Dydh da! I'm very much a beginner in learning Kernewek, I'm from Kernow but have moved away for uni, so I'm looking for someone (preferably another beginner?) to practise with over text or maybe a penpal? I am not at a level where speaking practise would be helpful yet

Does Grey Heron (Kerghydh y'n Kernewek) literally mean "Oatbird"? I love this, do they regularly reside in oatfields?

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Niwlen Ster writes on the true death of Pirate FM and the uncaring hand of capitalism.

Niwlen Ster a skrif war an mernans gwir a Pirate FM ha'n dorn dibreder a jatelydhieth.

For verbs such as "to randomise," "to customise," or "to personalise/personify," do these have any direct equivalents? Or, am I right in thinking that we would write this expressed as "to make random" and "to make personal" by using the adjective we want with Gul? I.e. Gul chonsus / Gul a-vusur / Gul personel?

For example, if I wanted to say:

• He randomised the answers.
• He customised the book.
• He personalised the questions.

Would that be:

• Ev a wrug chonsus an gorthebow.
• Ev a wrug a-vusur an lyver.
• Ev a wrug personel an govynnow.

Similarly, would this be the same with any adjective to say "to make (adjective)?"

For Japanese, it's very simple to do this as it's just the adjective in its adverbial form followed by "to do." Or, there is a noun suffix followed by "to do" which is often used for -ise/-ify words like this (ランダム化する randamu ka suru).

I realise this may be a silly question. Any help is appreciated~.

I tried accessing the online Cornish dictionary (https://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/) and am stuck on a stock Krystal.io page I've never seen before...has the domain lapsed? Is it because I'm accessing the site from outside the UK?

I am trying to translate: "Cornwall, forever in my heart" but I don't think I have the right translation. Can anyone help me find a nice way of saying this please.

What next for the Cornish Language Fellowship?Pyth yw an gwella towl rag Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek?Give us your views here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BNC9LP8

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Lowren asks whether all cops are really bastards. What does the recent news about Devon and Cornwall Police officers abusing women tell us about policing as a whole?

Lowren a wovyn mars yw kevnisers oll dhe wir kyjyoryon. Pyth a wra an nowodhow a-gynsow a sodhogyon Kreslu Kernow ha Dewnens ow tebeldhyghtya benenes leverel dhyn a-dro dhe'n kreslu dien?

Learner of late cornish here, how do I make basic sentences in the past tense? We can use this example, Thera whei ow kerdhes dhe'n tavern. You are walking to the tavern

I’ve seen both spellings. However if “dh” is now equivalent to “th” then “dha” is no longer correct. Is that a correct assumption?

Hi.

I grew up in a (Kent) home where the head of the family was Cornish. As a result, I had a lot of exposure to Cornwall and “relations” around Falmouth.

I put this in quotes as I was 37 when I found out my bio-dad was actually Irish. I accept all that, but my interest is in what I grew up surrounded by, which was Cornwall and Cornish people.

We were in Falmouth during the Charles/Di wedding and that same week, aged 9, I bought a Robert Morton Nance dictionary with multiple months pocket money (it was like £8 in a time when my pocket money was 50p and my parents fought me on this purchase decision). I may have had buyers remorse for a few weeks, but “Bram Stokers Dracula” quickly pulled me out of that having quickly looked up all the words that my grandparents didn’t know, like “Fart”. I was young.

Years later, that book came to Canada. Somewhere after having a family, it’s been misplaced. But I’m sure it’ll turn up again. Whilst the grandparents didn’t speak Cornish, obviously, elements came through. They or Them was always “ee”, for instance.

After moving to Canada, I found myself in my 20s with some spare time. I dug in, learned a bit. I remember the materials at the time included reading a Puss In Boots story in Kernewek. I read through it and remember understanding nearly all of it. I can’t find that online now.

I’ve also forgotten most of what I remember.

I’m now coming back to learning. However, much like my 1990s cockney repertoire when I left England (nobody “has a Steffi” anymore), things appear to have moved on. Nearly everything I remember now appears to be incorrect.

So, I’m starting from scratch again.

One could argue “why bother when you’re in Canada?”, but it bothers me, and that’s enough.

So, the question is, is there somewhere I can pay for remote tuition to try and get back on track?

Thanks

Jason

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Nemo a skrif war an kammow mayth yw res kemeres rag an re owth oberi rag Kernow livrys yn skoodhya rydhsys Palestin ha kresenna levow Palestin.

Nemo writes on the steps those working for a liberated Kernow must take in supporting Palestinian freedom and centring Palestinian voices.

What are some good online/app platforms for Cornish speakers and learners to get together? Discord is ok, but not too active.

I’m looking for a sort of term of endearment that would be used between actual brothers who are very close, or friends who are as close as brothers. Guys, what would you call such a person rather than using his name? I’m hoping someone here can suggest something that is kind of traditional / has had a longer life than current slang. Thanks!

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Jowan Nute and Dr Trelawney Grenfell-Muir write on unpacking and dismantling whiteness as a destructive force which subsumes and attempts to erase Cornishness and replace it with a void.

Jowan Nute ha Dr Trelawney Grenfell-Muir a skrif war dhifardella ha didakla gwynder avel fors distrowus hag a lenk hag assaya dilea Kernowekter ha'y aslea gans gwagva.

I've been looking at the Cornish grammar on Wikipedia and it gives a snippet of info on so-called reduced pronouns. It says only that these follow the pre-verbal particles and gives only the negator ny as an example. I presume their used after some kind of interrogative particle too?

Does anyone have any more information on them? I really want to know the entire scope of their usage in the language and when/why they arose. They don't have a counterpart in Welsh, i.e. the Welsh for mar ny’th welav would be os ni welaf ti (I think) where ti is the object ('th in the Cornish).

Both were part of the Dumnonii kingdom, both have Celtic populations and Cornish was spoken in both counties up until the Middle Ages, yet the language heritage is distinct in Cornwall, but not as much in Devon (though there are certain place names with Celtic language roots). This is also true of the cultural identity. Dartmoor shows a lot of evidence of Celtic inhabitation.

I also wonder, given that Cornish died out in the 18th Century, whether there may have been speakers in Devon as late as that too.

I suppose it’s because Cornwall was further away and harder to get to?

Anyway, I’ve seen people say that the two counties are basically the same, just separated into duchies. I find it really interesting!

I am Latino, so I wasn't aware that this ethno-cultural group existed until 2 weeks ago (maybe?) when I saw a girl on the Instagram comments talking about the Cornish of UK. She never really elaborated but she just said that England kinda wiped the culture or language out. Just like the other languages in UK have been discouraged and punished by Great Britain in the past centuries. I love to study ethnicities and learn of new languages to have a broader knowledge of history and understand it better. Of course I could go to /Omniglot.com/ but I prefer to ask someone who is Cornish about how the language looks and sounds like, and about customs and culture of the Cornish people.

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Kothman Kerensa a skrif breusyans a "Troha Kuntelles a Gernow" (areth skrifys gans AUOB ha dyllys war Sordya), ow fogella war vodh an askorrans, istori ha studh an UE ha'n hwedhel a anserghogeth Iwerdhon.

Kothman Kerensa writes a critique of "Towards a Cornish Assembly" (a speech written by AUOB and published on Sordya), focusing on the mode of production, the history and actuality of the EU and the story of Irish independence.

I’ve been self-teaching mainly through YouTube videos but would love to learn more vocabulary. I feel like Duolingo is atrocious for learning grammar, so I’ve gone through older posts to see what books/resources you recommend, and I feel like I have a good grasp now!

The GoCornish app doesn’t work on my phone, and I’m really looking for something that I can use so I don’t doomscroll. Would rather learn bits and pieces here and there in between my actual studies.

Meur ras!

Dohajydh da oll!

As the title states, I'm looking for someone who would be willing to become a moderator for this subreddit. This is mainly as insurance against something happening to me or to my account, as unmoderated subreddits tend to get banned from Reddit - which is what happened to the original Cornish language sub, /r/Kernewek - and it would be a real shame if that were to happen here too.

As we are a tiny sub, there isn't a huge amount of work to do. I rarely have to remove posts, and have banned only three accounts since I created the subreddit five years ago. No previous mod experience is required, and I am happy to accept multiple people if more than one person responds.

If you are interested, please reply to this thread, or send me a PM if you'd prefer.

Meur ras!

Edit: Thank you to my new mods /u/KernowBysVykken93 and /u/Dyskadores for helping to secure the future of the sub. I'll be locking this post now.

Does anyone have this, or have read it before? Thinking of getting it