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.

Post Nowydh! New Post!

dyadphaos writes on the danger of saviours and the lionisation of the revolution.

dyadphaos a skrif war an peryl a selwysi ha'n lewheans a'n domhwelans. (edited)

https://chng.it/nsR4TQBTyr

Dydh da! I'm learning Kernewek, but I'm having trouble finding a consistent pronunciation guide. What's the most used one in the community?

‘An Rin Kernewek ha Hwedhlow Erel’ by Agatha Christie

Translated by Roger Henley

Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek are pleased to announce the publication of a new translation of six short stories by the famous crime novelist, Agatha Christie.

The six short stories all share a connection to Cornwall, though a little tenuous in some of the stories. The stories include: An Rin Kernewek (The Cornish Mystery); An Gowethes (The Companion); An Hond a Ankow (The Hound of Death); An Kons Gosek (The Blood-Stained Pavement); Kas an Venyn Rych (The Case of the Rich Woman); Yngotys a Owr (Ingots of Gold).

These are the first translations of Agatha Christie’s stories into Kernewek, the Cornish language.

“We are so proud of publishing these stories for the first time in Kernewek,” said Lianne Wilson, chair of the publishing branch of Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek. “It’s no secret that areas of Devon and Cornwall are important in Agatha Christie’s writing, and finally the time has come for some of her work to be available in Kernewek.”

Originally from Torquay in Devon, Agatha Christie is considered the queen of crime writing, having written 75 books throughout her lifetime. Cornwall has been the inspiration for many locales and events in many of her works, including the title story of this collection ‘An Rin Kernewek’ (The Cornish Mystery).

Originally published in 1923, ‘The Cornish Mystery’ is one of the earliest cases for the famous, fictional detective from Belgium, Hercule Poirot. In this story, Monsieur Poirot is asked to investigate a case of poisoning in a small Cornish town named Polgarwith.

Roger Henley is a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh and language teacher with KDL. His short stories and biographies have won many awards in the Gorsedh competitions in previous years.

It is hoped that the stories will prove interesting to students as well as crime fiction fanatics, but it’s certain that they will appeal to all types of Cornish language readers. The translation is written in the Standard Written Form and is suitable for third grade students and above.

‘An Rin Kernewek’ is available from the Kowethas an Yeth Kernowek website and at Kowsva in Heartlands.

Publication Details:

Title: An Rin Kernewek ha Hwedhlow Erel

Author: Agatha Christie

Translator: Roger Henley

Publisher: Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek

Price: £9.99

ISBN: 1-899342-87-7

Available here: https://cornish-language.org/product/an-rin-kernewek/

‘An Rin Kernewek ha Hwedhlow Erel’ gans Agatha Christie

Treylyes gans Roger Henley

Yma Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek lowen a warnya dyllans treylyans nowyth a hwegh drolla berr gans awtoures lien galweyth a vri, Agatha Christie.

An hwegh hwedhel berr oll ma a rann mell dhe Gernow, kynth yw an mell na nebes tanow yn unn po dew hwedhel. An drollow a gomprehend: An Rin Kernewek (The Cornish Mystery); An Gowethes (The Companion); An Hond a Ankow (The Hound of Death); An Kons Gosek (The Blood-Stained Pavement); Kas an Venyn Rych (The Case of the Rich Woman); Yngotys a Owr (Ingots of Gold).

Yth yns i an kynsa treylyans a hwedhlow Agatha Christie yn Kernewek ha’n pympes ha tri ugens yeth may feu hy hwedhlow treylyes ynni.

“Ass on ni prout a dhyllo an hwedhlow ma rag an kensa tro yn Kernewek,” yn-medh Lianne Wilson, chayr panel dyllo Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek. “Nyns yw kevrin bos arenebedhow Kernow ha Dewnens posek yn skrifa Agatha Christie, ha wortiwedh an termyn re dheuth rag nebes a’s drollow dhe vos kevadow yn Kernewek.”

Yn terowel a-dhyworth Torquay yn Dewnens, yth yw Agatha Christie styryes avel myghternes lien galweyth wosa hi dhe skrifa 75 lyver dres hy bewnans. Kernow a brovias awen rag lies tyller ha hwarvos yn meur a’y drollow, ow komprehendya drolla titel an kuntel ma ‘An Rin Kernewek’.

Dyllys yn terowel yn 1923, ‘An Rin Kernewek’ yw onan a dhrollow a-varr an helerghyas belgek fugiethel a vri, Hercule Poirot. Y’n hwedhel ma, Monsieur Poirot yw govynnys dhe hwithra kas a bosnans y’n drev vian fug a Bolgarwith yn Kernow.

Roger Henley yw Bardh a Orsedh Kernow ha dyskador a’n yeth gans KDL. Y hwedhlow berr ha’y vewskrifow re waynyas lies pewas y’n kesstrifow an Orsedh y’n bledhynnyow usi passyes.

Gwaytys yw an drollow dhe brevi dhe les dhe studhyoryon keffrys ha’n re a gar novelys galweyth, mes yn sur i a elow dhe bub eghen an redyer Kernewek. Skrifys yw an treylyans ma y’n Furv Skrifys Savonek hag yth yw gwiw rag studhyoryon tressa gradh po moy.

Kevadow yw ‘An Rin Kernewek’ a-dhyworth gwiasva Kowethas an Yeth Kernowek hag yn Kowsva dhe Gresdir.

Kedhlow an Dyllans:

Titel: An Rin Kernewek ha Hwedhlow Erel

Awtoures: Agatha Christie

Treylyer: Roger Henley

Dyller: Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek

Pris: £9.99

ISBN: 1-899342-87-7

Kevadow omma: https://cornish-language.org/product/an-rin-kernewek/

Niwlen Ster writes about how women who survive sexism are well-placed to be the bolshy Kernow(ek) needs.

Niwlen Ster a skrif war fatel usi’n benenes a dreusvew benyngas yn le splann dhe vos an treus yw res rag Kernow(ek).

Dydh da all. I'm looking for some advice on Cornish courses.

1. I've just finished the Say Something in Kernewek lessons (which were great) and I'd like to keep learning Cornish in SWF. Has anyone completed any other online courses (or books with audio alongside) and have some advice or a particular course they'd recommend for a slightly more advanced dive into the language? Anyone made their way through the Kesva courses for example?

2. I'd also like to buy "The Hobbit" translated into Cornish for the novelty (or any other classics if anyone knows of any). I see it's in another orthography, is it easy enough to figure it out nonetheless?

Many more questions but that would help immensely for now ;) cheers!

An anonymous Cornish antifascist writes a radical response to John Woodcock's recent report to the government that references the beautiful Cornwall Resists black bloc seen in Newquay last year.

Gorthfaskor kernewek dihanow a skrif gorthyp gwreydhyel orth derivas John Woodcock a-gynsow dhe'n governans hag a venek blok du bryntin Kernow a Worthsev gwelys yn Tewynblustri warlena.

I recently learned that the verb Klewes or Clowes has a few meanings. It can mean hearing, feeling, smelling, to sense. How can this be facilitated to be specific to. For instance, I hear the person, You smell the flowers as we feel/sense the wind? I feel that I would get confused