Tuesday 26 May 2015

Learn Late Cornish Bit by Bit 92 (More About Giving Instructions)

A Bit More About Giving Instructions

For extra emphasis when giving an instruction, add the personal pronoun, e.g.:

Spladn![1]                                          Shine!
Spladn che!                                      Shine thou! You shine!

As in this rim rag flehes:

Spladn che steren vian, spladn!      Shine thou little star, shine!
War an mor ha’n tir en dadn.            On the sea and the land beneath.
Dres an cloudys, otta che                 Beyond the clouds, there you are
’Car ha jowel terlentry.                      Sparkling like a jewel.
Spladn che steren vian, spladn!       Shine thou little star, shine!
War an mor ha’n tir en dadn.             On the sea and the land beneath.

You will have noticed the use of Spladn! rather than Gwra spladna!
Spladn! is the second person singular (familiar) imperative of the verb spladna.

Here are a few more examples, some of them irregular:
doas > deus![2]                    come!
e.g. Deus chei!                     Come in!

drei  > dro!                           bring! (may be doroy before a vowel)
e.g. Dro dhebm golow!       Bring me a light!

kemeres  > kebmer!            take!
e.g. Kebmer with!               Take care!

leverel  > lavar!                   say!
e.g. Lavar dhen!                 Tell us!

moas  > ke! Ke tre!             go! Go home!
e.g. Ke tre!                           Go home!
 e.g. Ke dhe ves!                 Go away!

gwertha[3]  > gwerth!         sell!
e.g. Gwerth an chei!           Sell the house!

rei  > ro!                                give! (roy before a vowel)
e.g. Gwerth a vo dhis, ha roy an mona dhe’n vohosogyon.[4]
                    Sell what you have, and give the money to the poor.


[1]  spladn is also an adjective, meaning “brilliant
[2]  Pronounced [deez]. Gendall spells this dîz
[3]  do not pronounce th: Gendall has gwerra
[4]  Luk 18:22

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