SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of ballu for speaker CER

160CERerCE wellCE (dd)aru mamCE roi <pethau fel> [?] platiau ballu i fi .
  IMer.IM wellwell.ADV happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST mummam.N.SG give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ platesplate.N.M.SG suchsuchlike.PRON toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  er well, mum gave me things like plates and so on
167CER(fe)lly umCE # bydd (y)na cotCE a ballu (y)na .
  thusso.ADV IMum.IM be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT therethere.ADV cotcot.N.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON therethere.ADV
  so um, there'll be a cot and so on there
352CERtimod pryd ti (y)n # chwarae pryd ti (y)n fach fath â # cogio bod mewn tŷ bach a ballu .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whenwhen.INT.[or].time.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN whenwhen.INT.[or].time.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT smallsmall.ADJ+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ pretend.NONFINpretend.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP househouse.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  you know, when you play when you're little, like pretending to be in a little house and so on
649CERachos xxx fath â tra oedden ni yna o_leia <oedd gyn> [//] oedden ni gallu mynd am swper a ballu efo (ei)n_gilydd +.. .
  becausebecause.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ whilewhile.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV at_leastunk be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP suppersupper.N.MF.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.1P
  because [...] like, when we were there, at least we could go for supper and so on together
721CERoedd o (y)n dechrau siarad (e)fo [?] fi am ei gariad a [=? o] ballu .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM aboutfor.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S lovelove.N.MF.SG+SM andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  he started talking to me about his girlfriend and so on
761CERo'n i clywed <bod o> [//] # bod hi (y)n gallu bod yn rightCE gas efo fo thoughE <bod o> [//] bod hi (y)n gadael o ballu # weithiau .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT rightright.ADJ nastygas.N.M.SG withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S thoughthough.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN PRON.3SMof.PREP suchsuchlike.PRON sometimestimes.N.F.PL+SM
  I heard that he...that she could be quite nasty with him though, that he...that she leaves him and so on, sometimes
859CERoedd xxx dechrau siarad am y twinsE ar y rhaglen a ballu .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF twinstwin.ADJ+PV onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF programmeprogramme.N.F.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  [...] started to talk about the twins on the programme and so on
1226CERmae gyn(nyn) nhw &a [//] # fath â cawod iawn timod fath â drws a ballu .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ showerunk rightOK.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP doordoor.N.M.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  they've got, like, a proper shower, you know, like a door and everything
1289CERfath â (y)r stuffCE umCE # alla i (ddi)m meddwl am y gair # fath â fair_tradeE a ballu .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF stuffstuff.N.SG IMum.IM can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ fair_tradeunk andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  like the stuff, um, I can't think of the word, like fair-trade and so on
1398CER+< soCE xxx pam [?] mae dipyn o bobl mynd i LlandudnoCE # fath â # CaernarfonCE a ballu &=sniff .
  soso.ADV whywhy?.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Llandudnoname kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ Caernarfonname andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  so [...] why quite a few people go to Llandudno, like, Caernarfon and so on

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