Learn Late Cornish Bit by Bit 82 (More About Time)

A Bit More About Time

We have had the odd mention of months of the year. Here is the complete list:

mis Genver                           January

mis Whevrel                         February

mis Meurth[1]                       March

mis Ebrel                              April

mis Me                                  May

mis Efen [2]                          June

mis Gorefen[3]                     July

mis Est                                 August

mis Gwedngala                   September

mis Hedra                            October

mis Dû                                  November

mis Kevardhû                      December

Traditional Cornish had no distinct word for date, so we have to approximate (the first example is preferred), e.g.:

Pana dhedh[4] ew hedhyw?           What day/date is it today?

Pandr’ew an jedh a’n jorna ma?    What is the day/date of this day?

Pandr’ew an dedhyas[5] hedhyw? What is the date today?

Pana vis o?                                      What month was it?

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[1]  mis Merh in RLC

[2]  Middle Cornish Metheven

[3] Middle Cornish Gortheren

[4]  Pana in a question causes a soft mutation

[5]  This is a recent reconstruction based on Welsh and Breton; not recommended!