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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff; font-size:1.2em;" | '''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymme Amran'''<br />[ɛˈçej.θym.mɛn ˈar.jad ɛçˈðej.θym.mɛ ˈam.ran]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff; font-size:1.2em;" | '''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymmē Amran'''<br />[ɛˈçej.θym.mɛn ˈar.jad ɛçˈðej.rym.mɛː ˈam.ran]
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| '''Creator:''' || Daniel Quigley
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'''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymme Amran''' is an ''a priori'' artistic constructed language in development by Daniel Quigley, providing the framework for which the author’s creative works and worldbuilding are guided. '''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymme Amran''', or '''Eḥeiθymmen Amran''' or '''Eḥeiθymme''', is the dominant language of the people of Amran.
'''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymmē Amran''' is an ''a priori'' artistic constructed language in development by Daniel Quigley, providing the framework for which the author’s creative works and worldbuilding are guided. '''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymmē Amran''', or '''Eḥeiθymmen Amran''' or '''Eḥeiθymme''', is the dominant language of the people of Amran.


'''Eḥeiθymme''' is characterized by significant word-internal sound-change, a "root-and-pattern" morphology, and strict word order. '''Eḥeiθymme''' readily accepts words of non-native origin, but tends to force said loans into its morphological paradigm.
'''Eḥeiθymme''' is characterized by significant word-internal sound-change, a "root-and-pattern" morphology, and strict word order. '''Eḥeiθymme''' readily accepts words of non-native origin, but tends to force said loans into its morphological paradigm.
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===Setting===
===Setting===


'''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymme Amran''' is the lingua franca of Amran. The people of Amran are exceptionally diverse in language, culture, and identity. At the time of the ''Leaves'' stories, Amran is in its twilight years and is a ghost of its former self.  Amran's vast landscape follows from a temperate biome to a taiga biome, dominated by thick forests, abundant snowfall in many regions, and mountainous regions further inland. Much of the population is concentrated along the coastal regions, while inland is mostly uninhabited by humans.
'''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymmē Amran''' is the lingua franca of Amran. The people of Amran are exceptionally diverse in language, culture, and identity. At the time of the ''Leaves'' stories, Amran is in its twilight years and is a ghost of its former self.  Amran's vast landscape follows from a temperate biome to a taiga biome, dominated by thick forests, abundant snowfall in many regions, and mountainous regions further inland. Much of the population is concentrated along the coastal regions, while inland is mostly uninhabited by humans.


===Etymology===
===Etymology===


'''Eḥeiθymme''' is a word built from nominal form of the root '''∅-Y-T''' indicating "language, speaking, articulated speech", rendered as '''ait''', which morphs to '''eiθ''', the '''ah-''' prefix, which morphs to '''eḥ-''', formulates proper nouns out of common nouns, and the suffix '''-umma''', which morphs to '''-ymme''', which is the augmentive suffix. In genitive constructions involving a proper noun fulfilling the genitive role, the possessed noun is in the construct state, sometimes unrealized morphologically, but in this case, it is indicated by '''-n'''. '''Arjad''' is from the positive copula '''R-J-D''', '''Eḥðeirymme''' is built from the nominal form of '''D-J-R''' indicating "earth, land", rendered as '''dair''', which morphs to '''ðeir''', the '''ah-''' prefix, which morphs to '''eḥ-''', formulates proper nouns out of common nouns, and the suffix '''-umma''', which morphs to '''-ymme''', and '''amran''' is the imperfective verbal form from the root '''M-R-N''' indicating "goodness, pleasantness, well-being". All morphing in sounds are accounted for in the section on sound change.  
'''Eḥeiθymme''' is a word built from nominal form of the root '''∅-J-T''' indicating "language, speaking, articulated speech", rendered as '''ait''', which morphs to '''eiθ''', the '''ah-''' prefix, which morphs to '''eḥ-''', formulates proper nouns out of common nouns, and the suffix '''-umma''', which morphs to '''-ymme''', which is the augmentive suffix. In genitive constructions involving a proper noun fulfilling the genitive role, the possessed noun is in the construct state, sometimes unrealized morphologically, but in this case, it is indicated by '''-n'''. '''Arjad''' is from the positive copula '''R-J-D''', '''Eḥðeirymmē''' is built from the nominal form of '''D-J-R''' indicating "earth, land", rendered as '''dair''', which morphs to '''ðeir''', the '''ah-''' prefix, which morphs to '''eḥ-''', formulates proper nouns out of common nouns, and the suffix '''-umma''', which morphs to '''-ymmē''' in the absolutive case, and '''amran''' is the imperfective verbal form from the root '''M-R-N''' indicating "goodness, pleasantness, well-being". All morphing in sounds are accounted for in the section on sound change.  


Taken altogether, '''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymme Amran''' translates to “the principle language of Amran”, or, "the principal language of the good land".
Taken altogether, '''Eḥeiθymmen Arjad Eḥðeirymmē Amran''' translates to “the principle language of Amran”, or, "the principal language of the good land".


===Goals===
===Goals===


The driving goal of '''Eḥeiθymme''' is to provide a framework for the author’s creative works and worldbuilding. To that end, '''Eḥeiθymme''' ought to be a naturalistic constructed language, and ought to be pleasant to look at and to hear (admittedly, this is wholly subjective, and others may disagree with to extent to which this was fulfilled).
The driving goal of '''Eḥeiθymme''' is to provide a framework for the author’s creative works and worldbuilding. To that end, '''Eḥeiθymme''' ought to be a naturalistic constructed language, and ought to be pleasant to look at and to hear (admittedly, this is wholly subjective, and others may disagree with to the extent to which this was fulfilled).


===Development, Inspiration, Forthcoming===
===Development, Inspiration, Forthcoming===
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There exists three general rules of sound change in '''Eḥeiθymme''', one of which involves the mutation of consonants, one of which involves a harmonization of the vowels in a word, and one that turns consonants into vowels.
There exists three general rules of sound change in '''Eḥeiθymme''', one of which involves the mutation of consonants, one of which involves a harmonization of the vowels in a word, and one that turns consonants into vowels.


'''1. The consonant moves to its fricative counterpart in the environment that it follows a front vowel or a voiceless palatal fricative.'''
'''1. The consonant moves to a fricative counterpart in the environment that it follows a front vowel or a voiceless palatal fricative.'''


* t → θ
* t → θ
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* g → ɣ
* g → ɣ
* h → ḥ = ç
* h → ḥ = ç
* s → h


'''2. If a close, front, unrounded vowel exists anywhere in the word, then the close, back vowel becomes the close, front, rounded vowel, and the open, back vowel becomes the mid, front, unrounded vowel.'''
'''2. If a close, front, unrounded vowel exists anywhere in the word, then the close, back vowel becomes the close, front, rounded vowel, and the open, back vowel becomes the mid, front, unrounded vowel.'''
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==


'''Eḥeiθymme''' is characterized by a '''nonconcatenative morphology''', or "root-and-pattern" morphology. Words are constructed from an abstract consonantal root structure according to any of several templates. The roots of words tend to be made of two or three consonants, though roots of one or four are not unheard of. Words not of an '''Eḥeiθymme''' origin are made to follow '''Eḥeiθymme''''s morphollogy, and so can exhibit an atypical number of consonant roots. Additionally, '''Eḥeiθymme''' is not without discrete morphemes in the form of affixes in addition to the characteristic nonconcatenative morphology.
'''Eḥeiθymme''' is characterized by a '''nonconcatenative morphology''', or "root-and-pattern" morphology. Words are constructed from an abstract consonantal root structure according to any of several templates. The roots of words tend to be made of two or three consonants, called radicals, though roots of one or four are not unheard of. Words not of an '''Eḥeiθymme''' origin are made to follow '''Eḥeiθymme''''s morphology, and so can exhibit an atypical number of consonant roots. Additionally, '''Eḥeiθymme''' is not without discrete morphemes in the form of affixes in addition to the characteristic nonconcatenative morphology.


{| class="wikitable" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
{| class="wikitable" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+'''Eḥeiθymme Inflectional and Derivational Morphology Structure'''
|+'''Eḥeiθymme Inflectional and Derivational Morphology Structure'''
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Root
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Root
! colspan="7" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | μ1v2v3μ
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | μv1v2v3vμ
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Constituent Parts
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Constituent Parts
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | μ
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | μ
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | v
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | 1
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | 1
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | v
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | v
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! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | v
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | v
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | 3
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | 3
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | v
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | μ
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | μ
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | morphemic prefix
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | morphemic prefix
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | first radical
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | vowel(s) or diphthong
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | vowel
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | '''initial radical'''
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | second radical
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | vowel(s) or diphthong
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | vowel
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | '''medial radical'''
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | third radical
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | vowel(s) or diphthong
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | morphemic suffix
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | '''final radical'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | vowel(s) or diphthong
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Information and Details
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: " | morphemic suffix
| style="text-align: left;" |
* information
* information
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* information
* information
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* information
* information
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* information
* information
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* Four persons (first, second, third, indeterminate)
* Four persons (first, second, third, indeterminate)
* Agent/subject and patient
* Agent/subject and patient
* Three numbers (singular, plural, partitive)
* Three numbers (singular, plural, paucal)
* Three moods (indicative, subjunctive, imperative)
* Three moods (indicative, subjunctive, imperative)


Critical to the construction of the verb and verb phrase is the '''copula''', of which there exists both a '''positive''' copula '''R-J-D''' and a '''negative''' copula '''∅-M-N''' . Additionally, there exists an infinitive form of the verb that is used with modals.
Critical to the construction of the verb and verb phrase is the '''copula''', of which there exists both a '''positive''' copula '''∅-J-D''' and a '''negative''' copula '''∅-M-N''' . Additionally, there exists an infinitive form of the verb that is used with modals.


Since verbs are constructed regularly via predictable combinatorics, it is useful to make a generalized template with which to consult. '''α''' and '''β''' are assumed to have been inflected for agent/subject and/or object person marking.
Since verbs are constructed regularly via predictable combinatorics, it is useful to make a generalized template with which to consult. '''α''' and '''β''' are assumed to have been inflected for agent/subject and/or object person marking.
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'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes between three aspects: the '''Perfective''' aspect indicates an action completed, or an action as a whole; the '''Imperfective''' aspect indicates a continuous action; the '''Perfect''' aspect indicates a completed action prior to some event in context. Only the Perfective and the Imperfective have unique morphological templates; the Perfective aspect is formed via periphrasis.
'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes between three aspects: the '''Perfective''' aspect indicates an action completed, or an action as a whole; the '''Imperfective''' aspect indicates a continuous action; the '''Perfect''' aspect indicates a completed action prior to some event in context. Only the Perfective and the Imperfective have unique morphological templates; the Perfective aspect is formed via periphrasis.


* The structure of the '''Perfective''' is:  
The overt forms of the various aspects are dependent on the consonant make-up of the root. Such roots typically exhibit two or three consonants. Roots whose consonants are '''phonologically stable''' are roots whose consonants are not lateral (L-roots), rhotic (R-roots), fricative (S-roots), or semi-vowel (J-roots and W-roots), and are the so-called CCC-roots. '''Phonologically unstable''' roots exhibit minor irregularities in their construction, of which depend on the location of the unstable consonant(s) in the root: initial, medial, final. Roots consisting of two consonants, called ∅CC-roots, have variable manifestations and typically form via leveling, realized as the 2 consonant being doubled and acting as the 1 consonant.
* The structure of the '''Imperfective''' is: '''-12v3-'''
 
Morpho-phonological phenomena and historical processes notwithstanding, the general structure of aspect is the following:
 
* The Perfective Aspect: '''-1e23i'''
* The Imperfective Aspect: '''-12a3'''
 
{| class="wikitable" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+'''Aspect Construction in Eḥeiθymme (Indicative Mood Shown Here)'''
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |
! style="text-align: center;" | Perfective
! style="text-align: center;" | Imperfective
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | ∅CC-roots
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''e23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''(2)2a3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Phonologically Stable
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | CCC-roots
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1e23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''12a3'''<br>-'''1u2a3'''<sup>1</sup>
|-
! rowspan="15" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Phonologically Unstable
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | L-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Le23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''L2a3'''<br>-'''i2e3'''<sup>2</sup>
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1eL3i'''<br>-'''1ei3i'''<sup>3</sup>
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1La3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1e2Li'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''12aL'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | R-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Re23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''R2a3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1ē3i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1Ra3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1e2Ri'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''12ā'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | S-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Se23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''S2a3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1eS3i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1Sa3'''<br>-'''S1a3'''<sup>4</sup>
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1e2Si'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''12aS'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | J-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Je23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''i2e3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1ei3i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1Ja3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1e2ī'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''12aJ'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | W-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''We23i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''u2a3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1ey3i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1Wa3'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1e2yi'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''12aW'''
|}
 
:<nowiki>1</nowiki> If 1 and 2 are stops
:<nowiki>2</nowiki> If 2 is a stop
:<nowiki>3</nowiki> If 3 is a stop
:<nowiki>4</nowiki> If 1 is a stop


'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes two times: the '''Past''' time indicates actions in the past; the '''Non-Past''' time indicates actions not in the past, and in some contexts covers both the present and the future. Aspect and time combine to yield tense.  
'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes two times: the '''Past''' time indicates actions in the past; the '''Non-Past''' time indicates actions not in the past, and in some contexts covers both the present and the future. Aspect and time combine to yield tense.  


* The '''Perfective Past Tense''' indicates a simple completed action in the past. It is the composition of perfective aspect and past time. Additionally, this is the default '''literary tense'''.
* The '''Perfective Past Tense''' indicates a simple completed action in the past. It is the composition of perfective aspect and past time.


* The '''Imperfective Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing or incomplete action in the past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and past time.
* The '''Imperfective Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing or incomplete action in the past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and past time.
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* The '''Perfect Non-Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and non-past time.
* The '''Perfect Non-Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and non-past time.


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===Mood===
===Mood===


'''Eḥeiθymmen''' has three distinctly marked moods: the '''Indicative''' mood indicates factual statements, inquiry of simple questions, and the statement of beliefs; the '''Subjunctive''' mood indicates imaginary or hypothetical actions, conveys opinions or emotions, or conveys requests; the '''Imperative''' mood indicates a directed command.
'''Eḥeiθymmen''' has three distinctly marked moods: the '''Indicative''' mood indicates factual statements, inquiry of simple questions, and the statement of beliefs; the '''Subjunctive''' mood indicates imaginary or hypothetical actions, conveys opinions or emotions, or conveys requests; the '''Imperative''' mood indicates a directed command.  
 
{| class="wikitable" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+'''Verb Construction in Eḥeiθymme for Morphological Mood'''
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Indicative
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Subjunctive
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Imperative
|-
! style="text-align: center;" | Perfective
! style="text-align: center;" | Imperfective
! style="text-align: center;" | Perfective
! style="text-align: center;" | Imperfective
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | ∅CC-roots
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -(2)2'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''(2)a23e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Phonologically Stable
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | CCC-roots
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -12'''a'''3-<br>-1u2'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1a23e'''
|-
! rowspan="15" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Phonologically Unstable
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | L-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -L'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -L2'''a'''3<br>-i2'''e'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -L'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''La23e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''L3'''i'''<br>-1'''e'''i3'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -1L'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''L3'''u'''<br>-1'''ew'''i3'''y'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1aL3e'''<br>-'''1ei3e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''2L'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -12'''a'''L
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''2L'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1a2Le'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | R-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -R'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -R2'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -R'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Ra23e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''ē'''3'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -1R'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''ā'''3'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1ā3e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''2R'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -12'''ā'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''2R'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1a2Re'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | S-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -S'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -S2'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -S'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Sa23e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''S3'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -1S'''a'''3-<br>-S1'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''S3'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1aS3e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''2S'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -12'''a'''S
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''2S'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1a2Se'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | J-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -J'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -i2'''e'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -J'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Ja23e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''i3'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -1J'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''ew'''i3'''y'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1ei3e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''2'''ī'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -12'''a'''J
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''2J'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1a2Je'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | W-roots
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-initial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -W'''e'''23'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -u2'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -w'''au'''23'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''Wa23e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-medial}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''y3'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -1W'''a'''3
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''aū'''3'''u'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1au3e'''
|-
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-final}}
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''e'''2y'''i'''
| style="text-align: center;" | -12'''a'''W
| style="text-align: center;" | -1'''au'''2'''ū'''
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | -'''1a2We'''
|}


'''Eḥeiθymmen''' may also form verb constructions via periphrasis with modal verbs. There are numerous such modal verbs expressing variable meanings, shades of meanings, and overlapping of meanings. These may also be in the indicative, subjunctive, or imperative.
'''Eḥeiθymmen''' may also form verb constructions via periphrasis with modal verbs. There are numerous such modal verbs expressing variable meanings, shades of meanings, and overlapping of meanings. These may also be in the indicative, subjunctive, or imperative.
* '''M-W-T'''
* '''M-Y-N'''
* '''R-T-R'''
* '''D-N-G'''
* '''∅-ʃ-L'''
* '''T-Y-L'''
* '''R-W-D'''
* '''K-T-R'''


{| class="wikitable" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
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===Voice===
===Voice===


Voice in '''Eḥeiθymme''' is constructed entirely morphosyntactically, and depends on the relationship between a transitive or intransitive verb with nouns in the ergative case and nouns in the absolutive case. When constructing these voices, the copula always remains in the second position. Any modal, other inflected verb, or infinitive remains at the end. For sentences not in need of a copula construction, such as the Perfective Past tense or the Imperfective Non-past tense, then the position otherwise held by the copula is instead held by the inflected verb, and is no longer at the end of the sentence. Similarly, in those tenses are being constructed with the modal plus the infinitive, then the modal is placed in the second position, and the infinitive is at the end.  
Voice in '''Eḥeiθymme''' is constructed entirely morphosyntactically, and depends on the relationship between a transitive or intransitive verb with nouns in the ergative case and nouns in the absolutive case.  
 
When constructing these voices, the copula always remains in the second position. Any modal, other inflected verb, or infinitive remains at the end. For sentences not in need of a copula construction, such as the Perfective Past tense or the Imperfective Non-past tense, then the position otherwise held by the copula is instead held by the inflected verb, and is no longer at the end of the sentence. Similarly, in those tenses are being constructed with the modal plus the infinitive, then the modal is placed in the second position, and the infinitive is at the end.  


'''Eḥeiθymme''' has three distinct voice constructions:  
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has three distinct voice constructions:  
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===Infinitive===
===Infinitive===


The infinitive form of the verb in '''Eḥeiθymme''' is a form unique to verb constructions only, and cannot exist on its own. The infinitive can only exist as a part of constructing verb tenses when the use of a modal is employed.
The infinitive form of the verb in '''Eḥeiθymme''' is used in the construction of verb tenses when the use of a modal is employed. The infinitive may be used as a verbal noun if made definite.


* The structure of the '''Infinitive''' is: '''1a2a3'''
Morpho-phonological phenomena and historical processes notwithstanding, the general structure of the infinitive is the following:


Additionally, the infinitive is the citation form of a verb.
* The Infinitive: '''1a12e3'''


===Conjugation===
{| class="wikitable" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
 
|+'''Infinitival Construction in Eḥeiθymme'''
Grammatical person as agent/subject as well as object and number are designated via affixation. Mood is designated via change of vowel in the stem as well as affixation in the case of the imperative. The following table shows the paradigm of the positive copula, '''R-J-D''', with no marking made for the object.
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |  
 
! style="text-align: center;" | Infinitive
{| class="wikitable nowrap" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+ '''Paradigm of the Positive Copula, R-J-D, with Agent/Subject Marking Only'''
! Mood
! colspan="2" | Person
! α-form
! β-form
! colspan="2" | Person
! α-form
! β-form
! colspan="2" | Person
! α-form
! β-form
|-
|-
! rowspan="9" | Indicative
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | ∅CC-roots
! colspan="4" | Singular
| style="text-align: center;" | '''(2)a(2)2e3'''
! colspan="4" | Plural
! colspan="4" | Partitive
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Phonologically Stable
| rowspan="2" |  
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | CCC-roots
| rowspan="2" | '''ale-'''''rjad''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a12e3'''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
|
| '''dhua-'''''rjad''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
|
|
|-
|-
! Exclusive
! rowspan="15" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Phonologically Unstable
|  
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | L-roots
|  
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-initial}}
! Exclusive
| style="text-align: center;" | '''LaL2e3'''<br>'''Lei2e3'''
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-medial}}
! Masculine
| style="text-align: center;" | '''LaL1e3'''<br>'''Lei1e3'''
|  
| '''ive-'''''rjeð''
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
|
|
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
|
|
|-
|-
! Feminine
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|L-final}}
|  
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a12eL'''
| '''me-'''''rjad''
! Feminine
|
|
! Feminine
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | R-roots
! Masculine
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-initial}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Rā2e3'''
|
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
|  
|  
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
|
|
|-
|-
! Feminine
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-medial}}
|  
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a1Re3'''
|  
! Feminine
|  
|
! Feminine
|
|  
|-
|-
! Neuter
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|R-final}}
|  
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a12ā'''
| '''ā-'''''rjad''
! Neuter
|
|
! Neuter
|
|
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | 4th
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | S-roots
|
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-initial}}
| '''anta-'''''rjad''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''SaS2e3'''
! colspan="2" | 4th
|  
| '''anta-'''''rjad''
! colspan="2" | 4th
|
| '''anta-'''''rjad''
|-
|-
! rowspan="9" | Subjunctive
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-medial}}
! colspan="4" | Singular
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a1Se3'''
! colspan="4" | Plural
! colspan="4" | Partitive
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|S-final}}
| rowspan="2" |  
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a12eS'''
| rowspan="2" | '''ale-'''''rjuð''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
|
| '''dhua-'''''rjuð''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
|
|
|-
|-
! Exclusive
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | J-roots
|
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-initial}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Jei2e3'''
! Exclusive
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
|
| '''ive-'''''rjyð''
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
|  
|  
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
|
|
|-
! Feminine
|
| '''me-'''''rjuð''
! Feminine
|
|
! Feminine
|
|
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
|
|
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
|
|
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
|
|
|-
! Feminine
|
|
! Feminine
|
|
! Feminine
|
|
|-
|-
! Neuter
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-medial}}
|  
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a1Je3'''
| '''ā-'''''rjuð''
! Neuter
|
|
! Neuter
|
|
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | 4th
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|J-final}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a12eJ'''
| '''anta-'''''rjuð''
! colspan="2" | 4th
|
| '''anta-'''''rjuð''
! colspan="2" | 4th
|  
| '''anta-'''''rjuð''
|-
! rowspan="9" | Imperative
! colspan="4" | Singular
! colspan="4" | Plural
! colspan="4" | Partitive
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
| rowspan="2" | –
| rowspan="2" | –
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
| –
| '''dhye-'''''rjeði''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
| –
|
|-
|-
! Exclusive
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | W-roots
| –
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-initial}}
|  
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1au2e3'''
! Exclusive
| –
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-medial}}
! Masculine
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a1We3'''
| –
| '''ive-'''''rjeði''
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
| –
|
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
| –
|
|-
|-
! Feminine
! style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" | {{small|W-final}}
| –
| style="text-align: center;" | '''1a12eW'''
| '''me-'''''rjeði''
! Feminine
| –
|
! Feminine
| –
|
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
| –
| –
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
| –
| –
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
| –
| –
|-
! Feminine
| –
| –
! Feminine
| –
| –
! Feminine
| –
| –
|-
! Neuter
| –
| –
! Neuter
| –
| –
! Neuter
| –
| –
|-
! colspan="2" | 4th
| –
| '''ente-'''''rjeði''
! colspan="2" | 4th
| –
| '''ente-'''''rjeði''
! colspan="2" | 4th
| –
| '''ente-'''''rjeði''
|}
|}


===Conjugation===


While noun marking and syntax obey the rules of ergative-absolutive alignment, person marking on verbs follows nominative-accusative alignment rules. The agent/subject person is realized as a prefix, while the object is realized as a suffix. Many of the person markers for prefixes are wholly dissimilar to their suffix counterparts, though most exhibit at least a shared thematic consonant. The following table shows the paradigm of the positive copula, '''R-Y-D''', with marking made for the object as well as the agent/subject.  
Grammatical person as agent/subject as well as object and number are designated via affixation. Mood is designated via change of vowel in the stem as well as affixation in the case of the imperative. The following table shows the paradigm of the positive copula, '''R-J-D''', with no marking made for the object.  


{| class="wikitable nowrap" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
{| class="wikitable nowrap" class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+ '''Paradigm of the Positive Copula, R-J-D, with Agent/Subject and Object Marking'''
|+ '''Paradigm of the Positive Copula, R-J-D, with Agent/Subject Marking Only'''
! Mood
! Mood
! colspan="2" | Person
! colspan="2" | Person
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|-
|-
! rowspan="9" | Indicative
! rowspan="9" | Indicative
! colspan="4" | Singular
! colspan="4" | {{small|Singular}}
! colspan="4" | Plural
! colspan="4" | {{small|Plural}}
! colspan="4" | Partitive
! colspan="4" | {{small|Paucal}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
| rowspan="2" |  
| rowspan="2" | '''ele-'''''reiði''
| rowspan="2" | '''ale-'''''rjad'''''-ala'''
| rowspan="2" | '''ale-'''''rjad''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
! {{small|Inclusive}}
|
| '''dhye-'''''reiði''
| '''dhua-'''''rjeð'''''-ið'''
| '''dhua-'''''rjad''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
! {{small|Inclusive}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Exclusive
! {{small|Exclusive}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Exclusive
! {{small|Exclusive}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|
| '''ive-'''''reiði''
| '''ive-'''''rjeð'''''-iv'''
| '''ive-'''''rjeð''
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|
| '''me-'''''reiði''
| '''me-'''''rjad'''''-am'''
| '''me-'''''rjad''
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
|
| '''ē-'''''reiði''
| '''ā-'''''rjad'''''-ah'''
| '''ā-'''''rjad''
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
|
| '''ente-'''''reiði''
| '''anta-'''''rjad'''''-an'''
| '''anta-'''''rjad''
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
|
| '''ente-'''''reiði''
| '''anta-'''''rjad'''''-an'''
| '''anta-'''''rjad''
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
|
| '''ente-'''''reiði''
| '''anta-'''''rjad'''''-an'''
| '''anta-'''''rjad''
|-
|-
! rowspan="9" | Subjunctive
! rowspan="9" | Subjunctive
! colspan="4" | Singular
! colspan="4" | {{small|Singular}}
! colspan="4" | Plural
! colspan="4" | {{small|Plural}}
! colspan="4" | Partitive
! colspan="4" | {{small|Paucal}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
| rowspan="2" | '''ele-'''''rewiðy''
| rowspan="2" |  
| rowspan="2" |  
| rowspan="2" | '''ale-'''''rjuð'''''-ala'''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
! {{small|Inclusive}}
| '''dhye-'''''rewiðy''
|  
|  
| '''dhua-'''''rjyð'''''-ið'''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
! {{small|Inclusive}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Exclusive
! {{small|Exclusive}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Exclusive
! {{small|Exclusive}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| '''ive-'''''rewiðy''
|  
|  
| '''ive-'''''rjyð'''''-iv'''
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| '''me-'''''rauðu''
|  
|  
| '''me-'''''rjuð'''''-am'''
! {{small|Feminine}}
! Feminine
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
| '''ē-'''''rewiðy''
|  
|  
| '''ā-'''''rjuð'''''-ah'''
! {{small|Neuter}}
! Neuter
|  
|  
|  
|  
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
| '''ente-'''''rewiðy''
|  
|  
| '''anta-'''''rjuð'''''-an'''
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
| '''ente-'''''rewiðy''
|  
|  
| '''anta-'''''rjuð'''''-an'''
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
| '''ente-'''''rewiðy''
|  
|  
| '''anta-'''''rjuð'''''-an'''
|-
|-
! rowspan="9" | Imperative
! rowspan="9" | Imperative
! colspan="4" | Singular
! colspan="4" | {{small|Singular}}
! colspan="4" | Plural
! colspan="4" | {{small|Plural}}
! colspan="4" | Partitive
! colspan="4" | {{small|Paucal}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | 1st
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| rowspan="2" | –
| rowspan="2" | –
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
! {{small|Inclusive}}
| –
| –
| '''dhye-'''''rjeð'''''-ið'''''i''
| '''dhye-'''''reiðe''
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! rowspan="2" | 1st
! Inclusive
! {{small|Inclusive}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Exclusive
! {{small|Exclusive}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
! Exclusive
! {{small|Exclusive}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| –
| –
| '''ive-'''''rjeð'''''-iv'''''i''
| '''ive-'''''reiðe''
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! rowspan="2" | 2nd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
|-
|-
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| –
| –
| '''me-'''''rjeð'''''-em'''''i''
| '''me-'''''reiðe''
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| –
| –
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! rowspan="3" | 3rd
! Masculine
! {{small|Masculine}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|-
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
! Feminine
! {{small|Feminine}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|-
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
! Neuter
! {{small|Neuter}}
| –
| –
| –
| –
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! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
| –
| –
| '''ente-'''''rjeð'''''-en'''''i''
| '''ente-'''''reiðe''
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
| –
| –
| '''ente-'''''rjeð'''''-en'''''i''
| '''ente-'''''reiðe''
! colspan="2" | 4th
! colspan="2" | 4th
| –
| –
| '''ente-'''''rjeð'''''-en'''''i''
| '''ente-'''''reiðe''
|}
|}


==Nouns==
==Nouns==


==Adjectives==
Nouns in '''Eḥeiθymme''' are not inflected for grammatical gender, number, or case. Neither the noun nor the adjective differentiate gender, in contrast to the obligatorily marked gender of the pronouns. An exception to this is when the noun is explicitly gendered, to reflect specifically gendered subjects. This distinction is wholly semantic. Number and case are entirely encoded in the definite article. Nouns are inflected for state.
 
* The structure of a '''Basic Noun''' is: '''-1v23-''', where '''-v-''' may be any vowel, but is usually '''-a-''' or '''-u-'''.
 
===Definiteness===
 
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has various definite and indefinite articles controlling the number and case of the modified noun. Proper nouns are definite by definition, and so do not require the definite article. Case for proper nouns is realized variously, by context or by adpositions.
 
* The '''Singular Definite Article''' is: ''' la-'''
* The '''Plural Definite Article''' is: ''' -'''
* The '''Paucal Definite Article''' is: ''' -'''
 
* The '''Singular Indefinite Article''' is: '''a-'''
* The '''Plural Indefinite Article''' is: ''' -'''
* The '''Paucal Indefinite Article''' is: ''' -'''
 
====Case====
 
===State===
 
====Absolute State====
 
====Construct State====
 
==Modifiers==
 
===Adjectives===


==Adverbs==
===Adverbs===


==Particles==
==Particles==
* '''α''' participle: '''i1e23i'''
* '''β''' participle: '''i12e3''' or '''i12i3'''


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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