A collection of useful phrases in Cornish (Kernewek), a Celtic language spoken mainly in Cornwall in the UK. These phrases are in Common Cornish (Kernewek Kemmyn).
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: sg = said to one person; pl = said to more than one person.
Hear some Cornish phrases:
Recordings mainly by Adam Jones, with corrections and additions by Stephen Gainey, a Cornish language Bard, and Keith Bailey of Howlsedhes Services.
Download all the audio files (Zip format, 492K)
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Cornish | Phrases | Numbers: Revived Cornish, Middle Cornish | Colours | Family words | Terms of endearment | Colours | Time | Weather words | Comparison of Celtic languages | Celtic cognates | Celtiadur | Tower of Babel | My podcast about Cornish | Cornish courses on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Other collections of Cornish phrases (some with audio)
http://cornish.proboards.com/board/14/phrasebook
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ukrab/elb.htm
http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/language/phrases.php
https://www.learncornishnow.com/first-steps.html
Breton, Cornish, Cumbric, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Welsh (Gwentian)
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