2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei warn Ügens
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Lün, degves mis Est
Monday,
10th August
Piw
a wrüg laul dr’o marow an tavas Kernôwek? Nag ewa marow: ma va whath oll adro
dhen en henwyn telleryow. Da ew genam mappys coth – nei a wel an henwyn dres an
òjow. Nei a dhesk nebes a’gan henys, dorydhieth ha dororieth. Ottòbma mappa An
Scôven Horn Perran Meur. Piw a òya (wòdhya) dr’eus mar lies lôd spenys dadn an
dor ogas dhe eglos Peran ha'n grows goth (reb Halwyn). Eus mappa kehaval rag cober, sten, hag erel? Nag eus whel veth na m
Who said that the Cornish language was dead? It isn’t dead: it is still all around us in place names. I like old maps – we see the names through the ages. We learn something of our history, geography and geology. Here’s a map of the Great Perran Iron Lode. Who knew that there are so many exhausted lodes under the ground near St Piran’s church and the old cross (by Halwyn)? Is there a similar map for copper, tin, etc.? There aren't any mines any more but the names survive in roads or groups of houses. In the distance you can see Budnic Hill going by the golf club and there are new houses in Ramoth Way on the dunes. "Rose" can be seen too. "Ros" is rough land, but the ground is not as rough today as in the past. There were lots of mines called "Wheal" (workings). Somewhere in this photo there were "Bottom Hill Slope", "Leisure" and "?Around and ascending/descending?" There's a large sundial now on Droskyn. It shines in the sun. Perranporth time is 20 minutes later than London.
Deg
ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
dürya to survive, endure, last
kehaval
similar
lôd (m) lode
> (plural) lôdys
òjow ~
òsow (plural) ages < (singular) ooj ~ oos (m)
pres (m) time (by the clock, etc.)
scôven (f) rich
lode
soler (m) sundial (amongst many other meanings)
spenys
~ spenjys exhausted, spent, used up, etc.
tewenyow (plural) sand-dunes < (singular) tewyn (m) (you can also use tôwyn > tewednow)
war wòles downhill, to the bottom
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