SIARAD - Fusser11
Instances of cant

221BEDneu ddeudan ni bod o wneud hanner cant (o) lici di .
  oror.CONJ say.1PL.NONPASTunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMof.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG hundredhundred.N.M.SG ifhe.PRON.M.3S like.2S.NONPASTlike.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  or, we'll say it does fifty, if you like
392AED+" ehCE dw isio &t chi dynnu # pum cant odd(i)_ar y carCE (y)ma .
  IMeh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P take.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN+SM fivefive.NUM hundredhundred.N.M.SG offfrom_on.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG herehere.ADV
  "eh, I want you to take five hundred off this car"
876AEDdw meddwl na ryw un y cant # sy ddim yn cael pres pocketCE wan de .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthan.CONJ.[or].no.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM DETthe.DET.DEF hundredhundred.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN moneymoney.N.M.SG pocketpocket.N.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  I think that only about one per cent don't get pocket money now, you know

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