Paradigm Tables

Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Elizan

Noun Phrase Stacking and Modifiers

Elizan noun phrases place all modifiers after the head noun. Head Noun + Definite Article + Adjective + Possessive Particle + Pronoun.

	Singular Base	With Definite Article (Tas)	With Possessive (Zhe)
The Tree (Ua tas)	Ua	Ua tas	Ua zhe æi
The Big Tree (Ua tas iba)	Ua iba	Ua tas iba	Ua tas iba zhe æi
My Tree (Ua zhe æi)	Ua tas iba zhe æi	Bua tas ni zhe da	Pa-pa-la tas ubu zhe da

Demonstratives and Articles (Spatial Pointers)

	Tree (Ua)	Stone (Bua)	River (Pa-pa-la)
The (tas)	Ua tas	Bua tas	Pa-pa-la tas
This (dash)	Ua dash	Bua dash	Pa-pa-la dash
That (dazh)	Ua dazh	Bua dazh	Pa-pa-la dazh

Base-12 Positional Numbering System

Base-12 system counted via dominant left-hand finger joints. Numbers compound left-to-right from highest magnitude to lowest. (To write 158 in Elizan math (one 144 + one 12 + two): Zha-zha zha ia)

	Base Root	First Order (+1)	Second Order (+2)
Single Units (0-3)	I (1)	Ia (2)	Im (3)
Dozen Composites (12+)	Zha (12)	Zha-i (13)	Zha-ia (14)
Gross Composites (144+)	Zha-zha (144)	Zha-zha i (145)	Zha-zha ia (146)

Verbal Aspect and Tense Particles

Syntax order is Object-Verb-Subject (OVS). The particles listed in the rows are placed at the absolute end of the clause as standalone words. Example: [Object] [Verb] [Subject] [Particle]

	1st Singular (æi)	2nd Singular (Da)	1st Plural (Va-i)
Past (Ni)	Ua-wud wudem æi ni	Ua-wud wudem da ni	Ua-wud wudem va-i ni
Present Continuous (Pa)	Ua-wud wudem æi pa	Ua-wud wudem da pa	Ua-wud wudem va-i pa
Future (Ju)	Ua-wud wudem æi ju	Ua-wud wudem da ju	Ua-wud wudem va-i ju