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Over 10,000 Cornish words and phrases Handy for laptop, tablet, smartphone
ON-LINE HERE: Gerlyver Kescows, 2nd edition, full text, completely revised, 5000 words and phrases for conversation + grammar words + 'outbursts' + place-names, easily browsed, easily searched
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ON-LINE HERE: Kescows Nebes Moy, 2nd edition, thousands more words supplementing Gerlyver Kescows, classified by topic, easily browsed, easily searched (work-in-progress)
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ON-LINE HERE: Minimum working vocabulary for those wishing to learn just a little Cornish, or a first step for those aspiring to greater things
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ON-LINE HERE: Short phrases worth learning for fluent everyday conversation
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Quick access from this page to all our latest additions
CARA KERNOWEK BOOK TWO
For those progressing to
Common European Framework Level A2
First twelve lessons
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WORD BUILDING
Appendix to Kescows Nebes Moy Second Edition
How to employ compounding and affixation
Compound words and prefixes; suffixes still to be added
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THE WISE MEN
Translated by Wella Rowe (Wella Kerew)
Material for on-line seminar
4 January 2024
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On this website you can now listen to
441 PODCAST ARTICLES
by Nicholas Williams
Each one accompanied by the full written text
Traditional Cornish, crystal-clear pronunciation
Professor Williams is one of the foremost teachers of the Cornish language
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ON-LINE CHRISTMAS EVENTS
21 December and 4 January
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CARA KERNOWEK 1
There has long been free on-line access to a conversational dictionary
Now you have free on-line access to a beginners coursebook as well
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Click or tap here for Dictionary
DESKY KERNOWEK SUPPORT GROUP
Catalogue of Cornish Sounds (updated)
Indirect Statement Constructions (updated)
Coordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Prepositions in lieu of Subordinating Conjunctions
Cornish 'Na'
Grammar for Asking Questions
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KESCOWS NEBES MOY
Cornish for Everyday Life
Supplementary to Gerlyver Kescows
On-line second edition now as far as Section 18-J Animals: Fish etc
More than 5,000 classified entries including
500 terms relating to Health
1,000 terms for Clothing and Food
300 terms for Sailing and Seafaring
800 terms relating to Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Names for all British birds
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Click or tap here for Contents list
INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
Entire vocabulary of Cara Kernowek 1 now available in IPA spellings
Plus reference guide summarizing effect of Prosodic Shift on pure vowels
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THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL
Arnold Bennett
First Chapters of the Classics
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TONGUE TWISTERS
Janice Lobb
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EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
now in more colloquial register
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THE PROPHET
Kahlil Gibran
First Chapters of the Classics
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TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES
Robert Louis Stevenson
First Chapters of the Classics
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THE CORAL ISLAND
R.M. Ballantyne
First Chapters of the Classics
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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
John Bunyan
Christian Sets Out on His Journey
(First Chapters of the Classics)
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MOONFLEET
John Meade Falkner
First Chapters of the Classics
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There are now nineteen
FIRST CHAPTERS OF THE CLASSICS
to read in Cornish on this website
All with comprehensive glossary supplementing on-line
GERLYVER KESCOWS
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THE PRINCIPLES OF NEWSPEAK
from the Appendix to
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
George Orwell
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THE SIGNALMAN
Short story by Charles Dickens
First instalment of Cornish translation
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PASSYON AGAN ARLÙTH
In Standard Cornish spelling
Loyal to the poetics of the original
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ORIGO MUNDI
In Standard Cornish spelling
Now re-edited as far as line 100
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PASSIO CHRISTI
In Standard Cornish spelling
First 1850 lines
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Find direct links on this website
to every weekly Cornish language radio show
produced by
Matthi ab Dewi
in the past 12 months
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Altogether there are 50 different works of literature
to read in Cornish on-line on this website
including a whole novel
An Nawnjek Stap warn Ugans
(John Buchan's The Thirty-nine Steps)
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About Us
High quality open access material
Contact Us
Our website is dedicated to supporting those who are learning the Cornish language (Kernowek) in LOVINGLIVINGCORNISH classes and/or using the self-study book DESKY KERNOWEK, or who just want easy access to Cornish writing, audio, and vocabulary resources.
It is important to realize there are several approaches to revived Cornish, drawing on the historical sources to strike different balances in matters of grammar and vocabulary. There are alternative spelling systems too, most publicly the Standard Written Form (SWF) favoured by Cornwall Council. Debating the merits of such differences is outside the scope of this site. Cornish that is written in KS tends to follow the principle of tota Cornicitas, which means it reflects all the evidence found in the historical tradition.
The weekly lovinglivingcornish class in Newlyn (Lulyn) has its own website kernoweklulyn.com carrying further compatible material. There is also moderncornish.net, the website of Cussel an Tavas Kernôwek who specialize in applying the later historical sources. There is a lively magazine Gweles with a majority of its content in Cornish (KS and SWF with traditional graphs). Additional material appears on its website gweles.com where you can subscribe.
Are you a prospective teacher of a class in traditional Cornish? We offer a full Scheme of Work, as well as classroom kit and logistical support. Don't hesitate to get in touch. And whether teacher or student, you can always contact us with questions about traditional Cornish grammar or vocabulary, or with queries about idiom or style.
We are not a commercial website. We are however eager to carry well-written literature in Cornish, original or translated. We also welcome interesting podcasts in Cornish. We accept advertising for publications in KS, and for events suitable for learners where Cornish is spoken. Click on Miscellany for our literary / audio and advertising policies. We are not responsible for the content of any website that may be linked to this site.
Courses
For the classroom and for self-study
ON-LINE HERE: Cara Kernowek Book One is the first in a series of coursebooks specially commissioned for learners of the traditional Cornish language
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ON-LINE HERE: Cara Kernowek Book Two is the second in a series of coursebooks specially commissioned for learners of the traditional Cornish language
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ON-LINE HERE: Quick Cornish, free taster course
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ON-LINE HERE: Consultation draft of Cara Kernowek Book 2 (available until finalized text has been completely uploaded)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Tentative draft of first 11 Lessons of new CEFR B1 coursebook (currently being road-tested)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material
Read MoreMaterials produced in the support group for Desky Kernowek, the comprehensive self-study grammar book by Nicholas Williams
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Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material
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loving cornish by listening
Literature
loving cornish by reading
Items are in alphabetical order of Cornish title. Alternatively, for items recently added for reading on-line, you can click or tap ON-LINE HERE: MOST RECENTLY ADDED and follow the links.
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Click or tap and follow the links for open access on-line literature recently added to this website
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Catalogue of famous First Chapters available to read in Cornish on this website with full vocabulary support
Read MoreLink to a comprehensive list of published material available in Kernowek Standard (KS)
Read MoreJules Verne's Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (Around the World in Eighty Days), abridged for young readers
Read MoreON-LINE: George Orwell's Animal Farm, with Cornish-English glossary (instalments from January 2021)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Chapter 1 of Animal Farm by George Orwell, with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreThe Holy Bible (Old Testament, New Testament)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Hans Christian Andersen's Prinsessen paa Ærten (The Princess and the Pea), with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Rudyard Kipling's The Crab that Played with the Sea (a 'Just So' story), with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreEvents
Events advertised here take a 'whole Corpus' approach: tota Cornicitas For other events see the calendar at www.speakcornish.com
Rag gôlya an sêson lowen ny a vydn metya warbarth rag redya devydnow in Kernowek a'n tâla Carol Nadelyk gans Charles Dickens. 'Contact Us' mara carsowgh jùnya dhe'n wharvedhyans-ma.
Rag merkya Degol Stûl a vëdh in nes, ny a vydn examnya Secùnd Chaptra Awayl Mathew i'n trailyans coth gans Wella Rowe ha'y gomparya orth an trailyans arnowyth gans Nicholas Williams, yw growndys warnodho. 'Contact Us' mara carsowgh jùnya dhe'n semynâr-ma.
This class is currently for those progressing to Common European Framework of Reference B1 (Lower Intermediate). Thursdays, 19:30, by Zoom. The coursebook is Cara Kernowek Book Three, with lessons available in pdf format while we road-test it. Our vocabulary resource is Gerlyver Kescows (free access on-line). The course is planned to go as far as CEFR B2 (Upper Intermediate), subject to demand.
Grammar
And on the Courses page you'll find the Cara Kernowek coursebooks and the Desky Kernowek Support Group
ON-LINE HERE: A practical guide to pronouncing Cornish
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ON-LINE HERE: Cornish words spelled in the International Phonetic Alphabet
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Handy reference chart of the inflected verb forms in Cara Kernowek 1
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Basic verb patterns with bos, gwil, mydnas, gallos, godhvos
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Famous prose passage written 40 years ago, and how it might look if written today
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Ready-reference guide
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Playlets
Playlet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 1
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Read MorePuzzles
Simple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 1 (Lessons 1-6)
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Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 1 (Lessons 1-6)
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Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 1 (Lessons 1-6)
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Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 2 (Lessons 1-12)
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Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 2 (Lessons 1-12)
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Read MoreStories
ALL ON-LINE HERE
For students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Story for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
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ALL ON-LINE HERE
For students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Weekly lesson sheets to accompany on-line meetings of the Newlyn class
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Read MoreWorksheet 4 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
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Read MoreWorksheet 8 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 9
Read MoreExams
ON-LINE HERE: lovinglivingcornish examinations in revived traditional Cornish
Read MoreThe next lovinglivingcornish examinations are expected to be held in June 2024
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Written examination paper, oral examination paper, mark scheme, June 2023
Read MoreAcademic
A critical edition with translation by Graham Thomas and Nicholas Williams (2007)
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Philip Payton's revised and updated history of Cornwall (2017)
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ON-LINE HERE: Paper by Prof Nicholas Williams (2022)
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A new edition of Henry Jenner's original monograph from 1904, underpinning all subsequent work to revive the Cornish language (2010)
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ON-LINE HERE: Paper by Rod Lyon (2007)
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A critical edition with translation by David Frost (2023)
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Two important historical texts, re-edited and translated, together with bilingual review (2020)
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Overview of historical Cornish, and of the early years of revived Cornish, by P. Berresford Ellis (1974)
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Read MoreA short English-language grammar of Breton
Read MoreObservations on contemporary revived Cornish by former Grand Bard Rod Lyon
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Cornish tongue twisters by Janice Lobb
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Diagram showing how Cornish is descended from the ancestor language, Proto-Indo European, spoken in Eastern Europe 5000 years ago
Read MoreThe ground-breaking examination of revived Cornish, first written by Nicholas Williams in 1995 (3rd edition 2006), leading eventually to Kernowek Standard (KS)
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