A Year of Late Cornish

2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pejwardhek De Merher, degves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 30th September Alja whei derevel âbêcêdâry agas honan pecar’an Ejyptyons ancient? Anjei a dhallathas gen pictours a taclow aswonys leb a brovias sonow – pobel, sòdhow, toulys whel, daffar chei, anedhow, radnow a’n corf, enevales. Pandr’ alja nei ûsya en Kernow? Ellama gwil lever âbêcêdâry lymnys?   Gerowgh nei dalla gen an kensa letheren. Ma dhen “abas”, “ar” po “arder”, “abrans” (gen lagas), “aporn”, “asen”, “aval”, ha moy. Could you produce an ABC yourself like the ancient Egyptians? They started with pictures of familiar things that provided sounds – people, occupations, work tools, domestic things, dwellings, bodily parts, animals. What could we use in Cornwall? Can I do an illustrated ABC book? Let’s start with the first letter. We have “abbot”, “ploughland” or “a plough”, “an eyebrow” (with an eye), “apron”, “donkey”, “apple”, and more.   Deg ger rag hedhyw: Te...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Terdhek De Meurth, nawves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 29th September My a viras orth program dhe les gen BBC – an story keladow a scrifa. Fatel ellen nei godhvos an prederyansow e’n pedn nebonan aral? An gorryp ew tavas.   Fatel wrüg an bobel godhvos an prederyansow aga ragadasow? En kensa e veu tradicyon cowsys. En Âwstraly ma lavarow a linen gân. Bes mars ew terrys an linen nena ew kellys an pederyans. Gen scrifa nei ell godhvos prederyansow nebonan en termynyow eus passyes ken fe astelys an tradicyon cowsys. Gen scrifa agan prederyansow hedhyw ell bos godhvedhys en termyn a vedn dos. Nebonan lies mildir alebma ell godhvos agan prederyansow nei heb clowes agan lev. Thera nei danon lether. Ma’n messach ow mos dhe ’gan lagajow. An kensa scrifa a veu en form a pictours facys. Nena an shapys a dhisqwedhas sonow ha letherednow a veu gwres. Thera nei ow kenkya whath adro dhe’n letherednow rag disqwedhes an sonow tavas Kernôwek. Martesen...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek De Lün, ethves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Monday, 28th September Pana sêson ew ev, en barh Duw? Ma scavel cronek e’n ke. Onan brâs ew hei, emesk an reden marow. Hedna ew own rag kidnyadh. Bes pandr’ew hebma? Nei a dal gweles an flourys ma en gwenton - mellyon ens ( Viola ). My a welas flour aral gen pecar hanow - mellyonen ( Trifolium ) – flour hav ow talleja an termyn. Nag ew an vellyonen ma onan feujyk – nag eus bes teyr delen dhedhy; nag ew hei mellyonen beder del. Ma gwedhros whath emesk an idhyow – greun glas keffres ha flourys melyn. Nag ew pub tra oll en compòster e’n ke – na dal an delyow derowen ma emesk an dreys ha bryony bos gwydn po arhans. Ma mir teg dhodhans bes nag ens en poynt da – kemerys gens cleves ens, gen kewny avel bleus.   What season is it, for God’s sake? There’s a toadstool in the hedge.   It’s a big one, among the dead bracken. That is correct for autumn. But what is this? We ought to see these flow...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Üdnek De Sül, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Sunday, 27th September Rag fra ma pictour a desen? Mille-feuille ew hei. (Thew hedna Frenkek rag mil delen po folen.) Tos delyek, “Mil” folen po delen a dos. Da via genam cawas tesen an par na dhe wolya! Mil! My a dhallathas scrifa ow blogg pub dedh nanj ew mil dedh. Thew hebma ow milves scrîf. Meur ew wharvedhys e’n mil dedh na. Rag fra wrüga vy dallath? Determyans o va rag an Vledhen Nowydh. My a dhetermyans dhe scrifa nebes geryow Kernôwek pub dedh. Lebmyn na ellama gwil diwedh – ma re a redyoryon lel dhebm. Deffrans ew an bôwnans e’n jedh hedhyw. Na ellama desky bejeth-dhe-vejeth, etho res ew dhebm gül devnydh a Zoom. Nanj ew mil dedh na veu besca clowys genam a Zoom. Hedhyw thera vy ow còrtos tre drefen bos plag bes-efan. En mis Genver diw mil hag etek my a wòrtas tre drefen bos hager awel. Enawel Eleanor a dhros terros dhe’n als. A ellowgh whei remembra an todnow? Nena thera ergh dhe nei en mi...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Deg De Sadorn, wheffes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Saturday, 26th September Newher, e veu cabmdhavas e’n ebòrn (cabmdhavas dobyl). Ma lavar coth: “Cabmdhavas e’n mettin, glaw bos etten.” Bes cabmdhavas e’n gordhûher? Ew hedna ambos a gewer gwell? En certan, gwell ew an jedh hedhyw: gwell ew an gewer ha moy hewar ew ow themper. Moy disqwithys oma ha le crowsek. Thew an gath pur dhisqwithys ewedh. Hei a gawas telher tòbm dhe gòsca. An vôwnder ew sehys – whei ell gweles olow ewinas carnow mergh agan kentrevoges. Agan kerdh hedhyw a veu berr saw froutful; nei a dheuth tre gen lies moren dhû ha gen lavalow (crabbys codhys gans an gwens). Pandra wra vy fittya? Blewek ew fittya meur a frûtys! Bes, en kensa, res ew dhe nebonan kemeres del codhys mes an londer. Pehen ew an nos? My a welas an loor ow terevel dres an gwedh – nena gellys ew hei mes a wel a-dhelher dhe’n cloudys. Bras ew hei, bes nag ew hei leun, na whath. Yesterday evening, there was a rainbow i...

   2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Naw De Gwener, pempes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Friday, 25th September Kidnyadh. Joy mar vrâs! Gwenjow crev ha glaw e’n nos, difüna dhe gavas bôwnder livys, delkyow war an to ha londrys tagys. Thera othom dhen ewedh a whithra to an crow. Medhel ha gleb ew an dor, perfydh rag bulük. Bestes brâs erel a vedn debry an bestes bian, etho ma tell e’n glesin. Ma brogh brâs ow cül tell bian. Dadn an dor ma tell moy. Pana vens ens? Ma pilyow gòdhor pur vrâs, martesen ma gòdhor brâs gen kivorrow brâs en dadn. E’n gordhûher nei a gerdhas en bôwnder livys aral, pur slotterüs.  Res veu dhen goheles jynn brâs, tractor gen arder.             Autumn. Such great joy! Strong winds and rain in the night, waking up to discover a flooded lane, leaves on the roof and blocked launders. We also needed to inspect the shed roof. The ground is soft and wet, perfect for earthworms. Big animals want to eat the li...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Eth De Yow, pajwora warn ügens mis Gwedngala Thursday, 24th September Nag eus termyn luck dhebm dhe redya ow lever spladn nowydh, na whath. Et y le, my a veu dasredya nebes blogs. Rag fra endelha? Ma blog nòmber mil ow tos nes. Pandra wrüga vy scrifa en termyn tremenys? Dew cans a veu en mis Gorefen 2018. My a wrüg gwaya mebel chombour, saw na veu pictour veth na rester eryow naneyl. Pajar cans a veu en mis Whevrel 2019 ha my a scrifas adro dhe Woon Bren.  Po moy lel, my a dhescrifas dew lever settys war an (w)oon na. E veu fotos an levrow saw na veu gerva. Whegh cans a veu en mis Est 2019. My geth dhe’n treth gen esely yonk ow theylû - gen fotos moy bes heb rester eryow. Eth cans en mis Meurth an vledhen ma, a wrüg tochya flourys hag edhyn et ow lowarth – fotos arta ha, war an diwedh, “Deg ger rag hedhyw”. Pandr’a vedh nessa? I haven’t enough time to read my splendid new book, not yet. Instead, I have been re-reading several blogs. Why so? ...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Seyth   De Merher, tryja warn ügens mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 23rd September Hedhyw, tho dedh a dhew hanter. Nag o an mettin howlek ha tòbm. Loos o an ebòrn ha dû o an mor. Yeyn o an gwens hag e veu dhen hager gowas. Ha blewek o an mettin! Thera othom dhen a wil lies gweythres e’n chei. Mars eus cath dhe nebonan ma blew en pub le. Ma cath dhen, etho ma blew. Res veu dhen glanhe an radiadors. Leun ens a vlew. Res veu dhen riddya nebes kenis ha’ga gwiajow kenis, ken cregy croglednow glan. Nag o an dohajedh gwell veth, saw tho vy moy lôwen. An letherwas a dhros fardelik ragam. Lever, danvenys gans an âwthores. Mall ew genam y redya. Settys en Kernow ew ev. Today, it was a day of two halves. The morning wasn’t sunny and hot. The sky was grey and the sea was black. The wind was cold and we had a heavy shower. And the morning was boring! We needed to do lots of tasks in the house. If someone has a cat there is hair everywhere. We have a cat, so ther...