2022 Day 80

2022 Dedh Pajar Ügens

De Lün, kensa warn ügens mis Meurth
Monday, 21st March

Ew Kernow heb danjer; ewa saw? Ma gwarnyansow. Ma nedres ow tifüna  en teleryow howlyek. Warowgh! Na wrewgh gòrra troos warnodhans. Sarf ell brathy - hei ell bos tesek avel nader! Warowgh an todnow. Anjei ell agas don a-les e'n mor. E vedh othom dhewgh a sawder. War an treth, gwrewgh perthy co an mortîd. Whei alja bos maglednys. Ellowgh crambla âls, po wrewgh gelwel rag helicopter?
Kemerowgh with ha desky Kernôwek!

Is Cornwall without danger; is it safe? There are warnings. Adders are waking up in sunlit places. Beware! Do not tread on them. A snake can bite - it can be taisey as an adder! Beware of the waves. They can carry you away in the sea. You will need to be rescued. On the beach, remember the tide. You could be trapped. Can you climb a cliff, or will you call for a helicopter?
Take care and learn Cornish!

Building up our Cornish language Part 16a

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 16a

Used on its own, without another verb, bos locative can show location, e.g.

Thera vy òbma. I am here.

Thesta ena. You are there.

Ma hei a-dhelher. She is behind.

Mons rag. They are ahead.

These sentences use adverbs of place:

òbma here

ena there

a-dhelher (SWFM a-dhelergh) behind

rag ahead

Adverbs give more information about verbs. 

Adverbs of place answer the question “where?”

Ple(th)? or Pe le? (followed by the affirmative)

Pleth esta? Where are you?

Pe le thera nei? Where are we?

Pe le ma va? Where is he?

Expanding to adverb phrases, rather than single adverbs)

we can use

e'n le ma in this place

e'n le na in that place

Thera nei e'n le ma.  We are in this place.

Thero whei e'n le na. You are in that place.

These include the preposition en in.

Here are some more prepositions used in adverbial phrases:

dadn under (can cause soft mutation)

Ma'n kei dadn an bord. The dog is under the table.

war on (can cause soft mutation)

Ma cath war vranch.  There is a cat on a branch.

a-dâl dhe opposite, facing

Ma'n chei a-dâl dhe'n mor. The house is facing the sea.

a-dhelher dhe behind

Ma lowarth a-dhelher dhe'n chei. 

There is a garden behind the house.

We can include some action using another verb. 

Adverbs of place tell where the action is happening. e.g.

Thera vy ow còrtos òbma. I am staying here.

Thesta ow sleppya ena. You are slipping there.

Ma hei ow codha a-dhelher. She is falling behind.

Mons ow mos rag. They are going ahead.

Ma'n kei ow còsca dadn an bord. 

The dog is sleeping under the table.

Ma cath ow crambla war vranch.  A cat is climbing on a branch.

There is a relationship between some adverbs and prepositions. e.g.

adverb a-dâl > preposition a-dâl dhe opposite

adverb a-dhelher > preposition a-dhelher dhe behind