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Instances of mi for speaker ADW

1ADWie wedyn mi wna i ddeud wrth CadiCE # ryw ddydd Llun +"/ .
  yesyes.ADV thenafterwards.ADV PRTPRT.AFF do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM toby.PREP Cadiname somesome.PREQ+SM Mondayday.N.M.SG+SM Monday.N.M.SG
  so then I'll say to Cadi one Monday...
5ADWmi ddaw CadiCE efo fi .
  PRTPRT.AFF come.1S.NONPASTcome.V.3S.PRES+SM Cadiname withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  Cadi will come with me.
8ADWmi aeth CadiCE i_fyny (y)ma i weithio .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST Cadiname upup.ADV herehere.ADV toto.PREP work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN+SM
  Cadi went up here to work.
79ADW+< mi fasai (y)na ryw fath o gymdeithas i chi .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM therethere.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM ofof.PREP societysociety.N.F.SG+SM forto.PREP PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P
  there would be some kind of society.
100ADWumCE # <mi ddyl(ai) erCE> [//] mi faswn i meddwl y dylai fo fod wedi # datblygu lotCE gynt .
  IMum.IM PRTPRT.AFF should.3S.CONDITought_to.V.3S.IMPERF+SM IMer.IM PRTPRT.AFF be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat.PRON.REL should.3S.CONDITought_to.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP develop.NONFINdevelop.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG quickerearlier.ADJ+SM
  I would think it should have developed much sooner.
100ADWumCE # <mi ddyl(ai) erCE> [//] mi faswn i meddwl y dylai fo fod wedi # datblygu lotCE gynt .
  IMum.IM PRTPRT.AFF should.3S.CONDITought_to.V.3S.IMPERF+SM IMer.IM PRTPRT.AFF be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat.PRON.REL should.3S.CONDITought_to.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP develop.NONFINdevelop.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG quickerearlier.ADJ+SM
  I would think it should have developed much sooner.
189ADW+" i be maen nhw (y)n da i mi ?
  forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT goodbe.IM+SM forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  "what use are they to me?"
369ADWmi +/ .
  PRTPRT.AFF
  ...
376ADW+, mi es innau i Lloegr dach chi (y)n gweld # am +// .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S toto.PREP EnglandEngland.N.F.SG.PLACE be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN forfor.PREP
  ...I went to England, you see, for...
406ADW+< wellCE # ymhen dipyn mi ddois i sylweddoli mai <PCE EE &ɛ NCE BCE RE E@s:eng> ["] oedd o .
  wellwell.ADV afterat the end of.PREP bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT.AFF come.1S.PASTunk toto.PREP realise.NONFINrealise.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS Pname Ename Nname Bname Rname Ename be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well, after a while I came to realise that it was "P E N B R E" .
427ADW+< a mi weles i o <yn y> [//] # yn y geiriadur diweddara (y)ma rwan s(y) gen Bruce_GriffithsCE +.. .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF see.1S.PASTsee.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dictionarydictionary.N.M.SG latestupdate.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV nownow.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP Bruce_Griffithsname
  and I saw it in the latest dictionary now, the one by Bruce Griffiths.
436ADW+< a mi oedd (y)na factoryCE (y)na dach chi (y)n gweld # a (y)r # umCE aerodromeCE .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV factoryfactory.N.SG therethere.ADV be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM aerodromeaerodrome.N.SG
  and there was a factory, you see, and the aerodrome.
461ADW+, mi oedden ni (y)n cael dipyn o strayE bombsCE ar ran [?] y &pe [//] mynydd PenbreCE wchi .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP straystray.SV.INFIN bombsbomb.ADJ+PL onon.PREP partpart.N.F.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF mountainmountain.N.M.SG Pembreyname know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES
  ...we got quite a few stray bombs round Pembrey mountain, you know.
479ADW+, &=click # mi oedd o fath â finnau # yn cael ei wthio (y)n y sbensh gen ei nain efo # cosyE [//] teaE cosyE am ei ben .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S push.NONFINshove.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF understairs_cupboardunk bywith.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG withwith.PREP cosycosy.ADJ teatea.N.SG cosycosy.ADJ onfor.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM
  ...he was, like myself, pushed into the understairs cupboard by his grandmother with a tea cosy on his head.
490ADW&=click wellCE mi fasai fo (y)n # ddeg pan gychwynnodd y ryfel a finnau ryw # naw mae sureCE .
  wellwell.ADV PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT tenten.NUM+SM whenwhen.CONJ begin.3S.PASTstart.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF warwar.N.MF.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM somesome.PREQ+SM ninenine.NUM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  well, he would have been ten when the war began and myself about nine, I guess.
528ADWerCE a mi fuodd o # ar umCE # NewsnightCE .
  IMer.IM andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onon.PREP IMum.IM Newsnightname
  and he was on Newsnight.
534ADW+< a mi ddaru ni gael galwadau phoneCE dirif +"/ .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM callscalls.N.MF.PL phonephone.N.SG countlessunk
  and we got counless phone calls:
542ADWa mi oedd (y)na ddarnau o bob wreckCE +.. .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV partsfragments.N.M.PL+SM.[or].pieces.N.M.PL+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S everyeach.PREQ+SM wreckwreck.SV.INFIN
  and there were parts of every wreck...
548ADWa mi oedd (y)na # sylwebydd tu hwnt o umCE # adnabyddus .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV commentatorunk sideside.N.M.SG beyondbeyond.ADV ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP IMum.IM well_knownfamiliar.ADJ
  and there was a very famous commentator.
561ADW&=click # a mi oedd y pethau (y)ma fath â umCE # be dach chi (y)n ei alw o candyE flossE gynnyn nhw <i wneud y sŵ(n)> [//] i # ddal y sŵn yeahCE ?
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL herehere.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S candycandy.N.SG flossfloss.N.SG with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF soundnoise.N.M.SG toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF soundnoise.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  and they had these things like, what do you call it, candy floss to catch the sound, yes?
601ADW+< erCE wellCE olwyn (ba)sai ffitiach i mi ddeud o un o wrecksE (y)ma (y)n_de .
  IMer.IM wellwell.ADV wheelwheel.N.F.SG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF more_fitunk toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S oneone.NUM ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP wreckswreck.V.3S.PRES herehere.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  well, a wheel, it'd be more fitting for me to say, from one of these wrecks, right
615ADWmi aeth (y)na un syth i_fewn i (y)r graig uwchben Llyn DulynCE a +.. .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST therethere.ADV oneone.NUM straightstraight.ADJ inin.PREP toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF rockrock.N.F.PL+SM aboveabove.PREP.[or].overhead.ADV lakename Dulynname andand.CONJ
  one went straight into the rock above Dulyn Lake and...
618ADWmi welwch chi (y)r hoel <ar umCE> [//] # ar y graig .
  PRTPRT.AFF see.2PL.NONPASTsee.V.2P.PRES+SM PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P DETthe.DET.DEF traceunk onon.PREP IMum.IM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF rockrock.N.F.PL+SM
  you'll see the mark on the rock.
647ADWa mi welwch bod (y)na ffordd rightCE llydan +/ .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF see.2PL.NONPASTsee.V.2P.PRES+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV roadway.N.F.SG rightright.ADJ widewide.ADJ
  and you'll see there's quite a wide road.
748ADW+< (a)chos dach chi (y)n gweld # umCE # mi wnawn nhw (a)nelu kickCE # i (y)r ceffyl .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN IMum.IM PRTPRT.AFF do.3PL.NONPASTdo.V.1S.IMPERF+SM.[or].do.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P aim.NONFINaim.V.INFIN kickkick.SV.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF horsehorse.N.M.SG
  because, you see, they'll try and kick the horse.

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