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[[File:Cc1-title.PNG|framed|right|Čåbåhȋndor Cuȋnen]]
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{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|image = Aaen-logo-1.png
|name = ʾÅa̩en Gohuȋlim
|name = ʾÅa̩en Gohuȋlim
|nativename = ʾÅa̩en
|nativename = ʾÅa̩en
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|fam3 = [[w:Proto-Semitic_languages|Proto-Semitic]]
|fam3 = [[w:Proto-Semitic_languages|Proto-Semitic]]
|ancestor = (?)
|ancestor = (?)
|map = Minimi.gif
|mapcaption = The image of Divine Gematria and Anamancy, this crest has represented the Invested mortals dedicated to carrying out the will of the First Emanation of the Godhead, regardless the cost -- personally or to the entire human race. The Seraph Michael heads this Order, but he leads with a very "hands-off" approach, causing generations of mortals to pass without even a word from their Celestial paragons.
|iso1 = qaa
|iso1 = qaa
|iso2 =  
|iso2 =
|script       = [[//www.mythopoesis.org/lingua/aaen/|Aaen]]
|script = [http://www.mythopoesis.org/lingua/aaen/ Aaen]
|agency       = [[//www.emergentdiscord.com/|The Heavenly Host]]
|agency = [http://www.emergentdiscord.com/ The Heavenly Host]
|notice = IPA
}}
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==Background==
==Background==
At the beginning of the creation of the physical universe, God used speech to bring all things into being (Genesis 2:19), but there is some debate as to whether this was the same language that God used when speaking with Adam and his first creations, or even if it was used to communicate to, between, and among the Celestials. Jewish authorities maintain that the Hebrew language was the language of God while the sacred language in Islam is classical Arabic, a descendant of the proto-Semitic language along with Hebrew and Aramaic. In Vedic traditions, Vedic Sanskrit, the language of liturgy, was considered the language of the gods. Coptic, the Greek derived replacement for the lost Hieroglyphics in Egypt is also still used in religious liturgical services.
At the beginning of the creation of the physical universe, God used speech to bring all things into being (Genesis 2:19), but there is some debate as to whether this was the same language that God used when speaking with Adam and his first creations, or even if it was used to communicate to, between, and among the Celestials. Jewish authorities maintain that the Hebrew language was the language of God while the sacred language in Islam is classical Arabic, a descendant of the proto-Semitic language along with Hebrew and Aramaic. In Vedic traditions, [[w:Vedic Sanskrit]], the language of liturgy, was considered the language of the gods. [[w:Coptic]], the Greek derived replacement for the lost Hieroglyphics in Egypt is also still used in religious liturgical services.
In his 1510 work De Occulta Philosophia, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa writes:
In his 1510 work [[w:De Occulta Philosophia]], [[w:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] writes:
:We might doubt whether Angels, or Demons, since they be pure spirits, use any vocal speech, or tongue amongst themselves, or to us; but that Paul in some place saith, If I speak with the tongue of men, or angels: but what their speech or tongue is, is much doubted by many. For many think that if they use any Idiome, it is Hebrew, because that was the first of all, and came from heaven, and was before the confusion of languages in Babylon, in which the Law was given by God the Father, and the Gospell was preached by Christ the Son, and so many Oracles were given to the Prophets by the Holy Ghost: and seeing all tongues have, and do undergo various mutations, and corruptions, this alone doth alwaies continue inviolated.
:We might doubt whether Angels, or Demons, since they be pure spirits, use any vocal speech, or tongue amongst themselves, or to us; but that Paul in some place saith, If I speak with the tongue of men, or angels: but what their speech or tongue is, is much doubted by many. For many think that if they use any Idiome, it is Hebrew, because that was the first of all, and came from heaven, and was before the confusion of languages in Babylon, in which the Law was given by God the Father, and the Gospell was preached by Christ the Son, and so many Oracles were given to the Prophets by the Holy Ghost: and seeing all tongues have, and do undergo various mutations, and corruptions, this alone doth alwaies continue inviolated.
But later Agrippa further writes:
But later Agrippa further writes:
:But because the letters of every tongue, as we shewed in the first book, have in their number, order, and figure a Celestiall and Divine originall, I shall easily grant this calculation concerning the names of spirits to be made not only by Hebrew letters, but also by Chaldean, and Arabick, Ægyptian, Greek, Latine, and any other...
:But because the letters of every tongue, as we shewed in the first book, have in their number, order, and figure a Celestiall and Divine originall, I shall easily grant this calculation concerning the names of spirits to be made not only by Hebrew letters, but also by Chaldean, and Arabick, Ægyptian, Greek, Latine, and any other...
Later in the 16th century, the Elizabethan mathematician and scholar John Dee and alchemist Edward Kelley claimed to have received a “Celestial Speech” directly from the angels. This was recorded in Dee's journals published as The Five Books of the Mysteries along with a complete text called the Book of Loagaeth. In these works, it was claimed that Angelical (the name Dee referred to in his journals) was the language God used to create the world, then later used by Adam to speak with God and the Heavenly Host, as well as being used to name all things in existence. Upon Adam's fall from grace and expulsion from Eden, he lost the ability to speak this language and constructed a form of proto-Hebrew based upon his vague recollection of Angelical. This proto-Hebrew was the universal human language used until the time of the Confusion of Tongues a the Tower of Babel.
Later in the 16th century, the Elizabethan mathematician and scholar [[w:John Dee]] and alchemist [[w:Edward Kelley]] claimed to have received a “Celestial Speech” directly from the angels. This was recorded in Dee's journals published as [[w:The Five Books of the Mysteries]] along with a complete text called the [[w:Book of Loagaeth]]. In these works, it was claimed that Angelical (the name Dee referred to in his journals) was the language God used to create the world, then later used by Adam to speak with God and the Heavenly Host, as well as being used to name all things in existence. Upon Adam's fall from grace and expulsion from Eden, he lost the ability to speak this language and constructed a form of proto-Hebrew based upon his vague recollection of Angelical. This proto-Hebrew was the universal human language used until the time of the [[w:Confusion of Tongues]] at the [[w:Tower of Babel]].
Technically speaking, the ʾÅa̩en Gohuȋlim (AG) can, in most practical ways, be seen as the progenitor tongue of all the Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Arabic, as well as the Hamitic languages, Egyptian, Akkadian, and Phoenician. Put another way, it is the proto language of proto-Semitic, which itself can only be hypothetically reconstructed from available archaeological and linguistic data. More to the point, it shares more similarity with the proto-Semitic language, or more correctly, with early forms of Akkadian and Eblaite of the Afro-Asiatic macro-family of languages as well as Aramaic, although many sounds, morphological rules, and syntactic structurings have been lost or otherwise corrupted in those languages. However, a student of these ancient languages will find many similarities among them.
Technically speaking, the ʾÅa̩en Gohuȋlim (AG) can, in most practical ways, be seen as the progenitor tongue of all the Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Arabic, as well as the Hamitic languages, Egyptian, Akkadian, and Phoenician. Put another way, it is the proto language of [[w:Proto-Semitic]], which itself can only be hypothetically reconstructed from available archaeological and linguistic data. More to the point, it shares more similarity with the [[w:Proto-Semitic language]], or more correctly, with early forms of [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Eblaite]] of the Afro-Asiatic macro-family of languages as well as [[w:Aramaic]], although many sounds, morphological rules, and syntactic structurings have been lost or otherwise corrupted in those languages. However, a student of these ancient languages will find many similarities among them.


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===Consonants===
===Consonants===
In the Semitic and Hamitic language families, all syllables must begin with a consonant, which may be in the same word as the vowel, or may be the final consonant of a preceding word. If a syllable begins with a vowel, it must be commenced with the voiceless palatal fricative of the emphatic pronounced as /ç / (see the previous section on transliteration notes for how this is marked). Doing so essentially converts the vowel into a consonant for all practical purposes. This behavior can still be found in modern Hebrew and Arabic and is called a hamzah الهَمْزة in Arabic and is used in Arabic to designate a glottal stop. That is, a short pause of sound produced by obstructing air flow using the larynx and soft palate. In Hebrew it is the letter aleph א, and in the Syriac alphabet it is used in word-initial position to mark a word beginning with a vowel, although sometimes in practice it is elided.  Poetically, one can say the hamzah is the sound of silence. Which letter is to be used to support the hamzah depends on the quality of the adjacent vowels. In Greek, spiritus lenis “smooth breathing” represents this notion and is a diacritical mark used in polytonic orthography and in the ancient days of Greek history, it marked the absense of the voiceless glottal fricative /h/ from the beginning of a word.
In the Semitic and Hamitic language families, all syllables must begin with a consonant, which may be in the same word as the vowel, or may be the final consonant of a preceding word. If a syllable begins with a vowel, it must be commenced with the voiceless palatal fricative of the emphatic pronounced as /ç / (see the previous section on transliteration notes for how this is marked). Doing so essentially converts the vowel into a consonant for all practical purposes. This behavior can still be found in modern Hebrew and Arabic and is called a [[w:hamzah]] '''الهَمْزة''' in Arabic and is used in Arabic to designate a glottal stop. That is, a short pause of sound produced by obstructing air flow using the larynx and soft palate. In Hebrew it is the letter aleph '''א''', and in the Syriac alphabet it is used in word-initial position to mark a word beginning with a vowel, although sometimes in practice it is elided.  Poetically, one can say the hamzah is the sound of silence. Which letter is to be used to support the hamzah depends on the quality of the adjacent vowels. In Greek, ''spiritus lenis'' “smooth breathing” represents this notion and is a diacritical mark used in [[w:polytonic orthography]] and in the ancient days of Greek history, it marked the absense of the voiceless glottal fricative /h/ from the beginning of a word.


So, it remains that a syllable is composed of two elements: an initial consonant, and a following vowel. Therefore, syllables must start with a consonant followed by a vowel. A consonant may not follow another consonant unless forming a word where the previous word ends in a vowel, allowing a consonant to be added for closure, in which case, it may be necessary to prefix the word with a prosthetic vowel. More on this in the vowels section.
So, it remains that a syllable is composed of two elements: an initial consonant, and a following vowel. Therefore, syllables must start with a consonant followed by a vowel. A consonant may not follow another consonant unless forming a word where the previous word ends in a vowel, allowing a consonant to be added for closure, in which case, it may be necessary to prefix the word with a prosthetic vowel. More on this in the vowels section.


The initial divine language consisted of 35 consonantal phonemes, 5 more than proto-Semitic and 6 more than Arabic, whose phonology and morphology is extremely conservative, as languages go. As is found in the proto-Semitic language family, the consonant system is based on triads of related voiced, voiceless, and emphatic consonants. ʾÅa̩en is triconsonantal, or triliteral, meaning the roots of verbs and many nouns are characterized as a sequence of consonants, or radicals. These abstract roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding vowels following the particular morphological category around the root consonants and with appropriate patterns. It is worth noting that biliterals and even quadriliteral roots do exist.
The initial divine language consisted of 35 consonantal phonemes, 5 more than [[w:Proto-Semitic]] and 6 more than Arabic, whose phonology and morphology is extremely conservative, as languages go. As is found in the [[w:Proto-Semitic]] language family, the consonant system is based on triads of related voiced, voiceless, and emphatic consonants. ʾÅa̩en is triconsonantal, or triliteral, meaning the roots of verbs and many nouns are characterized as a sequence of consonants, or radicals. These abstract roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding vowels following the particular morphological category around the root consonants and with appropriate patterns. It is worth noting that biliterals and even quadriliteral roots do exist.


====Biconsonantal Roots====
====Biconsonantal Roots====
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''Group 1A Two Consonant Roots''
''Group 1A Two Consonant Roots''
Two consonant noun stems which show no assimilation to three consonant stems. These include words like dm 'blood' and mw 'water.'
Two consonant noun stems which show no assimilation to three consonant stems. These include words like '''dm''' 'blood' and '''mw''' 'water.'


''Group 1B Two Consonant Roots''
''Group 1B Two Consonant Roots''
Noun stems which show two consonants but are frequently treated as having three. This may be an assimilation by early pre-Mosaic lineage man to tri-consonantal forms that were easier to mouth and pronounce, or it may be that they were originally tri-consonantal themselves. Words like ʾm → ummu 'mother' and ʾb → abba 'father' are common.
Noun stems which show two consonants but are frequently treated as having three. This may be an assimilation by early pre-Mosaic lineage man to tri-consonantal forms that were easier to mouth and pronounce, or it may be that they were originally tri-consonantal themselves. Words like '''ʾm''' → '''ummu''' 'mother' and '''ʾb → abba''' 'father' are common.


====Quadriliteral Roots====
====Quadriliteral Roots====
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* interdental ḋ t̆ ț̌
* interdental ḋ t̆ ț̌


It might be realized that emphatic sounds occur in nearly all Semitic languages, as well as being shared with most other languages of the Afro-asiatic family. The emphatic is speculated to have been glottalized as the secondary articulation in proto-Semitic (PS), but as truth would have it, in ʾÅa̩en the secondary articulation becomes a voiceless palatal fricative, whereas in modern Semitic languages to include Hebrew and Modern South Arabian languages, it has changed over time to be pharyngealized, velarized, ejective, or in some cases, unaspirated. For practical purposes, consider the emphatic phonemes to be a lateral tie to the [ç] sound. So, the phoneme / ș / could be pronounced / s͡ç /, which in English would sound similar to /shya/ but with the /sh/ being more palatoalveolar in structure.
It might be realized that emphatic sounds occur in nearly all Semitic languages, as well as being shared with most other languages of the [[w:Afro-Asiatic]] family. The emphatic is speculated to have been glottalized as the secondary articulation in [[w:Proto-Semitic]] (PS), but as truth would have it, in ʾÅa̩en the secondary articulation becomes a voiceless palatal fricative, whereas in modern Semitic languages to include Hebrew and Modern South Arabian languages, it has changed over time to be pharyngealized, velarized, ejective, or in some cases, unaspirated. For practical purposes, consider the emphatic phonemes to be a lateral tie to the [ç] sound. So, the phoneme / ș / could be pronounced / s͡ç /, which in English would sound similar to /shya/ but with the /sh/ being more palatoalveolar in structure.


For learners of the language, it may be easier to pronounce the emphatic as an ejective, which are voiceless consonants that are pronounced by simultaneous closure of the glottis. Strictly speaking, ejectives are glottalic egressive consonants that can loosely be described as sounding like the pure phonemic quality of the letter with little aspiration, followed by an abrupt stop then a vowel. However, those endeavoring to increase their mastery of the language should practice the correct secondary articulation of the emphatic.
For learners of the language, it may be easier to pronounce the emphatic as an ejective, which are voiceless consonants that are pronounced by simultaneous closure of the glottis. Strictly speaking, ejectives are glottalic egressive consonants that can loosely be described as sounding like the pure phonemic quality of the letter with little aspiration, followed by an abrupt stop then a vowel. However, those endeavoring to increase their mastery of the language should practice the correct secondary articulation of the emphatic.
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* three emphatic fricatives [ɵ̧] [ş] [ɬ̧]
* three emphatic fricatives [ɵ̧] [ş] [ɬ̧]


However, by the time of <TODO>, the early Akkadian that was spoken there already had affricate realizations of at least ș. Further linguistic research into Phoenician, Biblical Hebrew, as well as Old Babylonian and Canaanite will, no doubt, bring further information and evidence to light about how the spoken (and written) language of the ancients came into being in relation to its angelic, mother tongue.
However, by the time of <TODO>, the early Akkadian that was spoken there already had affricate realizations of at least ș. Further linguistic research into [[w:Phoenician]], [[w:Biblical Hebrew]], as well as [[w:Old Babylonian]] and [[w:Canaanite]] will, no doubt, bring further information and evidence to light about how the spoken (and written) language of the ancients came into being in relation to its angelic, mother tongue.




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Semantic roles will be discussed further in the appropriate semantics section, but for now it should just be kept in mind that nominal derivation using semantic roles is usually performed on a base/stem and not a consonantal root. That is more often the role of casing. The following semantic roles are recognized:
Semantic roles will be discussed further in the appropriate semantics section, but for now it should just be kept in mind that nominal derivation using semantic roles is usually performed on a base/stem and not a consonantal root. That is more often the role of casing. The following semantic roles are recognized:


{| class="wikitable"
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|-
! Semantic Role !! Description
! Semantic Role !! Description
|-
|-
| accompaniment|| Accompaniment is the semantic role of a thing that participates in close association with an agent, causer, or affected in an event.
| '''accompaniment'''|| Accompaniment is the semantic role of a thing that participates in close association with an agent, causer, or affected in an event.
|-
|-
| agent|| Agent is the semantic role of a person or thing who is the doer of an event.
| '''agent'''|| Agent is the semantic role of a person or thing who is the doer of an event.
|-
|-
| beneficiary|| A beneficiary is the semantic role of a referent which is advantaged or disadvantaged by an event.
| '''beneficiary'''|| A beneficiary is the semantic role of a referent which is advantaged or disadvantaged by an event.
|-
|-
| causer|| Causer is the semantic role of the referent which instigates an event rather than actually doing it.
| '''causer'''|| Causer is the semantic role of the referent which instigates an event rather than actually doing it.
|-
|-
| counter-agent|| A counteragent is the semantic role of a force or resistance against which an action is carried out.
| '''counter-agent'''|| A counteragent is the semantic role of a force or resistance against which an action is carried out.
|-
|-
| dative/controlled|| Dative is the semantic role of a referent that is conscious of being affected by the state or action identified by the verb.Also known as: Recipient or Controlled.
| dative/controlled|| Dative is the semantic role of a referent that is conscious of being affected by the state or action identified by the verb.Also known as: Recipient or Controlled.
|-
|-
| experiencer|| Experiencer is the semantic role of an entity (or referent) which the effect of an action.
| '''experiencer'''|| Experiencer is the semantic role of an entity (or referent) which the effect of an action.
|-
|-
| factitive|| Factitive is the semantic role of an referent that results from the action or state identified by a verb.
| '''factitive'''|| Factitive is the semantic role of an referent that results from the action or state identified by a verb.
|-
|-
| goal|| Goal is the semantic role of
| '''goal'''|| Goal is the semantic role of
|-
|-
| instrument|| Instrument is the semantic role of an inanimate thing that an agent uses to implement an event. It is the stimulus or immediate physical cause of an event.
| '''instrument'''|| Instrument is the semantic role of an inanimate thing that an agent uses to implement an event. It is the stimulus or immediate physical cause of an event.
|-
|-
| locative|| Locative is a semantic role which identifies the location or spatial orientation of a state or action. A locative semantic role does not imply motion to, from, or across the location.
| '''locative'''|| Locative is a semantic role which identifies the location or spatial orientation of a state or action. A locative semantic role does not imply motion to, from, or across the location.
|-
|-
| manner|| Manner is a semantic role that notes how the action, experience, or process of an event is carried out.
| '''manner'''|| Manner is a semantic role that notes how the action, experience, or process of an event is carried out.
|-
|-
| measure || Measure is a semantic role which notes the quantification of an event.
| '''measure''' || Measure is a semantic role which notes the quantification of an event.
|-
|-
| path|| Path is the semantic role describing the locale(s) transversed in motion or propulsion predications.
| '''path'''|| Path is the semantic role describing the locale(s) transversed in motion or propulsion predications.
|-
|-
| patient|| Patient is a semantic role that is usually the surface object of the verb in a sentence.
| '''patient'''|| Patient is a semantic role that is usually the surface object of the verb in a sentence.
|-
|-
| range|| Range is the semantic role of the entity that completes, is a product of, or further specifies an event.
| '''range'''|| Range is the semantic role of the entity that completes, is a product of, or further specifies an event.
|-
|-
| result|| A result is a semantic role that refers to that which is produced by an event. This role is usually encoded as the surface object of a sentence.
| '''result'''|| A result is a semantic role that refers to that which is produced by an event. This role is usually encoded as the surface object of a sentence.
|-
|-
| source|| Source is the semantic role of the following referents:
| '''source'''|| Source is the semantic role of the following referents:
|-
|-
| time|| Time is the semantic role of the temporal placement of an event.
| '''time'''|| Time is the semantic role of the temporal placement of an event.
|-
|-
| abstraction||  
| '''abstraction'''||  
|-
|-
| state||  
| '''state'''||  
|}
|}


====Grammatical Case====
====Grammatical Case====


Case is a grammatical category determined by the syntactic or semantic function of a noun or pronoun and provides a way of marking nouns by function. Classically, there are many different cases, Latin probably being the most well known (and severely hated for them). Examples include nominative, accusative, vocative, genitive, dative, ablative, essitive, partitive, translative, and looking at Finnish, as Mark Rosenfelder wrote in The Language Construction Kit, it has a whopping 15 cases and further includes cases along the lines of inessive, elative, illative, adessive, allative, instructive, comitative, and abessive. Inflecting a noun through its possible forms is called declining and the patterns of case endings are called declensions.
Case is a grammatical category determined by the syntactic or semantic function of a noun or pronoun and provides a way of marking nouns by function. Classically, there are many different cases, Latin probably being the most well known (and severely hated for them). Examples include nominative, accusative, vocative, genitive, dative, ablative, essitive, partitive, translative, and looking at Finnish, as Mark Rosenfelder wrote in [http://www.zompist.com/ The Language Construction Kit], it has a whopping 15 cases and further includes cases along the lines of inessive, elative, illative, adessive, allative, instructive, comitative, and abessive. Inflecting a noun through its possible forms is called declining and the patterns of case endings are called declensions.


One of the most useful utilities that case provides is in making the language more compact as well as freeing up word order. It should be noted that the casing system indicates the arity and what participatory role the word plays in a sentence while the classifier system links the noun (or verb) to a modifier. More on this later.
One of the most useful utilities that case provides is in making the language more compact as well as freeing up word order. It should be noted that the casing system indicates the arity and what participatory role the word plays in a sentence while the classifier system links the noun (or verb) to a modifier. More on this later.
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What follows are the cases using the root b-l-t or balt 'justice' as an example and following this table is a detailed breakdown of each case with its relevant inflection, description, use, and examples. One should recognize that nominative declensions may be infixional (usually between consonants of the root word), prefix, or suffix applied. In some cases, more than one inflectional rule is applied to place it correctly into the case being inflected for.
What follows are the cases using the root b-l-t or balt 'justice' as an example and following this table is a detailed breakdown of each case with its relevant inflection, description, use, and examples. One should recognize that nominative declensions may be infixional (usually between consonants of the root word), prefix, or suffix applied. In some cases, more than one inflectional rule is applied to place it correctly into the case being inflected for.


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! Case !! Singular !! Dual !! Septaginal !! Plural !! Meaning
! Case !! Singular !! Dual !! Septaginal !! Plural !! Meaning
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| LOCATIVE||bålt̛̛ammaam || Example || Example || Example || Example
| LOCATIVE||bålt̛̛ammaam || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| abessive|| || Example || Example || Example || Example
| ABESSIVE || || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| || || Example || Example || Example || Example
| || || Example || Example || Example || Example
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''¹ There is no morpheme of number (arity) for the singular and only the case morpheme is present.This is referred to as being zero marked.''
''¹ There is no morpheme of number (arity) for the singular and only the case morpheme is present.This is referred to as being zero marked.''


'''ABASIVE'''. [] (ABASE) This case is used by lesser ranking angelics when speaking to any celestial entity above their station. As its name suggests, it is highly self-deprecating and is used to show full submission to the will of angels of higher divinity. For a lesser ranking angelic not to abase themselves to a higher angel is tantamount to blasphemy and is swifty, quickly, and decisively punished. This case will often be found in use with other honorifics and grammatically-encoded deference structures of the language. Compare to DESPECTIVE. Angels do not use any special case when speaking to other angels of the same grade.
'''ABASIVE'''. [] (ABASE) This case is used by lesser ranking angelics when speaking to any celestial entity above their station. As its name suggests, it is highly self-deprecating and is used to show full submission to the will of angels of higher divinity. For a lesser ranking angelic not to abase themselves to a higher angel is tantamount to blasphemy and is swiftly, quickly, and decisively punished. This case will often be found in use with other honorifics and grammatically-encoded deference structures of the language. Compare to DESPECTIVE. Angels do not use any special case when speaking to other angels of the same grade.


'''ABESSIVE'''. [-hå] (ABESS) This case is used when the meaning that X is not near Y, or perhaps that X is not performed at the location Y. This is the same hå as the demonstrative introduced in a previous chapter, this time acting as an inflectional affix for the abessive case. When the initial angels fell during the ''Minor Emergent Discord'' they were said to be '''Eå̯odahå''' or 'far away from God.'
'''ABESSIVE'''. ['''-hå'''] (ABESS) This case is used when the meaning that X is not near Y, or perhaps that X is not performed at the location Y. This is the same '''hå''' as the demonstrative introduced in a previous chapter, this time acting as an inflectional affix for the abessive case. When the initial angels fell during the ''Minor Emergent Discord'' they were said to be '''Eå̯odahå''' or 'far away from God.'


The abessive is also commonly used with verbs of motion to show movement away from a place (the place being moved away from would be in the abessive case while the place being moved to might be in either locative or allative case). It is important to note here that the abessive case is only used when the object being declined is not moving of its own free will (volition). If it is moving of its own volition, the ABLATIVE case would be used instead. It is also worth pointing out that the abessive is not near or actively moving away from some physical location, place, or other spatial referent.
The abessive is also commonly used with verbs of motion to show movement away from a place (the place being moved away from would be in the abessive case while the place being moved to might be in either locative or allative case). It is important to note here that the abessive case is only used when the object being declined is not moving of its own free will (volition). If it is moving of its own volition, the ABLATIVE case would be used instead. It is also worth pointing out that the abessive is not near or actively moving away from some physical location, place, or other spatial referent.


'''ABLATIVE'''. [-[C]a[C]i([C])-] (ABL) The ablative is the case to use when you need to indicate either something moving away from something else of its own volition, something is far away from something else (due to its own volition), or that some aspect of the object being declined is moving in a negative direction (or toward the negative aspect).
'''ABLATIVE'''. ['''-[C]a[C]i([C])-'''] (ABL) The ablative is the case to use when you need to indicate either something moving away from something else of its own volition, something is far away from something else (due to its own volition), or that some aspect of the object being declined is moving in a negative direction (or toward the negative aspect).


'''ABSOLUTIVE'''. [[C]-å-[C][C]#-oh] (ABS)  
'''ABSOLUTIVE'''. ['''[C]-å-[C][C]#-oh'''] (ABS)  


'''ACCUSATIVE'''. [[C]-å-[C][C]#-um] (ACC) Also called the 'object' case. Used when the noun or NP is acting as the object of the sentence. Mary opened the door.  
'''ACCUSATIVE'''. ['''[C]-å-[C][C]#-um'''] (ACC) Also called the 'object' case. Used when the noun or NP is acting as the object of the sentence. Mary opened the door.  


'''ALLATIVE'''. [#[C]-å-[C]-u-[C]] (ALL)  
'''ALLATIVE'''. ['''#[C]-å-[C]-u-[C]'''] (ALL)  
'''APARTIVE'''. [] (APART) Denotes that the declined noun exists apart from the subject or object of the sentence. It can be thought of as “without, bereft of, apart from.” In some cases, it acts as the conjunctive opposite of the COMITATIVE case. That is, whereas “and” indicates inclusion, the APARTIVE conjunction indicates “and not.”
'''APARTIVE'''. [] (APART) Denotes that the declined noun exists apart from the subject or object of the sentence. It can be thought of as “without, bereft of, apart from.” In some cases, it acts as the conjunctive opposite of the COMITATIVE case. That is, whereas “and” indicates inclusion, the APARTIVE conjunction indicates “and not.”


'''CAUSATIVE'''. /[C]-i-[C]-å-[C]/ (CAUS) Indicates that the marked noun is the cause or reason for something. Not to be confused with the causitive form of a verb which indicates that something causes something else to be done. This meaning can vary depending on the tense of the sentence. For instance,  
'''CAUSATIVE'''. /'''[C]-i-[C]-å-[C]'''/ (CAUS) Indicates that the marked noun is the cause or reason for something. Not to be confused with the causitive form of a verb which indicates that something causes something else to be done. This meaning can vary depending on the tense of the sentence. For instance,  


'''COMITATIVE'''. [-ȋԅ](COM) Use denotes the conjunctive 'and.' Since there is no word for 'and' in the language, this is shown by simply placing both nouns next to each other and casing the second (or all after the second, if more than two) in the COMITATIVE. båltrȋ etohȋmȋԅ 'king and priest'.
'''COMITATIVE'''. ['''-ȋԅ'''](COM) Use denotes the conjunctive 'and.' Since there is no word for 'and' in the language, this is shown by simply placing both nouns next to each other and casing the second (or all after the second, if more than two) in the COMITATIVE. båltrȋ etohȋmȋԅ 'king and priest'.


'''DATIVE'''. [] (DAT) Generally used to mark the indirect object of a verb. It is also used to express the object of one's emotion, as in I am in love with Peter, where the emotion is expressed with the ACCUSATIVE, leaving the one you are emoting about to be constructed in the DATIVE.
'''DATIVE'''. [] (DAT) Generally used to mark the indirect object of a verb. It is also used to express the object of one's emotion, as in I am in love with Peter, where the emotion is expressed with the ACCUSATIVE, leaving the one you are emoting about to be constructed in the DATIVE.


'''DESPECTIVE'''. [-cas̆] (DESP) Declensions used by angelics when speaking to other angelics or beings of a lower grade/station/sphere/house/caste. The DESPECTIVE is incredibly disdainful and really shows how despicable the higher ranking angel thinks of the lower ranking one(s). Truly, the lower ranking angel must feel especially blessed for a higher ranking angel to even acknowledge them. Even the sound of this case ending seems harsh.
'''DESPECTIVE'''. ['''-cas̆'''] (DESP) Declensions used by angelics when speaking to other angelics or beings of a lower grade/station/sphere/house/caste. The DESPECTIVE is incredibly disdainful and really shows how despicable the higher ranking angel thinks of the lower ranking one(s). Truly, the lower ranking angel must feel especially blessed for a higher ranking angel to even acknowledge them. Even the sound of this case ending seems harsh.


'''ESSIVE'''. [#[C]-å-[C]-i-[C]-a] (ESS)
'''ESSIVE'''. ['''#[C]-å-[C]-i-[C]-a'''] (ESS)
'''GENERATIVE'''. [[C]-å-[C][C]#-ås] (GEN)  
'''GENERATIVE'''. ['''[C]-å-[C][C]#-ås'''] (GEN)  
'''GENITIVE'''. [[C]-å-[C][C]#-is] (GEN) Possession was a foreign concept to Angelicals for a very long time causing the possession to be acccomplished only in a limited way. Its ordinary use renders a kind of possessive meaning by placing the noun that is the possessor in the GENITIVE case and putting it before another noun in any case. The dog's water bowl. This works with both mass and count nouns. With count nouns, the possessed object must be in the indefinite whereas with mass nouns it can be definite or indefinite.
'''GENITIVE'''. ['''[C]-å-[C][C]#-is'''] (GEN) Possession was a foreign concept to Angelicals for a very long time causing the possession to be accomplished only in a limited way. Its ordinary use renders a kind of possessive meaning by placing the noun that is the possessor in the GENITIVE case and putting it before another noun in any case. The dog's water bowl. This works with both mass and count nouns. With count nouns, the possessed object must be in the indefinite whereas with mass nouns it can be definite or indefinite.
The Celestials made quite a distinction between the types of possible possessing forms. There are forms for mutable possession, mutable immediate possession, and immutable possession. A mutable possession is any possessing of an concrete or abstract object that is possible to be taken away in the future. A mutable immediate possession is an object that may be possible to take away in the future, but which is currently (time frame reference of utterance) physically possessed (e.g. a person has it in their hands or is wearing it). An immutable possession is a possesion of a concrete or abstract object that is inalienable or unable to be deprived of, like say, a soul or dignity.
The Celestials made quite a distinction between the types of possible possessing forms. There are forms for mutable possession, mutable immediate possession, and immutable possession. A mutable possession is any possessing of an concrete or abstract object that is possible to be taken away in the future. A mutable immediate possession is an object that may be possible to take away in the future, but which is currently (time frame reference of utterance) physically possessed (e.g. a person has it in their hands or is wearing it). An immutable possession is a possesion of a concrete or abstract object that is inalienable or unable to be deprived of, like say, a soul or dignity.


'''IMPLEMENTIVE'''. /-ūå/ (IMPL) Primarily used to express the object with which an action has been implemented, hence, the implement, but can also be used to denote a living agent. coraz̆ 'heart; courage' coraz̆ūå 'by means of the heart or courage'
'''IMPLEMENTIVE'''. /'''-ūå'''/ (IMPL) Primarily used to express the object with which an action has been implemented, hence, the implement, but can also be used to denote a living agent. '''coraz̆''' 'heart; courage' '''coraz̆ūå''' 'by means of the heart or courage'


'''INTEGRITIVE'''. [[C]-å-[C][C]#-indor] (INTE) The case of absolute virtue. For instance, the virtue ⟦strength⟧ would have meanings ALLATIVE 'strong' with ABLATIVE 'weak' or ⟦justness⟧ (båltindor) with ALLATIVE bålut 'just' and ABLATIVE bålit 'unfair.'
'''INTEGRITIVE'''. ['''[C]-å-[C][C]#-indor'''] (INTE) The case of absolute virtue. For instance, the virtue ⟦strength⟧ would have meanings ALLATIVE 'strong' with ABLATIVE 'weak' or ⟦justness⟧ (båltindor) with ALLATIVE bålut 'just' and ABLATIVE bålit 'unfair.'
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'''INTENSIVE'''. /[C^1]-å-[C^2]-å-[C^3]-å-[1]-å-[2][3]/ (INTENS) The case of intensification of the essential quality of the meaning of the noun. This case may look intimidating, but it's really a case of ååå-infixing-with-reduplication. The use of this case indicates a higher level of intensity of the meaning or substance of the noun. In some cases, the reduplication may be repeated several times to further clarify or explicitly state a greater intensification.
'''INTENSIVE'''. /'''[C^1]-å-[C^2]-å-[C^3]-å-[1]-å-[2][3]'''/ (INTENS) The case of intensification of the essential quality of the meaning of the noun. This case may look intimidating, but it's really a case of '''ååå-'''infixing-with-reduplication. The use of this case indicates a higher level of intensity of the meaning or substance of the noun. In some cases, the reduplication may be repeated several times to further clarify or explicitly state a greater intensification.


'''LOCATIVE'''. [-m{å|u}] (LOC) Denotes the time or place of the action or state designated by the root, or the place abounding in or producing the material denoted by the parent noun. This inflectional affix is attached to the front of the stem word and its shape is determined by the number of consonants in the root and any affixed during additional derivations or inflections. In bi/triconsonantal roots or stems with no more than three consonants, the stem må- is used, while any root or stem with four or more consonants will use the mu- preformative.
'''LOCATIVE'''. ['''-m{å|u}'''] (LOC) Denotes the time or place of the action or state designated by the root, or the place abounding in or producing the material denoted by the parent noun. This inflectional affix is attached to the front of the stem word and its shape is determined by the number of consonants in the root and any affixed during additional derivations or inflections. In bi/triconsonantal roots or stems with no more than three consonants, the stem '''må-''' is used, while any root or stem with four or more consonants will use the '''mu-''' preformative.
   
   
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'''MALEFACTIVE'''. [] (MAL) Used for nouns that are harmed or affected negatively by some action.
'''MALEFACTIVE'''. [] (MAL) Used for nouns that are harmed or affected negatively by some action.


'''NOMINATIVE'''. [#[C]a-] (NOM) Also called the 'subject' case, used when the noun or noun phrase is acting as the subject of the sentence.
'''NOMINATIVE'''. ['''#[C]a-'''] (NOM) Also called the 'subject' case, used when the noun or noun phrase is acting as the subject of the sentence.


'''PROMOTIONAL'''. [] (PROMO) Used for nouns that are the beneficiary (that is, they are helped, advanced, benefited) of some action.
'''PROMOTIONAL'''. [] (PROMO) Used for nouns that are the beneficiary (that is, they are helped, advanced, benefited) of some action.


'''TRANSFORMATIVE'''. [[C]-å-[C][C]#-åksi] (TRANS) Something has turned into the noun under declension. '''ažåren''' 'praise' → '''ažårenåksi''' 'turned into praise'
'''TRANSFORMATIVE'''. ['''[C]-å-[C][C]#-åksi'''] (TRANS) Something has turned into the noun under declension. '''ažåren''' 'praise' → '''ažårenåksi''' 'turned into praise'


'''VOCATIVE'''. [#[C]-å-[C][C]-us] (VOC) Commonly used in interjections and such indicating that a noun refers to a person or thing being addressed. ''O Caritas!'' It has also changed to encompass an aspect of politeness when trying to get someone's attention. Instead of saying Hey, you! you can case the person's name for a softer interpretation. Finally, the VOCATIVE has picked up some use as a naming case when designating the formal name of something.
'''VOCATIVE'''. ['''#[C]-å-[C][C]-us'''] (VOC) Commonly used in interjections and such indicating that a noun refers to a person or thing being addressed. ''O Caritas!'' It has also changed to encompass an aspect of politeness when trying to get someone's attention. Instead of saying Hey, you! you can case the person's name for a softer interpretation. Finally, the VOCATIVE has picked up some use as a naming case when designating the formal name of something.


====Classifiers====
====Classifiers====


As previously mentioned, a noun classifier is a small word in ʾÅa̩en that connects a word modifying a noun to the noun that is being modified. The classifier provides additional information about the noun in such a way that one unfamiliar with the noun (that is, the don't know the word) is given pertinent (contexually) information about it and might allow the listener/target the ability to recognize or better understand it.
As previously mentioned, a noun classifier is a small word in ʾÅa̩en that connects a word modifying a noun to the noun that is being modified. The classifier provides additional information about the noun in such a way that one unfamiliar with the noun (that is, the don't know the word) is given pertinent (contextually) information about it and might allow the listener/target the ability to recognize or better understand it.


A noun classifier may be used without a modifier in the place where the indefinite article would be used: (terrestrial) mountain 'a mountain.' The definite article is supported through deixis when not modifying it, or normally with a modifier.
A noun classifier may be used without a modifier in the place where the indefinite article would be used: (terrestrial) mountain 'a mountain.' The definite article is supported through [[w:deixis]] when not modifying it, or normally with a modifier.


The question of how noun classifiers came to be used can be understood from biblical history. From Genesis 1:20 “God said, 'Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth...” and in Gen 1:24 “God said, 'Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' It was so.” and in Gen 1:26 God gave humankind the capacity and authority to rule over “the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.” Later, God created and gave to man “every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it.”
The question of how noun classifiers came to be used can be understood from biblical history. From '''Genesis 1:20''' “God said, 'Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth...” and in Gen 1:24 “God said, 'Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' It was so.” and in '''Gen 1:26''' God gave humankind the capacity and authority to rule over “the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.” Later, God created and gave to man “every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it.”


Further, dominion over all things is given to man through the act of naming, as in Gen 2:19-20 “The Lord God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field...”
Further, dominion over all things is given to man through the act of naming, as in '''Gen 2:19-20''' “The Lord God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field...”


This primordial act of naming a thing “according to its kind” is reflected in the language through the use of the noun classifier system. While evidence is lacking in the historical and religious texts, it seems that Angels as well as God were in communication with Adam and Eve (as well as Lilith) and their children. This didactic interaction between Angels and man during the naming and teaching process is what drove the need for these classifiers. As the first humans explored their world, new creatures and objects were introduced to them and to help facilitate learning new words for things, the Angels started putting these things into classifications that would help man to more easily learn about them and develop their own rudimentary language.
This primordial act of naming a thing “according to its kind” is reflected in the language through the use of the noun classifier system. While evidence is lacking in the historical and religious texts, it seems that Angels as well as God were in communication with Adam and Eve (as well as Lilith) and their children. This didactic interaction between Angels and man during the naming and teaching process is what drove the need for these classifiers. As the first humans explored their world, new creatures and objects were introduced to them and to help facilitate learning new words for things, the Angels started putting these things into classifications that would help man to more easily learn about them and develop their own rudimentary language.
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'''N.B.''' Consonantal roots not forward or back (mid/center) are not shown in the above table. For reference, they are j s y ʾ c̆ y̆ y͒ t̾ s̆ ș z̆. These consonants may or may not follow the described rules.
'''N.B.''' Consonantal roots not forward or back (mid/center) are not shown in the above table. For reference, they are j s y ʾ c̆ y̆ y͒ t̾ s̆ ș z̆. These consonants may or may not follow the described rules.
So what this is saying is that if you have some root, say, '''c̆-c-l''', you can expect the first verb of the stem for nouns to be one of ū ō o å [u ȇ] with the following noun coming from the set i e a ā ȋ [u ȇ], as in '''c̆åcalū''', 'mind'. Similarly, for a root of the form '''m-ț''' is formed with the preceding rules to create '''mȋțū''' 'man.'
So what this is saying is that if you have some root, say, '''c̆-c-l''', you can expect the first verb of the stem for nouns to be one of '''ū ō o å''' [u ȇ] with the following noun coming from the set '''i e a ā ȋ''' [u ȇ], as in '''c̆åcalū''', 'mind'. Similarly, for a root of the form '''m-ț''' is formed with the preceding rules to create '''mȋțū''' 'man.'


You will find a similar, but different, set of rules governing stem word generation for verbs later in that section.
You will find a similar, but different, set of rules governing stem word generation for verbs later in that section.
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Verbalizing prefixes produce verbs from nouns. English examples include 'a text' (as in an instant message) → 'texting,' and 'a party' → 'partying.'
Verbalizing prefixes produce verbs from nouns. English examples include 'a text' (as in an instant message) → 'texting,' and 'a party' → 'partying.'


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|-
|-
! Affix !! Meaning !! Examples
! Affix !! Meaning !! Examples
|-
|-
| ʾag-|| not; undo; negative|| '''balt''' 'justice', '''agbalt''' 'without justice'
| '''ʾag-'''|| not; undo; negative|| '''balt''' 'justice', '''agbalt''' 'without justice'
|-
|-
| [aspirated after C1]|| diminutive|| '''bialus''' 'the voice', '''bhialus''' 'the little voice'
| [aspirated after C1]|| diminutive|| '''bialus''' 'the voice', '''bhialus''' 'the little voice'
|-
|-
| x(ḫ)as-|| verbalizer||  
| '''x(ḫ)as-'''|| verbalizer||  
|}
|}


====Adjectivizers====
====Adjectivizers====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|-
|-
! Affix !! Meaning !! Examples
! Affix !! Meaning !! Examples
|-
|-
| -neth|| nominal adjectivizer|| '''cnilaneth''' 'bloody' '''ʾarş̌eneth''' 'dirty'
| '''-neth'''|| nominal adjectivizer|| '''cnilaneth''' 'bloody' '''ʾarş̌eneth''' 'dirty'
|-
|-
| -rȋ|| v → adj; [genitive material plural, of a quality]|| '''baltri''' 'the just', '''grigori''' 'the fallen'
| '''-rȋ'''|| v → adj; [genitive material plural, of a quality]|| '''baltri''' 'the just', '''grigori''' 'the fallen'
|-
|-
| -ȋm|| v → adj; [genitive objective plural, of a quality]|| '''ġohuilȋm''' 'it is said; those who speak'
| '''-ȋm'''|| v → adj; [genitive objective plural, of a quality]|| '''ġohuilȋm''' 'it is said; those who speak'
|}
|}


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In vowel-initial words, the reduplicant has the shape Vː and appears in hiatus.
In vowel-initial words, the reduplicant has the shape Vː and appears in hiatus.


'''Pluralization by Prefix Šaː-.''' Some words can have three meanings of multiplicity. For example, the word for 'eye' can be singular (one eye), symetric plural (two eyes, as they occur in nature), or general plural (some count of eyes). Words like this are said to be complex nouns and their default multiplicity is symmetric, as they occur naturally. To change to general plural, the prefix ša- is added to the noun base.  
'''Pluralization by Prefix Šaː-.''' Some words can have three meanings of multiplicity. For example, the word for 'eye' can be singular (one eye), symmetric plural (two eyes, as they occur in nature), or general plural (some count of eyes). Words like this are said to be complex nouns and their default multiplicity is symmetric, as they occur naturally. To change to general plural, the prefix '''ša-''' is added to the noun base.  


This same process can also be used to convert mass nouns to the general plural without losing their general semantic notion of mass. For instance, 'grass' is a mass noun, but if you want to talk about several 'grasses' you can use this pluralization strategy.
This same process can also be used to convert mass nouns to the general plural without losing their general semantic notion of mass. For instance, 'grass' is a mass noun, but if you want to talk about several 'grasses' you can use this pluralization strategy.
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====Definite and Indefinite Articles====
====Definite and Indefinite Articles====
In some Semitic languages, such as Arabic, a demonstrative -l- is used where Hebrew uses the prefixed demonstrative ha-. In Aramaic this appears as suffixed -a, the so-called “emphatic” form. No definite article appears in Assyrian or Abyssinian. Like Aramaic, Abyssinian often conveys the determining or demonstrative sense by the use of a redundant suffix '''be'si''' 'man' → '''be'sihu''' 'this man.'
In some Semitic languages, such as Arabic, a demonstrative '''-l-''' is used where Hebrew uses the prefixed demonstrative '''ha-'''. In Aramaic this appears as suffixed '''-a''', the so-called “emphatic” form. No definite article appears in Assyrian or Abyssinian. Like Aramaic, Abyssinian often conveys the determining or demonstrative sense by the use of a redundant suffix '''be'si''' 'man' → '''be'sihu''' 'this man.'


A noun is also determined by the use of a possessive suffix restricting the common noun to one individual article known and defined. The construct is also defined by the following genitive. Thus the common noun “house” becomes definite and individual in the phrase “the house of the king.” English uses the definitive article “the” before “house” in this expression, but Semitic does not attach the article to the construct, as the noun is sufficiently defined by the following genitive.
A noun is also determined by the use of a possessive suffix restricting the common noun to one individual article known and defined. The construct is also defined by the following genitive. Thus the common noun “house” becomes definite and individual in the phrase “the house of the king.” English uses the definitive article “the” before “house” in this expression, but Semitic does not attach the article to the construct, as the noun is sufficiently defined by the following genitive.
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In the countless eons of eternity before man, there was not only no cause for creating the “person” of pronouns (because all Celestials are at one in unity and harmony with the natural universe and all other celestial inhabitants and they couldn't conceive of being a separate, distinct entity from the rest of existence), but there, of course, was no cause for the creation of any language at all in those countless eons before humankind left their footprints in the dust of the earth.
In the countless eons of eternity before man, there was not only no cause for creating the “person” of pronouns (because all Celestials are at one in unity and harmony with the natural universe and all other celestial inhabitants and they couldn't conceive of being a separate, distinct entity from the rest of existence), but there, of course, was no cause for the creation of any language at all in those countless eons before humankind left their footprints in the dust of the earth.


Due to their innate connection to the waking and living Divine, and to support their unending desire to praise and emulate the most divine, the celestial language has been affected by this, particularly noticeable in the personal pronouns. Gohuȋlim and Grigori all recognize the special case of singular, dual (2 people), tripartite (the nod to the holiest of trinities, the Triune God), a special class of seven, then all others fall into the “many” plurality.  
Due to their innate connection to the waking and living Divine, and to support their unending desire to praise and emulate the most divine, the celestial language has been affected by this, particularly noticeable in the personal pronouns. Gohuȋlim and '''[[w:Grigori]]''' all recognize the special case of singular, dual (2 people), tripartite (the nod to the holiest of trinities, the Triune God), a special class of seven, then all others fall into the “many” plurality.  


Practically, what this means is that there are four separate ways to single individuals or items, with groups of two, groups of seven, and groups of four or more but not seven.
Practically, what this means is that there are four separate ways to single individuals or items, with groups of two, groups of seven, and groups of four or more but not seven.
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The ʾÅa̩en of the Gohuȋlim has a fairly normal four-member pronominal system that includes an interrogative pronoun. Further, there is no distinction or indication of gender, owing undoubtedly to the unfathomable lineage the Celestials had without any physical form to differentiate any particular gender. In fact, most Celestials are able to change the outward appearance of their gender at will and is usually only a concern with mortal dealings. Due to the innate understanding of the oneness of all things, there is also no distinction between animate and inanimate (or neuter) objects.
The ʾÅa̩en of the Gohuȋlim has a fairly normal four-member pronominal system that includes an interrogative pronoun. Further, there is no distinction or indication of gender, owing undoubtedly to the unfathomable lineage the Celestials had without any physical form to differentiate any particular gender. In fact, most Celestials are able to change the outward appearance of their gender at will and is usually only a concern with mortal dealings. Due to the innate understanding of the oneness of all things, there is also no distinction between animate and inanimate (or neuter) objects.


However, it bears mentioning that there is an alternate classification that some might like to group into gender agreement and this concerns the subject under question's ability to act on their own. That is, the ability to exercise free-will to affect a change or bring a desire into fruition. Celestials know that all matter in the physical universe is conscious, but depending on their level of conscious envolution, will have a varying ability to execute their free will (if they have any at all, such as its firmly held with subatomic particles). Free-will is an exercising of choice by force from within while with a deterministically-bound entity, the force comes from without. The Grigori are said to have up to 50 different values of possessing free will and their language has adapted to support this.
However, it bears mentioning that there is an alternate classification that some might like to group into gender agreement and this concerns the subject under question's ability to act on their own. That is, the ability to exercise free-will to affect a change or bring a desire into fruition. Celestials know that all matter in the physical universe is conscious, but depending on their level of conscious ''envolution'', will have a varying ability to execute their free will (if they have any at all, such as its firmly held with subatomic particles). Free-will is an exercising of choice by force from within while with a deterministically-bound entity, the force comes from without. The Grigori are said to have up to 50 different values of possessing free will and their language has adapted to support this.


Since verbs are never conjugated to show person or plurality, the use of personal subject pronouns may be needed but only for emphasis or clarification. The rank and file celestials from Heaven are known for entirely abandoning the use of the third person pronoun when the meaning is obvious or clear and mortals are keenly warned to avoid their use, instead opting for direct address with honorifics and titles.
Since verbs are never conjugated to show person or plurality, the use of personal subject pronouns may be needed but only for emphasis or clarification. The rank and file celestials from Heaven are known for entirely abandoning the use of the third person pronoun when the meaning is obvious or clear and mortals are keenly warned to avoid their use, instead opting for direct address with honorifics and titles.
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