Vocabulary of Revived Cornish in
Handbook Of The Cornish Language
by Henry Jenner 1904 (Kernûak)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals

1.    mother           mam, an vam
2.    father           tâs, an tâs, tassow
3.    sister           hoer, an hoer
4.    brother           broder, an broder, breder
5.    daughter           mergh, an vergh, merhes
6.    son           mab, an mab, mebyon


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


1.    one           idn
2.    two           deu
3.    three           trŷ
4.    four           pajer
5.    five           pemp
6.    six           wheh


1.    cat           cath, an gath
2.    dog           kŷ, an kŷ, kîen
3.    horse           margh, an margh, mergh
4.    cow           bewgh, an vewgh
5.    fish           pesk, an pesk, pescas
6.    bird          
7.    tree           gwêdhen, an wêdhen, gwêdh
8.    flower          


1.    white           gwyn, wyn
2.    black           dew, dhew
3.    red          
4.    green          
5.    yellow          
6.    blue           glas, las
7.    grey          
8.    brown          
  1. Dê Zîl
  2. Dê Lîn
  3. Dê Mergh
  4. Dê Marhar
  5. Dê Yew
  6. Dê Gwener
  7. Dê Sadarn
  1. Mîs Genver
  2. Mîs Whevral
  3. Mîs Mergh
  4. Mîs Ebral
  5. Mîs Mê
  6. Mîs Efan
  7. Mîs Gorefan
  8. Mîs Êst
  9. Mîs Gwengala
  10. Mîs Hedra
  11. Mîs Deu
  12. Mîs Kevardheu

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