A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Cans Seyth warn Ügens De Yow, seythves mis Me Thursday, 7th May Thew mis Me an gwelha mis rag flourys, theram ow pedery. Otta! Ma'n kensa manegow an spryjyon ow tos. Hir lowr ew solabres. Ha whath ma mellyon e'n keth ke.  May is the best month for flowers, I think. Look! The first foxglove is coming. It's aleady quite talll. And there are still violets in the same hedge.

  2026 Dedh Cans Whegh warn Ügens De Merher, wheffes mis Me Wednesday, 6th May My a diskevrys an lever-ma e'n leverva Redrüdh. My a venja godhvos mars eus geryow e'n radnyeth kehaval dhe'n geryow e'n tavas Kernôwek. Gero nei whilas! I discovered this book in Redruth library. I'd like to know if there are words in the dialect similar to words in the Cornish language. Let's have a look! arrish   < stubble (field) >  arrish bannel   < broom (plant >  banal biscan   < finger-stall >  besken bullies  < pebbles >  bily bussa   < earthenware pot, crock >  bòssa caunce   < flagged stones, paving >  cauns clicky   < left-handed >  cledhek clunk   < to swallow >  clonka fardle  <  burden, baggage >  fardel fitcher   < polecat, ferret >  ficher frail   < carpenter's/shopping bag >  frayl greybird   < thrush...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pemp warn Ügens De Meurth, pempes mis Me Tuesday, 5th May Da ew gen an Kernôwyon cawas degol gen mûsik ha donsya - ha meur a dros. Dalladh a vis Me ew ascûss pur dha. Nag eus bûhes ha deves dhe gemeres en havregow, saw whath thew an termyn gwelys avel dalladh an hav. En Pennsans ma lies Corn Me ha whibow ha bran gawrek, Old Ned y hanow, dhe leverel "Gellys ew Gwav". En Lanwedhenek ma dew Hebyhors (bagas snod rüdh ha bagas snod glas) ow kesstrivya. Didhanüs ew rag pobel goth ha pobel yonk. The Cornish people like to have a festival with music and dancing - and a lot of noise. The beginning of May is a very good excuse. There are no cows or sheep to take into summer pastures, but still the time is seen as the beginning of the summer. In Penzance there are a lot of May Horns and whistles and a giant crow, called Old Ned, to say "Winter is Over". In Padstow there are two competing Obby 'Osses (red ribbon team and blue ribbon team). It's entertai...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Pajar warn Ügens De Lün, pajwora mis Me Monday, 4th May Thew an rüdhek ma bold lowr. Nag ewa methek. My a ell dos nes gen camera. Bes an kei ma ew methek derag camera. Ma va ow pònya dhe ves! Terweythyow ma va ow hartha warlergh kerry ha tüs gen keun ow tremena an chei. Nag ewa methek nena. Da ew genam clowes an edhyn ow cana e'n gwedh. Gwres ew genam nebes videos be na ellama aga treusperthy dhe'm blogg. Soweth! Na ellowgh gosôwes orth ow mola dhû (en pelder) na an colobmen coos e'n ke. This robin is quite bold. It isn't shy. I can come close with a camera. But this dog is shy in front of a camera. It runs away! Sometimes it barks after cars and people with dogs passing the house. It's not shy then. I like hearing the birds singing in the trees. I made some videos but I can't transfer them to my blog. Sadly! You cannot listen to my blackbird (in the distance) nor the woodpigeon in the hedge.

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei warn Ügens De Sül, tryja mis Me Sunday, 3rd May Glaw! Glaw a wra. Gleb ew an gewer. Glaw, glaw, ke dhe ves! A wrüg an bulhornes e'n mettin  ragleverel an liw e'n dohajedh? Nag ew da rag oll an düs na a venja mos dhe'n treth. E vedh degol kebmyn avorow. Soweth! Ma pollgledh bian dhebm lebmyn. Na ellama neyja etto bes my a alja lagya. Rain! It rains. The weather is wet. Rain, rain, go away! Did the snails in the morning foretell the deluge in the afternoon? It's not good for all those people who would like to go to the beach. There will be a public holiday tomorrow. What a pity! I have a little moat now. I can't swim in it but I could paddle.

  2026 Dedh Cans Dew warn Ügens De Sadorn, nessa mis Me Saturday, 2nd May Ew hebma kei bian nowydh? Nag ew. Thew an kethsam kei heb y vlew hir! E veu trogh blew dhodho. Lebmyn ev ell pònya oll adro dhe'n lowarth heb treylya re dòbm. Nag ew an flourys dhe les dhodho. Ma whans dhodho a y bel. Bes my a gar an flourys. Ma bleujyow aval wheg e'n wedhen goth crestednys gen kennen an coos. Gellys lebmyn ew oll an spern dû bes ma'n spern gwydn ow tos. Nanj ew cans bledhen en Treyew thera trygys teylû Anstis (ma Lys Kernow ena lebmyn). Hendas Anstis a veu lowarther ha thera bos lilak et y lowarth. Lebmyn ma flogh an bos lilak na et ow lowarth vy (ro dhort y wohydh). Pur deg ew ha pur wheg y sawar. (Ma dhodho hanow aral: plüven pennsevik.)  Is this a new little dog? No. It's exactly the same dog without it's long hair! It had a haircut. Now it can run all around the garden without becoming too hot. The flowers are of no interest to it. It wants its ball. But I love the flower...