Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives & numerals: masculine, feminine
| 1. | mother | dama, a thama, dameeowe | ||
| 2. | father | seera, a seera, seeraz | ||
| 3. | sister | hoer, an hoer, hoerith | ||
| 4. | brother | broder, a broder, breder | ||
| 5. | daughter | merth, a verth, mirhas | ||
| 6. | son | mâb, a mâb, mibbyan |
| 1. | water | dowre, a dowre | ||
| 2. | fire | tane, a tane, tanow | ||
| 3. | sun | howle, an howle | ||
| 4. | moon | luar, a luar | ||
| 5. | wind | gwenz, a gwenz, gwengow | ||
| 6. | rain | gleau, a gleau |
| 1. | one | idn, idn | ||
| 2. | two | deau, dew | ||
| 3. | three | try, tayre | ||
| 4. | four | pager, peder | ||
| 5. | five | pemp | ||
| 6. | six | wheeath |
| 1. | cat | cathe, a gathe, cathas | ||
| 2. | dog | kei, a kei, kean | ||
| 3. | horse | marth, a marth, mare | ||
| 4. | cow | beuh, a veuh, beuhas | ||
| 5. | fish | pesk, a pesk, pusgaz | ||
| 6. | bird | ethan, an ethan, ethen | ||
| 7. | tree | gwethan, an wethan, gweeth | ||
| 8. | flower | bledgan, a vledgan, blegyow |
| 1. | white | gwidn, gwidn | ||
| 2. | black | du, thu | ||
| 3. | red | ruth, ruth | ||
| 4. | green | glaze, glaze | ||
| 5. | yellow | mellyn, vellyn | ||
| 6. | blue | blou, vlou | ||
| 7. | grey | looez, looez | ||
| 8. | brown | tewl, tewl |
Late Cornish was spoken in:
Redruth
Preen (Penryn)
Falmeth (Falmouth)
Poreeah (St. Ives)
Helles (Helston)
Plew East (St. Just)
Penzans (Penzance)
Lizard
9. Nei Taz ba oz en nev, bonegas boez tha hano;
10. tha glasgarn doaz. Tha bonogath bogweez en nor pokara en nev.
11. Dreu dho nei dithma gen kenevyn bara.
12. Ha givians nei gen pehou kara nei givians gele.
13. Ha na ledia nei idn tentation; by'z dilver nei thart drog.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)