916 | LIS | +< (a)chos mae <nain fi> [//] # mam_gu +.. . |
becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM grandmotherunk | ||
because my grandmother ... | ||
920 | MAB | &=laugh yeahCE <mae fath â &m> [//] mae fath â fi yn galw Nain yn mam_gu ["] . |
yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN Grandmothername PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP mam_guunk | ||
yeah, it's like me calling Gran "mam-gu" . | ||
923 | LIS | o_kCE mam_gu fi . |
o_kOK.IM grandmotherunk PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM | ||
OK, my grandmother. | ||
1093 | LIS | +< mae o (y)r un peth â mam_gu ["] a nain ["] yn_dyw e . |
be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG withas.CONJ.[or].with.PREP.[or].go.V.3S.PRES mam_guunk andand.CONJ naingrandmother.N.F.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S | ||
it's the same thing as with "mam-gu" and "nain", isn't it. |
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