2024 Day 116

2024 Dedh Cans ha Whetek

De Yow, pempes warn ügens mis Ebrel

Thursday, 25th April

An Acord Framweyth ew kevambos keswlasek (ynternacyonal) meur y vry, a wra ragwòrra lies ambos. Emesk an ambosow ew scodhyans rag tavas ha gònisegeth, adhescans ha'n media, gwithans a diredhyow storek, ha moy. My a vedn scrifa moy avorow.

The Framework Convention is a very significant international treaty which sets out numerous obligations. Among the obligations are support for language and culture, education and the media, protection of historic territories, and more. I will write more tomorrow.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

adhescans(m)  education < (verb) desky

ambos(m) promise, obligation +

kev-(pfx) co-, together > kevambos(m) treaty, pact, agreement

gònisegeth (f) culture

gwithans (m) protection, maintenance 

keswlasek international

meur y vry of great significance 

ragwòrra to set out, put forward < gòrra put

scodhyans (m) support < scoodh(f) shoulder 

tiredhyow territories < tiredh (m) < tir land

2024 Day 115

 2024 Dedh Cans ha Pemdhek

De Merher, pajwora warn ügens mis Ebrel

Wednesday, 24th April

De a veu dedh a vry rag an Sowson. E veu degol aga sans tasek. Hedhyw ew dedh a vry rag an Kernôwyon. Nag ewa degol agan sans tasek (gellys ew hedna  hantercans dedh moy pò le). Martesen thewa whath moy a bris. Nanj ew deg bledhen an Governans RU a wrüg ajon Kernôwyon avel minorita nacyonal, dres Acord Framweyth Consel Europa rag Gwitha Minorites Nacyonal. Rag fra ew hebma mar a vry? Mebyon Kernow a vedn agan leverel. My a vedn scrifa moy avorow.   

Yesterday was a notable day for the English People. It was the feast day of their patron saint. Today is a significant day for the Cornish People. It is not the feast of our patron saint (that was about fifty days ago). Perhaps it is even more important. Ten years ago the UK Government recognised Cornish people as a national minority, through the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Why is this so significant? Mebyon Kernow will tell us. I will write more tomorrow.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

a bris important

acord (m) agreement, convention

ajon to recognise (SWFM aswon)

an Kernôwyon the Cornish People

an Sowson the English People

a vry notable, significant (SWFM a vri)

gellys gone, ago

hantercans fifty, half a hundred

moy pò le about, more or less

nanj ew ago

2024 Day 114

2024 Dedh Cans ha Peswardhek

De Meurth, tryja warn ügens mis Ebrel 

Tuesday, 23rd April

Ma edrek dhebm. Skith o vy, ha calish ew dhe scrifa ow deg ger rag hedhyw. My a dal debatya Degol Sen Jory. Ev ew sans tasek Inglond. My a dal còmpla Shakespeare. Hedhyw thera nei ow remembra genesigeth ha mernans an Bardh Avon. Bes na ellama gwil moy es còmpla anjei! Res ew dhebm cosca.

I’m sorry. I am tired, and it is hard to write my ten words for today. I should discuss Saint George’s Day. He’s the patron saint of England. I should mention Shakespeare. Today we remember the birth and death of the Bard of Avon. But I can't do more than mention them! I have to sleep.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

bardh (m) bard

calish hard, difficult (SWFM kales)

còmpla to mention

debatya to discuss, debate

genesigeth ~ genejigeth (f) birth

Inglond ~ Englond England (also Pow an Sowson)

ma edrek dhebm I'm sorry

mernans (m) death

sans tasek (m) patron saint

skith ~ sqwith tired

2024 Day 113

2024 Dedh Cans ha Terdhek

De Lün, nessa warn ügens mis Ebrel

Monday, 22nd April

Ew da genowgh gwariow? Da ew genam gwariow geryow ha crowseryow. Otta nebes puslow rago whei. Ma bagasow a eryow. En pub bagas ma pajar ger ow tòchya an keth mater hag üdn ger ow tòchya mater deffrans. Ello whei trouvya an ger anketh? Whei a dal godhvos nebes geryow dhort ow bloggs kens lebmyn. Martesen an pictours-ma vedn rei dhewgh nebes gorrebow rag an geryow anketh. 

Do you like games? I like word games and crosswords. Here are some puzzles for you. There are groups of words. In each group there are four words about the same subject and one word on a different topic. Can you find the alien word? You should know some words from my previous blogs. Perhaps these pictures will give you some answers for the alien words.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

anketh alien, foreign, different

bagasow groups < bagas (m)

crowseryow crosswords (no singular)

geryow words < ger (m)

godhvos to know

gorrebow answers < gorryp (m)

gwariow games < gwary (m)

keth same, identical

ow tòchya about, touching, on 

puslow puzzles < pusal (m)

Otta an puslow. Here are the puzzles

e.g. lever, lether, levren, lugarn, lever-termyn 

e.g. loos, rüdh, gell, gwydn, gleb  

e.g. bûgh, mergh, margh, davas, gavar  

e.g. loor, leverel, labma, lesca, livya  

e.g. eglos, tavern, leverva, scol, scath 

e.g. fordh, bôwnder, ryvar, trolergh, strêt 

e.g. pinbren, briallen, lilien, gwedhrosen, melyonen 

e.g. dehen, sugen, tesen, treven, hogen 

2024 Day 112

2024 Dedh Cans ha Dewdhek

De Sül, kensa warn ügens mis Ebrel

Sunday, 21st April

De, my a wrüg meur a whel et ow lowarth, ha lebmyn ma diwscodh ha keyn tydn genam. Ma dhebm glesin hanter-myjys. Hedhyw, theram ow towla pel rag kei ow mergh, ha nag üjy hedna ow qweres dhebm. Agan mab hag y deylû a dheuth rag visyt còtt. Agan gohydh a gemeras foto. Lebmyn tho vy cabmscodhek ewedh (ha maga coth avel an menedhyow). Thera whans dhe'n gevellyon (nag ens kehaval) a weles an hasednow en aval pin. Martesen anjei a vedn tevy pinbrednyer gevelys. 

Yesterday, I did a lot of work in my garden, and now I have sore shoulders and back. I have a half-mown lawn. Today, I am throwing a ball for my daughter's dog, and that is not helping me. Our son and his family came for a brief visit. Our daughter-in-law took a photo. Now I am round-shouldered too (and as old as the hills). The twins (they're not identical) wanted to see the seeds in a pine cone. Perhaps they will grow twinned pine trees.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

cabmscodhek round-shouldered (SWFM kammskodhek)

diwscodh (dual plural) shoulders < scoodh (f)

gevellyon (pl.) twins > gevelys twinned

glesin (m) lawn

gohydh (f) daughter-in-law

gweres dhe to help (give help to) someone > ow qweres dhebm

hasednow seeds < hasen (f) < has (coll.)

kehaval identical

myjys ~ mejys mown 

tydn sore, painful, stiff