The word "shtje", which indicates plurality, may or may not be considered a suffix. The word is not spelled with Myk, but rather written as a Mayk symbol. In this way, it might be seen as a separate word entirely (and it does have it's own standalone meaning, "multiple" or "many"). However, the Mayk is said to "attach" to the previous Myk grouping when modifying a noun, and so in this sense it is almost like a suffix.

It is also important to note that all nouns in Zelsen are ambiguous as to their plurality. If one says "kybuk'" (fox), one might be referring to a single fox or multiple foxes (context usually clears this up). If one should need to specify or emphasise that only a single or multiple foxes are being talked about, one would use the plural modifier "shtje" or the singular modifier "va" (eg, "kybuk' shtje", "kybuk' va")

Word order can play heavily in to politeness, VSO is generally considered a "polite" speech, used with those you are not too familiar with, but it may also be used casually as well. However, OVS is almost always considered familiar, and it is considered rude or childish to use it outside of friends.

Modern Zelsen writing consists of two scripts primarily, and a third for a special purpose. The most common is the Myk alphasyllabary or abugida, which uses consonant and vowel "bases" and vowel "markers" to construct words. It is not quite phonetic, and is sometimes seemingly irregular compared to the actual pronunciation of many words.

The second script is the Mayk, which was once a logographic system used before the colonial period. Now, only a few select symbols remain in regular use. The use of a Mayk symbol instead of its spelled out Myk counterpart may indicate a different usage of the word. Some Mayk represent words, some modify words. Some are pronounced on their own, some are not. Some are considered to "attach" to words, while others are separate, and sometimes a symbol can exhibit both behaviours, and the use of one or the other indicates its meaning to some degree.

The third script is used only for traditional Zelsen names. It is called the Takoy, and is made up of a number of symbols with varying pronunciations, based on the gender of the name.