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Instances of ni for speaker ADW

22ADWac umCE # o'n i (y)n sôn wrth CadiCE gynnau &n <amser cin(io)> [//] pan o'n ni (y)n bwyta cinio .
  andand.CONJ IMum.IM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN toby.PREP Cadiname earlierjust_now.ADV timetime.N.M.SG lunchdinner.N.M.SG whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN lunchdinner.N.M.SG
  and I mentioned this to Cadi earlier, when we were having lunch.
74ADWgawn ni weld .
  get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM
  we'll see.
109ADWoherwydd # er bod (y)na gymdeithasau # dirif yn edrych ar_ôl yr amgylchedd # <dan ni erbyn hyn # wedi> [//] # dan ni wedi # &=sigh medru # mynd allan # yn # llyda(n) +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ althougher.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV societiessocieties.N.F.PL+SM countlessunk PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF environmentenvironment.N.M.SG be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P byby.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outout.ADV PRTPRT broadwide.ADJ
  because, although there are countless societies who look after the environment, we have been able to go out broadly...
109ADWoherwydd # er bod (y)na gymdeithasau # dirif yn edrych ar_ôl yr amgylchedd # <dan ni erbyn hyn # wedi> [//] # dan ni wedi # &=sigh medru # mynd allan # yn # llyda(n) +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ althougher.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV societiessocieties.N.F.PL+SM countlessunk PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF environmentenvironment.N.M.SG be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P byby.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outout.ADV PRTPRT broadwide.ADJ
  because, although there are countless societies who look after the environment, we have been able to go out broadly...
110ADWerCE dan ni (we)di medru taflyd ein hunain # allan # i bob mathau o bethau erbyn hyn .
  IMer.IM be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN throw.NONFINunk POSS.1PLour.ADJ.POSS.1P selvesself.PRON.PL outout.ADV toto.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM kindstypes.N.M.PL ofof.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM byby.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  we have been able to throw ourselves out into all sorts of things by now
195ADW+" y perffaith wir be maen nhw (y)n da i ni ?
  DETthe.DET.DEF perfectperfect.ADJ truthtrue.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT goodbe.IM+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  "that's absolutely right, what use are they to us?"
199ADW+" i be mae rheina (y)n da i ni ?
  forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thosethose.PRON PRTPRT goodbe.IM+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  "what use are those to us?"
425ADW+< achos dydan ni (ddi)m yn &s [//] defnyddio (y)r gair braeCE ["] nac (y)dan .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.PRES.NEGunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG braebrae.N.SG NEGPRT.NEG be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES
  because we don't use the word "brae", do we?
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.
465ADWpob hyn a hyn oedden ni mynd i weld y craterE yn_doedden .
  everyeach.PREQ thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP andand.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF cratercrater.N.SG be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.TAG
  from time to time we would go to see the crater, wouldn't we
489ADWac oedden ni # y ddau (oho)nan ni felly yn ein +// .
  andand.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM of.1PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thusso.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1PLour.ADJ.POSS.1P
  and so the two of us were in our...
489ADWac oedden ni # y ddau (oho)nan ni felly yn ein +// .
  andand.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM of.1PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thusso.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1PLour.ADJ.POSS.1P
  and so the two of us were in our...
493ADWoedd y ddau (oho)nan ni (y)n gwneud (y)r un peth a ddim yn gwybod hynny de .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM of.1PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG andand.CONJ NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP TAGbe.IM+SM
  the two of us were doing the same thing and didn't know that.
507ADW+, yn gweld y fireworksE <am bod> [?] ni fyny fan (y)na &a [/] achos mai # bomio <(y)r umCE> [//] # lawr ar y gwastad o'n nhw wrth y môr dach chi (y)n gweld .
  PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF fireworksfirework.N.PL.[or].fireworks.N.PL forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P upup.ADV placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS bomb.NONFINbomb.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF plainflat.ADJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P byby.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  ...seeing the fireworks, as we were up there, because it was down on the plain by the sea that they were bombing, you see.
511ADW+< a ni (y)n cuddio dan y sbensh .
  andand.CONJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT hide.NONFINhide.V.INFIN underunder.PREP.[or].be.V.1P.PRES.[or].until.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF understairs_cupboardunk
  and we hiding under the stairs.
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:
539ADWoedd gynnon ni gwt ieir i_fyny dopCE yr ardd +.. .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P huthut.N.M.SG+SM chickenshens.N.F.PL upup.ADV toptop.N.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF gardengarden.N.F.SG+SM
  we had a henhouse at the top end of the garden...

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