The Uplifting Case of the Cornish Language

[@lowri.williams]

"the Celtic languages are frigging fascinating" YES. Let's be friends forever.

[@oferzilberman5049]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@aydinowen8290]

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[@karsonjabari5222]

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[@kingsleyayden9217]

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[@laraharris8918]

Hello from the future! I wanted to point out that my great grandfather, born in 1888 in Penzance, Cornwall as a Cornish speaker. My grandma, his daughter, was raised in Kent and London but she recalls her father constantly saying words in Cornish, though she did not learn. She does not know if he was entirely fluent or not, but this little piece of family lore definitely suggests that there were indeed people who still spoke Cornish- or some Cornish- in the early 20th century. My point is, that I do not buy the whole 'Dolly Pentreath was the last native Cornish speaker'. My instinct tells me that rather the language was probably absorbed into English by the bilingual people in Cornwall and instead of disappearing, there was some sort of creolisation between Cornish and English... hard to prove, but certainly more plausible than an entire language dying with one person :)

[@milosconster2935]

Brilliant video, thank you for making this. As someone who has lived in Cornwall my entire life I am very interested in the revival of the language.

[@peterblinn7946]

I first discovered Cornish when I was leafing through the travel books in a store in Michigan that specialized in Scottish souvenirs and memorabilia. The paperback was "Cornish is Fun!” a sort of comic book that I was told began life as “Welsh is Fun!” and then, to produce another version, had the dialog in its speech balloons whited out and replaced with Cornish. One interesting quirk I noticed with Cornish - and, it turns out, Welsh and Breton also - is in its numerals. As in most any language, numbers from 21 on up are expressed as sums: [number word] and [number word]. In the case of Cornish, the general word for and is ha, but it becomes warn (“over”) in constructions for numbers 21 to 39. For example, 21 is onen warn ügans (one over twenty) and 39 is naunjek warn ügans (nineteen over twenty). But 41 is onen ha deu-ügans (one and two twenties), and so on, reverting to the word for and: ha. In Welsh, you have ar up to 39, then ac from 41 on up. In Breton, it’s warn up to 29, then ha from 31 (not 41) on up.

[@naturerey1845]

This is an underrated channel

[@thecornishwriter138]

Meur ras rag an vidyo ma! Thank you for this video! I really appreciate seeing people from outside of the Cornish language community interested in our language

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

I was born and raised in south Boston ma but luckily learned irish Gaelic from my grandmother which prompted an interest in the Celtic languages in general. I dont know if they still offer it but Stonehill college in MA had a celtic studies program including the six languages.

[@ErtachKernow]

Meur ras. Pretty well encapsulated history of Kernewek. Enjoyed this and compliment you on being a really good talker, some good graphics help liven up the video.

[@thursoberwick1948]

There is a lot missing, especially the grassroots side, and Celtic Revival at turn of twentieth century.

[@ErtachKernow]

@@thursoberwick1948 Agreed, but to keep it relatively short, less than 10 minutes, something had to be left out and to include that would have lengthened it beyond what is expected for this type of video into a lecture and not conducive to it being watched all the way through. The early twentieth century Celtic Revival, another video talk entirely I think.

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@ErtachKernow There are tonnea of videos like this on KZbin like Geography Now and even Biographics and Thoughty2 who seem to crib from wikipedia.

[@adhamhmacconchobhair7565]

And most people that speak that Irish speak and angocised version of it and usually forget to learn tradional Irish words or words that don't have English translations. Kids in our schools are being taught the colour glas means green but it means greens in nature and is also the colour of water (not blue). People with dark green eyes have "súile gorma" (blue eyes). Dark green=blue Dark grey=green Light brown=yellow Orange=yellow Pink=red Ect They're being taught new english words just spelt differently too instead of the original words They think "Oráiste" means orange but in Irish that colour is just another shade of yellow or "buí"

[@thursoberwick1948]

Same happening in Scotland. I notice the Green Party uses the "normal" word for green - uaine, when grass and vegetation is traditionally gorm.

[@timflatus]

Yup it's similar in Cornish. The colour of nature and the sea is "glas" (blue; green; grey), whereas artificial green is gwyrdh or gwer, so the Green Party is "an Parti Gwer". However in Brythonic languages "glas" is primarily blue (due to the lack of alternatives), hence "glasrudh" is purple.

[@michaelmerrigan3086]

Interesting video - I uploaded it to Twitter - but I didn't find you on Twitter under the above. Many Cornish language activists and organisations are on Twitter. BTW, you're correct about that map, the position of Irish should be more accurately depicted as being both a community language in certain areas (mostly on west coast) and bilingual (in varying degrees) across the rest of the Republic and to a lesser extent in Northern Ireland. @MerriganMl

[@theaxeman2459]

This is an amazing video! I'm Cornish myself and this video taught me so much, I'm definitely interested in learning the language now :)

[@Joe1729]

Awesome video, please keep doing these!

[@felicvik9456]

Petition to do something like this to sudovian

[@bingolingo6555]

Heres a discord for endangered and extinct discord.gg/8szzjA

[@huwgriffith1138]

I am a fluent Welsh speaker. There is a large similarity between Welsh and Cornish.

[@ExotickDesigns]

That’s probably due to them both descending from the same Common Brittonic language that existed before it split off into Welsh, Cornish, and Cumbric.

[@drewwilliams6888]

Correct me if I'm wrong, is Breton and Cornish closer to each other, than to Cymraeg?

[@-._A2._-]

​@@drewwilliams6888yes. You are right

[@ender7278]

The bit about Napoleon's nephew reminds me of Emperor Tigerstar's story about Napoleon being from Cornwall.

[@jbw416]

Your candid approach to discussing the development of languages is lovely to see. Looking forward to your video on Welsh (? c;) Diolch! [Edit : Your pronunciation is also impeccable! It's clear that you put a lot of work into your videos]

[@jck956]

Love the Celtic Languages ❤ May they stand the test of time

[@TheAnimefreak2001]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@pr7049]

Could this recovery be possible to Liv people of Latvia???🤔🇫🇮What do you think. Please do a video about them. Manx language is also a encouraging example😌👍

[@EcceHumanitatis]

What an absolutely wonderful channel. Please keep posting.

[@jaydee4697]

Great video; thanks for sharing!

[@nobodysaysnothingnowhereic585]

Thank you so much for this video keep going and please do more research on Cornwall Love your videos on Cornish heritage and language will definitely share

[@gemmarichards6761]

I'm Cornish through and through so thanks! We have some real good beer and ciders now!! Xx.

[@icantthinkofaname5526]

Great video! I am currently teaching myself cornish, its not an easy task due to the limited resources. Along with the fact that learning a new language as an adult is supposedly harder than it is when you are a child. My family has wanted to learn cornish for generations but has never been able to, I hope to break this cycle by becoming the first in my family in hundreds of years to speak the language again. Its unfortunate that cornish tends to be pronounced the same as English, I want to be able to pronounce it as true to the past as I possibly can. Its the best way I can honour my ancestors and all the loss they endured to their identity. Yeghes da!

[@explosionbruh1875]

cool stuff over here :D

[@quetzalcoatl3242]

Mr. Could you make a video about the Nahuatl language? It is a native language to Mexico with around 2 million speakers yet it is endangered due to Spanish replacement. Nahuatl is famous for being the language of the Aztecs and few people know that Nahuatl was the lingua franca during the whole Spanish colonial time.

[@SpacePills1]

Bit late, but being from St Austell, cheers for making this! We do have some good beer!

[@AcidOllie]

You might also be interested to know that the reason you Americans have the rhotic Rs (Emphasis on the letter R in words, therrrre, arrrre etc) is because of all the celtic languages and accents that came from over here. A huge majority of people emigrating abroad were from the west of the UK and Ireland, where everyone has a rhotic accent.

[@celticbastardson2599]

So glad to see people interested in their culture. This true British/P-Celtic language is relevant to all Welsh, Corning, and actually English people, who are genetically more British than Germanic. Great video lesson. Meur ras.

[@vaughanrichards7438]

A good video. Diolch o Gymru/ Thanks from Wales

[@joelharb9088]

gwydhyow splann!!!!! thank you so much for this, Kernow has such an amazing culture and the language is beautiful

[@bdnl6268]

Shawn - you're a great guy!

[@Knappa22]

Brilliant concise history of Cornish.

[@0211brucetube]

Splann! Thanks a lot for this!

[@OrkosUA]

Awesome video, keep up good work!

[@ZadenZane]

Can you do one on Basque? Please??

[@davehart6034]

Love your thoughts on Cornish beer - good judgement !!

[@kernowgaming1058]

Kernow Bys Vykken! Meuras for this video about our unique culture and language! Something that is so neglected by the English curriculum forced on the Cornish people.

[@ivandinsmore6217]

Henry didn't have a war with the "Scottish". He had a war with the Scots.

[@timflatus]

Meur ras bras rag henna! That was a very good summary.

[@kernowforester811]

Good summary of the fall and recent rise of Cornish (Tavas Kernewek). Here is a Cornish speaker, using a genuine Cornish accent: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvFqZeQepiabpI. Kernewek is pronounced using english spelling 'kair noowek', with the emphasis on the penultimate syllable. Cornish is also being used more by local NGOs and Cornwall Council. Ultimately being bilingual, with English being the prestige language, led to Cornish speakers failing to speak to their children in Cornish. Yes, Kernow bys vyken, Cornwall forever. From Bodmin.

[@giarose240]

proud teen cornish speaker here :) - ask anything. we are still very poor and that has not changed in cornwall. so much so my celtic pagan mother moved me to Devon becuase it got bad,,, i still speak cornish with my family and friends back in cornwall but devon is a lot better. it is not my first language, that is english. the cornish radio is great and can be accessed in a car from below Devon. I only speak Cornish because of my celtic family all speaking it, else i probably would not know it at all.

[@davythfear1582]

Gwra perthi kov dhe synsi kewsel Kernewek. Pur dha dhis

[@EnglishOrthodox]

Shame that she’s pagan

[@fullthrottleinthemojave1138]

You leave out Dewnans (Devon), which shares deep genetic links with Breton. Devon was conquered earlier. Devonians were very active in the Prayer Book Rebellion.

[@kangaskhan7164]

Man if only the bretons could get this kind of recognition

[@olegsmatrosovs2974]

Davay, bratiw, tawi!

[@AlexRodallec]

Breizh has it's own Kerne, which is where my family comes from. That is Bretagne has its own Cornwall.

[@poozandweeez]

Love the channel name haha

[@EnglishOrthodox]

common brittonic and cumbric rn: ☠

[@dominicjohn8954]

I guess, strictly speaking, the pasty is a pastry but it still sounds wrong.

[@scoffedeee7381]

Can you do scottish gaelic pls

[@jamesgrey1227]

Andrew Borde the Welshman? Just looking on Wikipedia, and all the evidence, points to him being an Englishman. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?

[@elliot4402]

You probably don't speak any of these languages, but do you know what the best resources to learn cornish are?

[@kevinknox7282]

Dydh da Elliot. If you go onto gocornish.org you’ll find tons of info on learning the language.

[@elliot4402]

@@kevinknox7282 thanks by the way, I forgot to mention it.

[@freealter]

Based Leningrad shirt

[@rayadoingles]

Let's be clear, all brits are descended from the ancient celtic tribes, not just the Welsh and Cornish etc. The average brit has 17% "celtic" DNA. The brythonic languages were spoken less and less because of many invasions of course, but the people themselves still existed, albeit mixing with other peoples

[@oqqaynewaddingxtwjy7072]

one language we do not know Alebi Albi on Rom an genocide of Brit on but they were not Celtic Breth on ic the Romans chase the Breth into South Kernwalk might have Basque like like older than Celtic

[@TheKyleodgers]

Spladn yw.

[@ivandinsmore6217]

Excellent video. Are you Cornish or Breton?

[@FlagAnthem]

San Marino should make Romagnol official language then join the EU just for the lolz

[@DomDufFTV]

brav

[@thursoberwick1948]

Very poor stuff, and shallow analysis, obviously cribbed together from one or two websites. Completely skips over most of the 19th century - Bodinar etc; the setting up of the Gorseth, Mebyon Kernow (orig. a pressure group) etc; Celtic Revival and Folk Revival... Neglects the "Modern Cornish" vs Kernewek Kemmyn spats of the eighties and nineties etc. Instead concentrates on top down recognition, when grassroots activity has revived the language. At least he mentions the Cornish pre-school group.

[@Vitorruy1]

Haha so interesting, the cornish revival has a lore of its own

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@Vitorruy1 This guy seems to have gone to Wikipedia or something similar for his info.

[@dancingbear2367]

What about old Welsh or old Scottish

[@timdyer5326]

Meur ras.. 🤗 kernow bys vyken.. kernewek ov y..

[@ajrollo1437]

"And also, no one likes the English" - world history in a nutshell.

No-one likes us except when they need something from us.

[@AcidOllie]

Wouldn't it be better to judge someone by his or her character rather than where they were born? I don't recall having a choice.

[@davythfear1582]

What everyone needs from you is independence!!

[@lemeejean1231]

Interesting ...but you speak too fast. Be more didactic, please.

[@cerberaodollam]

"nobody likes the English" I mean, given their behavior through the centuries... There's a bit of a reason 🤣