2022 Day 126

2022 Dedh Cans ha Whegh warn Ügens

De Gwener, wheffes mis Me
Friday, 6th May

Ma bleujow a'n gog ow tevy, saw nag eus clowys genam cog veth. Ma coges lowr et ow neyth! Ma flehes oll adro. Ma flehes war bub tû, car dre hevel. Overcumyes o vy! (Saw, en gwiryonedh, nag eus bes pajar flogh.) Ma ganowow en othom a voos. Ma treys et ow lowarth. Na wrewgh stankya ow flourys teg! Na wrewgh grevya agan kentrevogyon! Na wrewgh codha dhort an wedhen! Bedhowgh moy gosel! Ma dhebm whel dhe wil. Otta tabm descans nowydh.

There are cuckoo flowers growing, but I have not heard a single cuckoo. There are enough cuckoos in my nest! There are children all around. There are children on all sides, it seems. I am overcome! (Though, in truth, there are only four children.)There are mouths in need of food. There are feet in my garden. Don't trample my lovely flowers! Don't annoy our neighbours! Don't fall from the tree! Be quieter! I have work to do. Here's a bit of a new lesson.

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 23a
Building up our Cornish language Part 23a

We have been looking at the use of two important verbs in positive and negative statements and questions:
bos (to be or being) and
gwil ~ gül (to do ~ make or doing ~ making).
e.g. Lôwenek o vy. I am cheerful.
e.g. Thera vy ow cül tesen. I am making a cake.

Before we move on to other verbs, let's have a look at another use of bos and gwil.
That is the imperative - giving commands.

Here are the complete paradigms as far as we know them (not all forms can be found in our original texts). Most useful examples involve the second person (singular and plural).

Imperative of bos
These are mainly used with descriptors, such as adjectives, etc.
1 sg gerowgh vy bos = let me be
2 sg bedh, bedhes = be
3 sg bedhens = let him/her be
1pl bedhen, bedha nei, gerowgh nei bos = let us be
2 pl bedhow(gh) = be
3 pl bedhens = let them be

Imperative of gwil ~ gül
These are mainly used with verbs to be done (or objects to be made)
1 sg gero vy gwil = let me do (or let me make)
2 sg gwras, gwra = do, do thou (or make)
3 sg gwrens e ~ hei = let him/her do (or let him/her make)
1 pl gero nei, gwren = let us do (or let us make)
2 pl grewgh = do, do you (or make)
3 pl gwrens (anjei) = let them do (or let them make)

We will look at lots of examples next time.