Cornish

Conjugate Verbs

Introduction

Bilingualism in English. Some children grow up bilingual. Church services are held in Cornish. There are evening classes, correspondence courses, summer camps, children's play groups. There is a Cornish Language Board. It became extinct as a first language in 1777, but is being revived. Two spelling systems are in use. Taught in some schools. Bible portions 1936.

Verblist

abma, abâtya, acordya, addya, adhyski, adoptya, affirmya, affordya, afia, agria, akordya, akwirya, amendya, amma, amontya, amowntya, ankevi, askrifa, bacbîtya, berrskrifa, bones, bos, bos da, bos trigys, bos trigys en argel, bos trigys yn argel, convedhes, cria, cùntell, chassya, debri, debry, demondya, dena, denagha, dengibya, denladha, denladra, densel, desegha, deseha, deservya, desinya, deski, deskrifa, desygha, determya, devera, devera dagrow, devisya, devorya, devydna, devynna, dewheles, dewi, diagnosa, diala, diank, didakla, didhana, didhemedhi, difen, divarva, dos, dowrhe, dry in rag, dybarth, dybedna, dybenna, dybri, dyllo, dyski, dysqwedhes, egyna, eva, forsâkya, fugya, gallos, gelwel, glanhe, glusa, godhvos, golhi, gorra, gorra a-bervedh, gorra a-denewen, gortos, gul, gweles, gwertha, gwul, havi, hedhi, herdhya, hwibana, hwyppya, hwystra, iskarga, islinya, istitla, jynnskrifa, kara, kavos, kegina, kerdhes, keredhi, kervya, keschanjya, keskreuni, keslowenhe, kewsel, kovskrifa, kowlleski, kowlwertha, kows, kowsel, krackya, krasa, kuntel, lemmel, lenel, leverel, lewya, liesskrifa, lostya, lowenhe, merwel, mos a-dro, mynnes, nasya, neghi, omdhivarva, omwolhi, owra, perna, pobas, resek, restra, rewlya, rolya, ry, settya, skrifa, skydnya, skynnya, sonskrifa, stifa, stlevi, surhe, takla, tedna, tenna, tevy, treylya, triga, trovya, truedha, trufla, tryghi, tyckya, ughkarga, ughradha, unverhe, unya, vandalisa, veksya, viajya.

References

• Brown, Wella. A Grammar of Modern Cornish. The Cornish language board. Callington, Cornwall, 2001.