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Revision as of 09:30, 13 June 2009
Cardinal Numbers
When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them
1 to 10
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gaelic aonan dha tri ceithir còig sia seachd ochd naoi deich 
When used with a noun
Distributive Numbers
e.g. pair, dozen
Distributive Numbers for non-humans
Distributive Numbers for humans
Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are number like first second, third
Other Numbers
Multiplicative Numbers
represents repetition (once, twice, thrice)
Partitive Numbers
expresses a fraction (half, quarter, third)
Integrative-Cumulative Numbers
refer to something made up for several parts single, double, triple