A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Trei De Sül, ügensves mis Gwedngala Sunday, 20th September Ma lydn en Stedhyan. Creun ew ev, gen dowr er rag oll an bobel e'n pow adro. Saw nag ewa leun. Thewa le avel hanter leun. Nei a res bos sparüs gen agan ûsyans dowr. Gwenton ha hav o segh, segha vel herwedh ûsadow. Nag era glaw lowr dhe witha an creun leun, ha oll an dowrow ew isel ewedh. Teg ew Lydn Stedhyan, ha meurgerys rag mires orth edhyn (rag sompel lagyoryon). An dor a veu pebys calys e'n hav pur dòbm ha'n gwels a verwas. A-dhiwedhes e veu nebes glaw dhen ha ma'n dor ha'n gwels ow tos a-dro arta. Lebmyn medhal lowr ew an dor rag an godhes dor dhe balas.    There is a lake in Stithians. It is a reservoir, with fresh water for all the people in the surrounding countryside. It is less than half full. We must be sparing with our water usage. Spring and summer were dry, drier than usual. There was not enough rain to keep the reservoir full, and all the rivers are low as we...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Dew De Sadorn, nawnjegves mis Gwedngala Saturday, 19th September Richard Symonds et y jornal a scrifas "deeber" rag an ger Sowsnek "saddle". Bès pehan o diber y vargh? Pandr'ew diber? Diber ew esedh rag marrak po marhoges war geyn an margh. Dibrow ew gwres gen dibrer (po dibrores). Creft pur goth ew. Anjei a res bos esy rag an margh keffres ha'n marrak, etho stoffys ens, provies gen padn. Ma framweyth ewedh, henwys an "gwedh", gwres a bredn crev (martesen fowwedhen). Ma hedna ow tiberthy poos an marrak war geyn an margh ha difres y ascòrn keyn. Ma'n diber ow scodhya an marrak. Heb diber ev alja codha. Marhoga keyn nodh ew anes ha calys. Dibrow hengovek ew gwres a grohen. An re modern alja bos synthetek. Ma lies ehen rag pòrposys deffrans. Anjei ell bos pur gostek, moy es seyth mil pens rag an gwelha. In his diary Richard Symonds wrote "deeber" for the English word "saddle". But what was his...

    2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Onan De Gwener, etegves mis Gwedngala Friday, 18th September Pandra wra vy scrifa? Pandr'ellama scrifa? Nag eus bres veth et ow fydnyon! Nag eus towl dhebm. Nag o vy awenys. Nag üjy an geryow own ow tos. Eus tra veth specyal adro dhe'n jedh ma? Na wöra vy. Na ella vy remembra poran! Martesen awen a vedn dos avorow. E vedh neppeth gwell dhe scrifa, ma esperans dhebm.   What shall I write? What can I write? There's not a single thought in my brain! I don't have a plan. I am not inspired. The right words are not coming. Is there anything special about this day? I don't know. I cannot remember exactly! Perhaps inspiration will come tomorrow. There will be something better to write, I hope.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Trei Ügens De Yow, seytegves mis Gwedngala Thursday, 17th September En Gwav mil naw cans dogens ha trei, en "Kernow Goth", lever termyn Keffresyans Cowethasow Kernow Coth, rôl a eryow Kernôwek a veu dyllys. Termyn an dyllans o Secònd Gwerryans an Bes; an rôl a eryow a veu dhort Gwerryans Civil en Pow an Sowson. Thera vy ow scrifa daralla adro dhe vergh, ha ma othom dhebm a nebes geryow. Et ow daralla ma nebes geryow e'n rôl ma, saw deffrans ew an spellyans lebmyn. Nag o Richard Symonds Kernow, saw ev a vettyas gen Kernowyon en Bresel Lostwydhyel.  In Winter 1943, in Old Cornwall, the periodical of the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, a list of Cornish words was published. The time of publication was the Second World War; the list was from the English Civil War. I'm writing a story about horses, and I need several words. In my story there are some words in this list, though the spelling is different now. Richard Symonds was not a Cornishman...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Nawnjek ha Dogens De Merher, whetegves mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 16th September Jane Austen ew âwthores pur aswonys ha meurgerys. Genys en seytek cans trei ügens ha pemdhek, na wrüg hei dyllo hy kensa novel bys etek cans hag üdnek. Hei a verwas whegh bledhen moy diwedhes. Dyllys veu Furneth ha Fînder Brÿs en trei volûm en kensa, "gen ben jentyl". Lebmyn nei ell redya an treylyans en Kernowek gen Nicholas Williams en üdn lever, dyllys gen Evertype e'n vledhen ew tremenys. My a wra y redya gen bagas redya war linen avorow. Da ew genam an whedhel ma. My a'n redyas termyn my a veu en scol, ha lies gweyth wòja hedna. My a viras orth versyon war BBC nanj ew termyn hir. Ha ma versyon spladn war film gen Emma Thompson ha Kate Winslet. Lebmyn theram ow qweles ma film nowydh. Alja an Colonel Brandon ma bos gwelha avel Alan Rickman?  Jane Austen is a very well known and much loved authoress. Born in 1775, she did not publish her first novel until 1811. She di...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Etek ha Dogens De Meurth, pemdhegves mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 15th September Whath ma nebes mor dû en keow, ha whath ewa saw dh'aga huntel. Ma'n düs coth ow leverel, "Na wrewgh cuntel mor dû wòja "Longfair", po "Na wrewgh cuntel mor dû wòja Degol Mehal". Henn ew moy po le an kethsam tra. Bian ew an mor lebmyn ha nag ens mar wheg avel kens. Saw da lowr ens dhe vryjyon gen avalow. An lavalow ew bian ewedh. An fer a wra dalla de Merher, tryja warn ügens mis Gwedngala. An diwettha dedh a vedh de Sül, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala, etho "fer hir" (marhas hir) ewa. Bloodh ev ew seyth cans pajar ügens ha dewdhek. Degol Mehal a vedh de Meurth, nawes warn ügens mis Gwedngala. Tho termyn hengovek rag cawas feryow. Tho dedh Quatron an Vledhen. There are still some blackberries in hedges, and it's still safe to pick them. The old people say, "Don't pick blackberries after Summercourt Fair", or "Don't pick ...