Late Cornish 2023

De Gwener, degves warn ügens mis Efen Friday, 30 th  June Newher my a wrüg egery an daras rag an kei ha gweles gòlow e'n ebòrn nos. Thera va a-dhelher dhe'n gwedh. An gòlow a gressyas ha sevel – otta loor leun! Pur deg. Saw nag ew hei leun et tien – na whath. Last night I opened the door for the dog and saw a light in the night sky.  It was behind the trees. The light grew and rose – behold a full moon! Very beautiful. But it is not completely full - not yet.

De Yow, nawes warn ugens mis Efen Thursday, 29th June An seythen ma thew Seythen Cowsel Kernowek. An ger "cowsel" po "kewsel" ew a bris. Nei venja oll an bobel dhe glappya agan tavas - na amownt an spellyans. Nei a venja clowes an tavas. Redya ew da lowr, bes goslowes ew gwell. An tavas Kernowek ew dhe les rag Kernow y honan, ha rag an re na gen gwredhow Kernowek - bes lowen o nei rag tus en lies pow dhe glappya Kernowek ewedh. Grewgh mires ort an video ma - ma den yonk en Zelond Nowydh ow leverel "Dydh da" - onan a gan "Pemp pub Dedh". https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/the-endangered-languages-that-are-fighting-back/p0fw87df This week it is Speak Cornish Week. The word "speak" is important. We would like everyone to talk our language - the spelling doesn't matter. We would like to hear the language. Reading is OK, but listening is better. The Cornish language is important for Cornwall itself, and for those with Cornish roots - but...

De Merher, ethves war ugens mis Efen  Wednesday, 28th June My a gar flourys gwydn. En mis Ebrel, mis Me ha mis Efen nei a wel spern du, spern gwydn,  bleujyow scaw ha ros gwels, en keow, war venedh, ogas dhe'n scova bus ha reb an vorrow. Bold ens oll warbar, saw udn flour udnek ew denty. An sawarn ew wheg saw gwadn.  I love white flowers. In April, May and June we see blackthorn, white thorn, elder blossom, wild roses, in hedges, on a hillside, near the bus shelter and beside the roads. They are bold together, but a single flower is dainty. The smell is sweet but faint.

De Meurth, seythves warn ügens mis Efen Tuesday, 27 th  June De a veu an kensa dedh a SKK (Seythen Kewsel Kernewek po Seythen Cowsel Kernôwek). An thema rag an vledhen ma ew “Pemp pub Dedh”. Nag ew hedna fr û tys ha losow kegin, saw taclow dhe leverel en Kernôwek. Hedhyw, an nessa dedh an seythen, my a glowas ort Davyth Fear ow cowsel adro dhe oll sortow edhyn. Fotograffer marthys ew ev – ha ma va ow clappya Kernôwek da. Otta y elerhy, gelwys “Teylû”. Yesterday was the first day of Speak Cornish Week. The theme this year is “Five a Day”. That is not fruit and vegetables, but things to say in Cornish. Today, the second day of the week, I listened to Davyth Fear talking about all sorts of birds. He's a wonderful photographer – and he speaks good Cornish. Here are his swans, entitled “Family”.

De Lun, wheffes warn ugens mis Efen Monday, 26th June Ass o vy blewek! Na veu dhebm bes dew class, saw nag eus dhebm tra veth aral dhe leverel. Tra veth dhe les. Ow fedn ew maga gwag avel an gover bian en ogas. Ow federyansow ew maga disliw ha loos avel an mor hedhyw. Ma othom dhebm a liw - pecar'a flour nowydh reb ow vos e'n vownder. Ha lebmyn, ma caletter gans ow jynn-amontya! Pe le ma ow fotos disliw? Martesen e vedh possybyl dh'aga addya avorow? How boring I am! I only had two classes, but I don't have anything else to say. Nothing interesting. My head is as empty as the little stream nearby. My thoughts are as dull and grey as the sea today. I need colour - like a new flower by my wall in the lane. And now, there is a problem with my computer! Where are my dull photos? Perhaps it will be possible to add them tomorrow?

De Sul, pemp warn ugens mis Me Sunday, 25th June Rag fra na wruga vy mos dhe Jedh Luyow Arvys en Falmeth de? Drefen nag ew da genam bos en routh veur ha cas ew genam kewer re dobm. Ma vosow tew dhe jei vy ha thew yeyn lowr en hav. Hagensol, na via possybyl dhe vos mes gen trei flogh wydn, dew gei, diw gath hag udn hogh Gyny! Ha rag fra na wruga vy mos mes hedhyw? Dew flogh hag udn kei wrug mos, saw whath thera udn flogh ha'n remenat an bestes. Why didn't I go to Armed Forces Day in Falmouth yesterday? Because I don't like being in a crowd and I hate excessively hot weather. My house has thick walls and it is cool in summer. Besides, it wouldn't be possible to go out with three grandchildren, two dogs, two cats and one guinea pig! And why didn't I go out today? Two children and one dog did go, but there was still one child and the rest of the animals.

De Sadorn, pajwora warn ugens mis Efen Saturday, 24th June Ow gour eth dhe Falmeth hedhyw, rag Dedh L ûyow  Ervys. My a wrug cortos tre. My husband went to Falmouth today for Armed Forced Day. I stayed at home. 

De Gwener, tryja warn ügens mis Efen   Friday, 23 rd June     Na veu glaw e’n nos saw glouth . An gwels ew gle b. Ma avalow bian war an leur ewedh, dadn wedhen avalow – an glaw ha’n gwens kens a’s bonkyas dhe’n dor.  Bettegens, nag ewa diwedh an bes! Whath ma avalow lowr e'n wedhen. Bes nag eus per veth e'n vledhen ma. Nag ew an wedhen per pur saw. Nebes del ew cabmys. There wasn’t rain in the night but dew. The grass is wet. There are little apples on the ground as well, underneath an apple tree – the previous rain and wind knocked them down.  However, it's not the end of the world! There are still enough apples in the tree. But there are no pears at all this year. The pear tree is not very well. Some leaves are twisted.

  De Yow, nessa warn ügens mis Efen   Thursday, 22 nd June     Gellys ew an glaw ha segh ew an gewer arta. Re dòbm ew hei raga vy. Ass ew hedna gwadn! My a dal bos lôwen, bes ow diwarr coth ew pecar’a plobm ha nag eus whans dhe vy bos leskys gen an howl. Theram ow talveja o crohen. Re dòbm ew vorrow ha câwnsow rag keun ewedh. Aga fâwyow ell bos leskys ha tydn. Moy l ô wen ens ow qwary war wels.   The rain is gone and the weather is dry again. It’s too hot for me. How feeble is that! I should be happy, but my old legs are like lead and I don’t want to be burnt by the sun. I value my skin. Roads and pavements are too hot for dogs too. Their paws can get burnt and sore. They are happier playing on grass.  

De Merher, kensa warn ugens mis Efen Wednesday, 21st June Skith o vy, drefen bos an jedh hir - an hirra. My a dhifunas pur a-varr e'n mettin, gans an howl (saw na wruga vy gweles an howlsav) ha lebmyn thew pur dhiwedhes. Da via genam mires orth an howlsedha war an treth, pecar'a tus e'n tavern war an treth. Saw thew hedna re bell. I'm tired, because it was a long day - the longest. I woke up very early in the morning with the sun (but I didn't see the sunrise) and now it's very late. I'd like to watch the sunset on the beach, like people in the tavern on the beach. But that is too far.

De Meurth, ugensves mis Efen Tuesday, 20th June Glaw! Woja lies dedh, lies seythen, heb glaw, war an diwedh ma glaw. Golhys ew an to gweder, lenwys ew an balyer glaw, ha'n vownder ew livys gen plodn bras. Na vadna vy mos mes, etho my a drovyas gwary coth war agan gwiasva. Scrifys veu va nanj ew teyr bledhen. Ma othom dhebm a scrifa nebes moy.     Rain! After many days, many weeks, without rain, at last there is rain. The glass roof is washed, the rain barrel is filled, and the lane is flooded with a big puddle. I will not go out, so I found an old game on our website. It was written three years ago. I need to write some more.   http://moderncornish.net/ game /

De Lun, nawnjegves mis Efen Monday, 19th June Ero whei ow longya dhe mires ort an eborn nos ha gweles ymagys? Po nag ero whei gweles bes ster? Ma nebes bagasow a ster henwys constellacyons. Ma'n ster en udn bagas owth hevely bos ogas an eyl dhe y gila, bes en gwrionedh anjei alja bos pel a-les. Ma henwyn pur goth dhe nedes constellacyons, rag sampel An Gevellyon.  An dew ster an moyha spladn ew gelwys Castor ha Pollux. Ens pednow dew figur gwelen - gen diwvregh ha diwarr? Gwrewgh mires lebmyn drefen bos gellys woja avorow. Do you belong to look at the night sky and see images? Or do you just see stars? There are several groups of stars called constellations.The stars in a certain group appear close to one another, but really they could be far apart. Some constellations have very old names, for example Gemini (the Twins). The two brightest stars are called Castor and Pollux. Are they the heads of two stick figures - with arms and legs? Look now because they'll be gone after tomo...

De Sül , etegves mis Efen Sunday, 18th May Pe le ma an camera? Na ellama remembra, etho theram ow kemeres ow  fôn.  Rag fra na ellama kemeres foto da gans ow  fôn? Theram ow senjy sygen rag an kei en  ü dn dorn; na ellama  ûsya  bes  ü dn dorn dhe b òsa an spott. Terweythyow nag era vy ow seweny. Hedhyw, theram ow tos tre ha na ellama trouvya be  ü dn pictour! Hemm ew goth Fowedh - r ü dh ha kigliw, emesk an reden.     Where's the camera? I can't remember, so I take my phone. Why can't I take a good photo with my phone? I'm holding a leash for the dog with one hand; I can only use one hand to press the spot. Sometimes I do not succeed. Today I come home and I can only find one picture! This is valerian (pride of Fowey) - red and pink, among the ferns.

De Sadorn, seytegves mis Efen Saturday, 17th May  Fortüdnyes ew an Metêrn! Ma dhodho dew bednbloodh. Y bednbloodh gwir ew en mis Dû saw hedhyw a veu y bednbloodh “sòdhogel”. An pednbloodh a veu golys gen solempnita ha devosak – gen trei cans margh ha lies soudoryon – gen mûsek ha bandys ow keskerdhes ha bandys war geyn margh. Gwithlû Kembra a dhisqwedhas aga baner (aga “liw”). Nei a welas lies liw – rüdh, gwydn ha glas rag baner an Wlascor Ûnyes. Gwiskys o Prynses Gembra en gwer emerôd, gen brôcha shamrock, rag Gwithlû Werdhon. Na wrüga vy gweles liw veth rag Kernow. Nag eus Gwithlû Kernow. The King is lucky! He has two birthdays. His real birthday is in November but today was his “official” birthday. The birthday was celebrated with ceremony and ritual – with 300 horses and many soldiers – with music and marching bands and mounted bands. The Welsh Guards showed their flag (their “colour”). We saw many colours – red, white and blue for the United Kingdom flag. The Princess of Wales...