PATAGONIA - Patagonia26
Instances of ni for speaker VAL

8VALmae [/] <mae (y)r peth> [//] mae (y)r creisis yma wedi [/] (.) wedi taro ni (y)n [/] (.) yn ddrwg iawn .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthe.DET.DEF peththing.N.M.SG maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthe.DET.DEF creisiscrisis.N.M.SG ymahere.ADV wediafter.PREP wediafter.PREP tarostrike.V.INFIN niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT ynPRT ddrwgbad.ADJ+SM iawnvery.ADV .
  this crisis has hit us very badly.
13VALso dan ni ddim yn poeni llawer chwaith .
  soso.CONJ danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT poeniworry.V.INFIN llawermany.QUAN chwaithneither.ADV .
  so we don't worry much either.
16VALdyna [//] dan ni (y)n byw mewn lle mor neis .
  dynathat_is.ADV danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN mewnin.PREP lleplace.N.M.SG morso.ADV neisnice.ADJ .
  we live in such a nice place.
22VALdan ni (y)n anghofio y [/] y pethau neis .
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT anghofioforget.V.INFIN ythe.DET.DEF ythe.DET.DEF pethauthings.N.M.PL neisnice.ADJ .
  we forget about the nice things.
53VALond ers dau_ddeg chwech o flynyddoedd dan ni (y)n byw yma .
  ondbut.CONJ erssince.PREP dau_ddegtwenty.NUM chwechsix.NUM oof.PREP flynyddoeddyears.N.F.PL+SM danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN ymahere.ADV .
  but for twenty-six years we have been living here.
72VALna na na na ddim ni .
  nano.ADV nano.ADV nano.ADV nano.ADV ddimnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM niwe.PRON.1P .
  no, no, not us.
92VALond o(eddw)n i wedi dechrau gwerthu rhannau bach <o (y)r> [/] o (y)r ffarm sy gennon ni (.) ochr draw i (y)r ffordd mawr .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S wediafter.PREP dechraubegin.V.INFIN gwerthusell.V.INFIN rhannauparts.N.F.PL bachsmall.ADJ oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ffarmfarm.N.F.SG sybe.V.3S.PRES.REL gennongrow_scaly.V.1P.PAST+SM niwe.PRON.1P ochrside.N.F.SG drawyonder.ADV ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF fforddway.N.F.SG mawrbig.ADJ .
  we had started selling small bits of the farm we have on the other side of the main road.
101VALac oedd hwnna yn (...) effeithio ni &lav llawer .
  acand.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF hwnnathat.PRON.DEM.M.SG ynPRT effeithioeffect.V.INFIN niwe.PRON.1P llawermany.QUAN .
  and that affected us greatly.
106VAL<efo (y)r> [//] dim_ond efo (y)r gwartheg dan ni (y)n byw +...
  efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF dim_ondonly.ADV efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF gwarthegcattle.N.M.PL danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN .
  it's only with the cattle that we live...
110VAL+" be wnawn ni rŵan +".
  bewhat.INT wnawndo.V.1P.PRES+SM niwe.PRON.1P rŵannow.ADV .
  what do we do now?
148VALbod yn ddiolchgar bod dan ni (y)n cael iechyd neu bod dan ni (y)n gallu tyfu bwyd (..) mewn lle (..) sy (y)n iach a +/.
  bodbe.V.INFIN ynPRT ddiolchgarthankful.ADJ+SM bodbe.V.INFIN danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT caelget.V.INFIN iechydhealth.N.M.SG neuor.CONJ bodbe.V.INFIN danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN tyfugrow.V.INFIN bwydfood.N.M.SG mewnin.PREP lleplace.N.M.SG sybe.V.3S.PRES.REL ynPRT iachhealthy.ADJ aand.CONJ .
  being thankful that we are in good health and that we can grow food in a place that is healthy and...
148VALbod yn ddiolchgar bod dan ni (y)n cael iechyd neu bod dan ni (y)n gallu tyfu bwyd (..) mewn lle (..) sy (y)n iach a +/.
  bodbe.V.INFIN ynPRT ddiolchgarthankful.ADJ+SM bodbe.V.INFIN danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT caelget.V.INFIN iechydhealth.N.M.SG neuor.CONJ bodbe.V.INFIN danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN tyfugrow.V.INFIN bwydfood.N.M.SG mewnin.PREP lleplace.N.M.SG sybe.V.3S.PRES.REL ynPRT iachhealthy.ADJ aand.CONJ .
  being thankful that we are in good health and that we can grow food in a place that is healthy and...
209VALmae (y)n (.) anodd credu bod dan ni (.) sy o dras Cymraeg (.) ddim yn gallu cael gwaith draw ynde .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES ynPRT anodddifficult.ADJ credubelieve.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P sybe.V.3S.PRES.REL ohe.PRON.M.3S draskin.N.F.SG+SM CymraegWelsh.N.F.SG ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN caelget.V.INFIN gwaithwork.N.M.SG drawyonder.ADV yndeisn't_it.IM .
  it's hard to believe that we, who are of Welsh descent, can't get work over there.
262VAL+< a pan aeson ni (y)na +//.
  aand.CONJ panwhen.CONJ aesongo.V.1P.PAST niwe.PRON.1P ynathere.ADV .
  and when we went there...
266VALyr ail waith pan aethon ni efo DanielCS (.) o(edde)n ni (y)n mynd fel twristiaid .
  yrthe.DET.DEF ailsecond.ORD waithwork.N.F.SG+SM panwhen.CONJ aethongo.V.3P.PAST niwe.PRON.1P efowith.PREP Danielname oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ twristiaidtourist.N.M.PL .
  the second time, when we went with Daniel, we went as tourists.
266VALyr ail waith pan aethon ni efo DanielCS (.) o(edde)n ni (y)n mynd fel twristiaid .
  yrthe.DET.DEF ailsecond.ORD waithwork.N.F.SG+SM panwhen.CONJ aethongo.V.3P.PAST niwe.PRON.1P efowith.PREP Danielname oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ twristiaidtourist.N.M.PL .
  the second time, when we went with Daniel, we went as tourists.
267VALo(edde)n ni (y)n mynd +"/.
  oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN .
  we went:
268VAL+" na dan ni (y)n dod i weld ffrindiau +".
  nano.ADV danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN ito.PREP weldsee.V.INFIN+SM ffrindiaufriends.N.M.PL .
  no, we're coming to see friends.
390VALhen amser i ni mynd (y)n_ôl achos &=laugh os dw i wedi &n dech(rau) [/] dechrau anghofio (y)r pethau xxx (.) mae yn ddrwg gen i .
  henold.ADJ amsertime.N.M.SG ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P myndgo.V.INFIN yn_ôlback.ADV achosbecause.CONJ osif.CONJ dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S wediafter.PREP dechraubegin.V.INFIN dechraubegin.V.INFIN anghofioforget.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF pethauthings.N.M.PL maebe.V.3S.PRES ynPRT ddrwgbad.ADJ+SM genwith.PREP iI.PRON.1S .
  high time for us to go back, if I've started to forget things, [...] I'm sorry,
444VALahCS fuon ni (y)n fan (y)na hefyd heddiw .
  ahah.IM fuonbe.V.3P.PAST+SM niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT fanplace.N.MF.SG+SM ynathere.ADV hefydalso.ADV heddiwtoday.ADV .
  ah, we were there today as well.
446VAL+< achos ar dydd Mawrth am bedwar o (y)r gloch dan ni (y)n cwrdd â (ei)n_gilydd i siarad Cymraeg (.) yn (y)r [?] rincónS delS arteS .
  achosbecause.CONJ aron.PREP dyddday.N.M.SG MawrthTuesday.N.M.SG amfor.PREP bedwarfour.NUM.M+SM oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF glochbell.N.F.SG+SM danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT cwrddmeet.V.INFIN âwith.PREP ein_gilyddeach_other.PRON.1P ito.PREP siaradtalk.V.INFIN CymraegWelsh.N.F.SG ynin.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF rincóncorner.N.M.SG delof_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG arteart.N.M .
  because on Tuesday at four o'clock we meet to speak Welsh in the art centre.
448VALa dan ni (y)n wneud o (.) trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ynde .
  aand.CONJ danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM ohe.PRON.M.3S trwythrough.PREP gyfrwngmedium.N.M.SG+SM ythe.DET.DEF GymraegWelsh.N.F.SG+SM yndeisn't_it.IM .
  and we do it through the medium of Welsh.
455VALie os dan ni isio cadw (y)r iaith ynde .
  ieyes.ADV osif.CONJ danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P isiowant.N.M.SG cadwkeep.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF iaithlanguage.N.F.SG yndeisn't_it.IM .
  yes, if we want to keep the language.
476VALti (y)n gwybod bod dan ni (y)n cael asadoS (.) dydd Sadwrn nesa ?
  tiyou.PRON.2S ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT caelget.V.INFIN asadobarbecue.N.M.SG dyddday.N.M.SG SadwrnSaturday.N.M.SG nesanext.ADJ.SUP ?
  do you know that we're having a barbecue next Saturday?
497VALna dan ni isio .
  nano.ADV danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P isiowant.N.M.SG .
  no, we want to.
508VALa (fa)sen ni (y)n gallu gofyn i AnitaCS ganu rhywbeth .
  aand.CONJ fasenbe.V.1P.PLUPERF+SM niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN gofynask.V.INFIN ito.PREP Anitaname ganusing.V.INFIN+SM rhywbethsomething.N.M.SG .
  and we could ask Anita to sing something.
595VAL+< ia i ni oedd o (y)n (.) ofnadwy o emosiynol .
  iayes.ADV ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT ofnadwyterrible.ADJ oof.PREP emosiynolemotional.ADJ .
  yes, for us it was terribly emotional.
600VALa (.) o(eddw)n i (y)n gweld AnneCS ddim yn cerdded i_fyny efo ni (.) efo (y)r orsedd .
  aand.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT gweldsee.V.INFIN Annename ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT cerddedwalk.V.INFIN i_fynyup.ADV efowith.PREP niwe.PRON.1P efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF orseddGorsedd.N.F.SG+SM .
  and I saw that Anne didn't walk up with us, with the Gorsedd [company of bards].
617VALond oedden nhw dim wedi dweud gair wrthon ni .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P dimnot.ADV wediafter.PREP dweudsay.V.INFIN gairword.N.M.SG wrthonto_us.PREP+PRON.1P niwe.PRON.1P .
  but they hadn't say a word to us.
742VALmae hwn yn siarad am beth ydan ni yn [//] (.) fel Cymru yndy .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES hwnthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN amfor.PREP bethwhat.INT ydanbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT fellike.CONJ CymruWales.N.F.SG.PLACE yndybe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH .
  that says something about what we are as Welsh people.
836VALmae [/] mae (y)na copi (.) efo ni .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES maebe.V.3S.PRES ynathere.ADV copicopy.N.M.SG efowith.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  we have a copy.
838VALbob un ohonan ni ynde .
  bobeach.PREQ+SM unone.NUM ohonanfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P niwe.PRON.1P yndeisn't_it.IM .
  every one of us.
851VALmae Daniel (y)n dod â cwrw bach i ni edrycha .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES Danielname ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN âwith.PREP cwrwbeer.N.M.SG bachsmall.ADJ ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P edrychalook.V.2S.IMPER .
  Daniel is bringing us a little beer, look.
946VALna (.) <oedd y> [/] oedd y MalvinasCS yn teimlo [?] (.) rhyfedd i ni hefyd .
  nano.ADV oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythat.PRON.REL oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythe.DET.DEF Malvinasname ynPRT teimlofeel.V.INFIN rhyfeddstrange.ADJ ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P hefydalso.ADV .
  no, the Falklands felt strange for us as well.
955VALyr adeg <o(eddw)n i> [/] o(eddw)n i mewn trwbl efo ChileCS (.) o(edde)n ni (y)n symud o (y)r dre fan hyn i (y)r ffarm .
  yrthe.DET.DEF adegtime.N.F.SG oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S mewnin.PREP trwbltrouble.N.M.SG efowith.PREP Chilename oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT symudmove.V.INFIN oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF dretown.N.F.SG+SM fanplace.N.MF.SG+SM hynthis.ADJ.DEM.SP ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ffarmfarm.N.F.SG .
  at the time when I was in trouble with Chile I moved from the town here to the farm.
965VALac oedd y plant yn fach a oedden ni (y)n meddwl +"/.
  acand.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythe.DET.DEF plantchild.N.M.PL ynPRT fachsmall.ADJ+SM aand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT meddwlthink.V.INFIN .
  and the children were small and we thought:
966VAL+" wel well i ni fynd i (y)r ffarm .
  welwell.IM wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P fyndgo.V.INFIN+SM ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ffarmfarm.N.F.SG .
  well, we'd better go to the farm.
987VALac wedyn oedden ni wedi peintio (y)r tŷ yn (.) meddyliwch yn [/] (.) yn gwyn a glas .
  acand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P wediafter.PREP peintiopaint.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF house.N.M.SG ynPRT meddyliwchthink.V.2P.IMPER ynPRT ynPRT gwynwhite.ADJ.M aand.CONJ glasblue.ADJ .
  and then we had painted the house white and blue, think of it!

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