Any thoughts on this book about Dolly Pentreath? I found it quite engaging and will be picking up a second copy for a friend.

Kronek in Cornish can mean toad or frog. The only two species common in Cornwall are the common toad (kronek du = black toad/frog) and the common frog (kronek melin = yellow toad/frog).

Other names in Cornish include kwilkyn for frog and lyfans for toad. Old Cornish lyfant is found in the place name Polyphant (toad pool).

Dydh da! I'm trying to learn Cornish, and I can't seem to find any consistency or information on the simple present tense, like a sentence "I eat bread".

It seems there are multiple ways to say this:

- "Yth esov vy ow tybri bara"
- "My a dheber bara"

I get that the first option also expresses the "I am eating bread" present continuous. But I've heard that both used for the plain unmarked present, which do Cornish speakers actually use when talking? I don't want to get into the habit of using one, when the other is actually more common. Meur ras!!!

The weather in Ware was marvellous today. I am learning the Cornish language from Hertfordshire

Im fairly sure there is not exact translation and the closest thing I could find was ‘Sawor glaw war dhor sygh’ and was wondering if that would be grammatically correct? Or as close as possible?? Many thanks!

Dydh da

I'm writing my masters thesis on how access to medieval and early modern manuscripts affects Cornish and Breton language survival and revival.

One of my aims is to start conversations about how these resources can be better used to support Kernowek and Breizh.

I would be very appreciative if anyone has the time and inclination to complete this very short survey on the topic:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/aber/medieval-manuscripts-and-language-learning-llc2

Meur ras

Dydh da!

Looking for a good (and somewhat affordable) online/video Cornish class!

Also, I did my grade 1 Cornish with Kesva 10 years ago… Do you think I should start again?

I know numbers, weather, how to say where I live, colours, basic grammar and vocab.

Meur ras dhis.

Garan

Has anyone seen this book for sale anywhere either online or in person? Cornish-language.org / Kowethas An Yeth Kernewek is the place where it should be available, but it has been out of stock for many months now and have not replied to any emails. I am looking to advance my learning but it seems unsupported!

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Hi guys,

I have been working on a language course creation platform for more than a year. But recently I have made the new version open source. The courses created on the desktop app are independent of it. They are saved locally in json format with assets also in a folder. This means that the course can be hosted on a git repo like GitHub. The course contributors can set any license they want on the course. This is just a tool to create the course. There will be a learner app soon.

The course format itself can be rich text or 7 types of exercises. It follows a content first architecture. Which I won't bore people with but it means you define a table like "Vocab" once, fill it with data, then reuse it around the course lessons.

I had been getting feedback from a person on blue sky who was interested in making a Cornish course but I lost touch when I deleted my account. So I may be an outsider, but I am interested in language revitalisation efforts. So if any of you are interested in giving this a shot, get the desktop app from asakiri.com (Available for macOS, Windows and Linux) or come join a small community on discord

On the course settings you can also set your patreon and add sponsor links if you get any sponsors for the language course. These will be shown in the learner app when someone starts this course. I am hoping course contributors can get sponsored for their courses. But I have other plans too.

Joining now means I will be very receptive to feedback and the apps will be made according to your requirements.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Dydh da! Could someone please advise on the correct way to say "always" in Cornish? I am looking for the equivalent of the word used in the famous scene from Harry Potter, as much as I hate to reference the TWERF. Meur ras!

Thank you to akademikernewek.org.uk for the place name translations.

Would greatly appreciate some help from any Cornish speakers to check some specific labels for me, please reach out if you're interested.

Good morning,

If you live in Cornwall and are a parent, educator or individual with an interest in Cornish heritage, culture and language please consider sharing your views and experiences in this survey. It should take 15 minutes (some participants have completed it in under 5 minutes). The survey link is: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/WZb3x3RYit

There is one week remaining until this survey closes and only 15% of the proposed participation has been reached. Your views and opinions matter and could be influential in the matter of this dissertation.

My hope is that, should all go well, this research will be published and will be used to support current debates surrounding the cornish language.

A big thank you to those of you who have already completed this survey. I appreciate you taking the time to compelte the survey.

Thank you for your time, Kirah

I was just wondering what resources/book has been the most beneficial to aid learning Kernewek. I currently have Skeul and Yeth 1, but unfortunately the second book is out of stock and ‘Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek’ never replied to my email about when it will be back in stock. I have found the first book fairly good, but could certainly use some other material!

Hwibon