Articles are used as delimiters to help specify which object the speaker is talking about. Articles are placed directly after the noun they are to modify regardless of any modifiers. 

The type of Article used depends on the type of noun they are to modify. The first type is Improper. Improper articles are used on common nouns. The second type is Proper. Proper articles are used for proper nouns, including names. The third type is Honorific. Honorific articles are used exclusively for names.

The article used also depends on the delimiter the speaker wishes to use. Solanis has five delimiters: collective indefinite, definite, proximal,  and distal. The collective delimiter is used to infer that the object can be any object outside of any given set. The indefinite delimiter is used to express that the noun is not referring to a specific group, but the set of items are known to the listener. The definite delimiter is used to state that a specific group of items are known. The proximal delimiter is demonstratively to state that the items are present and close to the speaker. The distal delimiter is used demonstratively to express the item or items is not close.

Although honorific articles also refer to people, they are all singular and genderless. Because these are used to talk about a specific person, there is no collective or indefinite article. The definite article also does not apply due to overlap with the proximal.

The proximal is commonly used when the person being spoken about is in the room or is present in the conversation. The distal is commonly used when the person is not close or not present.

Examples

There is no set of cats that is being referenced, so the collective is used.

The collection of cats is known, but it could be anything within the set.

The cat is close to the speaker and is being referenced directly

“K” is a person and is being respected with an honorific.