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Mutations[golegi | pennfenten]

Consonant Mutation in Cornish
Unmutated
consonant
Soft
mutation
Aspirate
mutation
Hard
mutation
Mixed
mutation
p b f - -
t d th - -
k g h - -
b v - p f
d dh - t t
g1 disappears - k h
g2 w - k hw
gw w - kw hw
m v - - f
ch j - - -

1 Before unrounded vowels (i, y, e, a), l, and r + unrounded vowel.
2 Before rounded vowels (o, u), and r + rounded vowel.

Links[golegi | pennfenten]

High-frequency words[golegi | pennfenten]

  • an - the, 2nd (soft) mutation

Months[golegi | pennfenten]

  • January - Genver
  • February - Hwevrel
  • March - Meurth
  • April - Ebrel
  • May - Me
  • June - Metheven
  • July - Gortheren
  • August - Est
  • September - Gwynngala
  • October - Hedra
  • November - Du
  • December - Kevardhu

Conjugation[golegi | pennfenten]

  • My a veu - I was
  • My a veu representys - I was represented
  • My re beu - I have been
  • Ev re beu - He has been

Direct object pronouns with auxiliary verbs[golegi | pennfenten]

  • My a vynn gweles an vowes - I want to see the girl
  • My a vynn hy gweles - I want to see her
  • Ev a yll klewes an ki - He can hear the dog
  • Ev a yll y glewes - He can hear it
  • Ni a wra prena kartennow - We do buy cards
  • Ni a wra aga frena - We buy them
  • Ny wrug vy klewes an maw - I didn't hear the boy
  • Ny wrug vy y glewes - I didn't hear him

KDL link

Having[golegi | pennfenten]

NOTE: Difference between Yma ki dhymm (implies ownership - the dog is mine) and Yma ki genev (implies togetherness - the dog is with me)

  • Yma ki dhymm - I have a dog [there is a dog to me]
  • Yma kath dhodho - He has a cat [there is a cat to him]
  • Yma karr gans an gour - The man has a car [there is a car with the man]
Gans - with
Singular Plural
genev
with me
genen
with us
genes
with you
genowgh
with you (pl)
ganso
with him
gensi
with her
gansa
with them

KDL link

Phrases[golegi | pennfenten]

  • Chi an Ganasedhow - House of Representatives
  • Esel a Ji an Ganasedhow - Member of the House of Representatives
  • Esel a Ji Kanasedhow Jeorji - Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
  • Chi an Gemmynyon - House of Commons
  • Ev a veu etholys dhe Ji an Gemmynyon - He was elected to the House of Commons

Grammar bits[golegi | pennfenten]

  • Suffix -ek to turn nouns into adjectives signifying an abundance: reden - ferns, redenek, ferny