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Instances of ni for speaker MEC

21MECdw (ddi)m yn cofio pryd wnaethon ni orffen .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whenwhen.INT.[or].time.N.M.SG do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN+SM
  I don't remember when we finished
65MECdw (ddi)m yn meddwl wnewch chi golli gymaint â ni anywayE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN do.2PL.NONPASTdo.V.2P.PRES+SM PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN+SM so_muchso much.ADJ+SM PRTwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P anywayanyway.ADV
  I don't think you'll lose by as much as we did anyway
87MECni (y)dy teamCE gwaetha [=! laughs] obviouslyE .
  PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES teamteam.N.SG worstbad.ADJ.SUP obviouslyobvious.ADJ+ADV
  we're the worst team, obviously
94MEC<doedden ni> [//] # oedden ni chwarae (y)n # sâl de .
  be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN PRTPRT sickill.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  we weren't...we were playing poorly, you know
94MEC<doedden ni> [//] # oedden ni chwarae (y)n # sâl de .
  be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN PRTPRT sickill.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  we weren't...we were playing poorly, you know
97MEC&=sigh soCE raid i ni justCE wneud xx +// .
  soso.ADV necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P justjust.ADV do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  so we just had to do [...] ...
98MECond y peth ydy gameCE cyn hynna wnaethon ni chwarae WrexhamCE .
  butbut.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES beforegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM thatbefore.PREP do.1PL.PASTthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRON.1PLdo.V.3P.PAST+SM play.NONFINwe.PRON.1P Wrexhamplay.V.INFIN name
  but the thing is, the game before that we played Wrexham
101MECa wnaethon ni roi gameCE da iawn i nhw .
  andand.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM goodgood.ADJ veryvery.ADV toto.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and we gave them a very good game
124MECmmmCE ond wnaethon ni dal ati .
  IMmmm.IM butbut.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P hold.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  mm, but we carried on
128MECond umCE # &gɪ [/] gynnon ni un neu ddau o gemau xx dan ni ennill .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P oneone.NUM oror.CONJ two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM ofof.PREP gamesgames.N.F.PL be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P win.NONFINwin.V.INFIN
  but, um, we've got one or two games [...] we've won
128MECond umCE # &gɪ [/] gynnon ni un neu ddau o gemau xx dan ni ennill .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P oneone.NUM oror.CONJ two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM ofof.PREP gamesgames.N.F.PL be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P win.NONFINwin.V.INFIN
  but, um, we've got one or two games [...] we've won
129MECgynnon ni RhaeadrCE .
  with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P Rhaeadrname
  we've got Rhaeadr
130MECgynnon ni RhosCE .
  with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P Rhosname
  we've got Rhos
131MECa gynnon ni # RhylCE # a ella MachCE actuallyE .
  andand.CONJ with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P Rhylname andand.CONJ perhapsmaybe.ADV Machynllethname actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV
  and we've got Rhyl, and perhaps Mach actually
137MECond fath â # &dɨ [//] # <(fa)th â> [?] <mae le(ague)@s:eng> [///] leagueE ni (y)dy leagueE # umCE &dw # &m gwaelod # gogledd Cymru .
  butbut.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES leagueleague.N.SG leagueleague.N.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES leagueleague.N.SG IMum.IM bottombottom.N.M.SG northnorth.N.M.SG WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE
  but, like...like our lea...our league is, um, the bottom league in north Wales
142MECtypicalE <mae umCE> [///] # hwn (y)dy tro cynta ni fo(d) [//] na # ers dipyn o wsnosau bod yn # papur a [//] # pan wnaethon ni golli gameCE xx .
  typicaltypical.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMum.IM thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES turnturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM nono.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ sincesince.PREP a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP weeksunk be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP paperpaper.N.M.SG andand.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN+SM gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM
  typical, um, this is the first time we...no for a few weeks we've been in the paper and...when we lost that game [...]
142MECtypicalE <mae umCE> [///] # hwn (y)dy tro cynta ni fo(d) [//] na # ers dipyn o wsnosau bod yn # papur a [//] # pan wnaethon ni golli gameCE xx .
  typicaltypical.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMum.IM thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES turnturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM nono.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ sincesince.PREP a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP weeksunk be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP paperpaper.N.M.SG andand.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN+SM gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM
  typical, um, this is the first time we...no for a few weeks we've been in the paper and...when we lost that game [...]
150MECond teamCE ifanc dan ni .
  butbut.CONJ teamteam.N.SG youngyoung.ADJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  but we're only a young team
155MEC+, na oedd averageE ni +/ .
  nono.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF averageaverage.N.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  no was our average
157MEC+, oed ni .
  ageage.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  our age
192MECond mae nhw leagueE o_danan ni .
  butbut.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P leagueleague.N.SG under.1PLunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  but they're a league under us
258MEC<oedden nhw chwarae> [//] <oedden nhw (y)n> [///] # wnaethon nhw roi well gameCE i Lloegr wnaethon ni roid .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM toto.PREP EnglandEngland.N.F.SG.PLACE do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM
  they played...they were...they gave England a better game than we did
464MECa # gaethon ni umCE bryd o fwyd Dolig yn tŷ (y)r hogiau .
  andand.CONJ get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P IMum.IM mealmind.N.M.SG.[or].when.INT+SM.[or].time.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP foodfood.N.M.SG+SM ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP househouse.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF boyslads.N.M.PL
  and, we had, um, a Christmas meal in the lads' house
466MEC<(ba)sen ni> [?] (we)di gallu mynd i gerdded # umCE +/ .
  be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM
  we could have gone walking, um...
484MECwnaethon ni fynd i +/ .
  do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP
  we went to...
487MECwnaethon [/] wnaethon ni fynd ar bikeCE i # LlanddwynCE # dwy wsnos yn_ôl .
  do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP bikepike.N.SG+SM toto.PREP Llanddwynname two.Ftwo.NUM.F weekweek.N.F.SG backback.ADV
  we went...we went on our bikes to Llanddwyn two weeks ago
517MECa wedyn # wnaethon ni fynd am Sw_Môr .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP Sea_Zooname
  and then we headed towards the Sea Zoo
561MECsoCE <wnaeth ni> [?] fynd o fan (y)na # a dod yn_ôl # am # BrynsiencynCE a wedyn mynd am Niwbwrch <a wedyn> [///] # sy justCE # pentre nes ymlaen .
  soso.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backback.ADV forfor.PREP Brynsiencynname andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Newboroughname andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL justjust.ADV villagevillage.N.M.SG closernearer.ADJ.COMP aheadforward.ADV
  so we went from there and came back for Brynsiencyn and then went towards Newborough and then...which is just a village further on
571MEC(we)dyn wnaethon ni justCE eistedd fan (y)na am dipyn .
  thenafterwards.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P justjust.ADV sit.NONFINsit.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forfor.PREP a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM
  then we just sat there for a while
745MECohCE na ond <(dy)dy hynna (ddi)m &ðə> [///] mae o (y)n dipyn mwy i ni o [=? yn] fa(n) (y)ma de .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P fromof.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh no, but that's...it's quite a bit more for us from here, you know
781MECohCE dyla chdi (ddi)m deud (wr)than ni felly na .
  IMoh.IM should.2S.CONDITunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1PLunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thusso.ADV nono.ADV
  oh, you shouldn't tell us, then, no
990MEC+< o'n i licio (y)r questionCE gafon ni de .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF questionquestion.N.SG get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P TAGbe.IM+SM
  I liked the question we got, you know
1001MECna [=? mae] hwnna (y)n # sessionCE da wnaeth o efo ni fan (y)na .
  nono.ADV thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT sessionsession.N.SG goodgood.ADJ do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  no that was a good session he did with us there
1126MECmae [//] <dan ni bod> [///] dan ni (y)n coleg am stretchCE hir wan ydan # tro (y)ma .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP collegecollege.N.M.SG forfor.PREP stretchstretch.N.SG longlong.ADJ nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV
  we've been...we're at uni for a long stretch now, aren't we, this time
1126MECmae [//] <dan ni bod> [///] dan ni (y)n coleg am stretchCE hir wan ydan # tro (y)ma .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP collegecollege.N.M.SG forfor.PREP stretchstretch.N.SG longlong.ADJ nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV
  we've been...we're at uni for a long stretch now, aren't we, this time
1141MECond [=? ohCE] dan ni (y)n gweld hi fory na(g) (y)dan ?
  butbut.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S tomorrowtomorrow.ADV NEGthan.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES
  but we're seeing her tomorrow, aren't we?
1155MECohCE sorryCE <o'n i> [/] o'n i meddwl bod ni (we)di deud (wr)tha chdi .
  IMoh.IM sorrysorry.ADJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  oh sorry, I...I thought we'd told you
1165MECond dw meddwl gynno(n) [/] # gynnon ni studentCE repE +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P.[or].with_them.PREP+PRON.3P with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P studentstudent.N.SG reprep.N.SG
  but I think we've got student rep...

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