2019 Day 325

Dedh Trei Hans Pemp warn Ügens 

De Yow, kensa warn ügens mis Dû

Thursday, 21^st November

Thera nei ow tos nes dhe'n diwedh arwòdh an Scorpion avorow.  Òja hedna e vedh dalla arwòdh an Sether. Scorpion ew eneval  gwir bes pandr'ew sether e'n Zodiak? Ewa den po nebes deffrans? Ma'n ster e'n kessteras ow formya “centaur”, hanter den ha hanter margh, car dre hevel. Ma lymnansow a "centaurs". Ma lies lymnans a sinys an Zodiak. Nebes anodhans ew pur goth. Thens dhort pub oos ha dhort pub radn an Norves. Radn ew liwys ha radn ew pryntys. Ma dhe'n Sether gwarak (po arblast) ha sethow, rag hedna hebma ew y dokyn. Ma'n tokyn rag an Scorpion ow tisqwedhes y lost. 

We are approaching the end of the sign of Scorpio tomorrow. After that it will be the start of the sign Sagittarius (the Archer). A scorpion is a real animal but what is an archer in the Zodiac? Is it a man or something different? The stars in the constellation form a centaur, half man and half horse, it seems. There are illustrations of centaurs. There are many illustrations of Zodiac signs. Some of them are very old. They are from every age and from every part of the World. Some are painted and some are printed. The Archer always has a bow (or crossbow) and arrows, so this is its symbol. The symbol for the Scorpion shows its tail.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

an Sether (m) Sagittarius

arblast (m) crossbow

car dre hevel it seems, seemingly, apparently

gwarak (f) longbow

kessteras (m) constellation < kes together + ster stars

lymnans (m) illustration

oos (m) age

seth (m) arrow > plural sethow

sether (m) archer

tokyn (m) symbol, emblem

2019 Day 324

Dedh Trei Hans Pajar warn Ügens

De Merher, ügensves mis Dû

Wednesday, 20^th November

Hedhyw ew dedh arbednek en Truru. Termyn ew dhe dina an golowow Nadelik. Pub bledhen ma keskerdh a lugern dres an strêtys rag “Truru Cita a Wolowow”. Na aljama mos dhe vires orth an darvos e'n vledhen ma, bes ma kevys genam nebes fotos coth. My a gemeras an pictours ma nanj ew eth bledhen. Gwres o an lugern a welynny po neujednow ha paper specyal (nag üjy va ow lesky) gen semblans a hujes bestes - jyraff, rhiniseros, scovarnek, delfines ha stifek hag erel. E'n vledhen na tho an mater gôdhvownans, theram ow crejy. E'n vledhen ma thew an mater story a'n cita. Hanath my a welas lugarn war TV gen semblans an beneglos.

Today is a special day in Truro. It's time to switch on the Christmas lights. Every year there is a parade of lanterns through the streets for “Truro City of Lights”. I could not go to watch the event this year, but I have found some old photos. I took these pictures eight years ago.The lanterns were made of canes or wires and special paper (it does not burn) to look like huge animals - a giraffe, a rhinoceros, a hare, dolphins, a squid, etc. That year the theme was wildlife, I believe. This year the theme is the history of the city. Tonight I saw a lantern on the TV that looked like the cathedral.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

arbednek special, particular (you can also use specyal)

gôdhvownans wildlife

golowow lights

gwelen (f) a cane, stick, etc. > plural gwelynny

keskerdh a procession, march, parade (literally walking together)

lugern plural lanterns < singular lugarn

mater theme, subject matter

neujen (f) a wire > plural neujednow

peneglos (f) cathedral

tina to switch on, light up

2019 Day 323

Dedh Trei Hans Trei warn Ügens

De Meurth, nawnjegves mis Dû

Tuesday, 19^th November

Glas o an mor hedhyw ha glas o an mor de. An keth ger ew en Kernôwek saw nag ew an liwyow kehaval. An geryow en Sowsnek ew deffrans. Heb bern ew morplaynyers – anjei a wra morplaynya piwa benag. Mygyl ew edhyn ewedh. Rag anjei boos ew môy dhe les. Ma anjei ow whilas tabm dhe dhebry en pub le. Radn anodhans ew heb own ha bold lowr. An hôk ma a sedhas war garrek ogas dhe nei de. Ha'n vran dre a dheuth ogas dhe'n glawjy bùss hedhyw.

The sea was grey today and the sea was blue yesterday. It's the same word in Cornish but the colours are not identical. The words in English are different. Surfers are indifferent – they surf anyway. Birds are indifferent as well. For them food is more interesting. They are looking for a bit to eat everywhere. Some of them are unafraid and quite bold. This hawk sat on a rock near us yesterday. And the rook came near the bus shelter today.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

bold bold

bran dre (f) rook (bran = crow)

carrek (f) a rock

deffrans different

heb bern indifferent, unconcerned

heb own unafraid

hôk (m) a hawk

Several words are interchangeable,

keth, kethsam, kesam, kehaval, haval, pecar

meaning same, like, identical, similar, etc.

mygyl indifferent (literally luke warm)

piwa benag anyway, in any case, whatever

2019 Day 322

Dedh Trei Hans Dew warn Ügens

De Lün, etegves mis Dû

Monday, 18^th November

Thera dhe nei jorna teg hedhyw. Nei eth dhe'n als ha kerdhes radn trolergh a'n als a-hes en spladnder an howl. Lebmyn thew ow bejeth howlleskys – nag ew qwatyes en mis Dû. An todnow òbma ew meurgerys gen surfers. Nei a welas an gorsav scathow sawya coth. Nag ewa ûsys hedhyw e'n jedh. Thera dhodho henscath pur serth an leder war nans. Nei a welas crowjy gwydn – golva rag heva hern e'n dedhyow coth. Trig o, rag hedna possybyl o dhe gerdhes e'n hen.

We had a beautiful day today. We went to the coast and walked along part of the coastal footpath in sunshine. Now my face is sunburnt – unexpected in November. The waves here are beloved by surfers. We saw the old lifeboat station. It's not used nowadays. It had a very steep slipway down the cliff. We saw a white hut – a lookout place for a shoal of pilchards in the olden days. It was low tide, therefore it was possible to walk in the harbour.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

dedhyow coth olden days

golva (f) a lookout place

henscath a slipway (for a boat)

hern plural pilchards singular hernen (f)

heva (f) a shoal of fish

leder a steep slope, cliff

nag ew qwatyes unexpected

scath sawya lifeboat

serth steep, precipitous, etc.

surfer loan word (you can also use morplaynyer)

2019 Day 321

Dedh Trei Hans Wonan warn Ügens

De Sül, seytegves mis Dû

Sunday, 17^th November

Pur goynt ew ampydnyon mabden. Nag ew da ganjo deray. Ma va ow whilas styrrya pub tra ew gwelys po clowys genen. Ma va ow comparya taclow nowydh gen experyensys kens. Pandr'ero whei gweles obma? Ewa hos po cònin? Ello whei gweles benyn goth po benyn yonk? Tüs a viras orth an ster ha gweles bestes. Ottòbma arwòdh zodiak an Scorpion. Ma lies best e'n ebòrn! My a veu genys dadn sin an puskes. Nag eus besca gwelys genam puskes e'n eborn. Nei ell bos tòllys gans agan lagajow ha gan pydnyon. Cameras ell agan hyga ewedh.

A human brain is very strange. It does not like randomness. It tries to give meaning to everything we see or hear. It compares new things with previous experiences. What do you see here? Is it a duck or a rabbit? Can you see an old woman or a young woman? People looked at the stars and saw animals. This is the zodiac sign Scorpio. There are lots of animals in the sky! I was born under the sign of the fish. I have never seen fish in the sky. We can be deceived by our eyes and our brain. Cameras can hoax us as well.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

ampydnyon brain (you may see pydnyon, ympydnyon, empydnyon)

cònin (m) rabbit

coynt strange, odd, curious, etc. (you can also use stranj)

deray disorder, chaos, randomness (you can also use godoryn)

hos (m) duck > plural heyjy

kens adjective previous (one of many uses for this word)

mabden human (literally son of man)

styrrya explain, give meaning

tòllys deceived

whilas to seek, look for, attempt, try, etc.

2019 Day 320

Dedh Trei Hans hag Ügens

De Sadorn, whetegves mis Dû

Saturday, 16^th November

Cowasek o hei hedhyw. Nei a wrüg goheles an cowasow ha kerdhes adro dhe Lanberan, a-dreus an corflan, nena bownder vian a-hes, bys en gwelyow. Ma nebes scavelcronagow teg e'n corfla – rüdh ha melyn spladn. Ew da gena whei cavach? Thew an gwel ma leun a vagdulans. Cawlek ew. Pur las ew ev! Nei a wel an mor dhort an gwel ma. Nei ell gweles ker en pelder. E'n gwettha pres, tho an vownder pur slotterüs.

It was showery today. We dodged the showers and walked around Perranzabuloe, across the churchyard, then all along a little lane, to the fields. There are some lovely toadstools in the churchyard – bright red and yellow. Do you like cabbage? This field is full of greens. It's a cabbage field. It's very green! We see the sea from this field. We can see a hillfort far away. Unfortunately, the lane was very slottery (muddy).

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

a-dreus across

a-hes along

cavach cabbage > plural cavajys (you can also use collective plurals cawl or ongel)

cawlek a cabbage patch, cabbage field

corla (f) churchyard

cowasek showery

cowasow showers

goheles dodge, avoid, evade (you can also use voydya)

magdulans greens

slotterüs slottery dialect, muddy (you can also use leyjek).

2019 Day 319

Dedh Trei Hans ha Nawnjek

De Gwener, pemdhegves mis Dû

Friday, 15^th November

De a veu pednbloodh Charles, mab Myternes Elisabeth. Ev a veu genys en nawnjek cans dogens hag eth. Saw na wrüga va dos Dûk Kernow bys en nawnjek cans dewdhek ha dogens - termyn Elizabeth a dheuth Metêrnes. Na veu bloodh an dûk yonk bes pajar. Kens hedna nag era Dûk Kernow a-dhia nawnjek cans whetek warn ügens. Na ell benyn bos Dûk Kernow, rag hedna na veu Elisabeth besca na Dûk (nag Arlòdhes) Kernow. Establyssyes veu an Dùchy en terdhek cans seytek warn ügens, dhe brovia pegans rag er dhe thron (an Prins Dû). En Kernow ma sinys an Dùchy oll adro dhen, en tre, ren an treth, war vosow. Rechat, Yurl Kernow o Yurl Poitiers en Pow Frenk ewedh. Martesen an spottys war y vaner ew pes (drefen bos “pois” an ger rag pesen en Frenkek). Era nei ow qweles pemdhek pesen en pub le po pemdhek besont owriek?

Yesterday was the birthday of Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth. He was born in 1948. But he only became Duke of Cornwall in 1952, when Elizabeth became queen. The young duke was only four years old. Before that there wasn't a Duke of Cornwall since 1936. A woman can't be Duke of Cornwall, therefore Elizabeth was never a Duke (or Duchess) of Cornwall. The Duchy was established in 1337, to provide an income for the heir to the throne (initially the Black Prince). In Cornwall there are signs of the Duchy all around us, in town, by the beach, on walls. Richard, Earl of Cornwall, was also Count of Poitiers in France. Perhaps the spots on his banner were peas (because “pois” is the word for “pea” in French). Do we see fifteen peas everywhere or fifteen golden bezants?

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

arlòdhes lady, duchess (dùches is not used for Duchess of Cornwall)

baner banner, flag

besca never, ever in the past (also bescath, besketh or bysqweth)

dùchy duchy

dûk duke (feminine equivalent is not duges or dukes)

Dûk Kernow the Duke of Cornwall (no need to translate the or of)

metêrnes queen (note that the first syllable has become more schwa than in SWFM myghternes)

pegans income (you can also use gòber)

provia to provide

yurl earl, count