A Year of Late Cornish

   2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Dewdhek De Sül, üdnegves warn ügens mis Gorefen Sunday, 31st July En Baner an Ûnion ma kesûnyans a trei baner dhort trei gwlascor coth. Ma crows Sen Androw (Scottlond), crows Sen Padraig (Wordhen) ha crows Sen Jory (Pow an Sowson). Bes thera pemp gwlascor. Pe le ma'n baners Kembra ha Kernow? Ma baner Kembra ow tisqwedhes dragon rüdh war wel gwer ha gwydn. E'n Gwariow en Birmingham ma'n para Kembra ow tegy rüdh. E veu sowena dhodhans en diwrosya - medalys arhans ha brons. In the Union Flag (Union Jack) there is a combination of three flags from three old kingdoms. There is a cross of St Andrew (Scotland), a cross of St Patrick (Ireland) and a cross of St George (England). But there were five kingdoms. Where are the flags of Wales and Cornwall? The flag of Wales shows a red dragon on a green and white ground. In the Games in Birmingham, the Welsh team are wearing red. They had success in cycling - silver and bronze medals. Gerva  Vocabulary arhans  (m

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans hag Üdnek De Sadorn, degves warn ügens mis Gorefen Saturday, 30th July Ma medalys solabres e'n Gwariow en Birmingham. Ma Scottlond en pempes le (gen dew owr, pajar arhans ha whegh brons) ha ma Kembra en terdhegves le (gen üdn arhans ha dew vrons). Nag eus dhe Noor Wordhen bes üdn arhans ha üdn brons, en ethdegves le kevradnys. E veu sowena dhe Scottlond e'n poll neyja hag e veu sowena dhe Kembra (Gembra) ha Scottlond gen diwrosa. There are already medals in the Games in Birmingham. Scotland is in 5th place (with 2 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze) and Wales is in thirteenth place (with 1 silver and 2 bronze). Northern Ireland only has one silver and one bronze, in shared eighteenth place. Scotland had success in the swimming pool and Wales and Scotland had success with cycling.

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Deg De Gwener, nawhes warn ügens mis Gorefen Friday, 29th July Dallethys ew An Gwariow Commonwelth en Pow an Sowson. Moy es pemp mil athlêt a vedn kemeres radn en dew cans comparyans ha pajar ügens dres nawnjek sport en deg dedh. E veu ceremony egeryans spladn (gen tarow horn  arwòdhel )  rag kemena an cita Birmingham hag oll an athletys. Ma lies para - oll an nacyons tre ha les,  An Empîr Vretednek en termyn eus passyes. Otta an para Albanek ha'n para Kembrek - bes pe le ma para dhort Kernow?  Nag eus cübmyas dhen. Martesen, nessa termyn. E via lies scodhyer dhe nei. The Commonwealth Games has begun in England. More than five thousand athletes will take part in 280 competitions across nineteen sports in ten days. There was a splendid opening ceremony (with a symbolic iron bull) for introducing the city of Birmingham and all the athletes. There are many teams - all the nations home and away, The British Empire in past times. Here's the Scottish team and

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Naw De Yow, ethves warn ügens mis Gorefen Thursday, 28th July Da ew gen flehes an bestes e'n bargen tir cyder. Ma dew po trei asen, payonys, mogh brâs, margh poos ha moy.  Children love the animals in the cider farm. There are two or three donkeys, peacocks, big pigs, a heavy horse and more.  

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans hag Eth De Merher, seythves warn ügens mis Gorefen Wednesday, 27th July Jorna spladn ew hei hedhyw. Gerowgh nei mos mes. Nei ell mos dhe'n bargen tir cyder en kyttrin. Nag ewa pell. Nei ell kemeres troyl gen tractor ha mires orth nebes bestes. Martesen nei alja  tâstya badna cyder nowydh.  Otta an gever; ma mynnen nowydh gen y vabm. An maw ell crambla war dractor. Ev ell pretendya dhe vorplaynya todn brâs. It's a lovely day today. Let's go out. We can go to the cider farm on a bus. It's not far. We can take a ride with a tractor and look at some animals. Perhaps we could taste a drop of new cider. Here are the goats; there is a new kid with his mum. The boy can climb on a tractor. He can pretend to surf a big wave.

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Seyth De Meurth, wheffes warn ügens mis Gorefen Tuesday, 26th July  Keun, flehes, cathes ha hogh Gyny! Hedhyw a veu hogstog (pur vesy)! Oll anodhans a venja debry meur a voos, menowgh. An colyn a vedn denjel lies tra nag ew boos: tegednow, plüvogow, pâwgednow, a n  scübell. En gwelha pres, da ew gen an mowysy gwary gen an keun. Dogs, children, cats and a guinea pig! Today was very busy! All of them wanted to eat lots of food, often. The puppy wants to chew lots of things that are not food - toys, cushions, slippers, the broom. Fortunately, the girls like playing with the dogs. Gerva  Vocabulary colyn  (m)  puppy mowysy ~ mosy  girls <  mowes ~ mos  (f) pâwgednow  slippers <  p â wgen  (f) plüvogow  cushions, pillows <  pl ü vek   (f) scübell  (f)  broom, brush  tegednow  toys  < tegen  (f)

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Whegh De Lün, pempes warn ügens mis Gorefen Monday, 25th July  Ma baby medhal nowydh et agan   teylû. Ma dhedhy blew  dû crüllyes. Ma va ow  shînya pecar'a owrlin dû. Ma dhedhy dens pur lebm ha ma hei ow tenjel pup tra. Pur  üsk is   ew hei ha ma hei ow saya helhy tyckies-Duw. En gwelha pres nag ew hei tros ü s.   Da ew gen hy hothman coth  còsca, bes ma va ow harha ort an gentrevogyon.       There is a new cuddly baby in our family. She has curly black hair. It shines like black silk. She has very sharp teeth and she chews everything. She is very fast and she tries to chase butterflies. Fortunately, she is not noisy. Her old friend likes to sleep, but he barks at the neighbours.  Gerva  Vocabulary blew  (collective)   hair, fur crüllyes  curly  ( SWFM  krullys ) denjel  to chew, bite <  dens  teeth dû  black, dark   Duw  (m)  God harha ~ harthy  to bark, yap  ( SWFM  hartha ) helhy ~ helhya  to chase  ( SWFM  helghya ) kentrevogyon  neighbours <  kent

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Pemp De Sül, pajwora warn ügens mis Gorefen Sunday, 24th July De a veu an kensa dedh  An Lew,  arwòdh an Zodiak. Arw òdh Tan ew ev - pur fitty rag mis tòbm pecar'a hebma!  Gellys ew An Crang. Thew hedna  Arwòdh Dowr. Yesterday was the first day of Leo, a Zodiac sign. It is a Fire Sign - very apt for a hot month like this! Cancer has gone. That is a Water Sign. 

   2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Pajar De Sadorn, tryja warn ügens mis Gorefen Saturday, 23rd July Ew da genowgh neyja? Ew da genowgh neyja en dowr glan ha saw? En gwettha pres, nag ew oll an dowr en Kernow glan ha saw. Whei alja gweles gwarnyansow en lies telher. "Na wrewgh neyja en poll prei mes a  û s." An dowr ell bos pur yeyn ha whei alja merwel dhort jagg yeyn. Mars eus whel en poll prei, e alja bos jynnys poos. "Gwrewgh neyja tredh an dhew vaner  rüdh  ha melyn." Martesen, ma todnow   brâs  po frosow laber dh'agas degy a-les en teleryow erel. Meur a bobel a wr ü g beudhy en mor, lagednow, ryvars,  gwerdhourow,  creunyow ha pollow prei.  Diantel ewa, ewedh, mars nag ew an dowr glan.  Gòlhyon ha bystyon ell mostya trethow ha dowrow. Hedna ell gwil dhewgh dhe vos clav. Bes ple ma pollen d ü s an moyha nes? Do you like swimming? Do so like swimming in clean, safe water? Unfortunately, not all of the water in Cornwall is clean and safe. You could see warnings in many

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Trei De Gwener, nessa warn ügens mis Gorefen Friday, 22nd July My a glowas pur yeyn nowodhow hedhyw. Gellys dhorta nei ew den brâs Kernow. Pednbloodh Alan Kent ewa hedhyw saw ev a verwas de Merher. Ma  düwon meur, coll  brâs  ew.  Ev a scrifas lies lever adro dhe lien, tradicyons hag identita  Kernôwek , keffres ha whedhlow, gwariow ha prydydhieth. I heard very sad news today. Gone from us is an important Cornish man. It's Alan Kent's birthday today, but he died on Wednesday. There is great sadness. It is a great loss. He wrote many books about Cornish literature, traditions and identity, as well as stories, plays and poetry.

   2022 Dedh Dew Cans ha Dew De Yow, kensa warn  ügens  mis Gorefen Thursday, 21st July Nag o an dohajedh  re dòbm , etho nei eth dhe'n treth. Thera gwens clor a'n mor. Thera an mortid ow mos mes; diskevrys o crestyn ha crestenogyon war an carrigy. My alja gweles lies besslen dh û,  nebes bernik ha crevednow, whath gleb dhort an todnow. Mons ow keas terebo an mortid en lenel arta. Mons  war an als,  pur  û hel  - drefen ma'n todnow ow .  skîtya  û hel. Gwell ens e'n skeuj. Bes nag era vy convedhes hebma. Rag fra ew radnow an als mar wydn? A    wöro  whei? The afternoon was not too hot, so we went to the beach. There was a sea breeze. The tide was on the ebb: shells and crustaceans were exposed on the rocks. I could see many black mussels, a few limpets and barnacles, still damp from the waves. They close up till the tide is in again. They are on the cliff,  very high  - because the waves spray high. They are better in the shade. But I don't understand this. Why are

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans hag Onan De Merher, ügensves mis Gorefen Wednesday, 20th July Pajar element: dor, ayr, tan ha dowr. Thera nei ow clowes oll pajar anodhans e'n termyn ma. Segh marow ew an dor. Melyn ew an gwels. Saw nag ew an barlys melyn lowr whath. War an  gònyow thew an eythin pecar'a corn tan. Ma môg ha flabmow e'n Kernow west. Ma'n ayr ow gwaya; ma'n gwens ow whetha an flabmow ha môg. Ma tan en treven ewedh. Ma'n gwens ow rei power dhe'n turbins gwens dhe wül tredan. Ma'n gwens ow rei power dhe'n todnow ewedh. Diantel ew an mor. Otta sawment ow mos rag.  Four elements: earth, air, fire and water. We are sensing all four of them at the moment. The ground is parched. The grass is yellow. But the barley is not yet yellow enough. On the downs the gorse is like a tinder box. There's smoke and flames in west Cornwall. The air is moving: the wind blows the flames and smoke. There's fire in houses too. The wind gives power to the wind turbin

  2022 Dedh Dew Cans De Meurth, nawnjegves mis Gorefen Tuesday, 19th July Pandr'ew hebma? Comolek ew an gewer. Glaw a wra. Ma glaw lebmyn, glaw benegys, glaw  welcòm. Da ew rag an gwedh ha gwels, saw an tòbmder a wra dos arta. Rag an termyn na ell an flehes gwary war an treth. What is this? The weather is cloudy. It will rain. There is rain now, blessed rain, welcome rain. It's good for the trees and grass, but the heat will return. For the moment the children can't play on the beach.  

  2022 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Nawnjek De Lün , etegves mis Gorefen Monday, 18th July Nag o yeyn an jedh pur dhiogel. Re  dòbm o ev raga vy, re dòbm dhe vos mes ha perna dehen rew. Da via genam cawas dehen rew lebmyn ewedh. Reb an mor whei alja perna lies sawor. The day was most certainly not cold. It was too hot for me, too hot to go out and buy an ice cream. I would like to have an ice cream now too. By the sea you could buy lots of flavours.

  2022 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens hag Etek De Sül, seytegves mis Gorefen Sunday, 17th July Calish ew awel dòbm rag bestes. Ma lies best na ell whesa. Na ell anjei bes dyllo trefyas ha whetha dhe yeynhe. Ma othom dhodhans a dhowr lowr dhe eva. Nag eus skichow dhe vestes. Vorrow ha câwnsys tòbm ell lesky aga pâwyow.  Gwynsell ell bos pur dha rag keun ha cathes. Ha wòja kerdh syger, da ew gen an margh cawas cowas gosel dhort trôn.  Hot weather is difficult for animals. There are many animals that cannot sweat. They can only salivate and puff to cool. They need enough water to drink. Animals do not have shoes. Hot roads and pavements can burn their paws. A fan can be very good for dogs and cats. And after a gentle walk, the horse likes to get a gentle shower from a hose.