Vocabulary of Standard Cornish (Kernowek)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           mabm, an vabm, mabmow
2.    father           tas, an tas, tasow
3.    sister           whor, an whor, whereth
4.    brother           broder, an broder, breder
5.    daughter           myrgh, an vyrgh, myrhas
6.    son           mab, an mab, mebyon


Yth esa Duw kebmys ow cara an bës, may ros ev y Unvab, ma na wrella
mos dhe goll den vëth a gressa ino, mès cafos an bêwnans heb dyweth.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           dowr, an dowr
2.    fire           tan, an tan
3.    sun           howl, an howl
4.    moon           loor, an loor
5.    wind           gwyns, an gwyns, gwynsow
6.    rain           glaw, an glaw


1.    one           udn, udn
2.    two           dew, dyw
3.    three           try, teyr
4.    four           peswar, peder
5.    five           pymp
6.    six           whegh


Ro dhyn ny hedhyw agan bara pùb dëdh oll.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           cath, an gath, cathas
2.    dog           ky, an ky, keun
3.    horse           margh, an margh, mergh
4.    cow           buwgh, an vuwgh, buhas
5.    fish           pysk, an pysk, pùscas
6.    bird           edhen, an edhen, ëdhyn
7.    tree           gwedhen, an wedhen, gwëdh
8.    flower           blejen, an vlejen, blejennow


Dallath awayl Jesu Crist Mab Duw.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           gwydn, wydn
2.    black           du, dhu
3.    red           rudh, rudh
4.    green           gwer, wer
5.    yellow           melen, velen
6.    blue           blou, vlou
7.    grey           loos, loos
8.    brown           gell, ell


Gwrewgh dh’agas hynsa, poran kepar dell vynsowgh
ynsy dhe wul dhywgh why.


Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31

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Gwra onora dha das ha’th vabm, ha car dha
gentrevak kepar ha te dha honen.


Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19

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9. Agan Tas ny usy i’n nev, benegys re bo dha hanow.
10. Re dheffo dha wlascor. Re bo gwrës dha volùnjeth, i’n nor kepar hag i’n nev.
11. Ro dhyn ny hedhyw agan bara pùb dëdh oll.
12. Ha gav dhyn agan cabmweyth, kepar dell eson ny ow cava dhe’n re-na usy ow cabmwul wàr agan pydn ny.
13. Ha na wra agan gorra in temptacyon, saw delyrf ny dhyworth drog.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

  1. de Sul
  2. de Lun
  3. de Merth
  4. de Merher
  5. de Yow
  6. de Gwener
  7. de Sadorn
  1. mis Genver
  2. mis Whevrel
  3. mis Merth
  4. mis Ebrel
  5. mis Me
  6. mis Metheven
  7. mis Gortheren
  8. mis Est
  9. mis Gwydngala
  10. mis Hedra
  11. mis Du
  12. mis Kevardhu
  1. north
  2. soth
  3. ëst
  4. west
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