2025 Day 53
2025 Dedh Terdhek ha Dogens
Saturday, 22nd February
Looking at other subjects for bos locative, we also have names and pronouns. Differences between MC main form and LC traditional are small.
Notice that the slight east to west vowel evolution we saw in dog, from MC to LC ki > kei also occurs in the pronoun she hi > hei
Something similar happened to the pronoun they from i > anjei
The masculine singular he may be ev or va, depending on position (“ef” in some pre-SWF spelling versions).
Notice too that in Late Cornish the pronoun may be incorporated into the verb.
Pronunciation: NEVER rhyme Cornish /ow/ with English “cow”!
In LC final /th/ in lowarth is silent.
Yma Jori yn lowarth. Ma Jory en lowarth.
George is in a garden.
Yma ev yn lowarth. Ma va en lowarth.
He is in a garden.
Yma Tamsin yn an lowarth. Ma Tamsin e’n lowarth.
Thomasina is in the garden.
Yma hi yn an lowarth. Ma hei e’n lowarth.
She is in the garden.
Yma Maria ha Wella yn lowarth. Ma Maria ha Wella en lowarth.
Mary and William are in a garden.
Ymons i yn lowarth. Ma anjei en lowarth. Mons en lowarth.
They are in a garden.
We can use ma in a non-specific question, after pe le, pele or ple (where, which place) e.g.
Ple ma Jori? Where is George?
Pele ma Tamsin? Where is Thomasina?
Pe le ma Wella ha Maria? Where are William and Mary?
Pe le mons? Where are they?
Mons et aga lowarthow. They are in their gardens.
NB aga their is a possessive adjective that goes before the noun. Similarly y his and hy her
NB before a possessive adjective in LC en becomes et
But in a more specific question, or reply;
Usi Jori yn park? Üjy Jory en park?
Is George in a park?
Nag usi! Nag üjy! No!
Nyns usi ev yn park. Nag üjy va en park.
He is not in a park.
Usi Jori yn y lowarth? Üjy Jory et y lowarth?
Is George in his garden?
Nag usi! Nag üjy! No!
Nyns usi ev yn y lowarth ev.
Nag üjy va et y lowarth ev.
He is not in his garden.
Adding the extra personal pronoun after the possession adds emphasis.
Yma ev yn lowarth Wella. Ma va en lowarth Wella.
He is in William’s garden.
Name of possessor goes after the possession.
(Genitive by juxtaposition if you want a posh term!)
Üjy Maria et hy lowarth? Is Mary in her garden?
Üjy! Yes!
Ma Maria et hy lowarth hei. Mary is in her garden.
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