers are estimated to be fairly low. Influence by neighboring languages, such as Armenian, Georgian and enclaves of Greek, [[w:Hebrew|Hebrew]] and [[Qafesona]] speakers threaten the language by the inclusion of loanwords, but the greatest threat is from the universal English language, as more and more Attians acquire internet and television, featuring the language.
The number of speakers of the language is unknown, but the numbers are estimated to be fairly low. Influence by neighboring languages, such as Armenian, Georgian and enclaves of Greek, [[w:Hebrew|Hebrew]] and [[Qafesona]] speakers threaten the language by the inclusion of loanwords, but the greatest threat is from the universal English language, as more and more Attians acquire internet and television, featuring the language.
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{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="width: 650px; text-align: center;"
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="width: 650px; text-align: center;"
|+ '''Consonant phonemes in Attian'''
|+ '''Consonant phonemes in Attian'''
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|-
! colspan="2"|Nasals
! colspan="2"|Nasals
| colspan="2"|'''n '''[n]
| colspan="2"|'''n '''/n/
|
|
|'''m''' [ŋ]
|'''m''' /ŋ/
|
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|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|Plosive
! rowspan="2"|Plosive
!<small>voiceless</small>
!<small>voiceless</small>
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|'''t''' [t]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|'''t''' /t/
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|'''c''' [k]
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|'''g''' /k-ɡ/
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|'''ʔ''' /ʔ/
|-
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
!<small>voiced</small>
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|'''d '''[d]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|'''d '''/d/
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|'''g''' [ɡ]
|-
! rowspan="2"|Fricative
!<small>voiceless</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|'''th''' /θ/
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|'''z''' /s-z/
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|'''j''' /ç-ʝ/
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|'''h''' /h-ɦ/
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|Fricative
!<small>voiced</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|'''th''' [θ-ð]
| style="text-align: center;"|'''dh''' /ð/
| style="text-align: center;"|'''z''' [s-z]
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|'''sh''' [ç]
| style="text-align: center;"|'''j '''[x-ɣ]
| style="text-align: center;"|'''h''' [h-ɦ]
|-
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1"|Approximant
! colspan="2" rowspan="1"|Approximant
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|'''y''' [j]
| style="text-align: center;"|'''y''' /j/
| style="text-align: center;"|'''v''' [w]
| style="text-align: center;"|'''v''' /w-ɰ/
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1"|Trill
! colspan="2" rowspan="1"|Trill
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|'''r''' [r̥]
| style="text-align: center;"|'''r''' /r̥/
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
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*Consonant gemination is phonemic, and applies to all consonants but /h/, but never occurs initially. Gemination is marked by doubling the grapheme.
*Consonant gemination is phonemic, and applies to all consonants but /h/, but never occurs initially. Gemination is marked by doubling the grapheme.
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*The labio-velar approximant /w/, is pronounced /ɰ/ when intervocalic.
*The vowels ‹a›, ‹e› and ‹o› are paired up with a rounded vowel. The rounded vowel occurs after some of the phonemes /m/ and /ɡ/.
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{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="margin-left:10px; width: 300px;"
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="margin-left:10px; width: 300px;"
|+  '''Vowel phonemes in Attian'''
|+  '''Vowel phonemes in Attian'''
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|-align=center
|-align=center
! Near-close
! Near-close
||| ||'''o''' /ɤ/ · '''ō''' /oː/
||| ||'''o''' /ɤ/ · '''o''' /o/
|-align=center
|-align=center
! Close-Mid
! Close-Mid
|'''ā''' /ø/||  ||
|'''a''' /ø/||  ||
|-align=center
|-align=center
! Mid
! Mid
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|-align=center
|-align=center
! Open-Mid
! Open-Mid
| '''e''' /ɛ/ · '''ē''' /œ/||  ||
| '''e''' /ɛ/ · '''e''' /œ/||  ||
|-align=center
|-align=center
! Near-Open
! Near-Open
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===Consonants===
===Consonants===
The Attian consonants undergo a number of phonological processes, all of which are completely phonemic.
The Attian consonants undergo a number of phonological processes, all of which are completely phonemic.
====Voicing====
The phonemes /s/, /ç/, /k/, /r̥/ and /h/ are all voiced when following a voiced consonant, preceeding /w/, or when in intervocalic position.
====Labiovelar coarticulation====
====Labiovelar coarticulation====
The labiovelar coarticulation, or simply labiovelarisation, is a process which only applies to the velar stops, that is /ŋ/, /k/ and /ɡ/.
The labiovelar coarticulation, or simply labiovelarisation, is a process which only applies to the velar stops, that is /ŋ/, and /ɡ/.
The velar stops are coarticulated with their labial analogue when followed by a rounded vowel. This causes the phonemes /ŋ͡m/, /k͡p/ and /ɡ͡b/.
The velar stops are coarticulated with their labial analogue when followed by a rounded vowel. This causes the phonemes /ŋ͡m/, /k͡p/ and /ɡ͡b/.


Other situations producing the labiovelars, and especially the nasal one, are collisions of /ŋ/ and /n/, no matter the order. In addition, the combinations /n/ or /ŋ/ plus /w/ gives the labiovelar nasal /ŋ͡m/.
Other situations producing the labiovelars, and especially the nasal one, are collisions of /ŋ/ and /n/, no matter the order. In addition, the combinations /n/ or /ŋ/ + /w/ grants the labiovelar nasal /ŋ͡m/.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
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|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
|'''u{{blue|gg}}ā'''
|'''u{{blue|gg}}a'''


!
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!


|'''gva u{{blue|gg}}a gi{{blue|g}}ā'''
|'''gva u{{blue|gg}}a gi{{blue|g}}a'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
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!
!


|/ɡwa uɡˈɡø ˈɡiɡø/ → [ɡwa uˈ{{blue|ɡ͡b}}ø ˈɡi{{blue|ɡ͡b}}ø]
|/ɡwa uɡˈɡø ˈɡiɡø/ → [ɡwa uˈ{{blue|ɡ͡b}}ø ˈki{{blue|ɡ͡b}}ø]
|-
|-
<!-- Translation -->
<!-- Translation -->
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====Aspiration====
====Aspiration====


The 4 plosives, /t/, /d/, /k/ and /ɡ/, are aspirated into /tʰ/, /dʰ/, /kʰ/ and /ɡʰ/ intervocalic positions. {{Sidebar-At}}
The two plosives /t/ and /d/ are aspirated into /tʰ/ and /dʰ/ intervocalic positions. {{Sidebar-At}}
Aspiration only applies should the plosives occur as a coda, or onset in an unstressed syllable. This implies that any aspiration due to external sandhi, i.e. if the preceeding word ends with a vowel, is impossible.
Aspiration only applies should the plosives occur as a coda, or onset in an unstressed syllable. This implies that any aspiration due to external sandhi, i.e. if the preceeding word ends with a vowel, is impossible.


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!
!


|'''egta'''
|'''ye{{blue|t}}ai'''
 
!
 
|'''ye{{blue|c}}ai'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
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!
!


|/ɛɡta/ → /ɛɡta/
|/ˈjɛtai̩/ → [ˈjɛ{{blue|tʰ}}ai̩]
 
!
 
|/ˈjɛkai̩/ → [ˈjɛ{{blue|kʰ}}ai̩]
|-
|-
<!-- Translation -->
<!-- Translation -->
| ''meal''
| ''meal''
!
| ''door''


!
!
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====Other====
====Other====
The glottal fricative /h/, has an irregular effect if preceding or following hetero-organic plosives. The hetero-organic plosive is geminated, or doubled, and the glottal fricative is deleted from speech.
The glottal fricative /h/, has an irregular effect if preceding or following hetero-organic plosives. The hetero-organic plosive is geminated, or doubled, and the glottal fricative is deleted from speech.
The only rhotic consonant in the Attian inventory is the alveolar approximant /r̥/, which is somewhat irregular in its pronounciation. The corresponding intervocalic allophone is pronounced voicedly.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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===Combinatorics===
===Combinatorics===
{{improvesection}}
====Syllable codas====
====Syllable codas====
These are the syllables allowed in coda position in both syllable and lexeme.
These are the syllables allowed in coda position in both syllable and lexeme.
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==Suprasegmentals==
==Suprasegmentals==
{{Improvesection}}
===Stress===
===Stress===
Attian's system of lexical stress is different to that of for example English. Unlike [[w:English language#Stress|English]], it's completely regular, however '''moraic'''. This means that the heaviest syllables are stressed, and the if the lexeme contains several equivalent syllables, the one second is emphasised.
{{quote
The Attian stress affects and [[Attian#Vowel allophony|reinforces]] the vowel phonemes' articulation. Should the syllable nucleus consist of a diphthong, it remains unaffected.
|text='''Ata migu. A, eironia.'''
|sign=Anathir t'Armavir
|source=Descriptions of the language, p. 92
|about= '''One and two - oh, the irony''' is an Attian joke pronounced /atˈaˈŋiɡʊ <nowiki>|</nowiki>ɛ.ir.on.ˈi̩a/, by the Attian national grammarian Anathir t'Armavir. The joke illustrates how the stress in Attian always falls on the first or second syllable. However, in the words ''ata'', "first", and ''migu'', "and two", the stress ironically falls on the second and first syllables respectively. Even more ironic is the fact that the Greek loan word ''ironia'', "irony", is not stressed according to Attian rules.
}}


The morae of Attian are determined out of three circumstances, each of which represent one mora:
Attian's system of lexical stress is different to that of for example English. Unlike [[w:English language#Stress|English]], Attian possesses a [[Attian#Stress|moraic stress system]] which similarly to [[w:Latin|Latin]] follows a [[w:dreimorengesetz|dreimorengesetz]], three-morae-rule, which in this case dictates that '''the third mora is always stressed'''.  
*The existence of a syllable coda is self-written only in native words.
*A long vowel or diphthong.
*The existence of a syllable onset.


The Attian phonotactics dictate that a syllable, and thus also a lexeme, may be realised minimally as VC, hence always receiving a syllable coda.
The Attian phonotactics establish the following syllable structure:
The existence of a syllable onset substitutes over one mora and contrasts with null onsets:
{|class="bluetable lightbluebg" style=text-align:center
:'''First syllable stressed'''
! colspan="5"|Initial Syllable Structure
*'''{{blue|am}}''' - «''blood''», /ˈaŋ/ (monomoraic)
|-
*'''{{blue|yam}}ina''' - «''come''», /ˈjaŋ.iːn.a/ (trimoraic-bimoraic-monomoraic)
|('''C''')
:'''Second syllable stressed'''
|('''C''')
*'''{{blue|yam}}nann''' - «''my coming''», /jaŋ.ˈnanː/ (trimoraic-trimoraic)
|'''V'''
The existence of a geminated vowel or diphthong also reinforces the syllable weight:
|'''C'''
*'''yam{{blue|nay}}''' - «''his coming''», /ˈjaŋ.naj/ (trimoraic-trimoraic)
|('''C''')
The following example details how geminate consonants actually are realised as double consonants in syllable boundaries.
|-
*'''yam{{blue|nan}}nayya''' - «''it is my coming''» /jaŋ.ˈnan.naj.ja/ (trimoraic-trimoraic-trimoraic-monomoraic)
! colspan="5"|General
|-
|('''C''')
|'''V'''
| colspan="2" |('''C''')/('''N''')
|('''N''')
|}


With these points considered, the conclusion is that the Attian emphasis always lies on either the first syllable, should the word commence with a consonant or diphthong, or on the second syllable, if the first phoneme is a vowel, or if both the initial and second syllables are equally heavy. This only concerns non-prefixed stems however. Stress in the Attian language is absolute and shows no inclination towards moving, regardless of any prefixing, unless the consonant template ischanged:
====Attian morae====
The weight of an Attian syllable is determined out of three circumstances, each of which represent one mora. As it happens, the morae correspond to the three universal syllable segments:
*A syllable onset. ('''ω''')
**An onset is built up by consonants before the nucleus. The weight is not affected by the number of consonants.
*A nucleus. ('''ν''')
**The nucleus is mandatory and always composed of a diphthong or a vowel.
*A syllable coda. ('''κ''')
**A coda is composed of the consonants after the nucleus. The weight is not affected by the number of consonants.


*'''{{blue|gav}}a''' - «''to cut''» /ˈgaw.a/ → '''{{blue|ma}}gva''' - «''knife''», /ˈmag.wa/ → '''e{{blue|mag}}va''' - «''knife''» /ɛˈmag.wa/ not /ɛmˈag.wa/
The conclusions are:
*A syllable may be realised at the most as ('''ω + ν + κ'''). Each of these represent one mora, three altogether.
*The phonotactics say that an initial syllable is realised minimally as VC, thus always receiving a syllable coda, ('''ν + κ'''), giving two morae altogether.
*The minimal syllable possible is the sole nucleus, ('''ν'''), and it only occurs finally.


===Accent===
This leaves four possible combinations:
The Attian language has an inherent '''pitch accent''', simply called the '''accent'''. The accent is non-distinctive for minimal pairs, but is an essential part of the vowel articulation.
*('''ω + ν + κ''')
*('''ω + ν''')
*('''ν + κ''')
*('''ν''')


Stressed syllables differentiate two tones, often described as pitch accents, or simply accents. The actual realisations of these two accents would differ from dialect to dialect. In general, however, these accents are identified as ''high'' and ''low''. These terms are avoided and most often replaced with ''sharp'' and ''matte'', which is the general perception of the tones realisations, since the matte accent is characterised by a later timing of the intonational pitch rise as compared with the sharp accent.
Compare the following:


The pitch accents are suprasegmental realisations of the front-back value. The system is quite simple. Back and central vowels are commonly associated with the matte accent, leading most often to a lower tone [˨, ◌̀], whilst front vowels inherit a sharp tone [˦, ◌́].
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
 
|+
Sequences of vowels are influenced of the preceding or following, stressed vowel accent, rendering front-back vowels with a high-falling tone [˥˩, ◌̂]. Conversely, back to front sequences get low-rising accents [˩˥, ◌̌].
!Word
| colspan="2"|  '''zema'''
!
| colspan="2"| '''atna'''
!
| colspan="3"| '''ethnema'''
|-
!Pronunciation
| colspan="2"| /ˈzɛŋ͡m.ø/
!
| colspan="2"|  /at.ˈna/
!
| colspan="3"| /ɛθ.ˈnɛŋ͡m.ø
|-
!Syllables
|<small>zem</small>
|<small>a</small>
!
|<small>at</small>
|<small>na</small>
!
|<small>eth</small>
|<small>nem</small>
|<small>a</small>
|-
!Segments
|('''ω + ν + κ''')
|(ν)
!
|(ν + κ)
|('''ω + ν''')
!
|(ν + κ)
|('''ω + ν + κ''')
|(ν)
|-
!Morae
|1 + 1 + '''1'''
| + 1
!
|1 + 1
| + '''1''' + 1
!
|1 + 1
| + '''1''' + 1 +1
| + 1
|-
!Translation
| colspan="2"|''house''
!
| colspan="2"| ''dog''
!
| colspan="3"|''language''
|}
Due to the restrictions in the phonotactics, a word may only be stressed on the first or second syllable, depending on where the third mora lies. The first syllable always totals at least two morae, and the second at least one.


*'''{{blue|a}}m''' - «''blood''», /ˈáŋ/
This makes it possible to formulate a law to describe the Attian stress pattern:
*'''{{blue|a}}zn{{red|ou}}''' - «''heat''», /ázˈnɤ̀/ → [ázˈnɤ̂]
*''If a word starts with a consonant, the first syllable is stressed. Should the word start with a vowel, the second syllable is stressed.''
*'''{{red|o}}m{{blue|a}}n''' - «''oman''», /ɤ̀ŋˈán/ → [ɤ̌mˈán]


In longer words, the distinctive pitch accent looses its strenght rendering most syllables with a normal, mid pitch [˧, ◌̄]. These vowels receive a vastly faster voiced onset time, and are pronounced very rapidly. An exception to this is should the final vowel be front valued, which gives a final rising tone.  
=====Notes=====
This also grants that stress is not phonemic, as it does not differentiate any minimal pairs. Nor is it lexic, but the stress changes should any affixes be attached to the word. There are however a few words that do not follow the basic stress patterns - a few loan words. Examples:
*'''gorizi''' - /kor.ˈiz.i/ not /ˈkor.iz.i/
**''girl'' - from Greek "κορίτσι".
*'''gentagona''' - /k͡pœn.ˈtag.on.a/ not /ˈk͡pœn.tag.on.a/
**''pentagons'' - from Greek "πεντάγωνα".


*'''mathunum''' - «''speakers'' ({{sc|pat.pl.}})», [ŋâˈθùnùŋ͡m]
====Effect on vowels====
*'''emathunum''' - «''these speakers'' ({{sc|prox.pat.pl.}})», [ɛ̄ŋâˈθùnùŋ͡m]
:''For more information, go to [[Attian/Phonology]].''
*'''emathunumann''' - «''these speakers of mine'' ({{sc|prox-pat.pl-1.encl.pat.}})», [ɛ̄ŋâˈθùnùŋ͡mǎŋː]
The Attian stress affects and [[Attian#Vowel allophony|reinforces]] the vowel phonemes' articulation. Should the syllable nucleus consist of a diphthong, it remains unaffected.
 
Note that only the accent signature of the stressed vowel o ever transcribed, and that accent is ever distinguished in the most narrow transcriptions. This renders the final example like this:
*'''emathunumann''' - «these speakers of mine ({{sc|prox-pat.pl-1.encl.pat.}})»,  /ɛŋaˈθunuŋanː/ - [ɛᶢŋaˈθoʊ̯ᵈnuŋ͡manː] - [ɛᶢŋaˈθòʊ̯ᵈnuŋ͡manː]


===Prosody===
===Prosody===


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
:''See main article: [[Attian/Morphology|Attian morphology]]''
 
==Literals==
===Radicals===
{{Improvesection}}
 
:''See also: [[Attian/Morphology|Attian morphology]], [[Attian#Nouns|nouns]] and [[Attian#Verbs|verbs]].''
:''See also: Attian [[Attian#Nouns|nouns]] and [[Attian#Verbs|verbs]].''
The roots of verbs and nouns in the Attian language,  similarly to [[w:Arabic language|Arabic]], [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and other [[w:Semitic languages|Semitic languages]], are characterised as consonant sequences or "radicals", forming a "template" into which vowels or morphemes may be inserted without affecting the basic root.
 
{{quote
|text='''Gva aguma anijat gnama.'''
|sign=Anathir t'Armavir
|source=Descriptions of the language, p. 5
|about= '''I know the root of evil''' is an Attian grammatical saying by the Attian national grammarian Anathir t'Armavir. With this proverb, he illustrates the grammatical source, or root, to the word meaning "evil", rather than the semantical one.
}}
 
The Attian language has an uncommon [[w:nonconcatenative morphology|nonconcatenative morphology]], where roots, or radicals, are inserted in a verb template. A root consists of a set of bare [w:consonant|]]s (usually two), which are fitted into a discontinuous pattern to form words.
 
The radicals of the Attian lexicon and the corresponding paradigms are used to form verbal and nominal inflection, [[w:derivation|derivation]] and miscellaneous grammatical functions,  similarly to [[w:Arabic language|Arabic]], [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and other [[w:Semitic languages|Semitic languages]].


[[Image:Nonconcatenative-derivation-at.png|right|thumb|A diagram of an autosegmental representation of the Attian word ''yemzin'', "whisper"; an abstract nomalisation and diminutive of the root ''m-z-n'', "call".]]
[[Image:Nonconcatenative-derivation-at.png|right|thumb|A diagram of an autosegmental representation of the Attian word ''yemzin'', "whisper"; an abstract nomalisation and diminutive of the root ''m-z-n'', "call".]]
These roots, or radicals, have an inherent meaning, which may be altered slightly depending on the vowels inserted between the bare consonants. Here are a few examples:
*'''{{sc|m-n}}''' - concerns vision.
*'''{{sc|θ-n}}''' - relating to speech.
*'''{{sc|g-ʾ}}''' - associated with horizontal movement.
The vowels or morphemes, called '''transfixes''', are used in the formation of actual words from the abstract consonantal roots, or '''radicals'''. A large majority of these consonantal roots are biliterals, consisting of two radical consonants (although there are a number of uniliterals, and an amount of triliterals).
The Attian language distinguishes four different kinds of radicals:
*'''Uniliterals''' - Uniliterals consist of one, single consonant and are very uncommon. They only appear as particles or articles.
*'''Biliterals''' - Biliterals are composed of two consonants, and is the biggest group of radicals. It is divided into two types:
**'''Single biliterals''' - Single biliterals are the most common radicals in the Attian language. They consist of two bare consonants.
**'''Double biliterals''' - The double biliterals are derived from single biliterals. The two radicals are compressed into a consonant cluster, and a third radical is added.
*'''Triliterals''' - Triliterals are few, but also consist of derivations of biliterals. They have three bare consonants.
====Vowel patterns====
The Attian patterns of transfixes, "vowel patterns", are plentiful and most often rather irregular.  The patterns are diverse for nouns, but the verbs have more standardised forms; see the section on [[Attian#Conjugation|verbal inflexion]].


The radicals of the Attian lexicon and the corresponding paradigms are used to form verbal and nominal inflection, derivation and miscellaneous grammatical categories.
Some forms do not exist in combination with certain radicals - should the semantics or phonotactics forbid. At times, the meaning of some vowel patterns may coincide and create synonyms. One example is ''{{term|ethnema}}'', ''thenma'' and ''thina'', all meaning "language".


These vowels or morphemes, called '''transfixes''', are used in the formation of actual words from the abstract consonantal roots, or '''literals'''. A large majority of these consonantal roots are triliterals, consisting of three radical consonants (although there are a number of uniliterals, a large amount of biliterals, and in some derivations also quadriliterals).


This Attian procedure is an unusual system of derivation. From any particular root various verb and noun stems may be formed, each with its own template (though there are few verbs where all stem patterns can be successfully applied). Roots are always presented in the following form: √''C-C-C''. Below are a few examples, of bi- and triliteral roots, in the first conjugational template.
{| class="bluetable lightblubg mw-collapsible mw-collapsible " border="1" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! colspan="5" |Approximation of common transfixation patterns
|-
!
! Masculine
! colspan="2"| Feminine
! Neuter
|-
! Alienable
|C₁aC₂a
|eC₁iC₂a
|C₁iC₂a
|C₁aC₂a
|-
! Inalienable
|C₁eC₂i
|eC₁C₂i
|C₁aC₂i
|uC₁C₂a
|-
! Abstract
|aC₁iC₂a
|eC₁iC₂a
|C₁iC₂a
|C₁eC₂a
|-
! Concrete
|aC₁C₂a
|eC₁iC₂a
|C₁aC₂u
|aC₁C₂u
|-
|}


{{At-radicals |1 = VCV |2 = CaCa |3 = aCCiC |4 = (e)CCeCaC }}


#The biliteral root √''th-g'', which approximates as "want", "desire".
Above is a table of gender contrasting with characteristics. It displays a few of the vowel patterns, at least those that are predictable in form and meaning. Below are a few applications of the patterns on a few roots.  
#The triliteral √''g-m-m'' with the meaning "arrival", causative of to "come".
#One of the rare uniliterals; √''m'', which means "second", "following".


{| cellpadding="4"  style="line-height: 1em; margin-top: 15px;"
{| cellpadding="4"  style="line-height: 1em; margin-top: 15px;"
|+
|+
<!-- Root-->
<!-- Root-->
|'''√{{blue|th-g}}''' + CaCa
|'''√{{blue|th-n}}''' + CaCu


!
!


|'''√{{blue|g-m-m}}''' + aCCiC
|'''√{{blue|g-m}}''' + CeCa


!
!


|'''√{{blue|m}}''' + aCa
|'''√{{blue|g-n}}''' + eCiCa
|-
|-
<!-- Result-->
<!-- Result-->
| '{{blue|th}}a{{blue|g}}a'
| '''{{blue|th}}a{{blue|g}}u'''


!
!


|'a{{blue|gm}}i{{blue|m}}'
|'''{{blue|g}}e{{blue|m}}a'''


!
!


|'a{{blue|m}}a'
|'''e{{blue|g}}i{{blue|n}}a'''
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |{{sc|v.act.ind.gn.m.sg}}
|<small>Related to speech</small>
 
!
 
|<small>Related to arrival</small>
 
!
 
|<small>Related to knowledge</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translation -->
<!-- Translation -->
| «''to want''»
| ''mouth''


!
!


| «''to arrive''»
| ''arrival''


!
!


|«''to follow''»
|''wit''
|}
|}




This is the first introduction of the template glossing. Since the Attian language utilises transfixes, the glossing is made with a slash following the translated word, and the glossing thereafter. Circumfixes are marked with angle brackets. To clarify, here is a previous example:
Since the Attian language utilises transfixes, the glossing is made with a slash ⟨ / ⟩ following the translated word, and the glossing thereafter.
 
==Nouns==
The language inflects according to four different cases, patientive ({{sc|pat}}), agentive ({{sc|agt}}), instrumental ({{sc|ins}}) and locative ({{sc|loc}}) through radical patterns. In addition, there are three different numbers, collective ({{sc|col}}), singular ({{sc|sg}}) and plural ({{sc|pl}}), where the absolutive collective is the citation form. Number is presented differently to other languages with consonantal roots, i.e. [[w:Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic languages]], and is formed through mainly regular vowel [[w:Apophony|apophony]].
 
Finally, there are three genders the masculine ({{sc|m}}), feminine ({{sc|f}}) and neuter ({{sc|n}}). The masculine and feminine are not distinguished in the plural declension and in the plural verb conjugations, instead called the common ({{sc|c}}) gender.
===Gender===
As previously stated, there are three genders, the masculine ({{sc|m}}), feminine ({{sc|f}}) and neuter ({{sc|n}}), where the masculine and feminine may syncretise into the common gender ({{sc|c}} or {{sc|m/f}})  in complex inflections. Gender plays important roles in both nominal and verbal inflections, since verbs conjugate according to gender as well.
 
It is important to note that while verbs agree according to gender, valency decides what argument the verb agree with. Intransitive verbs agree with the subject, transitives with the object, and ditransitives get their direct object incorporated, and then agree with the gender of the direct object. Further information is found later on the page under ''"[[Attian#Verbs|Verbs]]"''.
===Case===
 
====Core cases====
The Attian language is an active-stative language with fluid subjects, dependent upon semantic volition or control. This means that it marks the object of a transitive verb and the subject of a intransitive verb the same - with the '''patientive''' case - and mark the agent of the transitive separately, with the '''agentive''' case. The fluid subtype however, declares that the subject of an intransive verb, may be marked like the agent of the transitive, if the subject has sufficient control over the action.
 
=====Patientive=====
The '''patientive''', or '''undergoing''' case, ({{sc|pat}})  is the case used to indicate both the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb, in addition to being used for the citation form of nouns.
 
The patientive is marked inflectionally on the noun, but the since Attian possesses no patientative personal pronouns, but rather [[Attian#Enclitic pronouns|enclitic pronouns]], these are used to mark the object of a transitive verb, and subject of a low-control intransitive verb. In addition, the usage has been expanded, and the enclitic pronouns also serves as a [[w:possessive suffix|possessive suffix]], when agglutinated to nouns.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="4"| '''thanainn a{{blue|n t}}ajai'''
| colspan="2"|'''gina{{blue|nn}}'''


!
!


| colspan="4"| '''gavann a{{blue|n g}}arya'''
| colspan="4"| '''amn{{red|va}} gina{{blue|nn}}'''


!
!


| colspan="4"| '''themine{{red|n th}}anya gva'''
| colspan="6"|'''eta anth{{red|va}} atn{{blue|a}} mina'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="4"| /ˈθanenː an taʝo/ → [ˈθanenː an ˈ{{blue|ⁿt}}aɣe]
| colspan="2"| /ˈɡinanː/


!
!


| colspan="4"| /ˈɡawanː an ˈɡaɹja/ → [ˈɡawanː an ˈ{{blue|ᵑɡ}}aɹɣa]
| colspan="4"|/a'ŋ͡ma ˈɡinanː/


!
!


| colspan="4"| /θɛmɛnin θanja ɡwa/ → [ θɛmɛnin θanja ɡwa]
| colspan="6"|/ɛtˈa anˈθwa atˈna ˈŋina/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>thanai</small>
|<small>gina</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>{{blue|-nn}}</small>
|<small> an</small>
|<small> tajai</small>


!
!


|<small>gava</small>
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small> an</small>
|<small>gina</small>
|<small>garya</small>
|<small>{{blue|-nn}}</small>


!
!


|<small>⟨th⟩emeni⟨n⟩</small>
|<small>eta</small>
|<small>thanya</small>
|<small>anth</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>atn</small>
|<small>{{blue|-a}}</small>
|<small>mina</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|speech/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
|trip/{{sc|ind.dyn.1.f.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.1.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.1.sg}}
|the{{sc|.def.f}}
|badness/{{sc|pat.f.sg}}


!
!


|coffee/{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
|you/{{sc|1.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.1.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
|the{{sc|.def.f}}
|trip/{{sc|ind.dyn.1.f.sg}}
|sweetness/{{sc|pat.f.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.1.sg}}


!
!


|⟨{{sc|rep}}⟩see/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}⟨{{sc|rep}}⟩
|this/{{sc|prox.sg.m}}
|mouth/{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
|man/{{sc|m.sg.}}
|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
| -{{sc|agt}}
|dog/{{sc|m.sg.}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|pat}}}}
|see/{{sc|ind.dyn.1.m.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translation-->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="4"|«''I speak poorly''»
| colspan="2"| ''I trip''


!
!


| colspan="4"| «''my sweet coffee''»
| colspan="4"| ''You trip me''


!
!


| colspan="3"|«''It is said that I see your mouth''»
| colspan="6"|''This man sees a dog''
|}
|}


==Nouns==
The language inflects according to four different cases, patientive ({{sc|pat}}), agentive ({{sc|agt}}), instrumental ({{sc|ins}}) and locative ({{sc|loc}}) through radical patterns. In addition, there are three different numbers, collective ({{sc|col}}), singular ({{sc|sg}}) and plural ({{sc|pl}}), where the absolutive collective is the citation form. Number is presented differently to other languages with consonantal roots, i.e. [[w:Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic languages]], and is formed through mainly regular vowel [[w:Apophony|apophony]].


Finally, there are three genders the masculine ({{sc|m}}), feminine ({{sc|f}}) and neuter ({{sc|n}}). The masculine and feminine are not distinguished in the plural declension and in the plural verb conjugations, instead called the common ({{sc|c}}) gender.
Using just the patientive enclitic on mediopassive verbs gives a reflexive or passive meaning. With the mediopassive voice, the reflexive usage is normally implied when the subject is the patient. In colloquial speech however, the distinction between passive and reflexive is most often blurred.
===Gender===
As previously stated, there are three genders, the masculine ({{sc|m}}), feminine ({{sc|f}}) and neuter ({{sc|n}}), where the masculine and feminine may syncretise into the common gender ({{sc|c}} or {{sc|m/f}})  in complex inflections. Gender plays important roles in both nominal and verbal inflections, since verbs conjugate according to gender as well.
 
It is important to note that while verbs agree according to gender, valency decides what argument the verb agree with. Intransitive verbs agree with the subject, transitives with the object, and ditransitives get their direct object incorporated, and then agree with the gender of the direct object. Further information is found later on the page under ''"[[Attian#Verbs|Verbs]]"''.
===Case===
 
====Core cases====
The Attian language is an active-stative language with fluid subjects, dependent upon semantic volition or control. This means that it marks the object of a transitive verb and the subject of a intransitive verb the same - with the '''patientive''' case - and mark the agent of the transitive separately, with the '''agentive''' case. The fluid subtype however, declares that the subject of an intransive verb, may be marked like the agent of the transitive, if the subject has sufficient control over the action.
 
The '''patientive''', or '''undergoing''' case, ({{sc|pat}})  is the case used to indicate both the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb, in addition to being used for the citation form of nouns.
 
The patientive is marked inflectionally on the noun, but the since Attian possesses no patientative personal pronouns, but rather [[Attian#Enclitic pronouns|enclitic pronouns]], these are used to mark the object of a transitive verb, and subject of a low-control intransitive verb. In addition, the usage has been expanded, and the enclitic pronouns also serves as a [[w:possessive suffix|possessive suffix]], when agglutinated to nouns.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="2"|'''gina{{blue|nn}}'''
| colspan="2"|'''thuna{{blue|nn}}'''


!
!


| colspan="4"| '''amn{{red|va}} gina{{blue|nn}}'''
| colspan="4"| '''g{{red|va}} thuna'''


!
!


| colspan="6"|'''enath{{red|va}} atn{{blue|a}} mina'''
| colspan="4"|'''ta mya{{blue|yu}} dune'''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="2"|  /ˈɡinanː/


!
!


| colspan="4"|/a'ŋ͡ma ˈɡinanː/
| colspan="4"|'''ta mya{{red|u}} dune'''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="2"|  /ˈθunanː/


!
!


| colspan="6"|/ɛnˈaθwa atˈna ˈŋina/
| colspan="3"|/ˈɡwa  ˈθuna/
 
!
 
| colspan="4"|/ŋjaju ˈdune/
 
!
 
| colspan="4"|/ˈŋjau̩ ˈdune/  
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>gina</small>
|<small>thuna</small>
|<small>{{blue|-nn}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-nn}}</small>


!
!


|<small>amn</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>gina</small>
|<small>thuna</small>
|<small>{{blue|-nn}}</small>
 
!
 
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>mya</small>
|<small>{{blue|-yu}}</small>
|<small>dune</small>


!
!


|<small>e-</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>nath</small>
|<small>mya</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>{{red|-u}}</small>
|<small>atn</small>
|<small>dune</small>
|<small>{{blue|-a}}</small>
|<small>mina</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|trip/{{sc|ind.dyn.1.f.sg}}
|speak/{{sc|med.gn.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.1.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.1.sg}}


!
!


|you/{{sc|1.m.sg}}
|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
|trip/{{sc|ind.dyn.1.f.sg}}
|speak/{{sc|med.gn.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.1.sg}}
 
!
 
|the.{{sc|def.n}}
|cat/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.3.sg}}
|eat/{{sc|med.dyn.n.sg}}


!
!


|{{sc|prox}}-
|the.{{sc|def.n}}
|man/{{sc|m.sg.}}
|cat/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
| -{{sc|n.{{red|agt}}}}
|dog/{{sc|m.sg.}}
|eat/{{sc|med.dyn.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|pat}}}}
|see/{{sc|ind.dyn.1.m.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="2"| «''I trip''»
| colspan="2"|''I speak of myself'' or ''I am being spoken of


!
!


| colspan="4"| «''You trip me''»
| colspan="3"|''I am being spoken of''


!
!


| colspan="6"|«''This man sees a dog''»
| colspan="4"|''The cat is eating itself''
 
 
!
 
| colspan="4"|''The cat is being eaten''
|}
|}
=====Agentative=====
[[Image:Control-argument-at.png|right|thumb|A table of the Attian control and volition distinction in the core arguments, illustrating the two-way distinction in the subject of intransitive clauses.|240px]]
The '''agentative''' ({{sc|agt}}) case is used to mark the subject, or agent, of transitive verbs. However, intertwined with the Attian language's distinction on control and volition, there is a slight intentional distinction on intransitives, marking high control intransitives through the agentative argument. Confer the difference betweem the [[w:English language|English]] intransitives "He tripped" and "He talked". In Attian, the former argument would be marked with the patientative case, since he is undergoing the verb, and the latter would be marked with the agentative, since he is in full control of his actions and the agent of the verb.


Being a fluid-S language, however, the simple "He tripped", might be marked with the agentative, should he intentionally have done so. Most often, this conveys a slight semantic shift, and "He tripped" might be interpreted as "He's faking a fall". Some verbs are are inherently high control, for example, the dynamic action "to cook", ''zama'', can hardly be performed unintentionally, likewise is the word for "to talk", ''thana'', somewhat difficult to perform involuntarily, except for sleep-talking.


Using just the patientive enclitic on mediopassive verbs gives a reflexive or passive meaning. With the mediopassive voice, the reflexive usage is normally implied when the subject is the patient. In colloquial speech however, the distinction between passive and reflexive is most often blurred.
The semantic shift is illustrated below with the word "''to breathe''", which may be interpreted differently, depending on whether marked with the patientive enclitic pronoun, or the agentive personal.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="2"|'''thuna{{blue|nn}}'''
| colspan="2"| '''hima{{blue|mn}}'''


!
!


| colspan="4"| '''g{{red|va}} thuna'''
| colspan="3"|'''amn{{red|va}} hima'''


!
!


| colspan="4"|'''ta mya{{blue|yu}} dune'''
| colspan="2"|'''ham{{blue|amn}}!'''


!
!


| colspan="4"|'''ta mya{{red|u}} dune'''
| colspan="3"|'''amn{{red|va}} ham!'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="2"|  /ˈθunanː/
| colspan="2"|  /ˈhiŋ͡møŋ͡m/


!
!


| colspan="3"|/ˈɡwa  ˈθuna/
| colspan="3"|/aŋ͡mˈa ˈhiŋ͡mø/


!
!


| colspan="4"|/ŋjaju ˈdune/
| colspan="2"|/ˈhaŋ͡møŋ͡m/


!
!


| colspan="4"|/ˈŋjau̩ ˈdune/  
| colspan="3"|/aŋ͡mˈa haŋ/  
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>thuna</small>
|<small>hima</small>
|<small>{{blue|-nn}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-mn}}</small>


!
!


|<small>g</small>
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>thuna</small>
|<small>hima</small>


!
!


|<small>ta</small>
|<small>ham</small>
|<small>mya</small>
|<small>-{{blue|amn}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-yu}}</small>
|<small>dune</small>


!
!


|<small>ta</small>
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>mya</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>{{red|-u}}</small>
|<small>ham</small>
|<small>dune</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|speak/{{sc|med.gn.m.sg}}
|breath/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.1.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.2.sg}}


!
!


|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
|you/{{sc|.2.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
|speak/{{sc|med.gn.m.sg}}
|breathe/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}


!
!


|the.{{sc|def.n}}
|breathe/{{sc|dir.pos.m.sg}}
|cat/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.2.sg}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.3.sg}}
|eat/{{sc|med.dyn.n.sg}}


!
!


|the.{{sc|def.n}}
|you/{{sc|.2.m.sg}}
|cat/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
| -{{sc|n.{{red|agt}}}}
|breathe/{{sc|dir.pos.m.sg}}
|eat/{{sc|med.dyn.n.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="2"|«''I speak of myself'' or ''I am being spoken of»
| colspan="2"|''You are breathing.'' <br/><small>(involuntarily, subconciously)</small>


!
!


| colspan="3"|«''I am being spoken of''»
| colspan="3"|''You are breathing.''<br/><small>(intentionally, "breathing heavily")</small>


!
!


| colspan="4"|«''The cat is eating itself''»
| colspan="2"|''Breathe!'' <br/><small>(as in "to start breathing")</small>
 


!
!


| colspan="4"|«''The cat is being eaten''»
| colspan="3"|''Breathe!''<br/><small>(as in "calm down")</small>
|}
|}
[[Image:Control-argument-at.png|right|thumb|A table of the Attian control and volition distinction in the core arguments, illustrating the two-way distinction in the subject of intransitive clauses.|240px]]
The '''agentative''' ({{sc|agt}}) case is used to mark the subject, or agent, of transitive verbs. However, intertwined with the Attian language's distinction on control and volition, there is a slight intentional distinction on intransitives, marking high control intransitives through the agentative argument. Confer the difference betweem the [[w:English language|English]] intransitives "He tripped" and "He talked". In Attian, the former argument would be marked with the patientative case, since he is undergoing the verb, and the latter would be marked with the agentative, since he is in full control of his actions and the agent of the verb.


Being a fluid-S language, however, the simple "He tripped", might be marked with the agentative, should he intentionally have done so. Most often, this conveys a slight semantic shift, and "He tripped" might be interpreted as "He's faking a fall". Some verbs are are inherently high control, for example, the dynamic action "to cook", ''zama'', can hardly be performed unintentionally, likewise is the word for "to talk", ''thana'', somewhat difficult to perform involuntarily, except for sleep-talking.
When high-control intransitives are marked with the agentive case - as in the case "''to cook''" - the direct object may be left unmentioned, granted that the gnomic aspect is used. This implies the cooking of something, instead of directly mentioning it. If there is doubt whether an action is performed intentionally or involuntarily, the agentive is generally used.
 
The semantic shift is illustrated below with the word "''to breathe''", which may be interpreted differently, depending on whether marked with the patientive enclitic pronoun, or the agentive personal.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="2"| '''hima{{blue|mn}}'''
| colspan="2"|'''{{red|minim}} azmim'''


!
!


| colspan="3"|'''amn{{red|va}} hima'''
| colspan="5"|'''{{red|minim}} ta mithr{{blue|a}} izmim'''


!
!


| colspan="2"|'''ham{{blue|amn}}!'''
| colspan="4"| '''ta ram{{red|va}} aramia'''
 
!
 
| colspan="3"|'''amn{{red|va}} ham!'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="2"| /ˈhiŋaŋ͡m/
| colspan="2"| /ˈŋiniŋ azˈŋiŋ/


!
!


| colspan="3"|/aŋ͡mˈa ˈhiŋa/
| colspan="5"|/ˈŋiniŋ ta ˈŋiθr̥a izˈŋiŋ/


!
!


| colspan="2"|/ˈhaŋaŋ͡m/
| colspan="4"|/ta ˈraŋ͡ma ˈr̥iŋej/
 
!
 
| colspan="3"|/aˈŋ͡ma haŋ/  
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>hima</small>
|<small>{{red|minim}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-mn}}</small>
|<small>azmim</small>


!
!


|<small>amn</small>
|<small>{{red|minim}}</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>va</small>
|<small>hima</small>
|<small>mithr</small>
|<small>-{{blue|a}}</small>
|<small>izmim</small>


!
!


|<small>ham</small>
|<small>va</small>
|<small>-{{blue|amn}}</small>
|<small>ram</small>
 
!
 
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>ham</small>
|<small>rimey</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|breath/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| you/{{sc|{{red|agt}}.1.c.pl}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.2.sg}}
|cook/{{sc|ind.neu.c.pl}}


!
!


|you/{{sc|.2.m.sg}}
| you/{{sc|{{red|agt}}.1.c.pl}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
|the{{sc|.def.n}}
|breathe/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
|squirrel/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|pat}}}}
|cook/{{sc|ind.dyn.c.pl}}


!
!


|breathe/{{sc|dir.pos.m.sg}}
|the{{sc|.def.n}}
| -{{sc|{{blue|pat}}.2.sg}}
|bird/{{sc|n.sg.}}
 
!
 
|you/{{sc|.2.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
|breathe/{{sc|dir.pos.m.sg}}
|fly/{{sc|ind.stat.n.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="2"|«''You are breathing.'' »<br/><small>(involuntarily, subconciously)</small>
| colspan="2"|''You cook (something)''
 
!
 
| colspan="3"|«''You are breathing.''»<br/><small>(intentionally, "breathing heavily")</small>


!
!


| colspan="2"|«''Breathe!'' »<br/><small>(as in "to start breathing")</small>
| colspan="5"|''You are cooking a squirrel''


!
!


| colspan="3"|«''Breathe!''»<br/><small>(as in "calm down")</small>
| colspan="4"|''The bird flies''
|}
|}


When high-control intransitives are marked with the agentive case - as in the case "''to cook''" - the direct object may be left unmentioned, granted that the gnomic aspect is used. This implies the cooking of something, instead of directly mentioning it. If there is doubt whether an action is performed intentionally or involuntarily, the agentive is generally used.
====Instrumental====
=====Instrumental proper=====
The '''instrumental''' ({{sc|ins}}) case serves a number of purposes in the Attian language. Primarily, it is used to indicate that a noun is the instrument or means by or with which an action is conducted.  


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="2"|'''{{red|minim}} azmim'''
| colspan="8"| '''gva va gramma genn{{blue|an}} gira'''  
 
|-
!
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɡwa wa ˈkr̥aŋ͡mø ˈk͡pœœnːan ˈɡira/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>va</small>
|<small>gramm-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>kvenn</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>
|<small>gira</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt}}
|the.{{sc|def.n}}
| letter.{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
|pen.{{sc|m.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
|write/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| ''I write the letter with a pen''
|}


| colspan="5"|'''{{red|minim}} ta mithr{{blue|a}} izmim'''
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="4"|'''atva {{blue|u}}tagav{{blue|un}} aggim'''


!
!


| colspan="4"| '''ta ram{{red|va}} aramia'''
| colspan="4"|'''inaratr{{blue|in}} nurimni'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="2"| /ˈŋiniŋ azˈŋiŋ/
| colspan="4"|/atˈwa utˈaɡøwun aɡˈɡiŋ/


!
!


| colspan="5"|/ˈŋiniŋ ta ˈŋiθr̥a izˈŋiŋ/
| colspan="4"|/inˈaratr̥in ˈnuriŋ͡mi/
 
!
 
| colspan="4"|/ta ˈraŋ͡ma ˈr̥iŋej/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>{{red|minim}}</small>
|<small>at</small>
|<small>azmim</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|u}}⟩tagav⟨{{blue|un}}⟩</small>
|<small>aggim</small>


!
!


|<small>{{red|minim}}</small>
|<small>inaratra</small>
|<small>va</small>
|<small>{{blue|-in}}</small>
|<small>mithr</small>
|<small>nurimn</small>
|<small>-{{blue|a}}</small>
|<small>-mni</small>
|<small>izmim</small>
 
!
 
|<small>va</small>
|<small>ram</small>
|<small>{{red|-va}}</small>
|<small>rimey</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
| you/{{sc|{{red|agt}}.1.c.pl}}
|we/{{sc|1.c.pl}}
|cook/{{sc|ind.neu.c.pl}}
| {{sc|m.agt}}
|⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩boat/{{sc|n.col}}⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩
| go/{{sc|ind.gn.c.pl}}


!
!


| you/{{sc|{{red|agt}}.1.c.pl}}
|happiness/{{sc|f.sg}}
|the{{sc|.def.n}}
| -{{sc|f.{{blue|ins}}.sg}}
|squirrel/{{sc|n.sg}}
|gladden/{{sc|med.dir.c.pl}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|pat}}}}
| -{{sc|2.pat.f.pl}}
|cook/{{sc|ind.dyn.c.pl}}
 
!
 
|the{{sc|.def.n}}
|bird/{{sc|n.sg.}}
| -{{sc|m.{{red|agt}}}}
|fly/{{sc|ind.stat.n.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="2"|«''You cook (something)''»


!
| colspan="4"| ''We go by boat''
 
| colspan="5"|«''You are cooking a squirrel''»


!
!


| colspan="4"|«''The bird flies''»
| colspan="4"|''Let happiness make you glad!'' - Attian saying.
|}
|}


====Instrumental====
=====Inanimate subjective instrumental=====
The '''instrumental''' ({{sc|ins}}) case serves a number of purposes in the Attian language. Primarily, it is used to indicate that a noun is the instrument or means by or with which an action is conducted.  
On subject of control in the Attian verbs, inanimate agents of transitive verbs: subjects such as "the knife" in the sentence ''"The knife slices the bread"'' could impossibly be marked with the agentive case, since the subject has no control of its actions. Nor is it experiencing the slicing, and can as such not be marked with the patientive. Instead a construction with the mediopassive and instrumental used.
 
Of course if desired, the agent can be reintroduced, which means a switch from passive to active.  


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"| '''gva va grammua cvenn{{blue|an}} gira'''  
| colspan="8"|'''gva rega {{blue|a}}magv{{blue|an}} gava'''
 
!
 
| colspan="3"| '''{{blue|u}}van{{blue|un}} tutann'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɡwa wa ˈɡr̥aŋ͡mu̩a ˈkwɛnːan ˈɡira/
| colspan="8"|/ˈɡwa ˈr̥ɛɡa aŋˈaɡwan ˈɡøwa/
 
!
 
| colspan="3"|/uˈwana ˈtutanː/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>va</small>
|<small>ury</small>
|<small>grammu-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>kvenn</small>
|<small>{{blue|a}}-</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>
|<small>magv</small>
|<small>gira</small>
|<small>-{{blue|an}}</small>
|<small>gava</small>
 
!
 
|<small>⟨{{blue|u}}⟩vaun⟨{{blue|un}}⟩</small>
|<small>tuta</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt}}
| -{{sc|m.agt}}
|the.{{sc|def.n}}
|bread/{{sc|col.n.}}
| letter.{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|n.pat}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| {{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}-
|pen.{{sc|m.sg}}
|knife/{{sc|col.m.}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
|write/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| cut/{{sc|ind.neu.m.sg}}
 
!
 
|⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩stone/{{sc|n.col}}⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩
|hit/{{sc|med.dyn-stat.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|-pat.1.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| «''I write the letter with a pen''»
 
| colspan="7"| ''I cut bread with knifes''
 
!
 
| colspan="3"|''I am hit with stones''
|}
|}
Marking the inanimate noun with the agentive is incorrect. This is a distinction quite well known in natural languages, and even the [[w:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European]] language is supposed to have made the distinction.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="4"|'''atva {{blue|u}}tagāv{{blue|un}} aggim'''
| colspan="4"|'''''{{red|vanev}}'' ittimann'''


!
!


| colspan="4"|'''inaratr{{blue|in}} nurimni'''
| colspan="4"|'''vanun tutinn'''
 
!
 
| colspan="5"|'''yatva vanum titann'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="4"|/atˈwa utˈaɡøwun aɡˈɡiŋ/
| colspan="4"|/ˈwanɛw itˈtiŋanː/


!
!


| colspan="4"|/inˈaratr̥in ˈnuriŋ͡mi/
| colspan="4"|/ˈwanun ˈtutinː/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>at</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|u}}⟩tagav⟨{{blue|un}}⟩</small>
|<small>aggim</small>


!
!


|<small>inaratra</small>
| colspan="5"|/ˈjatwa ˈwanuŋ ˈtitanː/
|<small>{{blue|-in}}</small>
|<small>nurimn</small>
|<small>-mni</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|we/{{sc|1.c.pl}}
|<small>vana</small>
| {{sc|m.agt}}
|<small>-ev</small>
|⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩boat/{{sc|n.col}}⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩
|<small>ittim</small>
| go/{{sc|ind.gn.c.pl}}
|<small>-ann</small>


!
!


|happiness/{{sc|f.sg}}
|<small>vana</small>
| -{{sc|f.{{blue|ins}}.sg}}
|<small>-un</small>
|gladden/{{sc|med.dir.c.pl}}
|<small>tuti</small>
| -{{sc|2.pat.f.pl}}
|<small>-nn</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
 
| colspan="4"| «''We go by boat''»


!
!


| colspan="4"|«''Let happiness make you glad! - Gladden yourself through happiness!''» - Attian saying.
|<small>yat</small>
|}
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>vana</small>
|<small>-um</small>
|<small>tita</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|stone/{{sc|n.pl.}}
| -{{sc|n.pl.agt}}
|hit/{{sc|ind.dyn.n.pl}}
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}


On subject of control in the Attian verbs, inanimate agents of transitive verbs: subjects such as "the knife" in the sentence ''"The knife slices the bread"'' could impossibly be marked with the agentive case, since the subject has no control of its actions. Nor is it experiencing the slicing, and can as such not be marked with the patientive. Instead a construction with the mediopassive and instrumental used. If desired, the agent can be reintroduced.
!


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|stone/{{sc|n.pl}}
|+
| -{{sc|n.pl.ins}}
<!-- Sentence -->
|hit/{{sc|med.dyn-stat.m.sg}}
| colspan="8"|'''gva rega {{blue|a}}magv{{blue|an}} gāva'''
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}


!
!


| colspan="3"| '''{{blue|u}}van{{blue|un}} tutann'''
|someone/{{sc|m.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.agt}}
|stone/{{sc|n.pl}}
| -{{sc|n.pl.ins}}
|hit/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|/ˈɡwa ˈr̥ɛɡa aŋˈaɡwan ˈɡøwa/
 
| colspan="4"|''*Stones hit me''


!
!


| colspan="3"|/uˈwana ˈtutanː/
| colspan="4"|''I am hit with stones''
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>ury</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>{{blue|a}}-</small>
|<small>magv</small>
|<small>-{{blue|an}}</small>
|<small>gāva</small>


!
!


|<small>⟨{{blue|u}}⟩vaun⟨{{blue|un}}⟩</small>
| colspan="5"|''Some guy hits me with stones''
|<small>tuta</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|I{{sc|.1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt}}
|bread/{{sc|col.n.}}
| -{{sc|n.pat}}
| {{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}-
|knife/{{sc|col.m.}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
| cut/{{sc|ind.neu.m.sg}}
 
!
 
|⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩stone/{{sc|n.col}}⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩
|hit/{{sc|med.dyn-stat.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|-pat.1.sg}}
|-
<!-- Translations -->
 
| colspan="7"| «''I cut bread with knifes''»
 
!
 
| colspan="3"|«''I am hit with stones''»
|}
|}


Instead, the knife is marked with the instrumental case, and the agent must be introduced: "Someone slices the bread with a knife", or implied "With a knife the bread is sliced". Marking the inanimate noun with the agentive is incorrect. This is a distinction quite well known in natural languages, and even the [[w:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European]] language is supposed to have made the distinction.
=====Comitative instrumental=====
The Attian instrumental also bears comitative and quantitative senses, indicating actions in company with other subjects, amounts, as well as lacking:


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="3"| '''''{{red|uvaney}}'' titumann'''
| colspan="5"|'''amnayya g{{blue|an}}?'''


!
!


| colspan="3"|'''{{blue|u}}van{{blue|un}} tutann'''
| colspan="6"|'''gva amn{{blue|an}} imgimna'''


!
!


| colspan="5"| '''yatva {{blue|u}}van{{blue|un}} etitann'''
| colspan="6"|'''gvayya yarm{{blue|un}}an'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="3"|/uˈwanɛj ˈtitanː/
| colspan="5"|/aˈŋ͡majːa ɡøn/


!
!


| colspan="3"|/uwˈana ˈtutanː/
| colspan="6"|/ɡwa aˈŋ͡man iŋˈɡiŋ͡ma/


!
!


| colspan="5"|/ˈjatwa uwˈana ɛtˈitanː/
| colspan="6"|/ˈɡwajːa ˈjar̥ŋunan/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>⟨{{red|u}}⟩van⟨{{red|ey}}⟩</small>
 
|<small>tita</small>
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>


!
!


|<small>⟨{{blue|u}}⟩van⟨{{blue|un}}⟩</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>tuta</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>-{{blue|an}}</small>
|<small>imgim</small>
|<small>-na</small>


!
!


|<small>yat</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|u}}⟩van⟨{{blue|un}}⟩</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>etita</small>
|<small>yarm</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>-{{blue|un}}</small>
|<small>-an</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|⟨{{sc|n.{{red|agt}}}}⟩stone/{{sc|n.col.}}⟨{{sc|n.{{red|agt}}}}⟩
|you/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
|hit/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|c.pat.sg}}
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}


!
!


|⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩stone/{{sc|n.col}}⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|hit/{{sc|med.dyn-stat.m.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.agt.sg}}
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}
|you/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
|make/{{sc|act.ind.dyn.c.pl}}
| -{{sc|-pat.3.n.sg}}


!
!


|someone
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt}}
| -{{sc|m.agt.sg}}
|⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩stone/{{sc|n.col}}⟨{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}⟩
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|hit/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
|hair/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}
| -{{sc|n.neg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->


| colspan="3"| «*Stones ''hit me''»
| colspan="5"| ''Are you with me?''


!
!


| colspan="3"|«''I am hit with stones''»
| colspan="6"|''I make it with you.''


!
!


| colspan="5"|«''Some guy hits me with stones''»
| colspan="6"|''I am with no hair.'' or ''I have no hair.''
|}
|}


The Attian instrumental also bears comitative and quantitative senses, indicating actions in company with other subjects, amounts, as well as lacking:
=====Animate subjective instrumental=====
The last use of the instrumental, similarly to [[w:Russian language|Russian]] and in part to [[w:English language|English]] is to reintroduce a subject in a passive clause, very similarly to the adpositional phrase "by me" in English, as in ''"He was killed"'', and later; ''"He was killed by me"''. Using the instrumental with a reflexive mediopassive gives a reinforced statement, confer the Spanish disjunct prepositional pronouns:
*''Me lavo'' - «I wash myself»
*''A mí me lavo'' - «As for myself, I wash myself»


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="5"|'''amnayya g{{blue|ān}}?'''
| colspan="5"|'''gva muni min{{blue|an}}?'''


!
!


| colspan="6"|'''gva amn{{blue|an}} imgimna'''
| colspan="3"|'''mumnayyiz g{{blue|an}}'''


!
!


| colspan="6"|'''gvayya yarm{{blue|un}}an'''
| colspan="4"| '''ethunann g{{blue|an}}'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="5"|/aˈŋ͡majːa ɡøn/
| colspan="5"|/ɡwa ˈŋ͡muni ˈŋinan/


!
!


| colspan="6"|/ɡwa aˈŋ͡man iŋˈɡiŋ͡ma/
| colspan="3"|/ˈmuŋ͡majːiz ˈɡøn/


!
!


| colspan="6"|/ˈɡwajːa ˈjar̥ŋunan/
| colspan="4"|/ˈθunanː ɡøn/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->


|<small>amn</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>muni</small>
|<small>min</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>


!
!


|<small>mumnayyiz</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>
|<small>amn</small>
|<small>-{{blue|an}}</small>
|<small>imgim</small>
|<small>-na</small>


!
!


|<small>thuna</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|-
|<small>yarm</small>
|<small>-{{blue|un}}</small>
|<small>-an</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|you/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
| -{{sc|c.pat.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt.sg}}
|see/{{sc|med.ind.dyn.c.sg}}
|you/{{sc|2.pl.c}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}


!
!


|discover/{{sc|medpcp}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt.sg}}
|you/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
|make/{{sc|act.ind.dyn.c.pl}}
| -{{sc|-pat.3.n.sg}}


!
!


|talk/{{sc|med.ind.dyn.c.sg}}
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|m.agt.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|hair/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|ins}}}}
| -{{sc|n.neg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->


| colspan="5"| «''Are you with me?''»
| colspan="5"| ''I'm seen by you''


!
!
 
.
| colspan="6"|«''I make it with you.''»
| colspan="3"|''Discovered by me''


!
!


| colspan="6"|Literary:«''I am with no hair.''» or «''I have no hair.''»
| colspan="4"|''Me, I speak of myself.''
|}
|}


The last use of the instrumental, similarly to [[w:Russian language|Russian]] and in part to [[w:English language|English]] is to reintroduce a subject in a passive clause, very similarly to the adpositional phrase "by me" in English, as in ''"He was killed"'', and later; ''"He was killed by me"''. Using the instrumental with a reflexive mediopassive gives a reinforced statement, confer the Spanish disjunct prepositional pronouns:
====Locative====
*''Me lavo'' - «I wash myself»
=====Locative proper=====
*''A mí me lavo'' - «As for myself, I wash myself»
:''See also: [[Attian#Possession|Attian possession]]''
The locative case ({{sc|loc}}) vaguely corresponds to the English spatial prepositions of "by", "at", "in", and "on". However, the Attian locative also bears a temporal usage, similarly to English "in an hour", "today", "after three o'clock". The Attian language does not have [[w:adpositions|adpositions]] in the traditional sense, to control the exact location of the locative, but rather [[w:proclitics|proclitics]]. These will be marked green.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="5"|'''gva muni min{{blue|an}}?'''
| colspan="4"|'''Amnayya azim{{blue|at}}'''?


!
!


| colspan="3"|'''mumnayyiz g{{blue|ān}}'''
| colspan="5"|'''ʔineyna {{green|en}}azam{{blue|ut}}'''.


!
!


| colspan="4"| '''ethunann g{{blue|ān}}'''
| colspan="3"|'''{{green|am}}agy{{blue|at}}'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="5"|/ɡwa ˈŋ͡muni ˈŋinan/
| colspan="4"|/aˈŋ͡majːa azˈiŋ͡mat/


!
!


| colspan="3"|/ˈmuŋ͡majːiz ˈɡøn/
| colspan="5"|/ˈʔinɛjna ɛnˈazaŋut/


!
!


| colspan="4"|/ˈθunanː ɡøn/
| colspan="3"|/aŋaɡˈjat/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->


|<small>g</small>
|<small>amna</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>muni</small>
|<small>azima</small>
|<small>min</small>
|<small>{{blue|-t}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-an}}</small>


!
!


|<small>mumnayyiz</small>
|<small>ʔiney</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-na</small>
|<small>{{blue|-ān}}</small>
|<small>{{green|en}}-</small>
|<small>azama</small>
|<small>-{{blue|ut}}</small>


!
!


|<small>thuna</small>
|<small>{{green|am}}-</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>agy</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-ān}}</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|you/{{sc|2.sg.c.pat}}
| -{{sc|m.agt.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|see/{{sc|med.ind.dyn.c.sg}}
| home/{{sc|sg.n}}
|you/{{sc|2.pl.c}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}


!
!


|discover/{{sc|medpcp}}
| lie/{{sc|act.ind.stat.n.sg}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -it/{{sc|n.pat.3.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
| below.{{sc|{{green|locp}}}}-
|house/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}


!
!


|talk/{{sc|med.ind.dyn.c.sg}}
| after/behind.{{sc|{{green|locp}}}}-
| -{{sc|-m.pat.1.sg}}
| hour/{{sc|f.sg}}
| I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
| -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->


| colspan="5"| «''I'm seen by you''»
| colspan="4"| ''Are you at home?''


!
!
.
 
| colspan="3"|«''Discovered by me''»
| colspan="5"|''It lies below the house''.


!
!


| colspan="4"|«''Me, I speak of myself.''»
| colspan="3"|''In an hour''
|}
|}


====Locative====
=====Lative locative=====
:''See also: [[Attian#Possession|Attian possession]]''
Related to location is movement, and the locative can through a construction with the lative particle ‹''a''› /a/, transform the locative meaning to a lative or translative one. Before a null-onset, it is pronounced /aɦ/.
The locative case ({{sc|loc}}) vaguely corresponds to the English spatial prepositions of "by", "at", "in", and "on"{{ex|=41, 43}}. However, the Attian locative also bears a temporal usage{{ex|=43}}, similarly to English "in an hour", "today", "after three o'clock". The Attian language does not have [[w:adpositions|adpositions]] in the traditional sense, to control the exact location of the locative, but rather [[w:proclitics|proclitics]]. These will be marked green.
 
The particle and the proclitic adpositions will be marked green.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="5"|41: '''amnayya ezm{{blue|ut}}?'''
| colspan="4"|'''Gam {{green|a}} azim{{blue|at}}!'''


!
!


| colspan="4"|42: '''regēyyō {{green|en}}zem{{blue|ut}}'''
| colspan="6"| '''ʔinena {{green|a}} {{green|en}}azam{{blue|ut}}'''.


!
!


| colspan="3"|43: '''{{green|am}}agz{{blue|at}}'''
| colspan="4"|'''{{green|A}}nn erʔ{{blue|it}}'''.
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="5"|/aˈŋ͡majːa ɛzˈŋut/
| colspan="4"|/ɡøŋ aɦazˈiŋat/


!
!


| colspan="5"|/ˈr̥ɛɡœjːo ɛnˈzɛŋ͡mut/
| colspan="6"|/ˈʔinɛna aɦ ɛnˈazaŋut/


!
!


| colspan="3"|/aŋaɡˈzat/
| colspan="4"|/anː erˈʔit/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->


|<small>aumn</small>
|<small>gam</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>{{green|a}}</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>azima</small>
|<small>ezm</small>
|<small>{{blue|-t}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|-ut}}</small>


!
!


|<small>regey</small>
|<small>ʔine</small>
|<small>-yu</small>
|<small>-na</small>
|<small>{{green|a}}</small>
|<small>{{green|en}}-</small>
|<small>{{green|en}}-</small>
|<small>zem</small>
|<small>azama</small>
|<small>-{{blue|ut}}</small>
|<small>-{{blue|ut}}</small>


!
!


|<small>{{green|am}}-</small>
|<small>{{green|a}}-</small>
|<small>agz</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|<small>erʔi</small>
|<small>-{{blue|t}}</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|you/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
|come/{{sc|act.dir.pos.m}}
| -{{sc|c.pat.sg}}
| {{sc|{{green|latp}}}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
| home/{{sc|sg.f}}
| home/{{sc|sg.n}}
| -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}


!
!


| lie/{{sc|act.ind.stat.n.sg}}
| lay/{{sc|act.ind.dyn.n.sg}}
| -it.{{sc|n.pat.3.sg}}
| -it/{{sc|n.pat.3.sg}}
| {{sc|{{green|latp}}}}
| below.{{sc|{{green|locp}}}}-
| below.{{sc|{{green|locp}}}}-
|house/{{sc|2.sg.c}}
|house/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}


!
!


| after.{{sc|{{green|locp}}}}-
| {{sc|{{green|latp}}}}
| hour/{{sc|f.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.pat.1.sg}}
|anger/{{sc|f.sg}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->


| colspan="5"| «''Are you at home?''»
| colspan="4"| ''Come home!''


!
!


| colspan="5"|«''It lies below the house''»
| colspan="6" |''Put it below the house''.


!
!


| colspan="3"|«''In an hour''»
| colspan="4"|''I am getting angry''.
|}
|}
Related to location is movement, and the locative can through a construction with the lative particle ''"a"'', transform the locative meaning to a lative or translative one. The particle and the proclitic adpositions will be marked green.
 
=====Possessive locative=====
The third purpose of the locative case is that it is also the main tool to express [[Attian#Possession|possession]], a construction very close to the [[w:Celtic|Celtic]] and [[w:Finnish|Finnish]] equivalents, confer:
*'''Minulla on talo''' - ''I have a house'' (literally: ''There is a house at me'')
This is the one of the ways of expressing [[Attian#Alienable|alienable possession]] in Attian, and it is as such never used for inalienable constructions.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="4"|44: '''gām {{green|a}} ezm{{blue|ut}}!'''
| colspan="4"|'''g{{blue|at}} azamayya'''


!
!


| colspan="6"|45: '''reragiyō {{green|a}} {{green|en}}zem{{blue|ut}}'''
| colspan="5"| '''Manim g{{blue|at}} azamayya!'''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="4"|/ˈɡ͡bøt aˈzaŋajːa/


!
!


| colspan="4"|46: '''{{green|a}}nn thimomen{{blue|at}}'''
| colspan="5"|/ˈŋ͡mønin ˈɡ͡bøt aˈzaŋajːa/
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
| colspan="4"|/ɡøŋ a ɛzˈŋut/


!
|<small>g</small>
 
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
| colspan="6"|/ˈr̥ɛraɡijːu a ɛnˈzɛŋut/
|<small>azama</small>
|<small>-yya</small>


!
!


| colspan="4"|/anː ˈθimomɛnat/
|<small>emin</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-{{blue|āt}}</small>
|<small>azama</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Gloss-->
 
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|<small>gām</small>
| -{{sc|c.{{blue|loc}}}}
|<small>{{green|a}}</small>
| home/{{sc|sg.n.pat}}
|<small>ezm</small>
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|<small>{{blue|-ut}}</small>


!
!


|<small>regey</small>
| see/{{sc|act.dir.pos.c.pl}}
|<small>-yu</small>
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|<small>{{green|a}}</small>
| -{{sc|c.{{blue|loc}}}}
|<small>{{green|en}}-</small>
| home/{{sc|sg.n.pat}}
|<small>zem</small>
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|<small>-{{blue|ut}}</small>


!
|<small>{{green|a}}-</small>
|<small>-nn</small>
|<small>thimomen</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|come/{{sc|act.dir.pos.m}}
| {{sc|{{green|latp}}}}
| home/{{sc|sg.n}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}
!
| lie/{{sc|act.ind.stat.n.sg}}
| -it.{{sc|n.pat.3.sg}}
| {{sc|{{green|latp}}}}
| below.{{sc|{{green|locp}}}}-
|house/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|n.{{blue|loc}}}}
!
| {{sc|{{green|latp}}}}
| -{{sc|m.pat.1.sg}}
|anger/{{sc|f.sg}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->


| colspan="6"| «''come home!''»
| colspan="4"| ''My house''
 
!
 
| colspan="6" |«''Put it below the house''»


!
!


| colspan="4"|«''I am getting angry''»
| colspan="5"|''Behold my house!''
|}
|}
The secondary purpose of the locative case is that it is also the main tool to express [[Attian#Possession|possession]], a construction very close to the [[w:Celtic|Celtic]] and [[w:Finnish|Finnish]] equivalents, confer:
*''Minulla on talo'' - «I have a house» (literally: «There is a house at me»)
This is the one of the ways of expressing [[Attian#Alienable|alienable possession]] in Attian, and it is never used for inalienable constructions.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="5"|47: '''g{{blue|āt}} zemayya'''


!
| colspan="6"|'''azamayya g{{blue|at}} ta trasino'''


| colspan="6"|48: '''emin g{{blue|āt}} zemayya'''
| colspan="7"|'''Atnvayya g{{blue|at}} girgemn.'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="5"|/ˈɡøt ˈzɛmajːa/
| colspan="6"|/ aˈzaŋajːa ˈɡ͡bøt wa taˈtr̥asino/


!
| colspan="7"|/ atˈŋ͡majːa ˈɡ͡bøt ˈɡirɡemn/
 
| colspan="6"|/ɛmˈin ˈɡa´øt ˈzɛmajːa/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->


|<small>azama</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-{{blue|āt}}</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|<small>zem</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>trasino</small>
!
|<small>atn</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
!
|<small>emin</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-{{blue|āt}}</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|<small>zem</small>
|<small>girge</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-mn</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
| home/{{sc|sg.n.pat}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|  -{{sc|c.{{blue|loc}}}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
| home/{{sc|sg.n}}
| {{sc|def art.n}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| green({{sc|n.sg.pat}})
!
| dog/{{sc|sg.n}}
| -{{sc|agt.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
!
| see/{{sc|act.dir.pos.m.sg}}
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|  -{{sc|c.{{blue|loc}}}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
| home/{{sc|sg.n}}
| see/{{sc|act.ind.dyn.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| -you.{{sc|m.pat.2.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
 
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->


| colspan="5"| «''My house''» or «''I have a house''»
| colspan="6"|''My green house''


!
!


| colspan="6"|«''See my house''»
| colspan="7"|''My dog barks at you''.
|}
|}


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
===Number===
|+
====Several's more than one====
<!-- Sentence -->
{{quote
|text='''Atimayya ta amga ta ata, tayi atayya ta amga ta atim.'''
|sign=Anathir t'Armavir
|source=Descriptions of the language, p. 29
|about= '''Several is more than one, but then all is more than several''' is an Attian paradox and sometimes [[w:shibboleth|shibboleth]] created by the Attian national grammarian Anathir t'Armavir. The saying plays with the fact that the Attian word for "''all''" is the same as that for "''one''", thus granting the translation: '''Several is more than one, but then one is more than several'''. It also illustrates the [[w:Grammatical number|number]] inflection for nouns in Attian, where "''several''" is simply the [[w:plural number|plural]] of "''one''" and "''all''" the [[w:Collective number|collective]] form.
}}


| colspan="9"|49: '''zemayya g{{blue|āt}} va advayya'''
====Singular====
The singular ({{sc|sg}}) number is the most basic form of most nouns, and marks individual nouns, counting "one". It is completely corresponding to the [[w:English language|English]] equivalent. The singular patientive is the citation form of all nouns in the Attian language. The singular inflects according to three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter.
 
In the locative the vowel is dependent on gender, granting an ⟨a⟩ or a ⟨u⟩ if masculine/feminine or neuter respectively. Final vowels are assimilated.


| colspan="7"|50: '''atnvayya g{{blue|āt}} manimn'''
{| style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg"
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
!<small> Masculine</small>
| colspan="9"|/ ˈzɛmajːa ˈɡøt wa adˈwajːa/
| ''-∅''|| ''-va'' || ''-an'' || ''-Vt''
 
|-
| colspan="7"|/ atˈnwajːa ˈɡøt ˈmanimn/
!<small>Feminine</small>
| ''-∅''|| ''-vi'' || ''-in'' || ''-Vt''
|-
!<small>Neuter</small>
| ''-∅''|| ''-u'' || ''-un'' || ''-Vt''
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|}


|<small>zem</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|<small>va</small>
|<small>adv</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-yya</small>


!
{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
! colspan="6" |Examples
 
|-
|<small>atn</small>
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small>  !! <small>Meaning</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-{{blue|at}}</small>
|<small>mani</small>
|<small>-mn</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
 
| home/{{sc|sg.n}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
| {{sc|def.n}}
| green/{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
 
!
 
| dog/{{sc|sg.m}}
| -{{sc|agt.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}}
|I/{{sc|1.sg.m}}
|  -{{sc|f.{{blue|loc}}}}
| see/{{sc|act.ind.dyn.n.sg}}
| -you.{{sc|m.pat.2.sg}}
|-
<!-- Translations -->
 
| colspan="9"|«''My green house''» or «''I have a green house''»
 
!
 
| colspan="7"|«''My dog sees you''»
|}
 
===Number===
====Singular====
The singular ({{sc|sg}}) number is the most basic form of most nouns, and marks individual nouns, counting "one". It is completely corresponding to the [[w:English language|English]] equivalent. The singular patientive is the citation form of all nouns in the Attian language. The singular inflects according to three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter.
 
In the locative the vowel is dependent on gender, granting an ⟨a⟩ or a ⟨u⟩ if masculine/feminine or neuter respectively. Final vowels are assimilated.
 
{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg"
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small>
|-
|-
!<small> Masculine</small>
!<small> Masculine</small>
| ''-∅''|| ''-va'' || ''-an'' || ''-Vt''
| ''magra''|| ''magar{{blue|va}}'' || ''magr{{blue|an}}'' || ''magr{{blue|at}}'' ||knife
|-
|-
!<small>Feminine</small>
!<small>Feminine</small>
| ''-∅''|| ''-vi'' || ''-in'' || ''-Vt''
| ''tazu''|| ''taz{{blue|vi}}'' || ''taz{{blue|an}}'' || ''taz{{blue|at}}''||horse
|-
|-
!<small>Neuter</small>
!<small>Neuter</small>
| ''-∅''|| ''-u'' || ''-un'' || ''-Vt''
| ''thena''|| ''then{{blue|u}}'' || ''then{{blue|un}}'' || ''then{{blue|ut}}''||speech
|-
|-
|}
|}


 
====Collective====
{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="6" |Examples
|-
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small>  !! <small>Meaning</small>
|-
!<small> Masculine</small>
| ''magra''|| ''magar{{blue|va}}'' || ''magr{{blue|an}}'' || ''magr{{blue|at}}'' ||knife
|-
!<small>Feminine</small>
| ''tazu''|| ''taz{{blue|vi}}'' || ''taz{{blue|an}}'' || ''taz{{blue|at}}''||horse
|-
!<small>Neuter</small>
| ''thena''|| ''then{{blue|u}}'' || ''then{{blue|un}}'' || ''then{{blue|ut}}''||speech
|-
|}
 
====Collective====
The collective ({{sc|col}}) number of nouns indicates an unspecified, indefinite, general nominal amount. The introduction of this number into the language was meant to tie in with the genereic aspect of the verbs. In [[w:English language|English]], nouns of this kind most often receives a plural marking, such as ''"people say stupid things"'' or ''"birds can fly"''. Unlike other languages with the collective number, it is not the least marked and basic number, but it is still widely used.
The collective ({{sc|col}}) number of nouns indicates an unspecified, indefinite, general nominal amount. The introduction of this number into the language was meant to tie in with the genereic aspect of the verbs. In [[w:English language|English]], nouns of this kind most often receives a plural marking, such as ''"people say stupid things"'' or ''"birds can fly"''. Unlike other languages with the collective number, it is not the least marked and basic number, but it is still widely used.
The collective inflects according to two genders, common and neuter.
The collective inflects according to two genders, common and neuter.
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There are several different degrees of animacy, which at times also intertwine with salency. The grading goes from ''Very high'' to ''Very low'' and spans 7 degrees. The top and most animate nouns are humans, and especially men and leaders. Women normally rank as at least as animate as men, but they can in certain circumstances be degraded to indicate inferiority. The least animate substantives are minerals, abstraction and in part; plants.  
There are several different degrees of animacy, which at times also intertwine with salency. The grading goes from ''Very high'' to ''Very low'' and spans 7 degrees. The top and most animate nouns are humans, and especially men and leaders. Women normally rank as at least as animate as men, but they can in certain circumstances be degraded to indicate inferiority. The least animate substantives are minerals, abstraction and in part; plants.  


====Stones can't hit you====
====Don't blame the stone====
{{quote
|text='''Men vathim vana'''.
|sign=Anathir t'Armavir
|source=Descriptions of the language, p. 35
|about= '''Don't blame the stone''' is a well known Attian saying, invented by the Attian grammarian Athanir t'Armavir. It's idiomatic meaning is that one should not blame the tool when it is not the master of its own actions. It also carries grammatical significance, since the Attian language does not allow inanimate nouns to be the agent of a verb. An equivalent phrase in English would be: ''It isn't the gun that kills, but the one who pulled the trigger''.
}}
Below is an example of someone hit with stones. Here, the subject impossibly could be marked with the agentive, taking their inanimacy in regard. Instead, you may put the subject in the [[Attian#Instrumental|instrumental]] case, and mediopassivise the verb.  Alternatively the subject is degraded to an oblique, and a new subject is introduced.
Below is an example of someone hit with stones. Here, the subject impossibly could be marked with the agentive, taking their inanimacy in regard. Instead, you may put the subject in the [[Attian#Instrumental|instrumental]] case, and mediopassivise the verb.  Alternatively the subject is degraded to an oblique, and a new subject is introduced.


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===Demonstratives===
===Demonstratives===
The demonstrative pronouns function as demonstratives, determiners, definite articles and third person personal pronouns. There is no distinction made, what so ever.
The demonstrative pronouns function as demonstratives, determiners, and third person personal pronouns. There is no distinction made, what so ever.


The feminine demonstrative pronouns have been subjected to loaning, explaining the diverseness in roots. However, the remaining roots are derived from the root √t, which is translated as ''one, pertaining to unity''.
The feminine demonstrative pronouns have been subjected to loaning, explaining the diverseness in roots. However, the remaining roots are derived from the root √t, which is translated as ''one, pertaining to unity''.
====Distal demonstratives====
====Distal demonstratives====
The distal demonstratives, sometimes dubbed the ''normal'' demonstratives imply a relatively far distance way from the speaker, similarly to the English deictic "''that''", but they are also the default definite articles, like English "''the''" and third person pronouns. They also transform nouns to adverbs after verbs.
The distal demonstratives, in Attian grammar sometimes called ''functional articles'' or ''normal'' demonstratives imply a relatively far distance way from the speaker, similarly to the English deictic "''that''". The demonstratives have a range of functions:
 
*The instrumental forms transform verbal nouns to adverbs after verbs.
*The locative forms transform nouns to locational or directional adverbs after verbs.


It is important to note that null-coda articles are inverted and prefixed when preceeding a word with an onset. Thus for example ''ta'' → ''at-''.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 450px; "
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 450px; "
|-
! colspan="7"|Distal demonstrative pronouns
! colspan="7"|Distal demonstrative pronouns
|-
|-
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! style="text-align: center;"|<small>Neuter</small>
! style="text-align: center;"|<small>Neuter</small>
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Agentive</small>
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Dependent</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''tu''
| style="text-align: center;"|''aʾ''-
| style="text-align: center;"|''an/va''
| style="text-align: center;"|''eʾ-''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ta''
| style="text-align: center;"|''aʾ''-
| style="text-align: center;"|''tim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''aʾ''-
| style="text-align: center;"|''vim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''eʾ-''
| style="text-align: center;"|''tev''
| style="text-align: center;"|''aʾ''-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Independent</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''ah''
| style="text-align: center;"|''eh''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ah''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ahaʾ''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ehiʾ''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ahaʾ''
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Instrumental</small>
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Instrumental</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''tan/ta<sup>1</sup>''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ahan''
| style="text-align: center;"|''an''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ehin''
| style="text-align: center;"|''tun/ta<sup>1</sup>''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ehen''
| style="text-align: center;"|''itan''
| style="text-align: center;"|''anni''
| style="text-align: center;"|''in''
| style="text-align: center;"|''enni''
| style="text-align: center;"|''utun''
| style="text-align: center;"|''henu''
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Locative</small>
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Locative</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''tut''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ahat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''vat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ehit''
| style="text-align: center;"|''tat
| style="text-align: center;"|''ehet''
| style="text-align: center;"|''itat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''atti''
| style="text-align: center;"|''ivat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etti''
| style="text-align: center;"|''utun''
| style="text-align: center;"|''hetu''
|}
|}
#The instrumental demonstratives may be identical to the agentive ones when preceeding adverbs.


====Proximal demonstratives====
====Proximal demonstratives====
The proximal demonstratives signify a close distance of the deictic and the speaker, equivalent to the English demonstrative "''this''", and it is marked through prefixing an ⟨e-⟩ to the stems of the distal demonstratives. Any collisions with vowels conclude in the deletion of the preceeding, original vowel. This has led to a great deal of irregularity in the demonstratives.
The proximal demonstratives signify a close distance of the deictic and the speaker, equivalent to the English demonstrative "''this''", and it is marked through prefixing an ⟨e-⟩ to the stems of the distal demonstratives. Any collisions with vowels conclude in the deletion of the original vowel. This has led to a great deal of irregularity in the proximals.


{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 450px; "
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 450px; "
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|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Agentive</small>
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Agentive</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''etō''
| style="text-align: center;"|''eta''
| style="text-align: center;"|''en/eva''
| style="text-align: center;"|''en/eva''
| style="text-align: center;"|''eta''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etu''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''evim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''evim''
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|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Locative</small>
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Locative</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''etut''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''evat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''evat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etat
| style="text-align: center;"|''etut
| style="text-align: center;"|''etat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''etat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''evat''
| style="text-align: center;"|''evat''
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These demonstratives are however quite archaic, and are being replaced by the previously complementive proclitic ⟨e-⟩. They are still valid as pronouns, but rarely determine frases, instead replaced by the proclitic, which is added to the modified noun.
These demonstratives are however quite archaic, and are being replaced by the previously complementive proclitic ⟨e-⟩. They are still valid as pronouns, but rarely determine frases, instead replaced by the proclitic, which is added to the modified noun. Unless the word starts in a vowel, in that case, the demonstratives are preferrable.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="4"| '''eta zemā'''
| colspan="4"| '''etu nema'''


!
!


| colspan="3"| '''ezemā'''
| colspan="3"| '''enema'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="4"|/ɛˈta ˈzɛŋø/
| colspan="4"|/ɛˈtʊ ˈnɛŋ͡mø/


!
!


| colspan="3"|/ɛˈzɛŋø/
| colspan="3"|/ɛˈnɛŋ͡mø/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->


|<small>e-</small>
|<small>e-</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>tu</small>
|<small>zem</small>
|<small>nem</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-a</small>


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|<small>e-</small>
|<small>e-</small>
|<small>zem</small>
|<small>nem</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|-
|-
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|{{sc|prox}}-
|{{sc|prox}}-
|this/{{sc|det.prox.pat.sg.n}}
|this/{{sc|det.prox.pat.sg.n}}
| house/{{sc|sg.n}}
| noun/{{sc|sg.n}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}


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|{{sc|prox}}-
|{{sc|prox}}-
| house/{{sc|sg.n}}
| noun/{{sc|sg.n}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}


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===Disjunctive pronouns===
===Disjunctive pronouns===
===Reciprocal pronouns===
===Reciprocal pronouns===
==Adjectives and adverbs==
The Attian language lacks simple modifiers in the traditional [[w:English|English]] sense. [[w:Adjective|Adjective]]s and [[w:adverb|adverb]]s do not exist. Instead, nouns and verbs are modified through the use of [[Attian#nouns|nouns]].
===Adjectives===
===Adverbs===
Attian adverbs are remains of system of [[w:cognate accusative|cognate accusative]]s which modiied verbal phrases. Now, it is a fairly simple system using a demonstrative and a noun.


==Verbs==
==Verbs==
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!
!


| colspan="3"| '''ta gānan gunun'''
| colspan="3"| '''ta genan gunun'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
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|<small>ta</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>gēnan</small>
|<small>genan</small>
|<small>gunun</small>
|<small>gunun</small>
|-
|-
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!
!


| colspan="3"| '''gva mugā'''
| colspan="3"| '''gva muga'''


!
!
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|<small>g</small>
|<small>g</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>-va</small>
|<small>mugā</small>
|<small>muga</small>


!
!
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|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="4"|'''Emnvi ta azmu {{blue|ethiri}}'''.
| colspan="4"|'''Emnvi ta azama {{blue|ethiri}}'''.
!
!
| colspan="3"|'''Ta azmu {{green|thirey}}'''.
| colspan="3"|'''Ta azama {{green|thirey}}'''.
!
!
| colspan="3"|'''Ta azmu {{red|thuru}}'''.
| colspan="3"|'''Ta azama {{red|thuru}}'''.
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="4"| /ɛˈŋ͡mi tasˈŋʊ ɛθˈiri/
| colspan="4"| /ɛˈŋ͡mi tasˈaŋa ɛθˈiri/
!
!
| colspan="3"|/tasˈŋʊ ˈθirɛj/
| colspan="3"|/tasˈaŋa ˈθirɛj/
!
!
| colspan="3"|/tasˈŋʊ ˈθurʊ/
| colspan="3"|/tasˈaŋa ˈθurʊ/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
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| colspan="3"|'''Tu {{red|titann}}'''
| colspan="3"|'''Tu {{red|titann}}'''
!
!
| colspan="3"|'''Tu {{blue|hattann}}'''
| colspan="3"|'''Tu {{blue|ʾattann}}'''
!
!
| colspan="5"|'''Tu {{red|nitat}}ur {{blue|hatat}}ur?'''
| colspan="5"|'''Tu {{red|nitat}}ur {{blue|ʾatat}}ur?'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="3"| /tʊ ˈtitanː/
| colspan="3"| /tʊ ˈtitanː/
!
!
| colspan="3"|/tʊ ˈɦatːanː/
| colspan="3"|/tʊ ˈʔatːanː/
!
!
| colspan="5"|/tʊ ˈnitatur̥ ˈhatatur̥/
| colspan="5"|/tʊ ˈnitatur̥ ˈʔatatur̥/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
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!
!
|<small>tu</small>
|<small>tu</small>
|<small>{{blue|hatta}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|ʾatta}}</small>
|<small>-ann</small>
|<small>-ann</small>
!
!
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|<small>{{red|nitat}}</small>
|<small>{{red|nitat}}</small>
|<small>-ur</small>
|<small>-ur</small>
|<small>{{blue|hatat}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|ʾatat}}</small>
|<small>-ur</small>
|<small>-ur</small>
|-
|-
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|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="3"|'''Ta amguh {{blue|hevte}}.'''
| colspan="3"|'''Ta amguh {{blue|ʾevte}}.'''
!
!
| colspan="5"|'''Ta amguh {{blue|hevte}} atmēgān'''
| colspan="5"|'''Ta amguh {{blue|ʾevte}} atmegan'''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="3"|/taŋˈɡuɦ ˈhɛwtə/
| colspan="3"|/taŋˈɡuɦ ˈʔɛwtə/
!
!
| colspan="5"|/taŋˈɡuɦ ˈhɛwtə atˈŋ͡mœɡ͡bøn/
| colspan="5"|/taŋˈɡuɦ ˈʔɛwtə atˈŋ͡mœɡ͡bøn/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
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|}
|}


===Conjugation===
===Evidentiality===
====Evidentiality====
====Not who, not what, not where nor when. But how.====
====Control and volition====
{{quote
===Verbal patterns===
|text='''Men ti, men te, men tu, men utuge. Man atta'''.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsible" style="background: none repeat scroll ; text-align: center; width: 80%; height: 100%;"
|sign=Anathir t'Armavir
|-
|source=Descriptions of the language, p. 57
! colspan="9" |Verb
|about= '''Not who, not what, not where nor when. But how.''' is an Attian saying by the grammarian Anathir t'Armavir. The saying embraces scientific principles, emphasising that it is the manner and reason for an event that is key. The saying was for a long time praxis in Attian law, until the judiciary deemed it inefficient. The saying also plays with the Attian verbal grammatical system, since the language's verbs do not agree with person, tense and the like, but do use evidentials.
|-
}}
| colspan="2" |''√{{sc|m-n}}''
 
A feature not previously used in examples, although almost essential to everyday communication in Attian, is '''evidentiality'''. The definition can be cited as the indication of the nature of evidence for a given statement; that is, whether evidence exists for the statement and/or what kind of evidence exists. Simply put; it marks the source of information the speaker has for his or her statement.


| colspan="2" |''mana''
There are four evidentials in the Attian language, in addition to the use of no evidential at all. These are:
*'''Visual''' - used when there is visual evidence often by the speaker himself, that something has occurred.
*'''Nonvisual''' - used when there is other evidence than visual to support an occurrence. This might be sensory, olfactory or auditory evidence or the like.
*'''Hearsay''' - when an occurrence only can be confirmed through hearsay and that it may not necessarily be accurate.
*'''Quotative''' - the quotative has a higher degree of certainty then the hearsay evidential, used when citing a second or third hand source. Most often believed to be accurate and not open for interpretation.


| colspan="4"|''to see''
 
The process in Attian is known as '''embedding'''. The evidentials are proper biliteral roots conveying their inherent information and are circumfixed on the conjugated verb. At times, they can be circumfixed on adverbs, adjectives and nouns as well.
 
====Visual and nonvisual====
Evidentials in Attian are typically used to convey information in the past tense, although it is not granted. Especially the visual and nonvisual evidentials have this implication.
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="9"|'''An anithariaʾ u amnat {{blue|m}}egizi{{blue|n}} ta uhdhan'''
!
| colspan="6"|'''Azayya ta {{blue|m}}etera{{blue|t}}'''
|-
|-
! colspan="9" |Verbal noun
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="9"| /an anˈiθari̩aʔ ʊ aŋ͡mˈøt ˈŋ͡mœɡizin ta uhˈðan/
!
| colspan="6"|/aˈzajːa taˈtɛra/
|-
|-
| colspan="9"|''menim''
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>an</small>
|<small>anithariaʾ</small>
|<small>u</small>
|<small>amnat</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|me}}⟩</small>
|<small>egizi</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|in}}⟩</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>uhdhan</small>
!
|<small>aza</small>
|<small>-ayya</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|me}}⟩</small>
|<small>tera</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|at}}⟩</small>
|-
|-
! colspan="9" |Participles
<!-- Gloss-->
|the/{{sc|def-art.f.sg.agt}}
|police/{{sc|f.sg.agt}}
|from.{{sc|latp}}
|we/{{sc|1.c.pl.loc}}
|⟨{{blue|{{sc|evid.vis}}}}⟩
|go/{{sc|ind.dyn.f.sg}}
|⟨{{blue|{{sc|evid.vis}}}}⟩
|the/{{sc|def-art.n.sg}}
|side/{{sc|n.sg.ins}}
!
|outside.{{sc|locp}}
|{{sc|ind.cop}}
|the/{{sc|def-art.n.sg}}
|⟨{{blue|{{sc|evid.nonvis}}}}⟩
|cold/{{sc|n.sg.pat}}
|⟨{{blue|{{sc|evid.nonvis}}}}⟩
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|Active
<!-- Translations -->
 
| colspan="9"|''The police went past us''
| colspan="12"|''menayyim''
!
| colspan="8"|''It is cold outside''.
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|Mediopassive
<!-- Alternative translations -->
| colspan="9"|Or: ''I saw the police go past us''
!
| colspan="8"|Or: ''It is cold outside, I felt''.
|}


| colspan="12"|''munayyiz''
====Hearsay and quotative====
The '''hearsay''' ({{sc|hear}}) and '''quotative''' ({{sc|quot}}) evidentials denot when an occurrence only can be confirmed only through hearsay and that it may not necessarily be accurate, or when used when citing a second or third hand source. Most often believed to be accurate and not open for interpretation. Compare the difference in the English phrases "''It is said''" and ''"I was told''".
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="6"|'''Amnva ta tenia {{blue|the}}mina{{blue|n}}.
!
| colspan="8"|'''Ta aruzayya mugayyir ta {{blue|the}}mega{{blue|n}}'''
!
|-
|-
! colspan="8"|Evidentials
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="6"| /aŋ͡mˈa taˈtɛni̩a ˈθɛŋinan/
!
| colspan="8"|/ta arˈusaʝːa ˈŋuɡaʝːir̥ tanˈθɛŋ͡mœɡ͡bønan /
!
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|Visual
<!-- Morphemes-->
 
|<small>amnva</small>
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>tania</small>
|<small>{{blue|the}}-</small>
|<small>mina</small>
|<small>-{{blue|an}}</small>
 
!
|<small>ta</small>
|<small>aruz</small>
|<small>-ayya</small>
|<small>-mugayyir</small>
|<small>-tan</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|the}}⟩</small>
|<small>megan</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|an}}⟩</small>
!
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|you/{{sc|2.m.sg.agt}}
|{{sc|def.art.n.sg.}}
|movie/{{sc|n.sg.pat}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.hear}}}}⟩
|see/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.hear}}}}⟩
!
|{{sc|def.art.f.ins}}
|rice/{{sc|n.sg.pat}}
| -{{sc|cop.ind.}}
|done/{{sc|pcp.med}}
|{{sc|def.art.n.ins}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.hear}}}}⟩
|present/{{sc|n.sg.ins}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.hear}}}}⟩
!
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="6"|''It is said you saw that movie''.
!
| colspan="8"|''The rice is supposed to be done '''now'''''!
!
|}
<br/>
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="7"|'''Magaziniyya an {{blue|ʾa}}tema{{blue|y}}'''
!
| colspan="8"|'''An aʾahagman niʾat thiya {{blue|ʾa}}gume{{blue|y}}amn '''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="7"|/ˈŋ͡møɡ͡bøziniʝːa anˈʔatɛŋ͡møj/
!
| colspan="8"|/anˈaʔahaɡŋan ˈniʔat ˈθiʝa ʔaɡuŋ͡mœʝaŋ͡m/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>magazi</small>
|<small>-ni</small>
|<small>-yya</small>
|<small>an</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|ʾa}}⟩</small>
|<small>tema</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|y}}⟩</small>
!
|<small>an</small>
|<small>aʾahagman</small>
|<small>niʾat</small>
|<small>thiya</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|ʾa}}⟩</small>
|<small>gume</small>
|<small>⟨{{blue|ey}}⟩</small>
|<small>-amn</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|shop/{{sc|f.sg.ins}}
| -{{sc|prox.f.sg}}
| -{{sc|cop.ind.}}
|{{sc|def.art.f.pat}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.quot}}}}⟩
|good/{{sc|f.sg.pat}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.quot}}}}⟩
!
|{{sc|def.art.f.ins}}
|deprivation/{{sc|f.sg.ins}}
|sleep/{{sc|f.sg.loc}}
|sickness/{{sc|f.sg.pat}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.quot}}}}⟩
|go/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
| ⟨{{sc|{{blue|evid.quot}}}}⟩
| -you/{{sc|2.m.sg.pat}}
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="7"|''This shop is great, I was told''.
!
| colspan="8"|''The sleep deprivation makes you sick, they say''.
|}
 
====Control and volition====
 
===Verbal patterns for single biradicals===
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsible" style="background: none repeat scroll ; text-align: center; width: 80%; height: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="9" |Verb
|-
| colspan="2" |''√{{sc|m-n}}''
 
| colspan="2" |''mana''
 
| colspan="4"|''to see''
|-
! colspan="9" |Verbal noun
|-
| colspan="9"|''menim''
|-
! colspan="9" |Participles
|-
! colspan="2"|Active
 
| colspan="12"|''menayyim''
|-
! colspan="2"|Mediopassive
 
| colspan="12"|''munayyir''
|-
! colspan="8"|Evidentials
|-
! colspan="2"|Visual
 
| colspan="2"|''me-in''
| colspan="2"|''me-in''


! colspan="2"|Experiential
! colspan="2"|Nonvisual


| colspan="2"|''ye-ga''
| colspan="2"|''me-at''
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|Nonvisual
! colspan="2"|Hearsay


| colspan="2"|''ye-im''
| colspan="2"|''the-an''


! colspan="2"|Reportative
! colspan="2"|Quotative


| colspan="2"|''the-in''
| colspan="2"|''ʾa-ay''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" "|Person
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" "|Person
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! style="width: 12%;"|Neutral
! style="width: 12%;"|Neutral


| style="width: 12%;"|''māna''
| style="width: 12%;"|''mana''


| style="width: 12%;"|''emāni''
| style="width: 12%;"|''emani''


| style="width: 12%;"|''mēne''
| style="width: 12%;"|''mene''


| colspan="2" style="width: 12%;"|''amnim''
| colspan="2" style="width: 12%;"|''amnim''


| style="width: 12%;"|''mēnum''
| style="width: 12%;"|''menum''
|-
|-
! style="height: 3px;"|Dynamic
! style="height: 3px;"|Dynamic
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! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane
! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane


|''hamna''
|''ʾamna''


|''ehamni''
|''eʾamni''


|''hemne''
|''ʾemne''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''hamnim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''ʾamnim''


|''hemnum''
|''ʾemnum''
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |
! colspan="8" |
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! style="height: 3px;"|Neutral
! style="height: 3px;"|Neutral


| style="width: 12%;"|''nimāna''
| style="width: 12%;"|''nimana''


| style="width: 12%;"|''nemāni''
| style="width: 12%;"|''nemani''


| style="width: 12%;"|''nemen''
| style="width: 12%;"|''nemen''


| colspan="2" style="width: 12%;"|''nimānim''
| colspan="2" style="width: 12%;"|''nimanim''


| style="width: 12%;"|''nimnum''
| style="width: 12%;"|''nimnum''
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! style="height: 3px;"|Dynamic
! style="height: 3px;"|Dynamic


|''nimān''
|''niman''


|''enimin''
|''enimin''


|''nimēn''
|''nimen''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''nimēnim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''nimēnim''
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! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane
! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane


|''hamān''
|''ʾaman''


|''ehamin''
|''eʾamin''


|''hamēn''
|''ʾamen''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''hamnim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''ʾamnim''


|''hemenum''
|''ʾemenum''
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |
! colspan="8" |
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|''emin''
|''emin''


|''mēn''
|''men''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''mānim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''mānim''


|''mēnum''
|''menum''
|-
|-
! style="height: 3px;"|Negative
! style="height: 3px;"|Negative
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|''minin''
|''minin''


|''emānin''
|''emanin''


|''mēnni''
|''menni''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''amāni''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''amani''


|''amēnu''
|''amenu''
|-
|-
! colspan="8"|Mediopassive
! colspan="8"|Mediopassive
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! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane
! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''uhamna''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''uʾamna''


|''uhumne''
|''uʾumne''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''uhumnim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''uʾumnim''


|''uhomnum''<sup>1</sup>
|''uʾomnum''<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |
! colspan="8" |
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! style="height: 3px;"|Neutral
! style="height: 3px;"|Neutral


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numāna''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numana''


|''numēne''
|''numene''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numānim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numanim''


|''numnum''
|''numnum''
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! style="height: 3px;"|Dyn-stat
! style="height: 3px;"|Dyn-stat


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numān''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numan''


|''numēn''
|''numrn''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numēnim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''numenim''


|''numonum''<sup>1</sup>
|''numonum''<sup>1</sup>
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! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane
! style="height: 3px;"|Momentane


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''humān''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''ʾuman''


|''humēn''
|''ʾumen''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''humnim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''ʾumnim''


|''humonum''<sup>1</sup>
|''humonum''<sup>1</sup>
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| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''mun''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''mun''


|''mōn''
|''mon''


| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''munim''
| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|''munim''
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
===Swadesh===
Swadesh list for some of the [[Attamian languages]].
*[[Attamian languages/Swadesh|Swadesh]]


==Pragmatics==
==Pragmatics==
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