SIARAD - Stammers8
Instances of am for speaker ISL

87ISL&=laugh <am anrhyd(edd)> [?] +/ .
  forfor.PREP honourhonour.N.M.SG
  what an honour...
91ISL+< +, anrhydedd ## am ei waith .
  honourhonour.N.M.SG forfor.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S workwork.N.M.SG+SM
  ...honour for his work.
325ISLoedd ddigon am llosgi cheg yn dwll [?] !
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF enoughenough.QUAN+SM forfor.PREP burn.NONFINburn.V.INFIN mouth.POSSD.3SFmouth.N.F.SG+AM PRTPRT holehole.N.M.SG+SM
  it was enough to burn a hole in her mouth!
454ISLglywes i am un arall ## tua # ochrau Wyddgrug rywle .
  hear.1S.PASThear.V.1G.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP aboutfor.PREP oneone.NUM otherother.ADJ abouttowards.PREP sidessides.N.F.PL Moldname somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM
  I heard about another one round Mold way, somewhere.
515ISLmae (y)na lythyr yn y GoleuadCE am hynny .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV letterletter.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Goleuadname aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  there's a letter in the "Goleuad" about that.
528ISL+, am dair punt .
  forfor.PREP threethree.NUM.F+SM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG
  for £3 .
579ISLtyreCE oedd erCE [=? y] # xxx (we)di prynu <am bunt> [?] timod .
  tyretyre.N.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMer.IM PRT.PASTafter.PREP buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN forfor.PREP poundpound.N.F.SG+SM.[or].pound.N.F.SG+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  [...] had bought a tyre for a pound, you know.
691ISLbe o'n i (y)n sôn am ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT talk.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP
  what was I talking about?
696ISLia am be ?
  yesyes.ADV forfor.PREP whatwhat.INT
  yes, what for?
737ISLam be ?
  forfor.PREP whatwhat.INT
  why?
761ISLoedd (y)na sôn am (r)heiny .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV talk.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP thosethose.PRON
  there was talk about them.
787ISLmae (y)n andros o un da am weldio a pethau .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT devilexceptionally.ADV ofof.PREP oneone.NUM goodgood.ADJ forfor.PREP weld.NONFINunk andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL
  he's really good at welding and stuff.
865ISLa mae nhw (y)n sôn am symud MargaretCE ar y +// .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT talk.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN Margaretname onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF
  and they're talking about moving Margaret on the...
933ISL(dd)a(ru) [?] mi ofyn be oedd ei enw fo # am bod fi methu gweld ei rif o .
  happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SPRT.AFF ask.NONFINask.V.3S.PRES+SM.[or].ask.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S numbernumber.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I asked what his name was, since I couldn't see his number.

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