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 '''Līlasuṃghāṇa''' ("[place of] singing ''nāmñē'' cubs"; [[Chlouvānem]] pronunciation: [ˌɴ̆iːɴ̆asũˈgʱaːɳa]; Līlasuṃghāṇi vernacular: ''Līlasaṃḥōṇ'' [ɴ̆iːɴ̆aʂãˈxõː]; popularly shortened to <small>(Chl.)</small> ''Līlah'' [ˈɴ̆iːɴ̆aɦ] or <small>(vern.)</small> ''Līlaa'' [ˈɴ̆iːɴ̆a.a]) is the capital of the [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Chlouvānem Inquisition]], the holy city of the ''[[Verse:Yunyalīlta|Yunyalīlta]]'', an ''eparchy'' (Chl.: ''ṭūmma'') within the diocese of ''Nanašīrama'', which it is also the episcopal seat of, and the largest city on [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]], even though it is not, administratively, a single city.
-Līlasuṃghāṇa lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Lūlunīkam (an inlet of the Jahībušanī sea) in the Jade Coast, with most of the eparchy's area extending south along the southern branch of the Lake, formed by the clearwater Lanamilūki river coming from the wetlands and [[w:Várzea forest|várzeas]] of Talæñoya. Most of the area where the present-day core sectors of Līlasuṃghāṇa lie were formerly a swampland where the Ēmīlumi river ("river of tigers"), the Hanaiyami river ("cocoa river"), and the Rajālyāti river ("silver-black river") - all three blackwater - reach Lake Lūlunīkam. This former swamp, nestled between low forested hills and the shore, was mostly drained through centuries and is now one of the most densely populated pieces of land on Calémere. Despite lying just south of the 15th parallel north, Līlasuṃghāṇa has an equatorial rainforest climate with constant rainfall throughout the year and no distinct seasons.
+Līlasuṃghāṇa lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Lūlunīkam (an inlet of the Jahībušanī sea) in the Jade Coast, with most of the eparchy's area extending south along the southern branch of the Lake, formed by the clearwater Lanamilūki river coming from the wetlands and [[w:Várzea forest|várzeas]] of Talæñoya. Most of the area where the present-day core sectors of Līlasuṃghāṇa lie were formerly a swampland where the Ēmīlumi river ("river of tigers"), the Talitanah river ("cocoa river"), and the Rajālyāti river ("silver-black river") - all three blackwater - reach Lake Lūlunīkam. This former swamp, nestled between low forested hills and the shore, was mostly drained through centuries and is now one of the most densely populated pieces of land on Calémere. Despite lying just south of the 15th parallel north, Līlasuṃghāṇa has an equatorial rainforest climate with constant rainfall throughout the year and no distinct seasons.
 Despite being referred to as a "city", Līlasuṃghāṇa is an ''eparchy'', which means that it has - at least for the core wards, called sectors (''chūltāk'', sg. ''chūltām'') a consolidated government at the level of cities, circuits, provinces, and even some functions of the diocese itself. Administratively, there are, however, places in Līlasuṃghāṇa designed as cities, parishes, or even villages: the area of the eparchy is extremely large, covering also some valleys of tributaries of the Lanamilūki river to the south where the only settlements are floating villages in the middle of [[w:Igapó|igapós]]. About 45% of the land area of the eparchy is covered by rainforest or swampland.
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 Chlouvānem is the administrative language of the city, spoken, as in the whole Inquisition, in a state of diglossia alongside the local vernacular; the Līlasuṃghāṇi vernacular (usually just referred to as ''mbaîá renã'' "our language") shares traits with most vernaculars of the eastern part of the Jade Coast.<br/>
-The Laifutaši language, which was spoken in pre-Yunyalīlti times in the area and greatly influenced Chlouvānem (and also some words of the local vernacular not present in standard Chlouvānem), has left its trace in many toponyms in the area: lake ''Lūlunīkam''; the rivers ''Lanamilūki'', ''Hanaiyami'', and ''Rajālyāti''; the diocese of ''Nanašīrama'' itself, and all of parts of the name of most sectors and areas in it (such as ''Hilaiñāña'', ''Hūneidauṣa'', or ''Mūlikṣaḍāra'').
+The Laifutaši language, which was spoken in pre-Yunyalīlti times in the area and greatly influenced Chlouvānem (and also some words of the local vernacular not present in standard Chlouvānem), has left its trace in many toponyms in the area: lake ''Lūlunīkam''; the rivers ''Lanamilūki'', ''Talitanah'', and ''Rajālyāti''; the diocese of ''Nanašīrama'' itself, and all of parts of the name of most sectors and areas in it (such as ''Hilaiñāña'', ''Hūneidauṣa'', or ''Mūlikṣaḍāra'').
 ==Etymology and name==
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 The area around Lake Lūlunīkam, including the location of present-day Līlasuṃghāṇa, has been inhabited for millennia by tribes speaking languages such as Laifutaši or Old Kāṃradeši. In the early part of the First Era, this area was outside the realms of the Kūṣṛmāthi civilization but in its sphere of influence. About halfway through the Era, Lahob-speaking tribes (the Ur-Chlouvānem) settled in the area, finishing their long migration journey across the whole continent and started settling together with the local people, with common intermixing.
-While for many centuries there were various settlements in the swamplands and by the hills of today's Līlasuṃghāṇa, the founding of the city itself happened in 4426 (268ᘔ<sub>12</sub>) by order of Great Inquisitor Kahērimaili ga Banditiāvi ''Dalaigana'', aiming to build the holiest city the world had ever seen. The center of this settlement was on a bigger hammock in the swamp, not far from the Hanaiyami river and about three kilometers upstream from the lakeside - today's Kahērimaila ("clear water") sector, named after the founding Great Inquisitor's regnal name. The only access to the early city was from the Hanaiyami river, and a smaller settlement was built at its mouth, functioning as a gate for the city - this area has been later remodelled by land reclamation and it is now the Janaimarta ("port city") sector; many foundation-era buildings can however be seen in the ''Hanaiyami ga maiti memāyi jarmān'' (Hanaiyami River Mouth Park), part of Saṃryojyam sector, and by the rest of the Saṃryojyam lakeshore.
+While for many centuries there were various settlements in the swamplands and by the hills of today's Līlasuṃghāṇa, the founding of the city itself happened in 4426 (268ᘔ<sub>12</sub>) by order of Great Inquisitor Kahērimaili ga Banditiāvi ''Dalaigana'', aiming to build the holiest city the world had ever seen. The center of this settlement was on a bigger hammock in the swamp, not far from the Talitanah river and about three kilometers upstream from the lakeside - today's Kahērimaila ("clear water") sector, named after the founding Great Inquisitor's regnal name. The only access to the early city was from the Talitanah river, and a smaller settlement was built at its mouth, functioning as a gate for the city - this area has been later remodelled by land reclamation and it is now the Janaimarta ("port city") sector; many foundation-era buildings can however be seen in the ''talitanah ga maiti memāyi jarmān'' (Talitanah River Mouth Park), part of Saṃryojyam sector, and by the rest of the Saṃryojyam lakeshore.
 Other older settlements later integrated in the main area of the city are found everywhere in the eparchy; quite noticeable, ancient, and near the central area, are the former lakeside village of Kānuṣāṭham (part of Lūṣyambādhi sector, northeast of the Inquisitorial Palace) and the "village of Huneidauṣa", today only a small, pedestrian area in the center of the eponymous sector, southeast of the Inquisitorial Palace.