Fruthuatu ledotavu elasinsa!*
The Elasin numerical system is base 14, which is quite a foreign concept when compared with our own base 10 system. For example, the base 10 number system uses the following single digit integers:
To this set, Elasin would add:
NOTE:These are NOT the actual numbers in Elasin! The actual written symbols will be discussed later. For now we will use !, @, #, $ to explain the system.
Therefore, the total digits would look something like this:
Our 14 then would appear as:
With 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 looking like:
And then 28 would be...?
Below, we will use the !, @, #, and $ to simulate Elasin. The Elasin zero is hafni, which is also the word for "empty." Here are the names of the numbers:
Base 10 | Elasin (Base 14) | Name |
1 | 1 | dofa |
2 | 2 | tari |
3 | 3 | piko |
4 | 4 | nano |
5 | 5 | sela |
6 | 6 | fisan |
7 | 7 | maisash |
8 | 8 | volia |
9 | 9 | tesom |
10 | ! | polath |
11 | @ | nikos |
12 | # | soena |
13 | $ | voto |
14 | 10 | mata |
The next set gives the numbers from "10" to "$0"...
Base 10 | Elasin (Base 14) | Name |
14 | 10 | mata |
28 | 20 | taima |
42 | 30 | pima |
56 | 40 | nama |
70 | 50 | sema |
84 | 60 | fima |
98 | 70 | sasha |
112 | 80 | vosa |
126 | 90 | sota |
140 | !0 | posa |
154 | @0 | kosa |
168 | #0 | soesa |
182 | $0 | vosa |
And, last of all, the Elasin "100's": The next set gives the numbers from "100" to "$00"...
Base 10 | Elasin (Base 14) | Name |
196 | 100 | matai |
392 | 200 | tatai |
588 | 300 | pitai |
784 | 400 | natai |
980 | 500 | setai |
1,176 | 600 | fitai |
1,372 | 700 | masai |
1,568 | 800 | votai |
1,764 | 900 | tetai |
1,960 | !00 | potai |
2,156 | @00 | nitai |
2,352 | #00 | soetai |
2,548 | $00 | vitai |
1000 in Elasin is telas and would be (in base 10) 2,744.
Now, let's see how this works:
When combining or reading numbers, the conjunction li is used:
So, base 10 "15" in Elasin is...11 - mata li dofa.
Base 10 "200" in Elasin is...104 - matai nano.
Base 10 "1964" in Elasin is...!04 - potai nano.
Note that when combining Elasin "100's," li is not used.
A nice web site for converting between Base 10 and Base 14 is Convert Any Radix Base Number
*Literally: "It is possible, your counting using Elasin!"