A Year of Late Cornish

  2024 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek   De Lün, degves warn ügens mis Gwedngala   Monday, 16 th September   ü Hedhyw my a venja mires orth nebes gorthenebow. De Gwener my a viras orth "sedh". An gorthenep "sedh" ew "sav". Nag ew tavosow pup pres warlergh lojyk. Otta berdh ha bardhesow a sedh en Gorsedh Kernow. Towlys ew hedna. Pandr'ew towl rag gorsav - meur a d ü s a sav? Gwell via ganjans bos sedhys en tren. Sedhva ew rag sedha ha mires orth gwary. Ew hedna puppres gwir? Nag ew. Terweythyow ma bush br â s a d üs a sav en esedhva. Henn ew lojyk en Sowsnek saw nag ew en Kern ô wek. Ew "savla" gortheneb "esedhva" - telher rag sevel ha telher rag sedha. Ma lies styr dhe "savla" - saw pandra po piw eus ow sevel? Today I'd like to look at some opposites. On Friday I looked at "sit" (or sink). The opposite of "sit" is "stand" (or rise). Languages are not always logical. Here are bar...

  2024 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Terdhek De Sül, nawes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Sunday, 29 th September   An jedh ma ew dhe les. Thewa gool Mehal. En termyn eus passyes hebma o dedh qwarter ha dallath (aral) kidnyadh. Piw o an Mehal ma? A wr ü g ev gwil neppeth specyal an jedh ma? Arthel o va, hag ev a dowlas L ûcyfer drog mes a Nev. L ûcyfer a godhas en dreysen. An el codhys a volethas an bagas drenek ha'n mor d û . Rag hedna, cuntel mor w ò ja gool Mehal nag ew tybyans da - anjei a vedh trenk. En gwelha pres, my a wrüg cuntel mor solabres ha gwil jamm rag an gwav. This day is interesting. It is Michaelmas, the feast of St Michael. In a time that is past this was a quarter day and (another) start of autumn. Who was this Michael? Did he do something special on this day? He was an archangel, and he cast naughty Lucifer out of Heaven. Lucifer fell into a blackberry bush. The fallen angel cursed the prickly bush and the blackberries. Therefore, picking blackberries after Mic...

  2024 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek   De Sadorn, ethves warn ü gens mis Gwedngala   Saturday, 28 th September   Deg lavar rag hedhyw Ten sayings for today maw (m) boy whegh bloodh coth six years old leun a nerth full of energy mab wydn ow mergh my daughter's grandson mab ow mergh wydn my granddaughter's son crampeth rag li pancakes for breakfast ow tebry oll an jorna eating all day fittya oll an boos warbarth preparing all the food together lies gwary ha payntya lots of games and painting skith marow dead tired  

  2024 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Üdnek De Gwener, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala   Friday, 27 th September   Ma kevys genam nebes geryow moy e'n teyl û "sedh" ha nebes fotos rag lymnansow. Ma lies person ow sedha ettans. Ello whei kevredna an pictours gen an laveransow a-w ò les? I have found some more words in the "sedh" family and some photos for illustrations. There are many people sitting in them. Can you match the pictures with the sentences below? Ma e sedh va nowydh e'n sportva nowydh Clubb Pel Droos Cita Truru. There's a new grandstand in Truro City Football Club's new stadium. Ma dhebm peder e sedh va Kernowek war linen e’n seythen. I have four on-line Cornish language sessions/lessons a week.   Hanter dedh ew an kensa sedh va rag kidnyow e'n scol ma. Midday is the first sitting for dinner in this school.   An nessa e sedh va an Senedh a vedh seythves mis Hedra. The next sitting/session of Parliament will be 7 th October....