Vocabulary of Middle Cornish

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives & numerals: masculine, feminine

1.    mother           mam, an vam
2.    father           tas, an tas, tassow
3.    sister           whor, an whor
4.    brother           broder, an broder, breder
5.    daughter           myrgh, an vyrgh, myrghes
6.    son           map, an map, mebyon


1.    water           dour, an dour
2.    fire           tan, an tan
3.    sun           houl, an houl
4.    moon           lor, an lor
5.    wind           gwyns, an gwyns
6.    rain          


1.    one           un, un
2.    two           deu, dyw
3.    three           try, tyr
4.    four           peswar, peder
5.    five           pymp
6.    six           whegh


1.    cat           cath, an gath
2.    dog           ky, an ky, kuen
3.    horse           margh, an margh, mergh
4.    cow           bugh, an vugh
5.    fish           pysc, an pysc, puskes
6.    bird           ethen, an ethen, ythyn
7.    tree           guethen, an wethen, gueyth
8.    flower          


1.    white           gwyn, wyn
2.    black           du, thu
3.    red           ruth, ruth
4.    green           gwer, wer
5.    yellow           melyn, velyn
6.    blue          
7.    grey           los, los
8.    brown          

Middle Cornish was spoken in:

Liskyrres (Liskeard)
Nyulyn (Newlyn)
Truru (Truro)
Ridruth (Redruth)
Cambron (Camborne)
Marghasyou (Marazion)
Pensans (Penzance)

  1. de Sul
  2. de Lun
  4. de Merher
  5. de Yow
  6. de Gwenar
  2. Hwefral
  4. Ebral
  6. Metheven
  8. Est
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