2020 Day 140

2020 Cans ha Dogens

De Meurth, nawnjegves mis Me
Tuesday, 19th May

An re ma ew an diwettha fotos dhort an gamera anweythresek. My a wra scrifa nebes geryow adro dhe bub onan. Nag ew an fotos kevrednek en neb vorr. Pur goth ew an foto e'n kensa ymach - disliwys ew ev. Gellys ew an glas. An glawlednow brâs a dal bos gwer môy spladn. Ma tüs ow peskecha war ladn ryver. Thens diberthys et ta - ha hedna veu kens an virus. Ma cübmyas lebmyn rag peskecha arta. Ma cübmyas rag golf ewedh. Nei ell gweles an plen golf dhort an menedhyow a-derdro. Nessa dhe'n chei my a res greunvoos dhe'n edhyn. Ma fowt dhebm a has môy. Da ew hebma gen mola dhû. Hag e'n chei, my a gavas najedhow ha neujednow rag gwil ow chayrys.

These are the last photos from the non-functional camera. I'll write a few words about each one. The photos are not connected in any way. The photo in the first image is very old - it's faded. The green is gone. The big umbrellas should be brighter green. Men are fishing on a river bank. They are well separated - and that was before the virus. There is permission now for fishing again. There is permission for golf as well. We can see the golf course from our the surrounding hills. Nearer to home I gave breakfast cereal to the birds. I'm lacking any more seeds. A blackbird likes this. And in the house, I found some needles and threads for making my chairs.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

anweythresek non-functional, inoperative
disliwys faded, discoloured
gladn (f) bank of river, lake, etc.
glawlen (f) umbrella
greunvoos (m) breakfast cereal
gwer green (usually more artificial than glas)
kevrednek linked, connected
mola dhû (f) blackbird
peskecha to fish, fishing
ymach (m) image

2020 Day 139

2020 Dedh Cans ha Nawnjek warn Ügens 

De Lün, etegves mis Me 
Monday, 18th May

Genes farwel, a gamera bian! Nag üjy ow hamera obery na velha. Ev a verwas hanter dedh. Pandr'ellama gwil? Ma othom dhebm a bictours rag ow blogg. Res vedh dhebm ûsya ymajys coth. Nag eus fowt dhebm a daclow coth a bub ehen! Nei a drouvyas pajar chayr coth e'n crow. Ma othom dhen a broject - nei a wra aga daswül. An gourty a bayntyas an frammys. Lebmyn res ew dhen lavürya war an esedhow. Nei a wrüg aga diswül ha towla dhe ves an gwiscow coth hag ûsys ha'n stoffyas - reun margh o. Lebmyn o whel ew dhe wil esedhow nowydh. Ma lies gwias dhebm saw nag eus kenter veth! 

Farewell to you, little camera! My camera no longer works. It died at midday. What can I do? I need pictures for my blog. I'll have to use old images. I don't lack old things of every sort! We found four old chairs in the shed. We need a project - we'll renovate them. The man of the house painted the frames. Now we must work on the seats. We have dismantled them and thrown the shabby covers and stuffing away - it was horse-hair. Now it is my job to make the new seats. I have lots of fabrics but I don't have a single nail!

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

chayr (m) chair (cador (f) is grander)
daswül to redo, renovate, restore, etc.
diswül to dismantle, undo, etc.
esedh (m) seat
fowt (m) lack
genes farwel farewell to you
gourty (m) man of the house, husband
hanter dedh midday, noon
na velha (SWFM na fella) no longer
trouvya/trovya to find

2020 Day 138

2020 Dedh Cans hag Etek warn Ügens

De Sül, seytegves mis Me

Sunday, 17th May

Còsel ewa a-der an veister hedhyw. E veu neyth gòlvadnas tohow (gòlvanes chei) dadn an min to, bes lebmyn gellys ew an edhyn. De my a welas edhen gar ow maga yonker war an legh beister ken neyja e'n ke. Mons ow tebry meur a has. Eus lies gòlvan e'n vledhen ma? Mons en pub le, car dre hevel. Ottòbma onan war evoren. Nag ew cân gòlvan pur wheg, bes an heckamol ma war linen electricita ew deffrans. Owrdynk ew ev. Thera caletter gen agan kentrevogyon - na wrüg aga fellgowser obery pur dha. Res veu dhe düs dhort Open Reach y owna. Anjei a ûsyas skeyl dhe whithra an linen. E'n men termyn thera an gentrevogyon erel ow cül ke nowydh.

It is quiet outside the window today. There was a house sparrows' nest under the eaves, but now the birds have gone. Yesterday I saw a parent bird feeding a youngster on the window ledge before flying into the hedge. They are eating a lot of seed. Are there a lot of sparrows this year? They seem to be everywhere. Here's one on some hogweed. A sparrow's song is not very sweet, but this dickybird on an electricity line is different. It's a goldfinch. Our neighbours had a problem - their telephone didn't work very well. Men from Open Reach had to fix it. They used a ladder to inspect the line. In the meantime, the other neighbours were making a new fence.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

a-der outside

car dre hevel (dell hevel) it seems, seemingly, apparently 

evoren (f) hogweed (alternative name to losow mogh)

gòlvadnas keow hedge sparrows < (singular) gòlvan ge

gòlvadnas tohow house sparrows 

legh beister (m) window ledge, window sill

min to (m) eaves (roof edge)

owrdynk (m) goldfinch

whithra to inspect

yonker (m) youngster

2020 Day 137

2020 Dedh Cans ha Seytek warn Ügens

De Sadorn, whetegves mis Me
Saturday, 16th May

Hedhyw tho an jedh nebes kemyskys. Terweythyow my a veu lowen. Na wrüg an cathes debry oll aga boos, etho my a'n towlas war an glesin. Gyllys coth o va. Na vedn anjei y dòchya arta. Ha my sevyllyek ena war an stappys my a welas chôka. Ev a gerras (gerdhas) pur ogas dhe vy, heb own et tien, rag an boos. Thera chôka aral war an chymbla. Ass ew spladn aga fednow loos. My a veu lowen. Bes e'n dohajedh nei a wrüg kerdhes e'n gwelyow. Na wrüga nei clowes an melwheses bes nei a wrüg clowes tractor. Nei a'n welas orth skîtya an gwel gen whennladh. Edhyn trûan. Pandr'a vedn skydnya war agas neythow war an dor? Nag o vy lowen.

 Today the day was a bit mixed. Sometimes I was happy. The cats didn't eat all their food, so I threw it on the lawn. It was stale. They will not touch it again. As I was standing there on the steps I saw a jackdaw. It walked very near me, completely unafraid, for the food. There was another jackdaw on the chimney. How shiny their grey heads are. I was happy. But in the afternoon we walked in the fields. We didn't hear the skylarks but we did hear a tractor. We saw it spraying the field with weedkiller. Poor birds. What will happen to your nests on the ground? I am not happy.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

et tien completely

gyllys coth stale, gone old

heb own unafraid, without fear

sevyllyek immobile, standing, stationary

skydnya war to befall, happen to

skîtya to spray

stappys steps

tòchya to touch (you can also use tava)

trûan poor, unfortunate, tragic, etc.

whennladh (m) weedkiller

2020 Day 136

2020 Dedh Cans ha Whetek warn Ügens

 

De Gwener, pemdhegves mis Me

Friday, 15th May

Fatla gen agas pedn? Pehen ew agas co? Ell agas pydnyon perthy cov a daclow bian? Erowgh whei o tesky Kernowek pur üskis po syger? Erowgh whei o leverel menowgh, "Na ellama remembra poran."? Pòrres ew rag radn an bobel dhe gawas covyon da, ha ma gwary rag scolyans pydnyon. Descrifys ewa en novel gen Rudyard Kipling, dyllys en nawnjek cans ha wonan. "Gwary Kim" henwys ew ev. Gwerik lowr ew ev rag desky geryow Kernôwek. Gwrewgh mires orth tollyer leun a daclow, nena gwrewgh y gwetha gen qweth.  Ellowgh whei henwel pub tra heb aga gweles? Ma gwary aral. Üdn dra ew removys privedh, nena an qweth ew kemerys dhe ves.  "Peth ew kellys?"* 

How's your head? What's your memory like? Can your brain remember little things? Are you learning Cornish very quickly or slowly? Do you often say, "I can't remember exactly."? It's vital for some of the people to have good memories, and there is a game for brain training. It's described in a novel by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1901. It's called "Kim's Game". It's quite useful for learning Cornish words. Look at a tray full of objects then cover it with a cloth. Can you name everything without seeing them? There's another game. One thing is removed secretly, then the cloth is taken away. "What is missing?"

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

co/cov (m) memory, recollection > (plural) covyon
gwerik handy, useful, helpful
menowgh often (earlier yn fenowgh)
pedn (m) head
perthy cov  to remember
poran exactly
pòrres vital, very necessary
pydnyon (m) brains
syger slow, slowly
üskis fast, quick, quickly

*Crogen ew kellys. A shell is missing.

2020 Day 135

2020 Dedh Cans ha Pemdhek warn Ügens

De Yow, pajerdegves mis Me
Thursday, 14th May

Ma lies liw ha nag eus geryow lowr rag oll an liwyow. My a lavar, "'Glas' ew an mor hedhyw." Bes pe liw ew 'glas'? My a lavar, "Glas o an gwels ha'n losow et ow glesin de". Ew an gwels ha'n losow ha'n mor liw kehaval? E'n jedh, pub pres ew an mor 'glas', saw nag ew an mor an pecar liw pub dedh. Ha my alja ûsya an ger 'glas' rag nebes flourys. Ma othom dhen a eryow môy descrifüs. An fysegydh Isaac Newton a fallyas golow gwydn en liwyow deffrans gen prism. Ev a res seyth hanow dhe'n liwyow cabmdhavas. E'n gwettha pres, nei ell ûsya 'glas' rag moy es onan anodhans. Nag ew an ebòrn an keth liw glas avel losow, saw nei alja leverel 'glas a'n ebòrn'. Martesen nei a dal benthygya 'blou a'n ebòrn' dhe vos sür. Ha pa vo tewel an mor nei ell ûsya 'blou a'n morlû'. Ma nebes flourys tredh blou ha purpur. Alja nei benthygya 'indigo' pecar'a Newton? Nag ew termyn whath rag glesin.

There are many colours and there are not enough words for all the colours. I say, " The sea is 'glas' today." But what colour is 'glas'? I say, "The grass and plants were 'glas' in my lawn yesterday". Are the grass and the plants and the sea an identical colour? In the day, the sea is 'glas' every time, but the sea is not the same colour every day. And I could use the word 'glas' for some flowers. We need more descriptive words. The physicist Isaac Newton split white light into different colours with a prism. He gave seven names to the colours of the rainbow. Unfortunately, we can use 'glas' for more than one of them. The sky is not the same colour green as plants, but we could say 'sky green'. Perhaps we should borrow 'sky blue' to be sure. And when the sea is dark we can use navy blue. Some flowers are between blue and purple. Could we borrow 'indigo' like Newton? It's not time yet for cornflowers.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

benthygya to borrow

blou an morlû navy blue

cabmdhavas (mf) rainbow

descrifüs descriptive

fallya to split

fysegydh (m) physicist

glas natural grey, green, blue

glesin (m) lawn, greensward (but also blue cornflowers) 

kehaval} similar, same, identical, etc.

pecar}

2020 Day 134

2020 Dedh Cans ha Peswardhek warn Ügens

De Merher, terdhegves mis Me
Wednesday, 13th May

Ma cübmyas dhe nei - arhadow an Governans! Nei ell mos mes môy es eneth e'n jedh. Possybyl ew lebmyn dhe werra ha perna treven arta - saw üdn person en üdnek dhe vires adro gen an mayner estat. Ma chei gwag ogas dhe nei ha, ott, mayner estat a dhisqwedhas! Saw o nei a-dhelher dh'agan yett! Bes nei a wrüg mos mes. Nei a gerras (gerdhas) war nans, tûa'n noor a-der tûa'n sooth. Na wrüga nei gweles lies person a-der diw varhoges gen pelder vas tredhans. E veu mergh e'n vorr (fordh) ma kens lebmyn - ottena câwgh margh. Bes pandr'ew an losowen ma e'n ke? Ew hei diantel? Ew hei losôw mogh brâs? Nag ew, re vian ew. Losôw mogh kebmyn ew. Nag ewa hir lowr (whath!).

We have permission - a Government directive! We can go out more than once a day. It's now possible to sell and buy houses again - but only one person to look around with the estate agent. There's an empty house near us and, behold, an estate agent appeared! We are safe behind our gate! But we did go out. We walked downhill, northward rather than southward. We didn't see many people apart from two riders, with a good distance between them. There were horses on this road earlier (before now) - there's some horse dung. But what is this plant in the hedge? Is it dangerous? Is it giant hogweed? No, it's too small. It's common hogweed. It's not tall enough (yet!).

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

a-der rather than, except, apart from
arhadow (m) directive, decree
disqwedhes to appear
eneth once (SWFM unnweyth)
governans (m) government
gwertha/gwerra to sell
mayner estat (m) estate agent
ott! (interjection) behold!
treven (irregular plural) houses < (singular) chei (plural isn't cheiow)
tûa'n noor  northward