SIARAD - Stammers1
Instances of ni for speaker EIF

290EIFachos oedd rywbeth # xx ni a nhw yn perthyn iddo (y)n_doedd wchi .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P andand.CONJ PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT belong.NONFINbelong.V.INFIN to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.TAG know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES
  because there was something [...] us and them about it, wasn't there, you know
308EIFohCE raid ni gael rywbeth i (y)r GoriadCE am yr canmlwyddiant (y)ma hefyd bydd .
  IMoh.IM necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Goriadname aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF centenarycentenary.N.M.SG herehere.ADV alsoalso.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT
  oh, we'll have to get something for the Goriad about this centenary, too, won't we
647EIFwnaeth [?] (y)na ryw xx grewCE ohonan ni efo (ei)n_gilydd i erCE drio trefnu ryw aduniad # coleg .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM therethere.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM crewgrew.SV.INFIN.[or].crew.N.SG+SM of.1PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.1P toto.PREP IMer.IM try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM arrange.NONFINarrange.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM reunionunk collegecollege.N.M.SG
  a group of us got together to try to organise a college reunion
650EIF+, leni ers i ni adael # y NormalCE +/ .
  this_yearthis year.ADV sincesince.PREP forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF Normalname
  this year since we left the Normal...
669EIFna mae nhw oes iau na ni .
  nono.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P agebe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF youngeryounger.ADJ.COMP PRT(n)or.CONJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  no they're from a different age to us
698EIFxx [=! laughs] dan ni (we)di penderfynu tro (y)ma bod raid ni gael # gyrru llythyr i bobl # a bod nhw gyrru chequeCE # yn barod at y noson .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP decide.NONFINdecide.V.INFIN turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM send.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN letterletter.N.M.SG toto.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P send.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN chequecheque.N.SG PRTPRT readyready.ADJ+SM forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG
  [...] we've decided this time that we have to send people a letter, and that they send a cheque ready for the night
698EIFxx [=! laughs] dan ni (we)di penderfynu tro (y)ma bod raid ni gael # gyrru llythyr i bobl # a bod nhw gyrru chequeCE # yn barod at y noson .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP decide.NONFINdecide.V.INFIN turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM send.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN letterletter.N.M.SG toto.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P send.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN chequecheque.N.SG PRTPRT readyready.ADJ+SM forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG
  [...] we've decided this time that we have to send people a letter, and that they send a cheque ready for the night
700EIFachos gaeth [/] # gaethon ni (ei)n dal tro dwytha .
  becausebecause.CONJ get.3S.PASTget.V.3S.PAST+SM.[or].captive.ADJ+SM get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P POSS.1PLour.ADJ.POSS.1P catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN.[or].continue.V.2S.IMPER.[or].tall.ADJ+SM turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ
  because we got caught last time
701EIFwnaethon ni (ry)wbeth bach ryw dair blynedd yn_ôl .
  do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ somesome.PREQ+SM three.Fthree.NUM.F+SM yearyears.N.F.PL backback.ADV
  we did something small about three years ago
706EIFa wedyn o'n ni (we)di ordro bwyd i hyn a hyn .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP order.NONFINorder.V.INFIN foodfood.N.M.SG forto.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP andand.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  and then we'd ordered food for so many
734EIFa aethon ni lawr i weld hi .
  andand.CONJ go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P down.NONFINdown.ADV toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  and we went down to see her
735EIFa aethon ni am dro ar_hyd y glannau fan (y)na .
  andand.CONJ go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP turnturn.N.M.SG+SM alongalong.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF shoresshores.N.F.PL placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  and we went for a walk along the shore there
738EIFac umCE # dwn i (ddi)m xx wnaethon [?] ni droi +// .
  andand.CONJ IMum.IM know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN+SM
  and um, I don't know [...] we turned...
740EIFwnaethon ni troi [=! laughs] fan (y)na .
  do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  we turned there
741EIFa duwch mwya suddenCE oedden ni (y)n mynd ar y [/] # y ffordd (y)ma am y # clubCE golfCE # y [?] ffordd syth ia .
  andand.CONJ goshblacken.V.2P.IMPER mostbiggest.ADJ.SUP suddensudden.ADJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF roadway.N.F.SG herehere.ADV forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF clubclub.N.SG golffgolf.N.SG DETthe.DET.DEF roadway.N.F.SG straightstraight.ADJ yesyes.ADV
  and gosh, all of a sudden we were going on this road for the golf club, the straight road, yes
756EIFfuon [?] ni yn chwilio .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN
  we did look

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