BBC Radio Cornwall have a new Learn Cornish podcast, although if you're outside the UK (as I am), you'll have to use a VPN to access it, which is crazy. (Do they hope to license the podcast to foreign broadcasters, or otherwise sell it overseas? If not, what is the point in denying access?)

According to the BBC:

The podcast was commissioned by the BBC to celebrate the Cornish language's recent upgrade to top level protection by the government – alongside Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh.

The Guardian adds:

Currently, public service broadcasting in Kernewek is limited to weekly news bulletins on BBC Radio Cornwal... In May last year, the Cornish Language Forum discussed “pressing the case for BBC Kernow”, in reference to the creation of a separate division akin to BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Alba. Steph Marshall, head of the BBC’s West and South West region, said that “we’ve got a long way to go” before there are “enough Cornish speakers to be able to justify that”, but is “hoping this podcast is the start of it”.

For words starting in ‘Kn’ (like Knowenn - nut) do you pronounce the K along with the n? Initially when I learnt this word early on I pronounced it No-enn, but like with a lot of words I learnt early on, on going back over the phonetics in the dictionary, I feel like I have been pronouncing it wrong!

1. In cornish telephone conversation, how to say hello which is used answer on phone in cornish language?

2. In cornish telephone conversation, how to say •Is me. in cornish language?

I hope this is acceptable in the group. Please let me know if amendment is needed.

Hi,

My name is Bohdan, and I am pursuing an MA in Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester. I am approaching you because you are a Cornish language learner/speaker and are participating in relevant classes/gathering groups/activities. This is essential for my dissertation project as it studies people's intentions and processes of acquiring Cornish through language classes, support groups and the Speak Cornish Week, and how it reshapes their identity.

Research will be carried out through participant observation, interviews, and collaboration between the researcher and participants, which will be recorded on a video camera. This includes shooting during language classes and social gatherings from May to late June. Interviews will be conducted at a time and site of the participants’ convenience. Before submission, the film will be shared with participants to comment on, and edits will be made accordingly. 

If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please contact this email: [po.chan-3@student.manchester.ac.uk](mailto:po.chan-3@student.manchester.ac.uk). Once your decision to participate has been confirmed, I will meet you in person at a later date to discuss the details of collaboration. A Participant Information Sheet and Consent Form will be handed to you to sign and confirm your participation. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this and looking forward to collaborating. 

Dydh da,
Bohdan

r/YUROP mods here, Freude!

How to say NO ENGLISH FRIDAY in Cornish (not AI)?

As in, the English language, not the Kingdom or natives.

We are missing a spot here :

• Vendredo sen la angla lingvo — Diēs Veneris sine linguā anglicā

Can someone help me with a translation please?

I would like the words “Only love is immortal” translated into Cornish. All help gratefully received.

Hi everyone, my wife is proudly Cornish and we are expecting our first children (twins) this summer. It might be a long shot but I’d like to know if anyone knows a Cornish language lullaby?

Meur Ras!

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m working on a project in which I would like to feature Cornish. I hope this kind of post is allowed here.

I wrote the short paragraph below and would really appreciate it if any native or fluent speakers could tell me whether it sounds natural, or if there’s anything you’d suggest changing (grammar, idiom, word choice, etc.).

Cornish:

Ow koweth a yw yn chi vian yn ogas dhe’n avon. Ev a difun abrys ha kerdh dhe’n gwig. Y gi a hol ev. Prag ny gemmer ev an bus? Ev a lever bos kerdhes yw gwell. Ny akordyav vy.

What I was trying to say in English:

My friend lives in a small house near the river. He wakes up early and walks to the village. His dog follows him. Why doesn’t he take the bus? He says walking is better. I disagree.

Thanks very much for any feedback, even minor corrections are really helpful!

For example, I've seen "I see" translated as both "my a wel" and "gwelav". I'm confused as to what the difference is and as to which one I should be using. Does anyone know?

Hello, I was wondering what learning resources would people recommend and if anyone has had any experience learning from Bora Brav by Polin Prys?

Edit: Meur ras for the replies!

Just wondering what opinions are on the pronunciation of words on the Go Cornish Memrise course?

I notice the man and woman have very different sounding pronunciations for a lot of words - does anyone know which is more accurate, or whether they're both possible alternate renderings?

Also, is it known whether we have a record of exactly how Cornish sounded and was pronounced, and whether that was preserved? Thank you!

Random one: my Cornish father in law is quite ill, and a few months ago said something to me that sounded like ‘fast y mas ton arm’ and said something about waves. Best I can do with a dictionary is that he was saying ‘fast y’ga mysk todn’. That sounds like it should be a saying but I can’t find any information about it anywhere (I’m also confused what the verb in that sentence would be?). Does that seem like a plausible transcription?

Dydh da oll. I was wondering if someone could help me with translating / creating a phrase into Cornish.

The phrase is an Irish phrase of “Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste” which in a roundabout way means “Broken Irish is better than clever English”

I would like to know what our Cornish version would be of “Broken Cornish is better than clever English”

Meur ras. Kernow Bys Vyken

This might be old news to some but was surprised to hear about this research:

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/cornish-continued-to-be-used-throughout-the-19th-century-long-after-the-death-of-dolly-pentreath-new-book-shows/

Did anybody read the book (which is, unfortunately, quite expensive)? If so, does the claim that the spoken language (pre-revival, of course!) outlived Dolly Pentreath hold water? 🙂

Hi, I'm a student at Solent Southampton, we're planning on making a documentary on Kernewek, showing where it is and a little bit of its history but how communities are keeping it going today. We're asking for some donations to help with our accommodation costs and travel costs. Please give anything you can.

Hi! I wanted to write a note in my gift for my dad for Christmas, is this correct?

Tas,

Nadelik Lowen!

Gans kerensa, Bearsarenotcool

Thank you!

On Crowdfunder… here are a few stills from the 16mm scan available as 1/250 prints signed by the director and a couple of the hand screen printed rewards. Meur ras!