Aside from having terms from ancient languages to distinguish between different creatures and items in the book, language is used to show closeness or distance from God.
In heaven, the angels speak in complete sentences sprinkled with Hebrew. They do not use contractions or slang. Their speech is "pure" to represent the purity of God that rubs off on them when they are in his presence. Some angels, who are severing their link with the Almighty, may already be developing the cracks in speech that will become prevalent later in the book.
On earth, the people of Siriad use contractions and some slang, but they still speak in complete sentences. They are not in God's presence, but they are trying to remain close to him.
In the rest of Eden, people use less grammatically correct speech. After the Iyr arrive, their speech falls into greater decline. However, even the Iyr begin to lose their perfect speech as they remain in this world, banned from the presence of God.
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