Alienable vs. Inalienable Distinction in Nominals
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
SG marks a distinction between possession of something thought of as close to a person, and in a way inalienable. Examples of inalienable entities are body parts, relatives, and pets. Alienable objects on the other hand, include most all everyday objects.
Inalienable possession is marked my a possessive pronoun which precedes the possessee, and he pronoun differs depending on the onset of the following word.
| Person/Gender | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | 'moL' | 'ar' |
| 2 | 'doL' | 'ur' |
| 3M | 'aL' | 'an/am' |
| 3F | 'a' | 'an/am' |
