PATAGONIA - Patagonia42
Instances of nhw for speaker MSA

53MSAac i &n [/] i ni rŵan (.) maen nhw (y)n &h anodd eu deallt .
  acand.CONJ ito.PREP ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P rŵannow.ADV maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT anodddifficult.ADJ eutheir.ADJ.POSS.3P dealltunderstand.V.INFIN .
  and even to us now, they're hard to understand
114MSAwnaethon nhw ofyn am uh gael ei fenthyg o .
  wnaethondo.V.3P.PAST+SM nhwthey.PRON.3P ofynask.V.INFIN+SM amfor.PREP uher.IM gaelget.V.INFIN+SM eihis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S fenthyglend.V.INFIN+SM ohe.PRON.M.3S .
  they asked to borrow it
549MSAa galli di ddim [/] (.) ddim wneud iddyn nhw wneud o ?
  aand.CONJ gallibe_able.V.2S.PRES diyou.PRON.2S+SM ddimnot.ADV+SM ddimnot.ADV+SM wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM iddynto_them.PREP+PRON.3P nhwthey.PRON.3P wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM ohe.PRON.M.3S ?
  and you can't you make them do it?
609MSA+< a wedyn wyt ti wneud [//] (.) porS ejemploS wneud (.) <i (y)r> [//] iddyn nhw wneud ffor(dd) arall .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV wytbe.V.2S.PRES tiyou.PRON.2S wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM porfor.PREP ejemploexample.N.M.SG wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF iddynto_them.PREP+PRON.3P nhwthey.PRON.3P wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM fforddway.N.F.SG arallother.ADJ .
  and then, for example, you make them do it another way
610MSAond (..) maen [/] maen nhw (y)n cwrdd â plant eraill .
  ondbut.CONJ maenstone.N.M.SG.[or].be.V.3P.PRES maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT cwrddmeet.V.INFIN âwith.PREP plantchild.N.M.PL eraillothers.PRON .
  but they meet other children
612MSAa mae (y)r plant eraill yn <gweud iddyn nhw> [?] +"/.
  aand.CONJ maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthe.DET.DEF plantchild.N.M.PL eraillothers.PRON ynPRT gweudsay.V.INFIN iddynto_them.PREP+PRON.3P nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  and the other children say to them:
646MSAmaen nhw (y)r un peth yn union â ni .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM peththing.N.M.SG ynPRT unionexact.ADJ âwith.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  they [have] exactly the same thing as we do
649MSAmaen nhw (y)r un peth yn union â ni .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM peththing.N.M.SG ynPRT unionexact.ADJ âwith.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  they are exactly the same as us
651MSA+< oedd yn deud fel oedden nhw pan oedden nhw (y)n blant (.) <dim mor> [//] ddim tebyg i beth (y)dy o heddiw .
  oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT blantchild.N.M.PL+SM dimnot.ADV morso.ADV ddimnothing.N.M.SG+SM tebygsimilar.ADJ ito.PREP bethwhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES ohe.PRON.M.3S heddiwtoday.ADV .
  she was saying how things were when they were children, nothing like how they are today
651MSA+< oedd yn deud fel oedden nhw pan oedden nhw (y)n blant (.) <dim mor> [//] ddim tebyg i beth (y)dy o heddiw .
  oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT blantchild.N.M.PL+SM dimnot.ADV morso.ADV ddimnothing.N.M.SG+SM tebygsimilar.ADJ ito.PREP bethwhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES ohe.PRON.M.3S heddiwtoday.ADV .
  she was saying how things were when they were children, nothing like how they are today
799MSAoedden nhw (y)n siarad fel dan ni (y)n siarad .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT siaradtalk.V.INFIN .
  they were speaking as we speak
810MSA+< <yn lle &r> [/] yn [/] yn lle RitaCS maen nhw (y)n aros .
  ynin.PREP llewhere.INT ynPRT ynin.PREP llewhere.INT Ritaname maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT aroswait.V.INFIN .
  they're staying at Rita's place
812MSAwedi dod efo LouiseCS maen nhw .
  wediafter.PREP dodcome.V.INFIN efowith.PREP Louisename maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  they came with Louise
854MSAo(edde)n nhw wedi [/] wedi (.) synnu bod +...
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P wediafter.PREP wediafter.PREP synnuastonish.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN .
  they were surprised that...
923MSAac um (.) dw i (ddi)m cofio be oedden nhw (y)n ateb i fi .
  acand.CONJ umum.IM dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM cofioremember.V.INFIN bewhat.INT oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT atebanswer.V.INFIN ito.PREP fiI.PRON.1S+SM .
  and I don't remember what they said to me in reply
924MSAo(edde)n nhw (y)n ateb rywbeth i fi xxx <bod y lleill> [/] bod y +/.
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT atebanswer.V.INFIN rywbethsomething.N.M.SG+SM ito.PREP fiI.PRON.1S+SM bodbe.V.INFIN ythe.DET.DEF lleillothers.PRON bodbe.V.INFIN ythe.DET.DEF .
  they answered me something [...], that the others...
930MSA&kas &s &kaʝija casillasS estáS llenaS ["] <oedden nhw> [/] <oedden nhw (y)n> [/] uh (.) oedden nhw (y)n deud .
  casillasboxes.N.F.SG estábe.V.3S.PRES llenafull.ADJ.F.SG.[or].fill.V.2S.IMPER.[or].fill.V.3S.PRES oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT uher.IM oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN .
  mail box is full is what they were saying
930MSA&kas &s &kaʝija casillasS estáS llenaS ["] <oedden nhw> [/] <oedden nhw (y)n> [/] uh (.) oedden nhw (y)n deud .
  casillasboxes.N.F.SG estábe.V.3S.PRES llenafull.ADJ.F.SG.[or].fill.V.2S.IMPER.[or].fill.V.3S.PRES oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT uher.IM oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN .
  mail box is full is what they were saying
930MSA&kas &s &kaʝija casillasS estáS llenaS ["] <oedden nhw> [/] <oedden nhw (y)n> [/] uh (.) oedden nhw (y)n deud .
  casillasboxes.N.F.SG estábe.V.3S.PRES llenafull.ADJ.F.SG.[or].fill.V.2S.IMPER.[or].fill.V.3S.PRES oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT uher.IM oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN .
  mail box is full is what they were saying
1081MSAa nhw y dau (dy)na i_gyd oedden ni .
  aand.CONJ nhwthey.PRON.3P ythe.DET.DEF dautwo.NUM.M dynathat_is.ADV i_gydall.ADJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P .
  and both of them, that's all we were
1086MSAa justoS mi ddoson nhw dydd Sul neu dydd Sa(dwrn) a fi ddim adre .
  aand.CONJ justojust.ADJ.M.SG miPRT.AFF ddosoncome.V.3P.PAST+SM nhwthey.PRON.3P dyddday.N.M.SG SulSunday.N.M.SG neuor.CONJ dyddday.N.M.SG SadwrnSaturday.N.M.SG aand.CONJ fiI.PRON.1S+SM ddimnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM adrehome.ADV .
  and they just came on Sunday or Sat... and I wasn't at home
1090MSA+< do dw i (we)di gweld nhw diwrnod priod(as) +//.
  doyes.ADV.PAST dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S wediafter.PREP gweldsee.V.INFIN nhwthey.PRON.3P diwrnodday.N.M.SG priodasmarriage.N.F.SG .
  yes, I saw them on the day of the wedding...
1131MSAdos i â presant iddyn nhw y llynedd yli .
  dosgo.V.2S.IMPER ito.PREP.[or].I.PRON.1S âwith.PREP presantpresent.N.M.SG iddynto_them.PREP+PRON.3P nhwthey.PRON.3P ythe.DET.DEF llyneddlast year.ADV yliyou_know.IM .
  I took them a present last year you know

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