SIARAD - Davies11
Instances of iawn for speaker OWA

54OWAa wedyn mae (y)na Rhys_LewisCE # oedd yn flaenllaw iawn # yng Nghymdeithas_yr_IaithCE .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV Rhys_Lewisname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT prominentleading.ADJ+SM veryvery.ADV inin.PREP Cymdeithas_yr_Iaithname
  and then there's Rhys Lewis, who was very prominent in Cymdeithas yr Iaith
239OWAxxx ychydig iawn o [/] # o GadwaladersCE dim ond +// .
  a_littlea_little.QUAN veryOK.ADV ofof.PREP offrom.PREP Cadwaladersname NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ
  [...] only a very little Cadwaladers, only...
307OWAohCE yeahCE sureCE iawn ia ia un o Glyn_CeiriogCE ia # ia .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV oneone.NUM fromfrom.PREP Glyn_Ceiriogname yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV
  oh yeah, of cours, yes yes, from Glyn Ceiriog, yes, yes
327OWA(ba)swn i meddwl bod o (y)n le # delfrydol canolig iawn .
  be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT placeplace.N.M.SG+SM idealideal.ADJ centralmedium.ADJ veryvery.ADV
  I'd think it was a very ideal, central place
428OWAFyrnwyCE sureCE iawn ia ia .
  Fyrnwyname suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV
  Vyrnwy, of course yes, yes
445OWAfuon ni lwcus # lwcus iawn efo (y)r tywydd .
  be.1PL.PASTbe.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P luckylucky.ADJ luckylucky.ADJ veryvery.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF weatherweather.N.M.SG
  we were lucky, very lucky with the weather
589OWAac oedd hi (y)n awyddus iawn i gweld nhw (fe)lly .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT eagereager.ADJ veryvery.ADV toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P thusso.ADV
  and she was very keen to see them, like
718OWAwellCE aeth # brawd SandraCE yn sydyn iawn iawn de .
  wellwell.ADV go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST brotherbrother.N.M.SG Sandraname PRTPRT suddensudden.ADJ veryvery.ADV veryOK.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, Sandra's brother went very sudden, you know
718OWAwellCE aeth # brawd SandraCE yn sydyn iawn iawn de .
  wellwell.ADV go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST brotherbrother.N.M.SG Sandraname PRTPRT suddensudden.ADJ veryvery.ADV veryOK.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, Sandra's brother went very sudden, you know
736OWAa lliw tebyg iawn i geiliog pheasantCE arno fo .
  andand.CONJ colourcolour.N.M.SG similarsimilar.ADJ veryvery.ADV toto.PREP cockunk pheasantpheasant.N.SG on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  it was a colour very similar to a pheasant cock
739OWAumCE # o'n i [=? ni] (ddi)m yn sureCE iawn # pa mor hir (ba)sai fo (y)n byw .
  IMum.IM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV whichwhich.ADJ soso.ADV longlong.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN
  um, I wasn't sure how long it would live
816OWAnac (y)dyn chydig iaw(n) +// .
  NEGPRT.NEG be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES a_littlea little.QUAN veryOK.ADV
  no, a verry litt...
891OWAa chwarae teg <fuodd o (y)n> [?] [/] # fuodd o dda iawn .
  andand.CONJ playgame.N.M.SG fairfair.ADJ be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S goodgood.ADJ+SM veryvery.ADV
  and fair play, he was...he was very good
932OWAond [?] fuodd farw (y)n sydyn iawn +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM die.NONFINdie.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT suddensudden.ADJ veryvery.ADV
  but he died very suddenly
970OWAyndy mae [/] mae o (y)n digwydd yn aml iawn .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN PRTPRT oftenfrequent.ADJ veryvery.ADV
  yes, it happens very often
1062OWA<fel dw (y)n deud> [?] <mae o (y)n> [///] # mi oedd o (y)n beirniadu # llawer iawn a deud y gwir .
  likelike.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT adjudicate.NONFINcriticise.V.INFIN muchmany.QUAN veryOK.ADV withand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  as I say, he...he used to adjudicate a lot, to tell the truth
1084OWASionCE # rywbeth xx # debyg iawn i Sion_AledCE neu ryw [/] ryw enw felly .
  Sionname somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM similarsimilar.ADJ+SM veryvery.ADV toto.PREP Sion_Aledname oror.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM somesome.PREQ+SM namename.N.M.SG thusso.ADV
  Sion something [...] very similar to Sion Aled or some...some name like that
1090OWAa mae [/] mae o # ennill llawer iawn yn y # sioe yn LlanelweddCE de .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S win.NONFINwin.V.INFIN muchmany.QUAN veryOK.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF showshow.N.F.SG inin.PREP Llanelweddname TAGbe.IM+SM
  and he wins a great deal in the show in Llanelwedd, you know
1147OWAyeahCE cwy(no) ["] [/] cwyno ["] i mi &r # yn iawn ydy rywun yn # moan_ioE+cym .
  yeahyeah.ADV cwyno.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN cwyno.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT rightOK.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT moan.NONFINmoan.N.SG
  yeah, "cwy..." "cwyno" for me, really, is somebody moaning

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