Vocabulary of Unified Cornish (Kernewek)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

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


Kemmys y caras Dew an bys y ros-ef y un Vap ma na varwa myns
a gryssa ynno mes may fe dhodho bewnans hep deweth.


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, tanow
3.    sun           howl, an howl
4.    moon           lor, an lor
5.    wind           gwyns, an gwyns, gwynsow
6.    rain           glaw, an glaw


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


Ro dhynny hedhyu agan bara pup deth 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, cun
3.    horse           margh, an margh, mergh
4.    cow           bugh, an vugh, bughas
5.    fish           pysk, an pysk, puskes
6.    bird           edhen, an edhen, ydhyn
7.    tree           gwedhen, an wedhen, gwyth
8.    flower           blejen, an vlejen, blejyow


Dalleth an awayl Yesu Cryst Mab dhe Dhew.

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

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1.    white           gwyn, wyn
2.    black           du, dhu
3.    red           ruth, ruth
4.    green           gwer, wer
5.    yellow           melen, velen
6.    blue           glas, las
7.    grey           los, los
8.    brown           dun, dhun


Gwra enora dha das ha’th vam, ha car
dha gentrevak avel ty dha honen.


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

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Cornish is spoken in:

Pensans - Penzance
Porthya - St. Ives
Fowey
Penryn
Mosal - Mousehole
Cambron - Camborne

9. Agan Tas ny us yn nef, Benygys re bo dha hanow,
10. Re dheffo dha wlascor, Dha voth re bos gwres, yn nor kepar hag y’n nef.
11. Ro dhynny hedhyu agan bara pup deth oll.
12. Ha gaf dhyn agan camwyth kepar del aven nyny dhe’n re-na us ow camwul er agan pyn-ny.
13. Ha na wra agan gorra yn temptasyon, mes delyrf ny dyworth drok.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

  1. de-Sul
  2. de-Lun
  3. de-Merth
  4. de-Mergher
  5. de-Yow
  6. de-Gwener
  7. de-Sadorn
  1. mys-Genver
  2. mys-Whevrer
  3. mys-Merth
  4. mys-Ebrel
  5. mys-Me
  6. mys-Metheven
  7. mys-Gortheren
  8. mys-Est
  9. mys-Gwyngala
  10. mys-Hedra
  11. mys-Du
  12. mys-Kevardhu
  1. north
  2. dyghow
  3. yst
  4. west
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