Late Cornish 2023

De Yow, degves warn ugens mis Du Thursday, 30th November Thew an mis ma mis cott. Ha hedhyw a dal bos an diwettha dedh a gidnyadh. Avorow, e vedh an kensa dedh gwav meteorologieth. Bes pandr'ew hedna? Na ellama gweles an gwedh. Nag ewa glaw. Ma ergh war an to. Devedhys ew gwav re a-varr (a-bres). Fatel ew an gewer war an treth? Ma camera dhe'n tavern rag mires orth an mordarth. Podnys ew an treth gen ergh ha gwag ewa. Fatel ew an gewer reb an  âls sooth? Ma ergh moy en Penryn. Whei ell gweles olow treys e'n lowarth. Nebes scolyow ew  degëys.   Ynflamyes ew an flehes saw nag ew an ergh pur vas rag ehes (yehes) plansow banana. This month is a short month. And today should be the last day of autumn. Tomorrow, it will be meteorological winter's first day. But what is that? I can't see the trees. It is not rain. There is snow on the roof. Winter has arrived too early. How's the weather on the beach? The pub has a camera to watch the surf. The beach is dusted with sno...

De Merher, nawes warn ügens mis Dû Wednesday, 29th November Agan s êson s en Sowsnek ew en caboulva (saw nag eus caletter en Kern ôwek ). Piw a wr ü g an badd ober? Dew emprour Roman ew an gorryp (gorthyp) - Julius hag Augustus. Lebmyn thew an seythves mis ha'n ethves mis henwys warlergh an emprours na. Etho, ma'n misyow niverys en rew own, saw nag  ü jens en le own. An seythves mis ew lebmyn an nawes mis. Mis Gwedngala en Kern ôwek  - heb bern. An ethves mis ew lebmyn an degves mis. Mis Hedra en Kern ôwek  - heb bern. An nawes mis ew lebmyn an  üdn egves mis. Mis  Dû  en Kern ôwek  - heb bern. An degves mis ew lebmyn an dewdhegves mis. Mis Kevardh û  en Kern ôwek  - heb bern. Plansow ew kemyskys ewedh - ma radn anodhans ow plejyowa re a-varr. Ma gwarnyans a ergh en Dewnan (Pow Densher). A wra va drehedhes Kernow? Our seasons in English are in a muddle (though there's no problem in Cornish). Who did the crime? Two Roman emperors is the a...

De Meurth, ethves warn  ügens  mis D û Tuesday, 28th November Ma sawarn wheg, pecar'a vanilla, ow tos dhort flourys reb an vownder.  Aga hanow Laten ew  Petasites fragrans  - radn an  teylû  cajow. Nag ens flourys pur deg - nebes plos ens drefen an prei ha del marow. Flourys gorow ens ha provia bleus a'n flourys rag gwenen gwag en gwav (martesen rag an gwenen e'n gist bost!). Gellys ew del dhort lies gwedhen. Lebmyn nei ell gweles neppeth en branchys gwag. Ew hedna neyth gwywer loos po neyth colobmen coos. A vedh boos rag an gwav? Ma debrys solabres ew oll an know coll gen an gwyweres. There is a sweet smell, like vanilla, coming from flowers by the lane. Their Latin name is  Petasites   fragrans  -part of the daisy family. They are not very beautiful flowers - they are rather dirty because of the mud and dead leaves. They are male flowers and provide pollen for hungry bees in winter (perhaps for the bees in the postbox!). Leaves ar...

De Lun, seythves warn ugens mis Du Monday, 27th November Ma othom dhebm a dhanon lether, saw res ew dhebm kerdhes war-nans bys en Melinjy po war vena by en Peran Treth. Rag fra? Na ellama usya an gistbost ogas en Cookes. Ma trigoryon dhodho. Nag eus rom lowr rag letherow, ha ma cor e'n toll alwhedh, ewedh. I need to send a letter, but I have to walk downhill to Bolingey or uphill to Perranzabuloe. Why? I can't use the nearby letterbox in Cocks. It has occupants. There's not enough room for letters and there is wax in the keyhole, too.

De Sul, wheffes warn ugens mis Du Sunday, 26th November E'n vledhen diw mil ha seyth thera an governans ow pedery nag era tus lowr ow tesky tavasow. Nebes universitas a dhevisyas towl - an Skeyl Tavasow - rag flehes kensa scol bys dhe adhescans uhel. Ma whegh degre, en seytek gradh. Ma pajar gallos - gosowes, clappya, redya ha scrifa. Marthys rag an tavas Kernowek - saw na veu mona lowr dhe vos rag. Bes thewa towl da ha sempel dhe sewya. Gradh Onan Gosowes: "My ell convedhes nebes geryow ha lavarow cowsys ha aswonys. Gradh Seytek ew meur moy callish! In the year 2007 the government was thinking there weren't enough people learning languages. Some universities devised a scheme - the Languages Ladder - for primary school children up to higher education. There are six stages in 17 grades. Wonderful for the Cornish language - but there wasn't enough money to continue. But it's a good, simple scheme to follow, e.g. Grade One Listening: I can understand a few familiar sp...

De Sadorn, pempes warn ügens  mis Dû Saturday, 25th November Etegves arwòdh an Zodiak,  an Scorpyon, a dhiwedhas kensa warn  ügens   mis Dû , ha'n nawes, ar wòdh  an Sether, a dhallathas nessa warn  ügens  mis Dû . An Scorpyon ew sin dowr ha'n Sether ew sin tan. Ellowgh gweles an ster? The eighth Zodiac sign, Scorpio, ended on the 21st November, and the ninth sign, Sagittarius (the Archer), began on 22nd November. Scorpio is a water sign and Sagittarius is a fire sign. Can you see the stars?

De Gwener, pajwora warn ugens mis Du Friday, 24th November  Company Dowr Sooth-West a fonias. Na vedh dowr dhe nei trei our. Rag fra na? Ma whel dhe wil war an menedh. An vorr ew  degëys  ewedh. Nei ell treylya a-dhyhow saw na ellen nei treyla a-gledh. My ell gweles  trònk-carr mos ha dos, Ma splatt derevel war nans. Nag ujy udn lewyer crejy an  arwòdh. Ev a res treylya a-dro. South-West Water Company phoned. We will not have water for three hours. Why not? There is work to do on the hill. The road is closed too. We can turn right but we cannot turn left. I can see a lorry coming and going. There is a building site downhill. One car driver does not believe the sign. He has to turn round.

De Yow, tryja warn ugens mis Du Thursday, 23rd November Theram ow pedery a dermyn a vedn dos, nessa bledhen, nessa mis Est. An gewer en mis-ma, en mis Du, ew drog. Nag ew da genam mis Du, re leb ha tewal ew ev. Theram ow qwatyas howl en mis Est. Pe ymach a via vas rag ow halander? Gwerhes martesen, rag an Zodiak, po ster? I am thinking of the future, next year, next August. The weather in this month, in November, is bad. I do not like November, it is too wet and gloomy. I hope for sun in August. What image would be suitable for my calendar? A virgin perhaps, for the Zodiac, or stars?

De Merher, nessa warn ugens mis Du Wednesday, 22nd November Dedh 320 my a gavas nebes teleryow henwyn gen "Tre" ha best dov. Hedhyw my a whilas henwyn gen "Tre" ha best gwels. Na wruga vy trovya saw bestes gen "Nans" ha geryow an par na. Terweythyow ma dew hanow dhe vest, rag sampel "lowarn" ha "lostek". Terweythyow ma udn hanow rag dew vest. On Day 320 I found some place names with "Tre" (farm) and a tame animal. Today I searched for names with "Tre" and a wild animal. I only found animals with "Nans" (valley) and words of that sort. Sometimes an animal has two names, e.g. "fox" and "the one with a tail". Sometimes there is one name for two animals. Wild Animal Place Names   Notice that these tend not to be associated with terms, such as “Tre ”, meaning some sort of habitation or farming activity.   Instead see landscape features, such as   Nans = Valley (x7)   Pol = Pool (x5)   Penn...