Cornish language
I have come across a few people recently who have been using the Cornish language, I must admit not conversationally but it is good to see it used. The main language groups have now agreed on a common form so we should see more people learning this traditional language. It will take a long time for us to get to the level of the Welsh but it is something to aim for.
From starting out just discovering what “Happy Christmas” is in Cornish I have picked up a few phrases myself and do exchange greetings in Cornish with a few people. I must admit that most of these people are newcomers to Cornwall but at least there is some interest.
While I was at the Royal Cornwall Show I went into the county council exhibition with my Red Cross colleague and found the Cornish Language stand: my colleague is Cornish but doesn’t know any of the language so I told him one of my favourite phrases to say to the staff ( no, I didn’t set him up with something rude!). We both had a chat with them and even got some Cornish stickers. Mine was the word for “cool” so I managed to use this when setting up our latest offer on the web site so when you have a look you will understand what “Koeth Kernow” means.
This also appeals to my literary tendencies with the alliteration, thankfully we didn’t have a third K to put in as an offer shortened to KKK would not have won us many friends!
Have a look at this web site and learn some Cornish before your next visit: http://www.cornish-language.org/english/phrasebook.asp we’ll see how much of a conversation we can have!
