PATAGONIA - Patagonia6
Instances of ychydig for speaker SAR

52SARac oedd un chwaer bach i mam (.) â ryw (y)chydig o ddiffyg arni hi welsoch chi ar ei meddwl hi .
  acand.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF unone.NUM chwaersister.N.F.SG bachsmall.ADJ ito.PREP mammother.N.F.SG âwith.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM ychydiga_little.QUAN oof.PREP ddiffyglack.N.M.SG+SM arnion_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S hishe.PRON.F.3S welsochsee.V.2P.PAST+SM chiyou.PRON.2P aron.PREP eiher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S meddwlthink.V.INFIN hishe.PRON.F.3S .
  and Mum had a little sister with a slight defect, you see, mentally
89SARond oedd o (y)n cymysgu (y)chydig o Gymraeg a (y)chydig o (y)r Sbanish a ryw bethau .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT cymysgumix.V.INFIN ychydiga_little.QUAN oof.PREP GymraegWelsh.N.F.SG+SM aand.CONJ ychydiga_little.QUAN oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF SbanishSpanish.N.F.SG aand.CONJ rywsome.PREQ+SM bethauthings.N.M.PL+SM .
  but he would mix a little Welsh and a little Spanish and things
89SARond oedd o (y)n cymysgu (y)chydig o Gymraeg a (y)chydig o (y)r Sbanish a ryw bethau .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT cymysgumix.V.INFIN ychydiga_little.QUAN oof.PREP GymraegWelsh.N.F.SG+SM aand.CONJ ychydiga_little.QUAN oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF SbanishSpanish.N.F.SG aand.CONJ rywsome.PREQ+SM bethauthings.N.M.PL+SM .
  but he would mix a little Welsh and a little Spanish and things
396SAR<oedd o (y)n mynd> [?] xxx a (y)chydig iawn oedd mam yn gallu mynd yn dlawd iawn .
  oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN aand.CONJ ychydiga_little.QUAN iawnOK.ADV oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF mammother.N.F.SG ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN myndgo.V.INFIN ynPRT dlawdpoor.ADJ+SM iawnvery.ADV .
  he was going [...] and very little, Mum could become very poor
494SARxxx gallu darllen ryw (y)chydig Gymraeg .
  gallucapability.N.M.SG.[or].be_able.V.INFIN darllenread.V.INFIN rywsome.PREQ+SM ychydiga_little.QUAN GymraegWelsh.N.F.SG+SM .
  [...] able to read a little Welsh
511SARo(eddw)n i (y)n darllen nhw (y)chydig bach xxx .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT darllenread.V.INFIN nhwthey.PRON.3P ychydiga_little.QUAN bachsmall.ADJ .
  I used to read them a little bit [...]
516SAR(y)chydig iawn .
  ychydiga_little.QUAN iawnOK.ADV .
  very little
762SARa dw i (y)n nabod ElsieCS (y)chydig bach .
  aand.CONJ dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT nabodknow_someone.V.INFIN Elsiename ychydiga_little.QUAN bachsmall.ADJ .
  and I know Elsie a little bit

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