#mormon conlang

The Name "Kahleenos" comes from early drafts of the Book of Abraham. It was the name of the Hieroglyphics, according to Joseph. It was changed to "Rahleenos" in later versions of the Book of Abraham (like how Zepta was changed to Egyptus)

In addition, Kah in the Grammar & Alphabet is a prefix denoting royalty. Given this, it's "Royal" something. So, given the association with Hieroglyphs, "Leenos" means either Language or Writing. I decided it meant Language, so Kahleenos is "Royal Language"

Then, we have to consider our knowledge of Adamic (spoiler, it's sparse)

We have the "Sample of the Pure Language," which tells us a number of things, such as the name of God being "Ahman." This document also has a number of connections to the Kirkland Egyptian Papers, so that's why it's the primary starting point

Then, there's Jaredite Language. We have no idea what Cureloms or Cumoms are, but we know what Deseret means: it's Honeybees. There are Egyptian & Sumarian Influences on Jaredite words in the Book of Mormon. Egyptian is an Afro-Asiatic Language (like Hebrew), while Sumarian has no relatives (living or dead)

Finally, Joseph taught that, when Adam left Eden, he prayed using the words "Pe Le El," which is a Hebrew Phrase meaning (roughly) "God, Hear my Words." This phrase is the only complete sentence in Adamic, so it is essential to determining Word Order

So, the Language has several Sources:

Joseph Smith's Revelations (Jaredite Words, Sample of the Pure Language, Grammar & Alphabet, and so other misc revelations)

Proto-Afro-Asiatic- The Proto-Language for both Proto-Semitic & Egyptian

Proto-Indo-European- Several connections between PIE & the GAEL

Sumarian- The Proposed Jaredite Language

What sounds right- I look at all these sources, and try out each word with what I already have. If they sound right, in the dictionary they go. If not, I'll look at the others

And, like I said, I'm using the Deseret Alphabet, which has had symbolic associations with all letters. So, sometimes that has an affect on what the word means

So, for the word "Mar," meaning "Heart"

𐐣- Is associated with the Mind (both Conscious & Subconscious)

𐐂- Is associated with Breath, Inspiration, Balance, and the Present

𐐡- Is associated with the dichotomy of Peace & War, the Inner Compass, and the Path of Life

Bringing it all together, the Heart is the center of our being (which matches with Biblical Definition), it is our guide through life, the source of information, and can be a source of peace or conflict

For a refresher, it's called Kahleenos. It's based on the Kirtland Egyptian Papers, with scaffolding from Proto-Semitic & Proto-Indo-European

It's based on the concept of Bi-Consenental Roots, with Vowels acting as adjusters. For example, Muth & Mith have the same root (M-Th, with "th" being its own individual letter), but the Vowel changes the meaning to something similar, but not the same. Muth means an ending, Mith means Annihilation (with the words between meaning something along the scale of "Death," the rough meaning of the root)

I'm currently attempting to work on declension. I'll need to figure out all the Grammatical Cases first, then Prefixes & Suffixes to match them

The Alphabet will be the Deseret Alphabet, with Symbolism attached to the letters. Using the above example, M is symbolically connected to the Underworld, Darkness, Chaos, and stuff like that. Th is symbolically connected to the Center of Existence, Rest, and so on. So, depending on the Vowel, it can be the end of an experience (Muth), or something being wiped from existence (Mith), or something else

How did I do that, you might ask. Well, it's a lot, to be quite frank. I did over a years worth of research in order to make sure everything made sense

So, I'll begin with the Numbers

In the KEP, the Numbers are their own document (well, it's a single page), known as the "Egyptian Counting"

This is important for 2 reasons:

1.) It tells us Kahleenos has a Base-10 Counting System, and

2.) It tells us the names of the Numbers (which is also important for understanding the GAEL, for words such as "Jah-Ni-Hah")

So, armed with the knowledge that it is Base-10, I went to work. The Indus Valley Culture, Greek Culture, and Egyptian Culture were all early users of the Decimal System, and it was later adopted by later cultures Asian & European Cultures (although, oddly enough, the Romans, who sought to copy the Greeks the best they could, only have a Quinary (Base-5) Counting System)

A book that was essential in this journey was "A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe" by Michael S. Schneider. It covers patterns and symbolism for each of the letters (1-10) through a variety of cultural lenses

I then went deeper, and studied the Pythagoreans (famous for their veneration of the numbers), and Agrippa to get a deeper understanding

And now, I have a list of the Numbers, and their symbolic meanings

Eh (1) Birth & Creation

Wholeness & Unity, Order, Parent of all other Numbers, Center, Cycles, Patterns

Ni (2) Birth & Creation

Division, Opposites, Other, Push & Pull, Creation, Intermediary, Between 1 & Many

Ze (3) Structure & Building

First Child of the Numbers, Thoroughness, Completeness, Mediation, Reconcile 1 & 2, Stability, Structure, Strength, Integration

Teh (4) Structure & Building

Depth & the 3rd Dimension, Earth, Stable, Solid, 4 Elements, Multiply, Physical, Man as a Microcosm of Creation, Divine Feminine, DNA

Veh (5) Life (Physical & Spiritual)

Life, Spirit, Beauty, Growth, Protection, Power, Regeneration, Balance, Center

Psi (6) Structure & Building

Structure-Function-Order, Balance (as the Double of 3), Space-Power-Time, Year (as half of 12), Completeness (as half of 12), Music (as half of 12)

Psa (7) Mystery

Myth, Mysticism, Magic, Ceremony, Superstition, Complete yet Ongoing, Music, Beyond/Hidden, Light/Colour

A (8) Structure & Building

Justice/Even, Divine Feminine, Direction, Thread of Fate, Resonance, Elevation/Deliverance/Salvation, Moon/Weel of the Year

Na (9) Mystery

Perfection, Balance, Order, Unsurpassable/Highest, Mundane & Transcendent, Birth/New Cycle, Year (9 Cycles of 40 Days)

Tah (10) Life (Physical & Spiritual)

So, I need something to ramble about, but that won't take up too much of my time (because I've already got all this stuff in my head, I just need to get it out)

Kahleenos- Kahleenos is my Conlang, which is inspired by the Kirkland Egyptian Papers (and other stuff), using the Deseret Alphabet (with a bunch of symbolism I shoehorned in, because it's my language, I can do what I want)

Zomar- Zomar is my Micronation idea. It's a pipe dream, but it's still fun to think about. It's from the Kirkland Egyptian Papers, where Joseph Smith uses it as another name for Zion (and, in Kahleenos, it means "One in Heart," from Zo, meaning Unity, and Mar meaning Heart)

My Calendar- I don't know why, but I've been making my own calendar, and almost constantly reforming it, since 2019 (the current form has 364 days in a normal year, and 371 in leap years). It's pretty stable for now (and, as of Sunset, it's Harvester 20th, which is the Celebration of Siblinghood, so yeah)

"But Kay, don't you know it won't be really Adamic"

Well duh. If I knew Adamic, you think I'd be labeling it as a Conlang? No, I'd send a letter in it to Pres Nelson, asking to translate the Sealed Portion (who better than someone who speaks the language)

"But Kay, why are you creating a symbolic interpretation of the Deseret Alphabet"

No, I'm just a bored nerd, who needs something to do when I'm too physically exhausted after doing my chores (which happens too much...). Same reason I'm making my own calendar (btw, tomorrow is the first day of the 5th month. So, happy Harvester)

Because I want to. Was it made as a symbolic language, no. But that doesn't mean I can't have my fun. Anyway, read the KEP (yes, I know it's not actual Egyptian, but still)