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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
There are several names that Atheinən speakers call the Atheinən language; a majority use the term Atheinən. The name Atheinən is derived from ''tagn atheinən'', meaning "the language of everyone", but literally ''tongue everyone''. Atheinən is certainly derived from the Mallian  
There are several names that Atheinən speakers call the Atheinən language; a majority use the term Atheinən. The name Atheinən is derived from ''tagn atheinən'', meaning "the language of everyone", but literally ''tongue everyone''. Atheinən is certainly derived from the Mallian word ''allijnən'' [ɑl.lɛi.nən], meaning ''everyone''. 
 
Different names for the language are ''Mælia Padua'' [mæ.'liɑ: pɑd.'uɑ:], likely derived from the name for Mallië, and Patua, the Azkali word for language.


== History ==
== History ==