A Year of Late Cornish

  2025 Dedh Onan warn Ügens De Meurth, kensa warn ügens mis Genver Tuesday, 21st January   Nag eram ow clappya Godhalek. Na w ö rama y glappya. Nag ew aswonys genam an tavas na. Kemyskys o vy. My a redyas lavar coth dhort Wordhen: “ Tir gan teanga, tir gan anam.” My a brederas “My wor an ger ‘ti r’ . Hemm ew ‘ land ’ en Sowsnek. Thew an keth ger en Kern ô wek ha Kembrek. Ha my a w ö r an ger ‘gan’ - thewa pecar’a ‘gen’ po ‘gans’ en Kern ô wek ha Kembrek. Hebma a dal styrya ‘ with ’ en Sowsnek. Ha, martesen, ‘teanga’ ew pecar’a ‘tavas’ en Kern ô wek. Hemm ew ‘ tongue ’ po ‘ language ’ en Sowsnek. Ha ‘anam’ ew pecar’a ‘ena’ en Kern ô wek , ‘ soul ’ en Sowsnek . Etho , my a brederas, “Tir gan teanga, tir gan anam. ” a dal styrya " A land with a language, a land with a soul." Pur wir ew hebma rag Kernow.” Bes my a veu myskemerys. My a redyas an treylyans en Sowsnek: "A land without a language, a land without a soul." Thew hedna gwir rag Kernow ewedh....

  2025 Dedh Ügens De L ü n, ü gensves mis Genver Monday, 20th January Da ew genam kerdhes ha mires a-dro. Ma ayr er lowr ò bma. My ell gweles deves war an gorwel. Nag eus enas whath e'n gwel. My a gerdhas gen ow dew gei bys dhe'n eglos ha'n box letherow e'n vos. E veu othom dhebm a dhanvon cart pednbloodh dhe'm noyth. My a veu re dhiwedhes rag an cuntelyans hedhyw. Ma c ü lyek gwens war an bargen tir reb an eglos - saw nag ew c ü lyek! Davas ew. I like walking and looking around. There's plenty of fresh air here. I can see sheep on the horizon. There are no lambs yet in the field. I walked with my two dogs up to the church and the letterbox in the wall. I needed to send a birthday card to my niece. I was too late for today's collection. There's a weather cock on the farm by the church - but it's not a cock! It's a sheep. Nebes geryow Some words cart pednbloodh (m) birthday card c ü lyek gwens (m) weather cock/vane deves pl. sheep < davas (f) e...

  2025 Dedh Nawnjek  De S ü l, nawnjegves mis Genver Sunday, 19th January En mis Meurth, e vedh project nowydh en Pow an Sowson. "REVIVE" henwys ew ev. An tavas Kern ô wek a vedh dasvewys arta, selwys gen an Saxons! Project seyth-nacyon meur ew, ledyes gen  Û niversita Ruskin Anglia. Anjei a vedn gwitha hag avonsya an tavas Kern ô wek - keffres ha ertach g ò nisegethek ledanha Kernow. Eus clowys ganjans a Instit û t St ü dhyansow Kernow po Keffresyans Cowethasow Kernow Coth? Anjei a wra j u nya warbarth teknologiethow rag omdr ò ckyans gen derivas darallys kevrednek. Da via genam hedna. Ma dhodhans trei milyon euro. Da via genam hedna ewedh! Piw a vedn furnya an content Kern ô wek? In March, there will be a new project in England. It is called "REVIVE". The Cornish language will be revived again, saved by the Saxons! It is a major seven-nation project,  led by Anglia Ruskin University. They want to preserve and promote the Cornish language - as well as Cornwall'...

  2025 Dedh Etek De Sadorn, etegves mis Genver Saturday, 18th January Ma dhebm nebes dedhyow da ha nebes dedhyow drog. Nag ew hebma dedh da! Ow jynn-g ò lhy a  dheveras e'n gegin. Thera liwyow a dhowr war an leur. Res veu dhebm aga sehy gen sc ü bell. Ha w ò ja bos g ò lhys whath ew garren ow lavrek d û  nebes caglys gen prei. Ha ma toll bian ettans ewedh - na wr ü ga vy y verkya kens lebmyn. A dal vy aga degy arta po towla anjei dhe ves? Gwres ens a lin fin. My alja aga owna gen najedh ha neujen, saw na vern dhebm!   I have some good days and some bad days. This is not a good day! My washing machine leaked in the kitchen. There were floods of water on the floor. I had to dry them up with a mop. And after being washed a leg of my black trousers was still spattered with mud. And there's a small hole in them too - I didn't see it before now. Should I wear them again or throw them away? They are made of fine linen. I could mend them with needle and thread, but I'm ...