Welsh: I Live in Montague.
Rydw i'n byw ym Montague.
=I live in Montague.
Dydw i ddim yn byw ym Montague.
=I don't live in Montague.
Ydw i'n byw ym Montague?
=Do I live in Montague?
Rydych chi'n byw yng Nghharlemont.
=You live in Charlemont.
Dydych chi ddim yn byw yng Nghharelmont.
=You don't live in Charlemont.
Ydych chi ddim yn byw yng Nghharelmont?
=Do you live in Charelmont?
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Welsh: I Live in Montague.
Rydw i'n byw ym Montague.=I live in Montague.
Dydw i ddim yn byw ym Montague.
=I don't live in Montague.
Ydw i'n byw ym Montague?
=Do I live in Montague?
Rydych chi'n byw yn Charlemont.
=You live in Charlemont.
Dydych chi ddim yn byw yn Charlemont.
=You don't live in Charlemont.
Ydych chi ddim yn byw yn Charlemont?
=Do you live in Charlemont?
The initial mutations are sound changes, which are then reflected in the spelling, rather than spelling changes per se (I'm not sure how you would even pronounce "nghh"!). In Welsh the sound /k/ (written "c") changes to /ŋ̊/ (unvoiced /ŋ/, written "ngh") when it undergoes nasal mutation (e.g. Caerdydd > Yng Nghaerdydd). "Charlemont" is a foreign name, and foreign names don't tend to be affected by the mutations in the first place. It also begins with a sound /t͡ʃ/ (or perhaps /ʃ/, I'm not sure what the accepted pronunciation of this placename is) which is not native to Welsh and so is not subject to any mutation. The fact that the initial sound of "Charlemont" is spelt (in English) with a "c" doesn't mean that it behaves like a Welsh "c" (which is always /k/). Actually Welsh also has the letter "ch" (it is considered a separate letter of the alphabet in Welsh, called "ech"), but it is pronounced /x/ and is not mutatable anyway. Similarly the change from "yn" to "yng" depends on the following sound; since the initial sound of "Charlemont" is not a velar consonant (/k/, /g/, /ŋ/ or /ŋ̊/), the "yn" does not assimilate to it.
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Ti´n dysgu Cymraeg! Da iawn!
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