SKEUL AN TAVAS
Supporting learners of the Cornish language
Ow scodhya dyscoryon a'n tavas Kernowek
New
On-line classes from September 2022
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LOVING LIVING CORNISH EXAMINATIONS
Updated specification for CEFR A1, A2, B1
GWELES
Independent Cornish language magazine about people, culture, heritage
Spring issue published 28 March 2022, Summer issue expected June 2022
Go to website gweles.com to subscribe
RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY GWELES
Anthony Hope: An Prysner in Castel Zenda (translated by Ian Jackson)
Go to website gweles.com to buy
RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY EVERTYPE
Matthi ab Dewi: Kepar ha Cyta Encledhys (translated by Nicholas Williams)
Kahlil Gibran: An Profet (translated by Ian Jackson)
Alan M. Kent: Devôcyon dhe Greryow (translated by Nicholas Williams)
Go to Literature page of this website
GERLYVER KESCOWS (Second Edition) is available on the Vocabulary page of this website
The CORONAVIRUS GLOSSARY is available on the Vocabulary page of this website
About Us
It is important to realize there are several other 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.
The weekly class using Skeul an Tavas 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, and the associated blog Te ha Tesednow. There is a quarterly magazine Gweles with a majority of its content in Cornish (KS and SWF 'with traditional graphs'). Glossaries appear on its website gweles.com where you can subscribe.
Are you a teacher or prospective teacher of the Skeul an Tavas course? 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 high-quality literature in Cornish, original or translated. We also welcome high-quality 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.
Events
A Loving Living Cornish Beginners class meets every Monday at 20:00 by Zoom. You can get the joining details by contacting Ian Jackson iacobianus@googlemail.com. The course is Common European Framework of Reference A1 (Breakthrough), the coursebook is Skeul an Tavas, Standard Cornish edition, available from Amazon UK. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website.
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A Loving Living Cornish Second Year class meets every Tuesday at 19:30 by Zoom. You can get the joining details by contacting Ian Jackson iacobianus@googlemail.com. The course is Common European Framework of Reference A1 to A2 (Preliminary), the coursebook is the draft Loving Living Cornish CEFR A2 provided as a pdf. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website.
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The first Loving Living Cornish class of the new academic year for complete beginners. Mondays, 19:30, by Zoom. You can get the joining details by contacting Ian Jackson iacobianus@googlemail.com. The course is Common European Framework of Reference A1 (Breakthrough), the coursebook is Skeul an Tavas, Standard Cornish edition, available from Amazon UK. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website.
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The first Loving Living Cornish class of the new academic year for those progressing to Common European Framework of Reference A2 (Preliminary). Tuesdays, 19:30, by Zoom. The coursebook is Loving Living Cornish CEFR A2, to be published August 2022. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website.
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The first Loving Living Cornish class of the new academic year for those who are no longer beginners but who would like more practice before moving past the introductory stage. Wednesdays, 19:30, by Zoom. The course is Common European Framework of Reference A1 (Breakthrough), the coursebook is Skeul an Tavas, Standard Cornish edition, available from Amazon UK. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website.
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Literature
LEARNING WITH LITERATURE / DESKY DRE LIEN
Reading well-written Cornish is one of the best ways to improve your own grasp of the language. You can read Cornish literature for free on this site. Choose an item marked ON-LINE HERE.
A list of books and other literature currently available
Read MoreLIKE A BURIED CITY: Go to Kepar ha Cyta Encledhys below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreTHE PROPHET: Go to An Profet below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreTHE CULT OF RELICS: Go to Devôcyon dhe Greryow below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreTHE PRISONER OF ZENDA: Go to An Prysner in Castel Zenda below (items are in alphabetical order)
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 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 MoreCourses
Go to Events page of this website
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material for each lesson so far
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material for each lesson so far
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Newlyn Class, all the worksheets for the on-line lessons, March - June 2021 (with cumulative vocabulary)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Newlyn Class, individual worksheets for the on-line lessons, March - June 2021
Read MoreComprehensive self-study course and Support Group materials
Read MoreOn-line materials in revived Cornish based on later historical sources
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Free taster course, spelled in Kernowek Standard, with parallel version spelled in the Standard Written Form
Read MoreSkeul an Tavas Book 1 Breakthrough CEFR A1
Read MoreLearning Breton?
The new Breton translation of The Hobbit makes an excellent reader for use with a suitable grammar and dictionary and with the Cornish or English edition beside you as a 'crib'. Go to Literature and click on An Hobys.
Publication postponed to Summer 2021 while classes are not meeting because of Covid-19
Read MoreDrills
Playlets
ALL ON-LINE HERE
For students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
NEW / NOWYTH
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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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Read MoreWorksheets
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 3 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 3
Read MoreWorksheet 4 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MoreWorksheet 5 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MoreWorksheet 7 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 8
Read MoreWorksheet 8 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 9
Read MoreVocabulary
ON-LINE HERE: Full text, completely revised from first edition, 5000 words and phrases for conversation + grammar words + 'outbursts' + place-names, easily browsed, easily searched
Read MoreREGULARLY UPDATED / NOWEDHYS YN RÊWLYS
For the Coronavirus Glossary, click on Gerva an Cùrunvîrùs
Go to Gerlyver Kescows 2nd Edition. If not there, you can ask. Go to Contact Us.
Read MoreCraig Weatherhill's carefully researched handbook
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Short phrases worth learning for fluent everyday conversation
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Origin of each Cornish name
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: KS spellings for all the words in this popular picture book (Standard Written Form spellings too)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Minimum working vocabulary for those wishing to learn just a little Cornish, or a first step for those aspiring to greater things
Read MoreDictionary specially designed for students of revived traditional Cornish
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Full text (on-line version)
Read MoreGrammar
Academic
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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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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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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Miscellany
NEW / NOWYTH: Information about launch of new quarterly magazine
Read MorePlease read before sending us any communication.
Read MorePlease read before submitting to us any literary work or audio item.
Read MorePlease read before submitting any advertisement to us.
Read MoreA short English-language grammar of Breton
Read MoreObservations on contemporary revived Cornish by former Grand Bard Rod Lyon
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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