2025 Dedh Pemdhek warn Ugens De Meurth, pajwora mis Whevrel Tuesday, 4th February Whath Seythen Whedhla Kenedhlek ew hei. Etho otta whedhal dewdavosek nessa. An whedhal ew pur goth. Martesen an edhen yonk ew ehen a Gernow (meur a gig!). It is still National Storytelling Week. So here's the next bilingual story. The story is very old. Perhaps the young bird is the Cornish breed (lots of meat!). Edhnik-Ledhnik Chicken Licken All traditional stories start with En termyn eus passyes Once upon a time The characters in this story are called Edhnik-Ledhnik Chicken-Licken Yarik- Larik Henny-Penny Yar-Lar Gyny-Lyny Turkey-Lurkey Heyjik-Leyjik Ducky-Lucky Godhy-Lodhy Goosey-Loosey Lostek-Plostek Foxy- Loxy an metêrn the king En termyn eus passyes there was a little chick called Edhnik-Ledhnik...
2020 Dedh Trei Hans ha Whetek De Merher, üdnegves mis Dû Wednesday, 11 th November Leun ew an bes a sinys, môy sinys avel ûsadow. My ell gweles dew sin en keth termyn – arwòdh vorr hag astel sin maynor estât. Gwir ew – magor ew dhe werha. Dew vildir alebma ma advisments môy reb an eglos. Trûedh dra ew – nag eus ordenal veth en mis Dû. Ha ma advisments môy war an bord plüw. Rowlys a’n Pow: Gwrewgh cawas areth rag tüs erel; Gwrewgh difres an kerhydnedh natural; Gwrewgh enjoya an pow mes a-jei. The world is full of signs, more signs than usual. I can see two signs at the same time – a road sign and an estate agent’s signboard. It’s true – a ruin is for sale – but is it buyable? Two miles from here there are more notices by the church. It’s a sad thing – there are no services in November. And there are more notices on the parish board. The Countryside Code: Respect other people; Protect the natural environment; Enjoy the outdoors. Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for t...
2025 Dedh Dew Cans ha Naw De Lün, ethves warn ügens mis Gorefen Monday, 28th July Pandr'ew possybyl? Ellama scrifa daralla heb ûsya an verb "bos"? Na ellam. Bes martesen my alja scrifa daralla gen an verb "bos" en pub lavar. My a venja saya. An daralla a vedh pur sempel! Otta an kensa radn. En kensa thera nei ow metya gen an teylû. What is possible? Can I write a story without using the verb "to be"? No. But perhaps I could write a story with the verb "to be" in every sentence. I would like to try. The story will be very simple! Here's the first part. First we meet the family. BOS locative is colour coded red (including participle and secondary verbs). BOS descriptive is colour coded green. Where English has an active verb, Cornish often uses a passive construction with dhe to or gen with/by . Tristan ew maw. Tristan is a boy. Ma hôr, Rosa, dhe Tristan. Tristan has a sister, Ro...
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