2019 Day255

Dedh Dew Cans Dogens ha Pemdhek

De Yow, dewdhegves mis Gwedngala

Thursday, 12^th September

Da ew genam mellow tredh taclow. Ma dhebm dew lever creiys “Bownans”. Ma whetek bledhen warn ügens ter an kensa ha'n nessa. An gevren ew o howethes Jackie. An kensa “Bownans” a veu ro dhort hy herens ha'n nessa “Bownans, Story Bownans Heb Cübmyas” a veu scrifys gans hy gour. Ma mell aral ewedh. Gans hy howethyans dyllo my a scrifas eth lever rag flehes adro dhe sciens (ha hei a furnyas gesyow gòcky). Ma mell tredh levrow erel ewedh. Ma'n nessa pil o cawas levrow scrifys po treylyes gen peder benyn leb a veu et o bagas Falmeth (Crowjy Loor). Hedhyw me a bernas lever Kernôwek ûsyes. My eth dhe guntellyans adro dhe'n tavas Kernôwek ha my a gawas lever e'n tavas Kernôwek. My a welas an treth ha'n park kerry gwag e'n mettin ha my a's gwelas môy leun e'n dohajedh.

I like links between things. I have two books called “Life”. There are 36 years between the first and the second. The link is my friend Jackie. The first “Life” was a present from her parents and the second “Life, An Unauthorised Biography” was written by her husband. There is another link as well. With her publishing company I wrote eight books for children about science (and she provided silly jokes).There is a link between other books as well. The next pile contains books written or translated by four women who were in my Falmouth group (Moon Hut).Today I bought a used Cornish book. I went to a meeting about the Cornish language and I got a book in the Cornish language. I saw the beach and the car-park empty in the morning and I saw them fuller in the afternoon.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

bownans life (story bownans means a biography)

cübmyas permission, authority, leave (heb cübmyas unauthorised)

gòcky silly (another cuckoo-related word!)

furnya to provide, supply, furnish (you can also use provia)

mellow (pl) links, connections (you can also use kevrednow < kevren)

nessa next, second (usually this comes before the noun, e.g. nessa seythen next week, e'n nessa chei next door, but sometimes after the noun - for underclothes, e.g. lavrek nessa knickers, underpants; pows nessa petticoat, slip. It can also mean next time, as in terebo nessa till next time, goodbye)

sciens science (whereas skians is knowledge, learning, sense)

taclow things (an irregular plural, the singular is tra, never try to use traow)

tredh between you can also use ter (pre-SWF we used treeth)

treth beach, sand