A Year of Late Cornish

  2024 Dedh Cans hag Ügens De Lün, nawes warn ügens mis Ebrel Monday, 29th April Neppeth cott hedhyw. Nag eus dhebm termyn hedhyw rag "deg ger". Nag eus bes üdn ger rag hedhyw. Something short today. I don't have time today for "ten words". There's only one word for today. Glas ew an mor hedhyw. That d'mean the sea is blue Today, my lover, that is true. Glas o an mor de. That d'mean the sea was grey. And so 'twas yesterday. Sometimes, you say, the sea is green. If blue-grey-green is what you mean, " Glas " is the colour that it's been.  Bes "glas" ew oll an gwedh ha gwels. All trees and grass are  "glas"  as well. The leaves are green,  "Glas" ew an del.  

  2024 Dedh Cans ha Nawnjek De Sül, ethves warn ügens mis Ebrel Sunday, 28th April De, na wrüga vy kerdhes pel. Gleb o an gewer. Na veu possybyl mos bys en Cambron rag Dedh Trevithick. Et y le, res veu dhebm mos dhe'n  vedhegva  rag  pig breghlin  Covid. My a welas an mor ha'n treth dhort carr ow mab. Thera meur a  gwrians gwithyjy-dreth  war an treth hag e'n mor - martesen anjei o en  traynyans  rag an hav. Hedhyw ma  bregh  tydn dhebm, bes teg ew an awel. My a gerdhas et agan lowarth gen  lorgh  dhe vires orth an flourys. My ell gweles an mor! Thew an  kethsam  mor avel de saw nag ewa an  keth  liw. An mor hedhyw ew pecar'a 'gan  guckous . Ma dhen mor blou war agan  menedh . Yesterday, I didn't walk far. The weather was wet. It wasn't possible to go to Camborne for Trevithick Day. Instead, I had to go to the clinic for a Covid vaccination. I saw the sea and beach from my son's car. There was a lot of lifeguard activity on the beach and in the sea - per

  2024 Dedh Cans hag Etek De Sadorn, seythves warn ügens mis Ebrel Saturday, 27th April E'n tavas Kernowek ma lies hanow plurel  cuntellek . Rag fra? Martesen, Kernow o  overdevys  gen lies plans, plansow na alja bos  reknys . Martesen thera bestes münys  heb nòmber dhe vos comptys  ow  hesya dres an pow . Nei ell gwil hanow  üdnek  gen "-en" war lost an ger cuntellek. Ma henwyn teleryow gen plansow ha bestes  a vry  ettans. En 1327 thera tüs trigys en Boslogos, gen lies  logojen  martesen. A wrüg logos dos dhort an ryvar po an coos? A wrüg anjei debry oll aga ys? In the Cornish language there are many collective plural nouns. Why? Perhaps, Cornwall was overgrown with many plants, plants that could not be counted. Perhaps countless little animals were swarming all over the country. We can make a singular noun with "-en" on the tail of the collective word. There are place names with significant plants and animals in them. In 1327 there were people living in a &qu

2024 Dedh Cans ha Seytek De Gwener, wheffes warn ügens mis Ebrel Friday, 26th April Ma'n ervirans gen an Governans dhe ajon hònanieth üdnik a’n Gernôwyon ow rei dhodhans an keth gre avel poblow Keltek erel e' n Wlascor Ûnyes , an Scotyon , an Kembrion ha'n Werdhonyon . Minorites Nacyonal a dal bos moy hewel en bownans poblek ha 'jei a dal cawas moy chonsys war an wariva geswlasek . En kensa, martesen, nei a dal cawas eseleth leun a'n Consel Bretednek-Werdhonek ha corfow treus- kenedhlek erel. The decision by the Government to recognise the unique identity of the Cornish gives them the same status as the UK’s other Celtic people, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish.  National minorities should be more visible in public life and they should get more opportunities on the international stage. First, perhaps, we should have full membership of the British-Irish Council and other trans-national bodies. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today ervirans  (m)  deci

  2024 Dedh Cans ha Whetek De Yow, pempes warn ügens mis Ebrel Thursday, 25th April An Acord Framweyth ew kevambos keswlasek (ynternacyonal) meur y vry, a wra ragwòrra lies ambos. Emesk an ambosow ew scodhyans rag tavas ha  gònisegeth, adhescans ha'n media, gwithans a diredhyow storek, ha moy. My a vedn scrifa moy avorow. The Framework Convention is a very significant international treaty which sets out numerous obligations. Among the obligations are support for language and culture, education and the media, protection of historic territories, and more. I will write more tomorrow. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today adhescans (m)   education <  (verb)   desky ambos (m)  promise, obligation + kev- (pfx)  co-, together >  kevambos (m)  treaty, pact, agreement gònisegeth  (f)  culture gwithans  (m)  protection, maintenance   keswlasek  international meur y vry  of great significance   ragwòrra  to set out, put forward <  gòrra   put scodhyans  (m)  support <  scoodh (

    2024 Dedh Cans ha Pemdhek De Merher, pajwora warn ügens mis Ebrel Wednesday, 24th April De a veu dedh  a vry  rag  an Sowson . E veu degol aga sans tasek. Hedhyw ew dedh a vry rag  an Kern ô wyon . Nag ewa degol agan sans tasek ( gellys  ew hedna   hantercans  dedh  moy  pò  le ). Martesen thewa whath moy  a bris .  Nanj ew  deg bledhen an Governans RU a wrüg  ajon  Kern ô wyon avel minorita nacyonal, dres  Acord  Framweyth Consel Europa rag Gwitha Minorites Nacyonal. Rag fra ew hebma mar a vry? Mebyon Kernow a vedn agan leverel. My a vedn scrifa moy avorow.    Yesterday was a notable day for the English People. It was the feast day of their patron saint. Today is a significant day for the Cornish People. It is not the feast of our patron saint (that was about fifty days ago). Perhaps it is even more important. Ten years ago the UK Government recognised Cornish people as a national minority, through the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Min

  2024 Dedh Cans ha Peswardhek De Meurth, tryja warn ügens mis Ebrel   Tuesday, 23 rd April Ma edrek dhebm. Skith o vy, ha calish ew dhe scrifa ow deg ger rag hedhyw. My a dal debatya Degol Sen Jory. Ev ew sans tasek Inglond. My a dal còmpla Shakespeare. Hedhyw thera nei ow remembra genesigeth ha mernans an Bardh Avon. Bes na ellama gwil moy es còmpla anjei! Res ew dhebm cosca. I’m sorry. I am tired, and it is hard to write my ten words for today. I should discuss Saint George’s Day. He’s the patron saint of England.  I should mention Shakespeare. Today we remember the birth and death of the Bard of Avon. But I can't do more than mention them! I have to sleep. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today bardh (m) bard calish hard, difficult (SWFM kales ) còmpla to mention debatya to discuss, debate genesigeth ~ genejigeth (f) birth Inglond ~ Englond England (also Pow an Sowson ) ma edrek dhebm I'm sorry mernans (m) death sans tasek (m) patron saint skith ~ sqwith tired

  2024 Dedh Cans ha Terdhek De Lün, nessa warn ügens mis Ebrel Monday, 22nd April Ew da genowgh  gwariow ? Da ew genam gwariow  geryow  ha  crowseryow . Otta nebes  puslow  rago whei. Ma  bagasow  a eryow. En pub bagas ma pajar ger  ow tòchya  an  keth  mater hag üdn ger ow tòchya mater deffrans. Ello whei trouvya an ger  anketh ? W hei a dal  godhvos  nebes geryow dhort ow bloggs kens lebmyn. Martesen an pictours-ma vedn rei dhewgh nebes  gorrebow  rag an geryow anketh.  Do you like games? I like word games and crosswords. Here are some puzzles for you. There are groups of words. In each group there are four words about the same subject and one word on a different topic. Can you find the alien word? You should know some words from my previous blogs. Perhaps these pictures will give you some answers for the alien words. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today anketh  alien, foreign, different bagasow   groups <  bagas  (m) crowseryow   crosswords  (no singular) geryow   words <