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Instances of ni for speaker MER

93MERa wnaeth ni canslio fo .
  andand.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P cancel.NONFINunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and we cancelled it
96MERo(edd) (y)r channelsE dal yna (a)r_ôl ni ganslio .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF channelschannel.N.PL stillcontinue.V.INFIN therethere.ADV afterafter.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P cancel.NONFINunk
  the channels were still there after we cancelled
112MER<do fyddwn> [?] ni efo FreeviewCE wan # yn bedroomE .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST be.1PL.FUTbe.V.1P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P withwith.PREP Freeviewname nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP bedroombedroom.N.SG
  yes, we'll have Freeview now in the bedroom
120MERactuallyE mae (y)na [//] # gynnon ni tri boxCE FreeviewCE .
  actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P three.Mthree.NUM.M boxbox.N.SG.[or].pox.N.SG+SM Freeviewname
  actually there's...we've got three Freeview boxes
213MERfyddan ni mynd allan # dim [?] bob nos ond +/ .
  be.1PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outout.ADV NEGnot.ADV everyeach.PREQ+SM nightnight.N.F.SG butbut.CONJ
  we'll be going out, not every night, but...
333MERna (a)chos gafon ni (y)r doubleCE doseCE neu rywbeth do .
  nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P DETthe.DET.DEF doubledouble.ADJ dosedose.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM yesyes.ADV.PAST
  no, because we got the double dose or something, didn't we
664MERnabod ni de (ba)sen ni (y)n end_ioE+cym fyny (y)n colli xx .
  know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P TAGbe.IM+SM be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT end.NONFINend.V.INFIN PRTup.ADV lose.NONFINPRT lose.V.INFIN
  knowing us, right, we'd end up losing [...]
664MERnabod ni de (ba)sen ni (y)n end_ioE+cym fyny (y)n colli xx .
  know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P TAGbe.IM+SM be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT end.NONFINend.V.INFIN PRTup.ADV lose.NONFINPRT lose.V.INFIN
  knowing us, right, we'd end up losing [...]
667MER(ba)sen ni colli chdi yn rywle .
  be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM
  we'd lose you somewhere
779MERwellCE aethon ni i (y)r lle xx footballCE pitchCE ac yr # wellCE y &ʧ # &s trackCE a (y)r lle nofio .
  wellwell.ADV go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG footballfootball.N.SG pitchpitch.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF wellwell.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF tracktrack.N.SG andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG swim.NONFINswim.V.INFIN
  well, we went to the place [...] football pitch and the...well, the track and the swimming place
928MERsoCE <dw i> [//] dan ni (we)di roid o nôl i_mewn de .
  soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S backfetch.V.INFIN inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP TAGsouth.N.M.SG.[or].right.N.M.SG.[or].tea.N.M.SG+SM
  so I've...we've put it back in, right
1061MERmae nhw nabod ei_gilydd wan timod rightCE dda justCE <ohCE dw (ddi)m> [//] # dim yr un sortCE [//] o ysgol ni sortCE ofE thingE .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES rightright.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM justjust.ADV IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM sortsort.N.SG fromof.PREP schoolschool.N.F.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P sortsort.N.SG ofof.PREP thingthing.N.SG
  they know each other now, you know, quite well, just, oh I don't...not the same sort...from our school sort of thing
1071MER+< (ba)swn i (ddi)m synnu (peta)sai dod i weld ni mae sureCE pan fyddwn ni lawr (y)na .
  be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be_surprisedastonish.V.INFIN if_be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.HYP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.FUTbe.V.1P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P downdown.ADV therethere.ADV
  I wouldn't be surprised if she came to see us, probably, when we're down there
1071MER+< (ba)swn i (ddi)m synnu (peta)sai dod i weld ni mae sureCE pan fyddwn ni lawr (y)na .
  be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be_surprisedastonish.V.INFIN if_be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.HYP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.FUTbe.V.1P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P downdown.ADV therethere.ADV
  I wouldn't be surprised if she came to see us, probably, when we're down there
1171MERna funnyE achos pan oedden [?] ni chwarae cricketCE o flaen o pan o'n i (y)n deud +"/ .
  nono.ADV funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN cricketcricket.N.SG ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  no funny because when we played cricked in front of him when I said+

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