PATAGONIA - Patagonia39
Instances of ni for speaker AMA

51AMA+< dan ni (y)n drist (he)fyd .
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT dristsad.ADJ+SM hefydalso.ADV .
  we're sad too.
60AMA+< dan ni (y)n nabod neb yma na ?
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT nabodknow_someone.V.INFIN nebanyone.PRON ymahere.ADV nano.ADV ?
  we don't know anybody here, do we?
143AMAahCS sôn am y tŷ oedden ni .
  ahah.IM sônmention.V.INFIN amfor.PREP ythe.DET.DEF tŷhouse.N.M.SG oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P .
  ah, we were talking about the house.
279AMAa mae o wedi mynd dim_ond achos bod (.) yr &e peiriant bach (y)ma o (ei)n blaen ni .
  aand.CONJ maebe.V.3S.PRES ohe.PRON.M.3S wediafter.PREP myndgo.V.INFIN dim_ondonly.ADV achosbecause.CONJ bodbe.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF peiriantmachine.N.M.SG bachsmall.ADJ ymahere.ADV oof.PREP einour.ADJ.POSS.1P blaenplain.ADJ+SM.[or].front.N.M.SG niwe.PRON.1P .
  and it's only gone because this little machine is in front of us.
286AMAdan ni (ddi)m wedi arfer fath beth .
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM wediafter.PREP arferuse.V.INFIN fathtype.N.F.SG+SM beththing.N.M.SG+SM .
  we aren't used to such a thing.
292AMAheb i neb roi &s (.) sylw i ni .
  hebwithout.PREP ito.PREP nebanyone.PRON roigive.V.INFIN+SM sylwcomment.N.M.SG ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  without anybody paying attention to us.
294AMAa gwrando arnon ni .
  aand.CONJ gwrandolisten.V.INFIN arnonon_us.PREP+PRON.1P niwe.PRON.1P .
  and listening to us.
298AMA+< neb i wrando arnon ni .
  nebanyone.PRON ito.PREP wrandolisten.V.INFIN+SM arnonon_us.PREP+PRON.1P niwe.PRON.1P .
  nobody to listen to us.
299AMAdan ni (ddi)m yn gwybo(d) pwy xxx +/.
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN pwywho.PRON .
  we don't know who...
333AMAna o(eddw)n i (ddi)m yn &s y Sbaeneg tan [/] tan oedden ni (y)n dechrau (y)r ysgol .
  nano.ADV oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM ynin.PREP ythe.DET.DEF SbaenegSpanish.N.F.SG tanuntil.PREP tanuntil.PREP oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT dechraubegin.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF ysgolschool.N.F.SG .
  no I didn't... Spanish until we started school.
346AMAond wnaethon ni ddysgu mewn ryw wythnos .
  ondbut.CONJ wnaethondo.V.3P.PAST+SM niwe.PRON.1P ddysguteach.V.INFIN+SM mewnin.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM wythnosweek.N.F.SG .
  but we learnt within about a week.
348AMAoedden ni (y)n gallu gymaint â (y)r lleill .
  oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallucapability.N.M.SG gymaintso much.ADJ+SM âwith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF lleillothers.PRON .
  we could speak as much as the others.
365AMAoeddwn ni (y)n siarad (.) Cymraeg efo hi tan oedd hi (y)n dair oed .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN CymraegWelsh.N.F.SG efowith.PREP hishe.PRON.F.3S tanuntil.PREP oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF hishe.PRON.F.3S ynPRT dairthree.NUM.F+SM oedage.N.M.SG .
  I spoke Welsh with her until she was three years old.
592AMAdw i (y)n meddwl bod o mor bwysig be dan ni (we)di cael pan oedden ni (y)n fach .
  dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT meddwlthink.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN ohe.PRON.M.3S morso.ADV bwysigimportant.ADJ+SM bewhat.INT danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P wediafter.PREP caelget.V.INFIN panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT fachsmall.ADJ+SM .
  I think it's so important, what we've had when we were young.
592AMAdw i (y)n meddwl bod o mor bwysig be dan ni (we)di cael pan oedden ni (y)n fach .
  dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT meddwlthink.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN ohe.PRON.M.3S morso.ADV bwysigimportant.ADJ+SM bewhat.INT danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P wediafter.PREP caelget.V.INFIN panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT fachsmall.ADJ+SM .
  I think it's so important, what we've had when we were young.
673AMAmaen nhw isio gwybod pam dan ni (y)n chwerthin .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P isiowant.N.M.SG gwybodknow.V.INFIN pamwhy?.ADV danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT chwerthinlaugh.V.INFIN .
  they want to know why we're laughing.
846AMA+< rywbeth newydd i ni .
  rywbethsomething.N.M.SG+SM newyddnew.ADJ ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  something new for us.
847AMAi ni mae o (y)n newydd .
  ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P maebe.V.3S.PRES ohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT newyddnew.ADJ .
  it's new for us.
1050AMAa be wyt ti feddwl fydden nhw (y)n meddwl ohonyn ni (ei)n dwy yn siarad Cymraeg rŵan ?
  aand.CONJ bewhat.INT wytbe.V.2S.PRES tiyou.PRON.2S feddwlthink.V.INFIN+SM fyddenbe.V.3P.COND+SM nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT meddwlthink.V.INFIN ohonynfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P niwe.PRON.1P einour.ADJ.POSS.1P dwytwo.NUM.F ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN CymraegWelsh.N.F.SG rŵannow.ADV ?
  and what do you thing they'll think of us two speaking Welsh now?
1063AMAenjoio (y)r sgwrs dan ni (y)n drafod .
  enjoioenjoy.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF sgwrschat.N.F.SG danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT drafoddiscuss.V.INFIN+SM .
  enjoy the chat we're having.
1079AMAdim bod ni (y)n mynd dros ben llestri na (dd)im_byd felly .
  dimnot.ADV bodbe.V.INFIN niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN drosover.PREP+SM benhead.N.M.SG+SM llestrivessel.N.M.PL nano.ADV.[or].than.CONJ.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].PRT.NEG ddim_bydnothing.ADV+SM fellyso.ADV .
  not that we're going over the top or anything like that.
1089AMAna dw i (y)n credu bod ni wedi pasio (.) ryw hanner awr do ?
  nano.ADV dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT credubelieve.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN niwe.PRON.1P wediafter.PREP pasiopass.V.INFIN rywsome.PREQ+SM hannerhalf.N.M.SG awrhour.N.F.SG doyes.ADV.PAST ?
  no, I think we've done about half on hour, haven't we?
1336AMAmi wrandan nhw aml i air nad ydyn ni ddim i fod i iwsio .
  miPRT.AFF wrandanlisten.V.3P.FUT+SM nhwthey.PRON.3P amlfrequent.ADJ ito.PREP airword.N.M.SG+SM nadwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG ydynbe.V.3P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM ito.PREP fodbe.V.INFIN+SM ito.PREP iwsiouse.V.INFIN .
  they'll hear the several words that we're not supposed to use.
1340AMAbe wnewn ni ?
  bewhat.INT wnewndo.V.1S.PRES+SM niwe.PRON.1P ?
  what do we do?
1341AMAdan ni (y)n wneud ein gorau .
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM einour.ADJ.POSS.1P goraubest.ADJ.SUP .
  we're doing our best.
1344AMAdan ni (y)n wneud y gorau o bopeth .
  danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM ythe.DET.DEF goraubest.ADJ.SUP oof.PREP bopetheverything.N.M.SG+SM .
  we're making the best of everything.
1349AMAond mae (y)n gywilydd i ni ferched mawr fod ofn ryw (.) beth bach fel hyn .
  ondbut.CONJ maebe.V.3S.PRES ynPRT gywilyddshame.N.M.SG+SM ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P ferchedgirl.N.F.PL+SM mawrbig.ADJ fodbe.V.INFIN+SM ofnfear.N.M.SG rywsome.PREQ+SM beththing.N.M.SG+SM bachsmall.ADJ fellike.CONJ hynthis.PRON.DEM.SP .
  but it's shameful for us girls to be afraid of a little thing like this.
1373AMA(ba)sen ni wedi cael mynd i (.) fwy o bethau fel (yn)a +...
  basenbe.V.1P.PLUPERF niwe.PRON.1P wediafter.PREP caelget.V.INFIN myndgo.V.INFIN ito.PREP fwymore.ADJ.COMP+SM oof.PREP bethauthings.N.M.PL+SM fellike.CONJ ynathere.ADV .
  if we'd been able to go to more things like that...

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