A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Pemdhek ha Dogens De Meurth, pajwora warn ügens Mis Whevrel Tuesday, 24th February Hedhyw, my a gerdhas dhe'n vedhegva e'n drev. Res veu clojiores kemeres nebes samplys gooj. Wòja hedna thera termyn lowr rag kerdh yagh moy war an treth. Nag ew an treth pur vesy en mis Whevrel. Ma moy edhyn es persons. Trig ew, rag hedna tho an treth pur vrâs. Ma treth saw nag eus castilly treth en gwav. Gwenjek ew hei ha garow ha teg ew an mor. Leun a nerth!  Nag eus bes üdn person e'n dowr.  E'n gwelha pres, e veu kyttrin rag an viaj tre. Fatel ellama omglowas mar yagh bes mar skith e'n kettermyn?   Today, I walked to the doctors' clinic in the village. A nurse had to take some blood samples. After that there was enough time for another healthy walk on the beach. The beach is not very busy in February. There are more birds than people. It's low tide, therefore the beach is very big. There is sand but there are no sandcastles in winter. It is windy and the sea is...

2026 Dedh Peswardhek ha Dogens De Lün, tryja warn ügens mis Whevrel Monday, 23rd February A wrüga whei mires orth an Gwariow Olympyk Gwav? Diwedhys ens e'n eur-ma. Na vedh an menedhyow-na bos gweles genen na velha war agan scrînys. E veu Ceremony Degea leun a liw. A wrüga whei y weles? An Flamm Olympyk a veu divüdhys . Eus sport meurgerys dhewgh? Ero whei gwil sport gwav, skittra martesen? Hedhyw e'n jedh ma sportys nowydh. Meur a dermyn ew tremenys e'n ayr (awarra dhe wòles ha keyn war rag)! Did you watch the Winter Olympic Games? They are finished now. Those mountains will no longer be seen by us on our screens. There was a colourful Closing Ceremony. Did you see it? The Olympic Flame was extinguished. Do you have a much-loved sport? Do you do a winter sport, skating perhaps? Nowadays there are new sports. A lot of time is spent in the air (upside-down and back-to-front)!

  2026 Dedh Terdhek ha Dewgens De Sül, nessa warn ügens mis Whevrel Sunday, 22nd February Ma sawarn wheg et ow esedhva. Wòja an enawel vrâs my a drohas nebes sethednow dhort an wedhen vian codhys ha gòrra anjei en lester a dhowr. Lebmyn ma flourys gwydn wheg. Ma flourys war remenat a'n wedhen war an dor, barrednow bian emesk bambou, ewedh. Ma'n howl ow spladna ha ma edhyn ow cana.  Ma rüdhek e'n topp an perbren.  Jorna teg ew. There is a sweet smell in my sitting-room. After the big storm I cut some twigs from the little fallen tree and put them in a container of water. Now there are sweet white flowers. There are flowers on the remainder of the tree on the ground, little branches among bamboo, too. The sun is shining and birds are singing. There's a robin in the top of the pear tree.  It's a lovely day.  

  2026 Dedh Dewdhek ha Dewgens De Sadorn, kensa warn ügens mis Whevrel Saturday, 21st February An lether-ma a veu dyllys e'n paper nowodhow "An Times". An kesscrifer a scrifas "ma olow remenat a'n tavas"! Ew hebma onan anodhans. Da ew genam an praga rag morvleydh porhbügel, saw nag eus othom dhe nei a ûsya an hanow "morvleydh" rag porhbügel. Ma porhbügoledh ow cuntel an brilly pecar'a bügoledh ow cuntel aga deves. Bügoledh an porth ens. Bettegens, na vedn bügel ow lenky y dheves! Ha na dal pescadoryon cachya porhbügel veth, drefen bos peryllys - moy avel agan tavas.  This letter was published in "The Times" newspaper. The correspondent wrote "there are remnant traces of the language"! Is this one of them? I like the explanation for porbeagle shark, but we do not need to use the name "shark" for a porbeagle. Porbeagles gather the mackerel like shepherds gathering their sheep. They are shepherds of the harbour. Howev...

  2026 Dedh Üdnek ha Dewgens De Gwener, ügensves mis Whevrel Friday, 20th February Na ellama perdery adro dhe scrifa e'n eur-ma! Ma dhebm galar tydn et ow garr. Res ew dhebm whilas medhakneth.  I can't think about writing at the moment! I have a sharp pain in my leg. I must look for medicine.

2026 Dedh Hanter Cans De Yow, nawnjegves mis Whevrel Thursday, 19th February Lôwen o vy hedhyw. Gellys, rag teken, ew an glaw. Gwenjek ew hei bes devedhys ew an howl. Ma'n edhyn ow cana ha ma nebes flourys ow pleujowa.  Ma brially melyn emesk an kewny.  Melyn ew an colwedh gen losyow on.  Ma'n camellia ow strolya an dor gen lies petal  gwydnrüdh .  Ma stroyl dhort an enwedhen ewedh - buddys dû war sethednow sqwachys gen an enawel.  I am happy today. Gone, for a moment, is the rain. It is windy but the sun has arrived. The birds are singing and some flowers are blossoming. There are yellow primroses among the mosses. The hazel trees are yellow with catkins. The camellia is littering the ground with many pink petals. There's litter from the ashtree too - black buds on twigs broken by the storm.

2026 Dedh Dogens ha Naw De Merher, etegves mis Whevrel Wednesday, 18th February Ero whei ow trouvya mònyow Kernow dhe les? Ew da genowgh an edhyn? Martesen, thero whei ow kerdhes e'n còsow po war an gònyow, ow mires orth an gwedh ha losow erel. En termyn eus passyes mònyow ha gwedh a ros henwyn dhe dhowrow.  Prei gwydn ew gwydn, gossen ew rüdh. Ma gwern ow tevy reb dowrow. Ottòbma nebes samplys: Do you find the minerals of Cornwall interesting? Do you like the birds? Perhaps, you walk in the woods or on the downs, looking at the trees and other plants. Once upon a time minerals and trees gave names to rivers.  China-clay is white, iron oxide is red. Alder trees grow by rivers. Here are some examples: INNY ( En y c1160, 1328)                  Dowr Eny             “ash trees river” FOWEY ( Faw y 1241-1339)      ...

2026 Dedh Dogens hag Eth De Meurth, seytegves mis Whevrel Tuesday, 17th February Ew da genowgh crampeth? De Meurth Enes ew hedhyw. Thew üdn jedh rag debry lies crampethen! Rag fra? Rag cryjygyon, avorow ew an kensa dedh Corawys, termyn rag penans. Na vedn anjei debry boos rych terebo bos Du Pask. Do you like pancakes? It's Shrove Tuesday today. It's one day for eating a lot of pancakes! Why? For believers, tomorrow is the first day of Lent, a time for fasting. They will not eat rich food until it's Easter Day. Bes otta whedhel coth meurgerys adro dhe crampethen vrâs. But here's a popular old story about a big pancake. An Gramp e then The Pancake   En termyn eus passyes   an old woman had seven children.   She made a big pancake.   The children said,   " Da ew genen an grampeth e n vr â s na .”   We like that big pancake.   The pancake heard the children.   She said,   “ Na wra an flehes ow debry .”   The children will not eat me. ...