Paradigm Tables
Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Chílanoth
Clitics and Affixes
examples
| Meaning | Example | Example Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| en | enclitic announcing a state | álen áu | I am happy | When the host ends on an "l" the clitic "len" and "en" look and sound the same. |
| em | enclitic announcing an event or an action | úlem íothin | you think | "Em" is a generic predication clitic. There are other clitics annoucing more specific events or actions. |
| oe | enclitic announcing state or confirmation | nýloe | It is dark | Without context it means "dark" and not "night". |
| um | past tense enclitic | nethóum glád | It rained today / it was rainy today | If adding "en" or "em" to "um" (umen or umem) that will specify whether it is "raining" or "rainy". |
| ae | imperative enclitic | gomae! | eat! | If there is no subject defined, "gomae!" must become "gomemae!". This is, however, less formal. |
| on | negation suffix | gonon | illness | "Unhealth" |
| len | plural suffix | úrlen | places | Depending on the subject, "úrlen" may mean "travelling to various places" or "being in various places" or "having visitied various places" etc... |
| an | possessive suffix | rúwynan | everybody's | all-person-'s |
| ne | definite prefix | netho | today | ne (the) + tho (day) |
| na | interrogative prefix | naryn | question | na + áiryn (knowledge) |
| ír | suffix meaning "thing" | nírír | anything | nír (any) + ír (thing) |
| ím | suffix meaning "time" | sílím | sometime | síl (one, some) + ím |
| in | enclitic announcing ownership | álin aérd | I have influence / I am influential | I(in) influence |
| ní | enclitic announcing acquirement | ální alúred | I receive help | ál (I) + ní + alúred (help) |
| kúr | enclitic announcing ability | úlenkúr lórith | they can sing | úl (you) + len (plural) + kúr + lórith (song) |
| am | enclitic announcing transmission | úlam mílor | you give | "Mílor" means gift (noun). |
| rú | quantifier suffix | rúnýl | every night | rú (all) nýl (night) |
| nír | determiner prefix | nírkan | any way | nir (any) + kan (way) |
| síl | determiner prefix | sílúr | somewhere | "Síl" can mean "one" or "some". |
| ér | accusative clitic | fálagesér ári | leave the room | fálages (room) + ér + ári (exit) |
| éra | enclitic announcing a continuous cycle | chíléra shúl | unity separating in a continuous cycle | "Éra" specifically defines a cyclical relationship between subject and predicate. It is not an "on and off" relationship, but rather a gradual one, spiraling. |
Conjugation
Predication conjugation.
| Simple Present | Present Continuous | Simple Past | Past Continuous | Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future Simple | Future Perfect | Present Conditional | Past Conditional | Present Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| en | -en | -enoe | -um(en) | -um(en)oe | -anen | -anum(en) | -aen | -anaen | -tíen | -tíum(en) | -anenoe | -anum(en)oe | -(en)ae |
| em | -em | -emoe | -um(em) | -áum(em)oe | -anem | -anum(em) | -aem | -anaem | -tíem | -um(em) | -anenoe | -anum(em)oe | -(em)ae |
| in | -in | -inoe | -umin | -uminoe | -anin | -anumin | -ain | -anain | -tín | -tíumin | -aninoe | -anuminoe | -inae |
| ní | -ní | -níoe | -umní | -umníoe | -aní | -anumní | -aení | -anaení | -tíní | -tíumní | -aníoe | -anumníoe | -níae |
| kúr | -kúr | -kúroe | -umkúr | -umkúroe | -ankúr | -anumkúr | -aekúr | -anaekúr | -tíkúr | -tíumkúr | -ankúroe | -anumkúroe | -kúrae |
| am | -am | -amoe | -umam | -umamoe | -anam | -anumam | -aeam | -anaeam | -tíam | -tíumam | -anamoe | -anumamoe | -amae |
| ich | -ich | -ichoe | -umich | -umichoe | -anich | -anumich | -aeich | -anaeich | -tích | -tíumich | -anichoe | -anumichoe | -ichae |
| ach | -ach | -achoe | -umach | -umachoe | -anach | -anumach | -aeach | -anaeach | -tíach | -tíumach | -anachoe | -anumachoe | -achae |
| ér | -ér | -éroe | -umér | -uméroe | -anér | -anumér | -aér | -anaér | -tíér | -tíumér | -anéroe | -anuméroe | -érae |
Casual Speech Conjugation
Predication conjugation for em-predicates in casual speech.
| Simple Present | Present Continuous | Simple Past | Past Continuous | Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future Simple | Future Perfect | Present Conditional | Past Conditional | Present Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dú | dúem | dúemoe | dúm | dúmoe | dúanem | dúanum | dúaem | dúanaem | dúem | dúm | dúanemoe | dúanumoe | dúae |
| lothúr | lothúrem | lothúremoe | lothúrum | lothúrumoe | lothúranem | lothúranum | lothúraem | lothúranaem | lothúrem | lothúrum | lothúranemoe | lothúranumoe | lothúrae |
| alúred | alúredem | alúredemoe | alúredum | alúredumoe | alúredanem | alúredanum | alúredaem | alúredanaem | alúredem | alúredum | alúredanemoe | alúredanumoe | alúredae |
| etér | etérem | etéremoe | etérum | etérumoe | etéranem | etéranum | etéraem | etéranaem | etérem | etérum | etéranemoe | etéranumoe | etérae |
| márun | márunem | márunemoe | márunum | márunumoe | márunanem | márunanum | márunaem | márunanaem | márunem | márunum | márunanemoe | márunanumoe | márunae |
| láo | láoem | láoemoe | láum | láumoe | láoanem | láoanum | láoaem | láoanaem | láoem | láum | láoanemoe | láoanumoe | láoae |
| yónúm | yónúmem | yónúmemoe | yónum | yónumoe | yónúmanem | yónanum | yónúmaem | yónúmanaem | yónúmem | yónum | yónúmanemoe | yónanumoe | yónúmae |
| mílor | mílorem | míloremoe | mílorum | mílorumoe | míloranem | míloranum | míloraem | míloranaem | mílorem | mílorum | míloranemoe | míloranumoe | mílorae |
| duer | duerem | dueremoe | duerum | duerumoe | dueranem | dueranum | dueraem | dueranaem | duerem | duerum | dueranemoe | dueranumoe | duerae |
| glád | gládem | gládemoe | gládum | gládumoe | gládanem | gládanum | gládaem | gládanaem | gládem | gládum | gládanemoe | gládanumoe | gládae |
| mélid | mélidem | mélidemoe | mélidum | mélidumoe | mélidanem | mélidanum | mélidaem | mélidanaem | mélidem | mélidum | mélidanemoe | mélidanumoe | mélidae |
| íothin | íothinem | íothinemoe | íothinum | íothinumoe | íothinanem | íothinanum | íothinaem | íothinanaem | íothinem | íothinum | íothinanemoe | íothinanumoe | íothinae |
| élí | élíem | élíemoe | élíum | élíumoe | élíanem | élíanum | élíaem | élíanaem | élínem | élínum | élíanemoe | élíanumoe | élíae |
| érun | érunem | érunemoe | érunum | érunumoe | érunanem | érunanum | érunaem | érunanaem | érunem | érunum | érunanemoe | érunanumoe | érunae |
| núm | númem | númemoe | núm | númoe | númanem | númanum | númaem | númanaem | númem | núm | númanemoe | númanumoe | númae |
| tshaím | tshaímem | tshaíemoe | tshaíum | tshaíumoe | tshaímanem | tshaímanum | tshaímaem | tshaíanaem | tshaímem | tchaúm | tshaímanemoe | tshaíanumoe | tshaímae |