A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Terdhek De Meurth, nessa mis Efen Tuesday, 2nd June Ma trei mis en gwenton a veteorologieth: mis Meurth, mis Ebrel ha mis Me. Degensete a veu an diwettha dedh a vis Me ha'n diwettha dedh a wenton. Ma trei mis en hav a veteorologieth: mis Efen, mis Gorefen ha mis Est. Etho, de a veu an kensa dedh a vis Efen ha'n kensa dedh a hav. Bes nag üjy an gewer ow convedhes an sêsons! E veu gewer drovadnüs en mis Me ken dalladh an hav. Lebmyn ma dhen an cowasow a veu gwaytyes genen en mis Ebrel.  There are three months in meteorological spring: March, April and May. The day before yesterday was the last day of May and the last day of spring.  There are three months in meteorological summer: June, July and August. So, yesterday was the first day of June and the first day of  summer. But the weather does not understand the seasons. There was tropical weather in May before the beginning of summer. Now we have the showers we expected in April.

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Dewdhek De Lün, kensa mis Efen Monday, 1st June  Whei alja desky lies poynt gramassek en udn radn cott a whedhel po daralla. Otta sompel andhien bian. You could learn many grammatical points in one short part of a story or tale. Here's a little, incomplete example.   “Ma odhom dhebm a olifans gwydn .” Lev ow hôr Rosa ew hedna. Nag o nei bes nowydh devedhys tre dhort scol.   “Gwra gofyn ort dha dhama wydn .” Lev agan dama ew hedna.    Ma hei ow cosôwes bes hanter orth Rosa. Hanter hy rach ew kemerys gen caletter aral . Fatel ell hei gwitha Arthòr, agan broder bian , dhort towla yos tettys ort an gath? Ma dhodho gallos marthys rag nebonan ew bes trei bloodh coth . This shows the use of bes meaning but, in the sense of only or just (sometimes in a negative sentence). Nag o nei bes nowydh devedhys tre ... We have only just come home… (lit. We aren’t but newly come home…) Ma hei ow cosôwes bes hanter ...