Who and which are declined as follows. That and what as in standard English.
Singular and Plural.
| STAND. ENG. | NTH. RIDING. | STAND. ENG. | NTH. RIDING. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. Who | whau, wheea. | Which | which. |
| Poss. Whose | whaus, wheeas. | Whose | wheeas, whaus. |
| Obj. Whom | whaum. | Which | which. |
The compound relatives are formed by the addition of ever and soever; ’at forming the compound ’ativver, i.e. whatever.
Possessive Pronouns and the compound personal and possessives are formed as under:—
| STAND. ENG. | My | mine | thy | thine | his | her | |
| NTH. RIDING. | Mah | mahn | thah thi | thahn | his | her | |
| STAND. ENG. | Its | our | your | their | own | ||
| NTH. RIDING. | Its | oor or wer | yer | ther | awn | ||
| STAND. ENG. | Myself | thyself | himself | herself | |||
| NTH. RIDING. |  | Mahsel | thisel | hissel | hersel | ||
| Mahsen | thisen | hissen | hersen | ||||
| STAND. ENG. | Itself | ourselves | yourselves | ||||
| NTH. RIDING. | | Itsel | oorsels or -sens | yersels | |||
| Itsen | wersels or -sens | yersens | |||||
| STAND. ENG. | Theirselves | ownselves. | |||||
| NTH. RIDING. | | Thersels Thersens | awnsels awnsens. | ||||
Demonstrative Pronouns.
This and that are used as follows:—
This refers to an object near at hand, that is rarely used, yon being almost universal, e.g. ‘Yon man ower theer ’ll tell tha.’ Q. ‘Which is Mister Thompson?’ A. ‘Yon chap’s him,’ i.e. ‘That man is Mr. Thompson.’
Indefinite Pronouns.