A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Deg De Gwener, nawnjegves mis Efen Friday, 19th June Hav a-varr ew ha ma mellyon gwydn et agan glesin. An gwenen gwyls a'n car. Nag eus kevys genam mellyonen beder del whath, bes ma nebes scavellow cronek pur vian emesk an flourys. Nag ens ûs veth dhe wenenen. Ma avalow rüdh bian codhys dhe'n dor dadn wedhen yonk. An avalow gerys e'n wedhen a vedh brâssa ha gwell e'n kidnyadh. Saw nag ew hobma ow gwelha avalen. It is early summer and there is white clover in our lawn. The wild bees love it. I haven't found a four-leaved clover yet, but there are some very small toadstools among the flowers. They are no use to a bee. There are little red apples fallen to the ground under a young tree. The apples left in the tree will be bigger and better in the autumn. But this is not my best apple tree.

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Naw De Yow, etegves mis Efen Thursday, 18th June Skith (sqwith) o vy. Class Kernôwek e'n mettyn, clojy gen ow gour e'n dohajedh, Yeth an Werin Kern ô wek e'n gordhûher, sewyes gen redyans a "Flehes an Henshorn". I'm tired. A Cornish class in the morning, hospital with my husband in the afternoon, a Cornish Yeth an Werin (language of the people) in the evening, followed by a reading of "The Railway Children".

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens hag Eth De Merher, seytegves mis Efen Wednesday, 17th June Ma nebes geryow gen son kehaval. Anjei alja bos kemyskys, rag sampel "edhen" ha "edhyn" ha "eythin" ha "idhyowen". Ma odhom dhen a golm tavas! There are some words with a similar sound. They could be confused, for example " edhen " (bird) and " edhyn " (birds) and " eythin " (gorse) and " idhyowen " (ivy bush). We need a tongue twister. Ema üdn edhen e'n idhyowen ma. Eus edhyn en eythin na? There is one bird in this ivy bush. Are there any birds in that gorse.

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Seyth De Meurth, whetegves mis Efen Tuesday, 16th June Hedhyw, thera vy ow mires orth taclow bian e'n lowarth. Taclow brâs ew moy apert, bes my a res whilas an taclow bian. Ma frûtys an hav - sevy, ow tevy war ladn. Bohes ew arves, saw an brâssa radn ew bohes arves. Mor cala gonedhys a via brâssa. Ma enevales bian cüdhys et ow lowarth. Nag eus cog veth, bes otta trefyas an gog! Ma leslôwen dadn an scroff, ow tebry sugen an idhyow. Nag ew an bulhorn ma, war redenen (tavas a'n carow), gwithys gen scroff. Ma crogen dhodho. Eus neppeth aral e'n toll ma en gladn? Neppeth bew? Re vrâs ew an toll rag gwenenen wyls. Re vian ew rag cònin. Martesen ma knithvil vian etto. Today, I am looking at small things in the garden. Big things are more obvious, but I must look for the small things. There are the summer fruits - wild strawberries, growing on a bank. A few are ripe, but most are unripe. Cultivated strawberries would be bigger. There are little animal...

2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Whegh De Lün, pemdhegves mis Efen  Monday, 15th June Skith o vy arta, etho nag eus dhebm bes colm tavas gocky rago whei! I'm tired again, so I've only got a silly tongue twister for you! COLM TAVAS G De Gwener , gever gorm a guntellas gwels en glesin gweljek glas   en Goon Gompes gwenjek . Mis Genver ew gwell gen Gorownter Gregor rag gwary golf . Gellys ew Gonet gordhûher ,  gen hy gonhelhy ha hy gever gwydn. Hei a gollas hy gweljow gocky . On Friday, brown goats collected grass in a green grassy lawn  in windy Goon Gumpas (“level down”) Great-Uncle Gregor prefers January  for playing golf. Gonet is gone in the evening,  with her pony and her white goats. She lost her silly scissors.

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemp De Sül, pajardegves mis Efen Sunday, 14th June De, my a veu pur vesy, etho hedhyw skith o vy. Theram ow tremena dedh hebask ha cosel, heb strivya. My ell scrifa heb bos berr-anal. Martesen, my a wra scrifa lies colm tavas moy. Ma caletter dhebm gen "G", etho otta colm tavas H. Yesterday, I was very busy, so today I am tired. I am passing a peaceful and quiet day, without exertion. I can write without being breathless. Perhaps, I'll write a lot more tongue-twisters. I have a problem with "G", so here is tongue- twister H. COLM TAVAS H Honn ew Hager Helga, helhores (helghores). Hunkyn ew hy hei hir . Ha ma Hunkyn, helgy Goon Helhy,  ow helhy (helghy) gen Hecka an helhor ,    gwiskys en hevys, hatt ha helghwisk . Hedhyw thew 'ga helgh rag hedh ergh , saw nag eus bes heyjy   war heyl en mis Hedra. Hebask ew hal ha heyl ,  etho na wra harha , a Hunkyn!    This is Horrible Helga, a huntress. Humphrey is her...