1 An ceud fhear, _the first man_; a' cheud chlach, _the first stone_. 2 An dara fear. 3 An treas fear, an tri-amh fear. 4 An ceathramh fear. 5 An cuigeamh fear. 6 An seathamh fear. 7 An seachdamh fear. 8 An t-ochdamh fear. { 61} 9 An naothamh fear. 10 An deicheamh fear. 11 An t-aon fear deug. 12 An dara fear deug. 20 Am ficheadamh fear. 21 An t-aon fhear fichead. 22 An dara fear fichead. 31 An t-aon fhear deug thar fhichead. 40 An dà fhicheadamh fear. 60 An tri ficheadamh fear. 100 An ceudamh fear. 101 An t-aon fhear thar cheud. 120 Am ficheadamh fear thar cheud. 200 An da cheudamh fear. 1000 Am mìleamh fear, &c.
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.
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:-- { 62}
_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_} { I, _her_, } { Iad, _them,_ } Iadsan[40]
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, { 63} and 3d persons singular, and 2d person plural; _ne_ with that of the 1st person plural, and _san_ with that of the 3d person plural. These syllables are placed immediately after the nouns to which the possessive pronouns are prefixed, and connected by a hyphen.