2025 Day 236
2025 Dedh Dew Cans Whetek warn Ügens
Sunday, 24th August
Story part 2
Daralla radn dew
Locative is colour coded red (including participle and secondary verbs). Descriptive is colour coded green.
Where English has an active verb, Cornish often uses a passive construction with dhe to or gen with/by.
Mabm Wydn ew benyn pur goth. Granny is a very old woman.
Ma soler en chei Mabm Wydn. There is an attic in Granny’s house.
E’n soler ma cofer leun a daclow coth. In the attic there is a chest full of old things.
Ma Mabm Wydn ow rei dew olifans gwydn dhe Rosa. Granny is giving two white elephants to Rosa.
An olifanjes ew rag fer an scol. The elephants are for the school fair.
Eus othom dhe Kettern a neppeth rag an fer? Does Katie need something for the fair? (Is there need to Katie of …?)
Ma othom dhedhy a nebes dilhas coth. She needs some old clothes. (There is need to her of …)
Ma Mabm Wydn ow trouvya mantel dhû ha hatt hir dû rag Kettern. Granny finds (is finding) a black cloak and a black top hat for Kettern.
Lôwen ew an dhiw vowes. The two girls are happy.
Ma cath dû ow lebmel mes a’n cofer. A black cat jumps (is jumping) out of the chest.
Ma va ow pònya mes a wel. It runs (is running) out of sight.
Ma Mabm Wydn ow wherthin. Granny laughs (is laughing).
Thewa gorgath coth. It is an old tomcat.
Mehal Marthys henwys ew ev. He’s called Marvellous Mickey.
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