Supporting learners of the Cornish language
Yêth an Weryn usually held at Bridge near Redruth has gone on-line for the duration of the covid crisis, and now takes place via Zoom on the last Tuesday of every month. Photo with thanks to Chris Montgomery for making it available on Unsplash.
Comprehensive self-study course
Read MoreOn-line course 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 MoreThe 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 2021 while classes are not meeting because of Covid-19
Read MoreFor students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Click on Gwylcoos an lies sodhva
Playlet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 1
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Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 4
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 7
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 8
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 1 (Lessons 1-6)
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Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 2 (Lessons 1-12)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 2 (Lessons 1-12)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreFor students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Story for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MoreStory for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 7
Read MoreStory for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 15
Read MoreStory for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 18
Read MoreFor students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Worksheet 2 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 2
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 MoreWorksheet 9 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 10
Read MoreFor the Coronavirus Glossary, click on Gerva an Cùrunvîrùs
Consultation on updating Gerlyver Kescows
Read MoreScroll down to the drafts for Gerlyver Kescows 2nd Edition. If not found in the drafts, 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: Draft following consultation
Read MoreReading 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 MoreANIMAL FARM: Go to Amêthva an Bestas below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreAN HOBYS: Video of the opening of The Hobbit in Cornish, read by the translator, Nicholas Williams
Read MoreTHE NEW TESTAMENT: Go to An Testament Nowyth below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreLUTEY AND THE MERMAID: New illustrated version of the tale by Nigel Roberts
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Chapter 1 of THE CHRONICLES OF BARSETSHIRE, go to An Cronyclys a Bow Bara below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreJANE EYRE: Go to Jane Eyre below (items are in alphabetical order)
Read MoreWe are mourning the death of Craig Weatherhill. Why not remember him by reading his story The Lyonesse Stone? Set in Penwith. Translated into Cornish by Nicholas Williams. Go to Jowal Lethesow 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
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Read MoreA critical edition with translation by Graham Thomas and Nicholas Williams
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
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