The following numeral Nouns are applied only to persons:—
| 2. Dithis, two persons. | 7. Seachdnar. |
| 3. Triuir. | 8. Ochdnar. |
| 4. Ceathrar. | 9. Naoinar. |
| 5. Cuignear. | 10. Deichnar. |
| 6. Sèanar. |
CHAPTER IV.
OF PRONOUNS.
The Pronouns are, for the most part, words used instead of nouns. They may be arranged under the following divisions: Personal, Possessive, Relative, Demonstrative, Interrogative, Indefinite, Compound.
The Personal Pronouns are those of the 1st, 2d, and 3d persons. They have a Singular and a Plural Number, a Simple and an Emphatic Form. They are declined thus:—
| Singular. | Plural. | ||||||||||
| Simple Form. | Emphat. F. | Simple F. | Emphat. | ||||||||
| 1. | Mi, mhi, I, me, | Mise, mhise. | Sinn, we, us, | Sinne. | |||||||
| 2. |
| Th, thu, thou, |
| Tusa, thusa. | Sibh, ye, you | Sibhse. | |||||
| Thu, thee, | |||||||||||
| 3. |
| E, se, he, |
| Esan. | |||||||
| E, him, | |||||||||||
| I, si, she, |
| Ise. |
| Iad, siad, they |
| Iadsan[[40]] | |||||
| I, her, | Iad, them, | ||||||||||
The Pronoun 'sibh' you, of the plural number is used almost universally in addressing a single person of superior rank or of greater age; while 'tu' thou, of the singular number is used in addressing an inferior or an equal. But the degree of seniority or of superiority, which is understood to entitle a person to this token of respect, varies in different parts of the Highlands[[41]]. The Supreme Being is always addressed by the pronoun 'tu' thou, of the singular number.
The Possessive Pronouns correspond to the Personal Pronouns, and, like them, may be called those of the 1st, 2d, and 3d persons singular, and 1st, 2d, and 3d persons plural. They have an Emphatic Form, which is made by connecting the syllable sa with the possessive pronoun of the 1st, 2d,