Cornish/Resources

Resources

Online Courses

• [1] SaySomethingInCornish – a good introduction to Cornish with 15 oral lessons in graded levels in SWF (M)
• [2] Kernewek Dre Lyther – a correspondence course in 105 lessons in SWF (M) and Kemmyn
• [3] Memrise - dozens of flashcard decks on various topics on grammar and vocabulary
• [4] Clozemaster course in Cornish
• [5] Quizlet exercises in Cornish
• [6] uTalk app in Cornish
• [7] IndyLan - an app for Apple or GooglePlay
• [8] Kernewek Bew – a selection of video clips on a variety of subjects and oral conversations
• [9] An Kylgh Kernewek – find a Cornish class, online or face to face
• [10] Parallel – Cornish lessons through the medium of Welsh
• [11] Kesva an Yeth Kernewek – sound files and exercises to accompany the book Bora Brav
• [12] Skeul an Tavas – podcasts, courses and exercises in Kernowek Standard
• [13] Klass an Hay – Cornish classes and resources
• [14] Modern Cornish – Audio course and exercises in SWF (Late)
• [15] Learn Cornish in Cornwall – personalised lessons in SWF (Late)
• [16] Audio course on Soundcloud by Dan Prohaska
• [17] Alternative set of audio courses from Dan Prohaska
• [18] Cornish courses in London
• [19] Cornwall Council website with information about WJEC exam

Dictionaries

• [20] CornishDictionary.org – dictionary in SWF (M)
• [21] Korpus an Akademi Kernewek – the corpus of material from Cornwall Council’s translation service with language found in context
• [22] Glosbe English/Cornish Cornish/English – community based dictionary
• [23] pdf version of the online Glosbe dictionary
• [24] Taklow Kernewek – place name map based on Akademi Kernewek’s place names panel’s work
• [25] Mamgerlyver – pdf dictionary in SWF (Late)
• [26] Open Celtic dictionary
• [27] Gerlyver Kembrek/Kernewek Kernewek/Kembrek - Welsh/Cornish Cornish/Welsh Dictionary

Grammar

• [28] Cornish for Beginners – short grammar book in Unified
• [29] An Wiasva – verb conjugation aid in Kemmyn
• [30] Old-North.co.uk – brief introduction to Cornish grammar
• [31] Skeul an Tavas – variety of aids including conversation patterns and pronunciation
• [32] A Handbook of the Cornish Language – the book that started the revival, Henry Jenner’s ‘A Handbook of the Cornish Language’
• [33] Verb conjugator in Late Cornish
• [34] Online mutation aid

Music

• [35] Cornish music on YouTube – a selection of over 300 songs
• [36] Skwardya – website of rock band Skwardya
• [37] Cornish National Music Archive – information about traditional music
• [38] Kesson – archive of CD releases of Cornish music
• [39] Canow Kernow by Inglis Gundry - Cornish traditional songs
• [40] An Daras = Cornish folk arts project
• [41] Lyrics to many Cornish songs and translations of popular English language songs
• [42] Information and discussion about Cornish traditional music
• [43] Webinar - history of Cornish traditional music through women's eyes (and ears)
• [44] Website about the life and works of Brenda Wootton - first lady of Cornish song

Media

• [45] Radyo an Gernewegva / An Mis – a monthly TV programme and weekly radio programmes
• [46] Discord – various chat channels including online lessons
• [47] Reddit channel for enquiries / information about Kernewek
• [48] BBC Nowodhow an Seythen – weekly news programme
• [49] Facebook groups – links to Cornish facebook groups
• [50] Kernewiki – wikipedia in Cornish has over 5,000 articles written in all spelling systems
• [51] An Gannas - the monthly magazine of Kowethas an Yeth in SWF
• [52] Gweles - quarterly magazine , mostly in Kernowek Standard
• [53] Kows Kernewek - YouTube channel with a variety of clips with the language being used in various situations
• [54] Kernewek resources - YouTube channel with a variety of exercises mostly in Late Cornish
• [55] Hwerow Hweg - a film in Cornish
• [56] Kernewek Bew - YouTube channel including recordings of the series 'Tamm ha Tamm'
• [57] Magi-Ann - simple stories on app for nursery and family learning

Literature

• [58] Wikisource – the chief mediaeval texts in Cornish
• [59] Kernowlingo – a similar site including most of the later fragments
• [60] LearnCornishLanguage– a translation of ‘Lord of the Rings’ in SWF
• [61] Stoff Kernewek – links to the manuscript copies of the mediaeval texts
• [62] Stoff Kernewek – links to various poems
• [63] Evertype – translations of many English classic novels into Cornish available for purchase
• [64] Spyrys a Gernow - books available for purchase in Unified and Kernowek Standard
• [65] Lulu – a variety of free e-books such as Beatrix Potter translations and comic books to translations of English classics for purchase, mostly in Unified
• [66] Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek - books in SWF or Kemmyn available for purchase
• [67] Cussel an Tavaz – links to late Cornish texts
• [68] An Blog Kernewek – a variety of translations from other languages
• [69] Francis Boutle - books of poetry in Cornish available for purchase
• [70] Pepper & Carrot - Series of 36 comics in Cornish

Religion

• [71] An Bibel Kernewek - the Bible in Cornish
• [72] MarysRosaries - a variety of prayers available in Cornish

Other

• [73] Kesva an Taves kernewek - the Cornish Language Board
• [74] GoCornish - links to apps and other websites and information for primary schools
• [75] Kernowek Lulyn - links to resources in Kernowek Standard
• [76] Stoff Kernewek – links to other webistes
• [77] Bernard Deacon's webiste – articles about Cornish history and politics and language change
• [78] Taklow Kernewek – a variety of mapping projects in Cornish
• [79] Dasserghi Kernewek – oral histories of the language
• [80] Cornwall Forever – links to various aspects of Cornish history and culture
• [81] Omniglot – a comparison of Cornish and other Celtic languages
• [82] Late Cornish Little Bits – a blog in SWF (Late)
• [83] Hwedhlow Kernewek – a variety of stories and articles in SWF (M)
• [84] Bibiography courtesy of Dr Merryn Davies-Deacon of academic articles about Kernewek
• [85] Video on YouTube of the first wedding conducted through Cornish in modern times (1964)
• [86] A number of online quizzes on conversational phrases
• [87] Ken George's website with a variety of presentations and lecture notes
• [88] Blog Kernewek a'n Iseldiryow - Cornish blog from the Netherlands
• [89] Blog Steffan Owain - Steffan Owain's blog
• [90] Kwis awgrym yn Kernewek - Mathematics quiz in Cornish
• [91] Information about Cornish place names