2020 Day 290

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Deg

De Gwener, whetegves mis Hedra

Friday, 16th October

Paper ew peth marthys da. Ma dhodho lies ûs. Whei ell gwil taclow ganjo. Whei alja y blegya dhe formys deffrans ha y drehy dhe wül las po flourys po patronyow. Whei ell scrifa warnodho ha tedna po liwya warnodho. Seher paper ew perfydh rag senjy agas hogednow. (Saw na wrewgh aga thowla dhe ves en agan keow, my a pjyy.) Kensa paper an bes o papyrus Ejyptek (gwres a blans dowr môy es peder mil bledhen alebma). An Grekyans ha’n Romans a’n ûsyas rag scrolys. Gallos redya o ûhel e’n bes ancient. An Chinogyon a wras paper a rüsk an wedhen mor paper (Morus papyrifera) ha taclow erel. Secret o dres lies bledhen. Hedhyw e’n jedh paper ell bos gwres gen oll sortow herlys. Radn anodho ew pur deg. Whei alja gwil paper agas hònan.

Paper is a wonderful thing. It has many uses. You can make things with it. You could fold it to different forms and cut it to make lace or flowers or stencils. You can write on it and draw or paint on it. Paper bags are perfect for holding your pasties. (But do not throw them away in our hedges, I pray.) The world’s first paper was Egyptian papyrus (made with the water plant more than 4000 years ago). The Greeks and Romans used it for scrolls. Literacy was high in the ancient world. The Chinese made paper of bark of the paper mulberry tree (Morus papyrifera) and other things. It was a secret for many years. Nowadays paper can be made from all sorts of fibres. Some of it is very beautiful. You could make paper yourself. 

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

gallos redya (m) literacy  

herl (m) fibre

hogednow pasties, pastries < (singular) hogen (f)

patron (m) pattern, stencil, template, model, etc.

pyjy ~ pejy ~ pysy ~ pesy to pray 

plans (an) dowr (m) water plant

plegya to fold, bend, pleat

rüsk (m) bark

seher (plural) bags < (singular) sagh (m)

towla ~ towlel dhe ves to throw away