2025 Day 151

2025 Dedh Üdnek ha Dewgens

De Sadorn, üdnegves warn ügens mis Me

Saturday, 31st May

Da ew genam gweles bestes et ow lowarth. Hedhyw my a wrüg gòrra nebes brodnyon war an vos rag an edhyn. Saw nag ew hebma edhen; gwywer ew! Nag eus eskelly dhodho. Otta neppeth aral, pecar'a jowal war dhelen. Ma eskelly dhedhy bes nag ens brâs. Nag ew edhen naneyl. Nag ew whil gebm, thew hei kelyonen.

I like to see animals in my garden. Today a put some rolled oats on the wall for the birds. But this is not a bird; it is a squirrel! It doesn't have wings. Here's something else, like a jewel on a leaf. It has wings but they are not big. It is not a bird either. It's not a jewel beetle, it's a fly.

Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today

brodnyon (coll.) rolled oats, oatmeal

delen (f) leaf (d>dh after war on)

edhyn birds < edhen (f)

eskelly ~ skylly wings < askell (f)

gòrra to put

gwywer (m) squirrel

jowal (m) jewel

kelyonen (f) fly

naneyl neither

whil gebm (m) jewel beetle

2025 Day 150

2025 Dedh Cans ha Hanter Cans

2025 Dedh Cans Deg ha Dogens

De Gwener, degves warn ügens mis Me
Friday, 30th May

Devedhys ew hav, ha devedhys ew flourys nowydh et ow lowarth. Na wrüga vy aga gònis. Anjei a wrüg gònis aga hònan. An cajow brâs ma a dheuth dhort jarn agan kentrevoges, der an payl. Soudoryon! Ma lies bleujen genisen en pub le. Nag eus othom dhebm a berna plansow en shoppys, ma dhebm mar lies bleujen gwels.

Summer has come, and new flowers have come in my garden. I didn't sow them. They planted themselves. These ox-eye daisies came from our neighbour's garden, through the fence. Soldiers! There are many campions (spider flowers) everywhere. I don't need to buy plants in shops, I have so many wild flowers.

2025 Day 149

2025 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Naw

De Yow, nawes warn ügens mis Me

Thursday, 29th May

Lôwen o vy. Devedhys ew an hav. Ma dhen aranen et agan lowarth, flour purpur emesk an gwelsednow ha'n ledanlesow . My a welas pajar po pemp cheicok ow neyja adro dhe skiber reb an eglos. Re üskis ens rag kemeres fôtôs anodhans, saw my a wrüg kemeres üdn fôtô a edhen vian sedhys war neujen. Thera gwradn ow cana en wheg a-ûgham. Ma flourys purpur moy e'n keow; lies manegow an spryjyon hir. Purpur ha gwydn ew an liwyow lebmyn. An flourys gwydn ew scaw ha spern gwydn, gen breyluednow gwels ow crambla.

I'm happy. The summer has arrived. We have a wild orchid in our garden, a purple flower among the grass-blades and plantains. I saw four or five house-martins flying round a barn by the church. They are too fast for taking photos of them, but I did take one photo of a little bird sat on a wire. A wren was singing sweetly above me. There are more purple flowers in the hedges; many tall foxgloves. Purple and white are the colours now. The white flowers are elder and hawthorn, with climbing wild roses.

Geryow rag hedhyw. Words for today.

aranen (f) wild orchid

breyluednow wild roses

cheicok (m) house-martin (SFM chicok)

devedhys (va) come, arrived

gwelsednow blades of grass < gwelsen (f)

ledanlesow plantains < ledanles (m)

manegow an spryjyon foxglove

neujen (f) wire

scaw (coll.) elder

skiber (f) barn

üskis fast, quick, rapid

2025 Day 148

2025 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Eth 

De Merher, ethves warn ügens mis Meurth 

Wednesday, 28th May 

Ma lies treth en Kernow. Ma tewes ha bily tredh mor ha tewenyow ha âlsyow. Nebes trethow ew tewesek ha nebes trethow ew biliek. Ma carrygy war nebes trethow, gen pollednow. Pollen ew toll dowr tredh an carrygy. Ma gòbmon e'n mor. Diweth e'n jedh ma'n mortid en lenel ha degy gòbmon (ha scòbmow) war an tredh. Ma'n mortid en trig ha ligednow ew gerys orth pedn an lanow. Gwrewgh merkya an gòbmon! A-warra, thew an treth segh; a-wòles, thew an treth gleb dew dermyn e'n jedh. Na wrewgh whei nevra parkya a-wòles! Ma'n mor ow rei, bes ev ell kemeres taclow e-kerdh.

There are many beaches in Cornwall. There is sand and pebbles between sea and dunes and cliffs. Some beaches are sandy and some beaches are pebbly. There are rocks on some beaches, with pools. A pool is a water hole between the rocks. There is seaweed in the sea. Twice a day the tide comes in and carries seaweed (and flotsam) onto the beach. The tide goes out and piles of rotting seaweed are left at the tideline. Note the seaweed! Above, the sand is dry; below, the beach is wet twice a day. Never park below! The sea gives, but it can take things away.

Nebes geryow Some words

âlsyow ~ aljow cliffs, coast < âls (m)

a-warra above

a-wòles below

bily pebbles < bilien (f) > biliek pebbly

carrygy rocks < carrek (f)

degy to carry

diweth ~ dew dermyn twice

gòbmon (coll) seaweed

kemeres e-kerdh to take away, remove

ligednow (pl) rotting seaweed piles on beach

mortid (m) tide

pedn an lanow ~ penlanow (m) hightide mark

rei to give

scòbmow (pl) flotsam, splinters, chips

tewenyow sand dunes

tewes (coll) sand > tewesek sandy

tredh between

treth beach, sand, shore