What's New?

TRISTAN HAG ISOLT
A.S.D. Smith 'Caradar'
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
Marking 75 years since the death of the first great writer of Revived Cornish
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TRISTAN HAG ISOLT
as completed by
David Watkins 'Carer Brynyow'
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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KESCOWS NEBES MOY
Cornish for Everyday Life
Vocabulary supplementary to Gerlyver Kescows
On-line second edition currently as far as Section 18-J Animals: Fish etc
Each section now also downloadable in pdf format
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On this website you can now listen to more than
500 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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ANIMAL FARM
Famous satire by George Orwell
With full vocabulary support
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GOOD-BYE, MR CHIPS
Famous novella by James Hilton
With full vocabulary support
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JOWAN CHY AN HORDH
John of Chyannor
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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BÊWNANS KE
The Life of St Kea
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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BÊWNANS MERYASEK
The Life of St Meriadoc
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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CREACYON AN BËS
The Creation of the World
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
As far as line 100
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INFLECTED IMPERATIVES
Second person singular forms
Ready-reference guide
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AN RADYÔ
Radyô an Gernowegva has a new name
Produced by Matthi ab Dewi
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ALPHA VERSION OF COMPLETE CARA KERNOWEK 4
Now being road-tested in weekly class
Beta version expected April 2025
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ANNA KARENINA
Leo Tolstoy
First Chapters of the Classics
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CARA KERNOWEK 1
Taking complete beginners to
Common European Framework Level A1
The coursebook may also be downloaded in pdf format
With on-line model answers for the exercises so you can check your own work
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CARA KERNOWEK 2
For those progressing to
Common European Framework Level A2
The coursebook may also be downloaded in pdf format
With on-line model answers for the exercises so you can check your own work
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CARA KERNOWEK 3
For those progressing to
Common European Framework Level B1
The coursebook may also be downloaded in pdf format
With on-line model answers for the exercises so you can check your own work
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CARA KERNOWEK INDEX
Bilingual consolidated index to the first three coursebooks
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FIVE PRINCIPLES
for revived Cornish applying
Tota Cornicitas
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THE SIGNAL-MAN
Famous ghost story by Charles Dickens
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NESSUN DORMA
Meaning of the famous aria
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THE FOUR FEATHERS
A.E.W. Mason
First Chapters of the Classics
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CORNISH FAMILY TREE
Updated in the light of the most recent scholarship
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THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Beatrix Potter
First Chapters of the Classics
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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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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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There are now twenty one
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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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 over 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)
and a whole novella
Benatuw, Mêster Chyps
(James Hilton's Good-bye, Mr Chips)
and a whole satire
Amêthva an Bestas
(George Orwell's Animal Farm)
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