Vocabulary of Cornish (Standard Written Form)
(Kernewek)

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

1.    mother           mamm, an vamm, mammow
2.    father           tas, an tas, tasow
3.    sister           hwor, an hwor, hwerydh
4.    brother           broder, an broder, breder
5.    daughter           myrgh, an vyrgh, myrhes
6.    son           mab, an mab, mebyon


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


1.    one           unn, unn
2.    two           dew, diw
3.    three           tri, teyr
4.    four           peswar, peder
5.    five           pymp
6.    six           hwegh


1.    cat           kath, an gath, kathes
2.    dog           ki, an ki, keun
3.    horse           margh, an margh, mergh
4.    cow           bugh, an vugh, buhes
5.    fish           pysk, an pysk, puskes
6.    bird           edhen, an edhen, ydhyn
7.    tree           gwedhen, an wedhen, gwydh
8.    flower           bleujen, an vleujen, bleujyow


1.    white           gwynn, wynn
2.    black           du, dhu
3.    red           rudh, rudh
4.    green           gwyrdh, wyrdh
5.    yellow           melyn, velyn
6.    blue           glas, las
7.    grey           loos, loos
8.    brown           gell, ell


1. AYRBORTH

2. GORSAV

3.

4. KEDHLOW

5. PELLGOWSER

6. PORTH ENTRA

7.

8. YGOR

9. DEGES

10. PRIVEDHYOW

11. DENYON

12. BENENES

13. KRESLU

14. KARR KLAVJI

15. DIFENNYS

16. ARHANTTI

17. LYTHERVA

18. OSTEL

19. BOSTI

20. KOFFIJI

  1. dy Sul
  2. dy Lun
  3. dy Meurth
  4. dy Merher
  5. dy Yow
  6. dy Gwener
  7. dy Sadorn
  1. mis Genver
  2. mis Hwevrel
  3. mis Meurth
  4. mis Ebrel
  5. mis Me
  6. Metheven
  7. mis Gortheren
  8. mis Est
  9. mis Gwynngala
  10. mis Hedra
  11. mis Du
  12. mis Kevardhu
  1. kledh
  2. dyhow
  3. est
  4. west

National languages in bold

Revived Cornish

Standard Cornish (2012 - )
Modern Cornish (1991 - )
Common Cornish (1987 - )
Unified Cornish (1929 - )
Revived Cornish (1904 - 1929)
Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum (1865)

Older Cornish

Late Cornish (1600 - 1891)
Late Cornish (1707)
Middle Cornish (1200 - 1600)
Old Cornish (800 - 1200)


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