Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives & numerals: masculine, feminine
| 1. | mother | dama, an thama, damiow | ||
| 2. | father | zeera, an zeera, zeerez | ||
| 3. | sister | hoer, an hoer, herith | ||
| 4. | brother | brodar, an brodar, broderath | ||
| 5. | daughter | merth, an verth, merthaz | ||
| 6. | son | mabe, an mabe, mibian |
| 1. | water | dowr, an dowr | ||
| 2. | fire | tane, an tane, tanaw | ||
| 3. | sun | howl, an howl | ||
| 4. | moon | loer, an loer | ||
| 5. | wind | gwenz, an gwenz, gwendzow | ||
| 6. | rain | glawe, an glawe |
| 1. | one | edn, edn | ||
| 2. | two | deaw, dew | ||
| 3. | three | try, teir | ||
| 4. | four | pager, peder | ||
| 5. | five | pemp | ||
| 6. | six | whee |
| 1. | cat | cathe, an gathe, cathaz | ||
| 2. | dog | kye, an kye, kean | ||
| 3. | horse | marh, an marh, merh | ||
| 4. | cow | bewh, an vewh, bewhaz | ||
| 5. | fish | pesk, an pesk, puskaz | ||
| 6. | bird | ethan, an ethan, ethen | ||
| 7. | tree | gwethan, an wethan, gweeth | ||
| 8. | flower |
| 1. | white | gwidn, widn | ||
| 2. | black | due, thue | ||
| 3. | red | rooz, rooz | ||
| 4. | green | gwear, wear | ||
| 5. | yellow | melin, velin | ||
| 6. | blue | blou, vlou | ||
| 7. | grey | looez, looez | ||
| 8. | brown | têwl, dêwl |
Modern Cornish is spoken in:
Penzans - Penzance
Poreeah - St. Ives
Helles - Helston
Falemouth - Falmouth
Trufru - Truro
Tewenblustry - Newquay
Seyn Austell - St. Austell
Bosvena - Bodmin
Lesteevan - Launceston
9. An Taze nye eze en neav, benegas bo tha hanow,
10. tha gwellasketh gwrens doaz, tha vothe bo gwreis en noar pecarra en neav;
11. ro tha nye an journama gon bara pub deeth,
12. ha gave thene gon cabmoth pecarra drera nye gava rina eze a cama war agon bidn;
13. ha na wraze gon leua en antall, buz gweeth nye thort droag.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)