Hi! I'm trying to teach my son Cornish as he grows up, and learning myself as I go.

Can anyone help me with how would I say ""A" is for "Apple""? The closest I can work out is ""A" eus a "AVAL"". Also, if someone can help with how I explain that there's no "Q" in Kernewek that'd be ideal!

"It's just a flesh wound"

"Tis but a scratch"

"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy"

"What a strange person."

"Hello and how did you find yourself this morning? Well I just rolled back the sheets and there I was."

I'd like some of the taunts/insults from Monty Pythons Holy Grail translated too.

I'll ask Cornish Partnership as well.

"Your mother was a Hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"

"You cheesy lot of second hand electric donkey bottom biters"

"I unclog my nose in your general direction, son's of a window dresser!"

"Go and boil your bottoms sons of a silly person"

"I blow my nose at you"

"I fart in you general direction"

"I don't want to talk to you anymore you empty headed food trough wiper"

"I burst my pimples at you and call your door opening request a silly thing!"

"You tiny brained wipers of other peoples bottoms"

I also like Micheal Palins "What a strange person" remark

I'd like the poem Monday's child translated into Cornish.

Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace. Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go. Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on Sabbath day, Is bonny and blithe, good and gay.

(We could substitute the word gay for happy, as that is the original meaning of that word. Using Merry or lively would also work)

Other than asking the Cornish Language Partnership, can anyone translate the phrase:

"This place is quieter than a crypt full of mimes" into Cornish?

Can some help me translate the phrase “Bird’s Milk”, as in a metaphorical milk from a bird?

https://sordya.net/2024/11/29/operation-chough-kaskyrgh-palores/

Some of the Sordya crew have worked together to bring you audio, with transcription and translation, from Rodney Nute of his recollection of participating in the famous Operation Chough by the revived Stannary Parliament to cut down English Heritage signs in Kernow.

Nebes a vayni Sordya re gesoberas dhe dhri dhywgh oll son, gans treusskrifans ha treylyans Kernewek, a Rodney Nute a'y govyow a gemeres rann bosek y'n Kaskyrgh Palores a vri gans an Senedh Stenek dasserghys dhe dreghi dhe'n leur arwodhyow Ertach Pow Sows yn Kernow.

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The Cornish word "dha" is confusing for Welsh learners like me because it's pronounced like the word “dda" in Welsh which means “good" but "dha" doesn't mean good in Cornish, even thought I keep thinking it does. It instead means "your" (singular). Cognate with Welsh "dy".

I think there’s a word for this kind of thing, false friends is that it? A false friend between Welsh and Cornish.

https://sordya.net/2024/11/21/right-to-roam-at-roche-rock-gwir-dhe-wandra-orth-an-garrek/

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alexthornton shares a writeup of the recent Right to Roam trespass at Roche Rock protesting its micro-enclosure.

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alexthornton a gevren derivas a'n kammdremenas Right to Roam a-gynsow orth An Garrek ow protestya y gorrargeans.

I'm trying to learn Cornish, but I lose focus too quickly.

Drog yw genev

Memrise used to support Cornish, but now I can't find it in the drop-down menu.

Does anyone know of any other language apps that support/have Cornish?

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Anonymous takes us through the problem with the Pasty-Industrial Complex and the commodification of Cornish culture by capitalism.

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Dihanow a'gan led dres an kudyn gans an Kevreyth Pasti-Diwysyansek ha'n kenwerthheans a wonisogeth Kernow gans chatelydhieth.

I'm currently playing a Wizard in a Dnd campaign and thought the idea of translating the Spells I use into Cornish was interesting.

If there was a song you'd want to be translated into Cornish, which would choose and why?

https://www.bowgie.com/14-words-and-phrases-everyone-should-learn-from-cornish-people

Personally I like dreckly/ drekly, I take it to mean soon or later, so I'll be seeing ya dreckly.

I kind of want a Cornish translation of this song.

Already tried Cornish language office email no answer.

I know it will cost £25

Unless there are other options?

I kind of want to know how to say in Cornish:

Don't fuck with me

I'll kick your ass

hello, I hope it’s okay to ask this, I’m looking for a direct translation to something of the effect of “Matchday”

Apologies if this isn’t allowed :)

Pixies are generally connected to Cornwall more than any other place. Within Cornish English the spelling is often "piskey" or "piskie" rather than something sounding like "picksie." I'm not certain in which direction the metathesis occurred (consonant switching), in other words which pronunciation appeared first. My question is how was this spelled in Cornish? I have looked in my Cornish dictionaries (I have 3) and in several online dictionaries and none give the word for pixie. Wiktionary gives two possible etymologies for pixie. One is that it is from Swedish pysk meaning "fairy." It cites a 1903 English dialect dictionary. I find no evidence that pysk means fairy in Swedish. The words for fairy are fe and älva (cognate with elf). The other etymology may be more plausible. It cites an 1895 dictionary saying it came from "puck-sy." "Puck" of course is of Germanic origin. It should be noted that pysk in Cornish means "fish", but I see no connection there. My hypothesis is that it is a diminutive form of Cornish bocka (see below).

As an aside, I compiled the following terms. Feel free to add more if you have sources.

an dus vyghan (plural) — The Fairies; tus: people, byghan: little. Late Cornish: An dus vian.

bocka (pl. bockas, bockyas) or bucca in Cornish English — puck, bogeyman, gnome, goblin, scarecrow (farming). Compare Welsh bwca.

fay (pl. fayys) — fairy.

knoukyer (pl. knoukyers) — knocker: a dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking. Known historically in the United States mining industry as a "Tommyknocker."

korr (pl. korryon) — dwarf, midget.

korrik (pl. korrigown) — gnome. Diminutive of korr above.

kowr (pl. kewri) — giant. Feminine: kowres (pl. kowresow)

kravlost (pl. kravlostow) — knocker (see the knoukyer above). Etymology?

spyrys (pl. spyrysyon) or spriggen (pl., pronounced spridjen) in Cornish English — spirit, sprite, fairy

I've seen this used a few times, dedh/dydh is a masculine noun, and An jedh/jydh for The day. Why the mutation?

I was wondering what the Cornish equivalent to "ex libris" or "from the library of" for a bookplate or book stamp would be. I know this might not even be a thing, but thanks in advance anyway!

I'm looking for a podcast, audio book or something similar in Cornish. Something on Spotify would be ideal but if anyone could suggest anything on YouTube or another free service that would be great too!

I was wondering if there are any native speakers of Cornish today. I.e. people who were raised as children with the language so that it became a joint mother-tongue with English, at least linguistically speaking. I can't find an example of anyone online. I know there was a Cornish nursery set up a few years ago, though.

Another question, following on from this, is how good would someone's level of the language be if they were raised like this? I wonder who the person with the most knowledge of the Cornish language is today - would it be the leading academic on the language?

I feel sad that Cornish is often forgotten among Welsh and Irish, themselves much endangered to a degree. It would be amazing if the BBC did a documentary on the language and its speakers in modern day Cornwall.

I've been planning to change my name for a long time and have been leaning toward choosing the name Elowen. However, since I'm not Cornish, I'm worried that doing this could be culturally insensitive, so I wanted to seek feedback from people with Cornish heritage before deciding on the name.

Another concern I have is that I've always heard people pronounce this name as "EL-oh-wen", with emphasis on the "EL" (I live in the US). I recently learned this is not the traditional Cornish pronunciation, so I'm also wondering if it would be offensive to pronounce the name this way.

Although I love this name, I don't want to choose it if it would be disrespectful for me to do so, so I would truly appreciate any honest input anyone has on this.