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More Keywords in the Cornish Language

Breton Equivalents - kindly supplied by Loic Povy

English Word

Cornish Translation

Pronounciation

Breton Equivalent

Pronounciation

Large, Great

Vor or Veor

Vore or Vee-Or

Veur (Meur)

Vöre

Port, Cove or Bay

Porth

 Porzh

Porz or Porh

Kerr-Nev-ek

Estuary

Heyl

Hale

Aber

Abair

Heathland

Ros or Rose

Rose

 

 

..of the..

-an-

An

An / Ar / Al

An

Upper

Wartha

War-thaa

 

 

Lower, Bottom

Wollas

Woll-az 

 

 

Small

Vean/Bean/Byghan

V(B)ee-Ann 

Vihan / Bihan;

V(B)ee-Ann

Stone, Rock

Mên or Maen

Main

Men

Main

Standing Stone, Long stone

Mênhir

Main-Here

Menhir

Main-Here

Farmer

Tyak

Tie-Ack

Parkier / Merer

Park-Ai-öre

Hole

Tol

Toll

Toul

Too-lle

Hill

Bre or Bron

Bray or Bronn

 

 

River

Avon

Avon

Aven / Stêr

Avain / Stair

Fort

Dinas

Die-nus

 

 

To play, playing

(an) Gwarry

(an) Gwarry

C'hoari

RRwarry

Good

Da

Dah

Mat

Mat

Bad

Drok

Drock

Drouk (Fall)

Drook

Near

Ogas

O-Gas

 

 

Far

Pell

  Pell

Pell

Pell

Happy

Lowen

Lau-Enn

Laouen

La-oo-Enn

Short

Ber

Berr

Ber

Berr

Mouth

Ganow

Gan-oo

 

 

The Tree

An wydhenn (gwydhenn)

Gwith-enn

 

 

Long

Hyr

Here

Hir

Here

Chapel

Merther

Mirth-Err

Chapel

Shapel

Horse

Margh

Merkh

Marc'h

MarRR

Dog

Ky

Kai

Ki

Kee

cat

An Gath (Kath)

Kath

Kazh

Kaz or Kah

Hen

Yar

Yahr

Yar

Yahr

Goat

Gavar

Gav-arr

 

 

Sheep

Davas

Dav-az

Dañvad

Dan-va

Chick

Mabyar

Maab-Yahr

 

 

Duck

Hos

Hawz

Houad

Hoo-at

Bull

Tarow

Tar-oo

Tarv

Tar-oo

Son, Sons

Mab, Mebyon

Maab, Meb-Yon

Mab, Mebyon

Maab, Meb-Yon

Boy

Maw

Maou

Paotr (Mav)

Pa-otr (Maoo)

The Sun

An Howl

Howl

 

 

Fog

Newl

Newl

Nivlenn

Newlen

Clouds

Comol

Ko-Mol

Koumoul

Koo-Mool

The house

An chi

chee

 

 

The door

An daras

darr-as

 

 

The window

An fenester

Fen-ester

 

 

The garage

An karrji

karr-gee

 

 

Lake

Lyn

Linn

Loc'h

LoRR

Hedge

Ke

Kay

Poul

Pool

England, English

Pow Saws, Sawsnek

Pau Sauce, Sauce Neck

Bro Soazh

Brau-Sauce


Numerals and Food and Drink in Cornish


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