2026 Late Cornish

De Sadorn, ethves warn ügens mis Whevrel Saturday, 28th February Modrep ow gour a ros dhebm an folen paper ma. Ma pictour an den ma ow cregy war vos hor ow gour. Piw ew an den? Nathaniel Davey ew ev, an den a wrüg mos dhe'n eglos Baldhu ha gweles bedh Billy Bray. Ev a scrifas an gwersow ma ha's danvon dhe'n paper nowodhow a'n pow. An sewyans a veu lies alüsen dhe brovia mòna rag men co brâs. Na vadna vy treyla gwersyow Gorhok Nathaniel.  My husband's aunt gave me this piece of paper. The picture of this man is hanging on the wall of my husband's sister. Who is the man? He is Nathaniel Davey, the man who went to Baldhu church and saw Billy Bray's grave. He wrote these verses and sent them to the local newspaper. The result was many donations to pay for a big memorial. I will not translate Great-Great-Grandfather Nathaniel's verses! REQUIEM FOR BILLY BRAY   Billy Bray, most famous of Cornish Local preachers, might today be lying in an unmarked grave but fo...

De Gwener, seythves warn ügens mis Whevrel Friday, 27th February  Progother a bris o Billy Bray. Nag o ev pronter clehys a'n Eglos Pow an Sowson. Tho ev esel Cristòdnyon a'n Beybel. Termyn ev a veu maw, derevys emann veu va gans y sira wydn,  Methodist. Bes termyn ev a veu den yonk ev a wrüg eva re ha codha en myschew, gen ombla. Ev a veu genys en seytek cans pajar ügens ha peswardhek en teylû balweyth. Den bal, ev o den a'n bobel. Ev a cessyas heb eva hag ombla ha treylya Cristyon a'n Beybel en etek cans trei warn ügens. Y brogathow en chapel o pigüs. Leun a nerth o y ordenals meurgerys, gen cana, donsya ha garma. Ev a wrüg derevel y japelyow y honan ha gweres dhe düs amendya aga bownans.  Ev a verwas en etek cans eth ha trei ügens, hag encledhys ew ev reb eglos Baldhu. Seyth bledhen woja hedna tho y vedh overdevys ha heb bos merkys. Den a'n pluw, henwys Nathaniel Davey, a dhallathas galow dhe rei dhodho men co vas. Billy Bray was a famous preacher. He was not an o...

De Yow, wheffes warn ügens mis Whevrel Thursday, 26th February Nag ew da genam treylya cottha, saw da ew genam golyow. Pedn-bloodh vy ewa ha theram ow colyas! Nehewer my eth dhe'n wariva gans ow mab. Nei a viras orth "Hamlet" gen Shakespeare. Marthys da ew an gwary, ha marthys da ew an derevel. Sempel ha vas. An gordhûher o pur blegadow. Ma lies laverans e'n gwary ew ajwonys dhen. "Ogh trû, Yorick trûan." I do not like getting old, but I do like a good celebration. It's my birthday and I'm celebrating! Yesterday I went to the theatre with my son. We watched "Hamlet" by Shakespeare. The play is wonderfully good and the production is wonderfully good. Simple and effective. The evening was very enjoyable. There are many sayings in the play that are familiar to us. "Alas, poor Yorick."

De Merher, pempes warn ügens mis Whevrel Wednesday, 25th February   Gwyls ew an vorr (fordh) ow mos dhe'n mor. Ew hebma gwylfos? Nag ew. Thew Coos Melinjy, ogas dhe "Lergh an Sans". Na ello whei kerdhes etto, drefen bos an dor devrek (dowrek) ha leun a dollow. An osil coth ew gorherys gen best ha kewny. Nag ens ûsyes na velha rag gwil baskettys puskes. Pur glan ew an ayr. Ma kewny war lies gwedhen en keow ewedh. Da ew genam an liw - glas. The road going to the sea is wild. Is this a wilderness? No. It's Bolingey Wood, near the Saint's Trail. You cannot walk in it, because the ground is marshy and full of pools. The old osiers are covered in moss and lichen. They are not used any longer for making fish baskets. The air is very clean. There is lichen on many trees in hedges, too. I like the colour - blue/grey/green.

De Meurth, pajwora warn ügens Mis Whevrel Tuesday, 24th February Hedhyw, my a gerdhas dhe'n vedhegva e'n drev. Res veu clojiores kemeres nebes samplys gooj. Wòja hedna thera termyn lowr rag kerdh yagh moy war an treth. Nag ew an treth pur vesy en mis Whevrel. Ma moy edhyn es persons. Trig ew, rag hedna tho an treth pur vrâs. Ma treth saw nag eus castilly treth en gwav. Gwenjek ew hei ha garow ha teg ew an mor. Leun a nerth!  Nag eus bes üdn person e'n dowr.  E'n gwelha pres, e veu kyttrin rag an viaj tre. Fatel ellama omglowas mar yagh bes mar skith e'n kettermyn?   Today, I walked to the doctors' clinic in the village. A nurse had to take some blood samples. After that there was enough time for another healthy walk on the beach. The beach is not very busy in February. There are more birds than people. It's low tide, therefore the beach is very big. There is sand but there are no sandcastles in winter. It is windy and the sea is rough and beautiful. Full of ...

De Lün, tryja warn ügens mis Whevrel Monday, 23rd February A wrüga whei mires orth an Gwariow Olympyk Gwav? Diwedhys ens e'n eur-ma. Na vedh an menedhyow-na bos gweles genen na velha war agan scrînys. E veu Ceremony Degea leun a liw. A wrüga whei y weles? An Flam Olympyk a veu  divüdhys . Eus sport meurgerys dhewgh? Ero whei gwil sport gwav, skittra martesen? Hedhyw e'n jedh ma sportys nowydh. Meur a dermyn ew tremenys e'n ayr (awarra dhe wòles ha keyn war rag)! Did you watch the Winter Olympic Games? They are finished now. Those mountains will no longer be seen by us on our screens. There was a colourful Closing Ceremony. Did you see it? The Olympic Flame was extinguished. Do you have a much-loved sport? Do you do a winter sport, skating perhaps? Nowadays there are new sports. A lot of time is spent in the air (upside-down and back-to-front)!

De Sül, nessa warn ügens mis Whevrel Sunday, 22nd February Ma sawarn wheg et ow esedhva. Wòja an enawel vrâs my a drohas nebes sethednow dhort an wedhen vian codhys ha gòrra anjei en lester a dhowr. Lebmyn ma flourys gwydn wheg. Ma flourys war remenat a'n wedhen war an dor, barrednow bian emesk bambou, ewedh. Ma'n howl ow spladna ha ma edhyn ow cana.  Ma rüdhek e'n topp an perbren.  Jorna teg ew. There is a sweet smell in my sitting-room. After the big storm I cut some twigs from the little fallen tree and put them in a container of water. Now there are sweet white flowers. There are flowers on the remainder of the tree on the ground, little branches among bamboo, too. The sun is shining and birds are singing. There's a robin in the top of the pear tree.  It's a lovely day.  

De Sadorn, kensa warn ügens mis Whevrel Saturday, 21st February An lether-ma a veu dyllys e'n paper nowodhow "An Times". An kesscrifer a scrifas "ma olow remenat a'n tavas"! Ew hebma onan anodhans. Da ew genam an praga rag morvleydh porhbügel, saw nag eus othom dhe nei a ûsya an hanow "morvleydh" rag porhbügel. Ma porhbügoledh ow cuntel an brilly pecar'a bügoledh ow cuntel aga deves. Bügoledh an porth ens. Bettegens, na vedn bügel ow lenky y dheves! Ha na dal pescadoryon cachya porhbügel veth, drefen bos peryllys - moy avel agan tavas.  This letter was published in "The Times" newspaper. The correspondent wrote "there are remnant traces of the language"! Is this one of them? I like the explanation for porbeagle shark, but we do not need to use the name "shark" for a porbeagle. Porbeagles gather the mackerel like shepherds gathering their sheep. They are shepherds of the harbour. However, a shepherd will not swallow...

De Gwener, ügensves mis Whevrel Friday, 20th February Na ellama perdery adro dhe scrifa e'n eur-ma! Ma dhebm galar tydn et ow garr. Res ew dhebm whilas medhakneth.  I can't think about writing at the moment! I have a sharp pain in my leg. I must look for medicine.

De Yow, nawnjegves mis Whevrel Thursday, 19th February Lôwen o vy hedhyw. Gellys, rag teken, ew an glaw. Gwenjek ew hei bes devedhys ew an howl. Ma'n edhyn ow cana ha ma nebes flourys ow pleujowa.  Ma brially melyn emesk an kewny.  Melyn ew an colwedh gen losyow on.  Ma'n camellia ow strolya an dor gen lies petal  gwydnrüdh .  Ma stroyl dhort an enwedhen ewedh - buddys dû war sethednow sqwachys gen an enawel.  I am happy today. Gone, for a moment, is the rain. It is windy but the sun has arrived. The birds are singing and some flowers are blossoming. There are yellow primroses among the mosses. The hazel trees are yellow with catkins. The camellia is littering the ground with many pink petals. There's litter from the ashtree too - black buds on twigs broken by the storm.

De Merher, etegves mis Whevrel Wednesday, 18th February Ero whei ow trouvya mònyow Kernow dhe les? Ew da genowgh an edhyn? Martesen, thero whei ow kerdhes e'n còsow po war an gònyow, ow mires orth an gwedh ha losow erel. En termyn eus passyes mònyow ha gwedh a ros henwyn dhe dhowrow.  Prei gwydn ew gwydn, gossen ew rüdh. Ma gwern ow tevy reb dowrow. Ottòbma nebes samplys: Do you find the minerals of Cornwall interesting? Do you like the birds? Perhaps, you walk in the woods or on the downs, looking at the trees and other plants. Once upon a time minerals and trees gave names to rivers.  China-clay is white, iron oxide is red. Alder trees grow by rivers. Here are some examples: INNY   ( En y c1160, 1328)                   Dowr   Eny             “ash trees river” FOWEY   ( Faw y 1241-1339)       ...

2026 Day 48 De Meurth, seytegves mis Whevrel Tuesday, 17th February Ew da genowgh crampeth? De Meurth Enes ew hedhyw. Thew üdn jedh rag debry lies crampethen! Rag fra? Rag cryjygyon, avorow ew an kensa dedh Corawys, termyn rag penans. Na vedn anjei debry boos rych terebo bos Du Pask. Do you like pancakes? It's Shrove Tuesday today. It's one day for eating a lot of pancakes! Why? For believers, tomorrow is the first day of Lent, a time for fasting. They will not eat rich food until it's Easter Day. Bes otta whedhel coth meurgerys adro dhe crampethen vrâs. But here's a popular old story about a big pancake. An Gramp e then The Pancake   En termyn eus passyes   an old woman had seven children.   She made a big pancake.   The children said,   " Da ew genen an grampeth e n vr â s na .”   We like that big pancake.   The pancake heard the children.   She said,   “ Na wra an flehes ow debry .”   The children will not eat me.   And she rol...