Speak Cornish Week
Dydha da, Kernow a’gas Dynnergh! Hello, welcome to Cornwall!
Speak Cornish Week is 22 – 30 June 2024, an annual celebration of the Cornish language.
As part of Speak Cornish week, one of our volunteers, Rosie has created a free spotter trail with some of our favourite objects spoken in Cornish. Can you find all the objects in our gallery? Can you pronounce the words?
Click on the phonetic words below to hear the words spoken in Cornish.
Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro – Speak Cornish Week
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Source (EN)
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Target (KW)
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Phonetic example
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1
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Axe
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Bool
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2
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Sword
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Kledha
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3
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Necklace
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Delk
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4
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Bead
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Paderen
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5
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Comb
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Krib
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6
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Giant
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Kowr (noun);
Kowrek (adjective)
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7
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Coins
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Bathow
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8
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Fish
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Pysk (singular);
Puskes (plural)
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9
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Soap
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Sebon
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10
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Mirror
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Gweder-mires
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11
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Hair
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Blewen (a strand);
Blew (collective)
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Visit other museums in Cornwall, such as Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Falmouth Art Gallery, PK Porthcurno, Wheal Martyn, Bodmin Keep and Museum of Cornish Life who are also involved in Speak Cornish Week!
Translation thanks to the Cornish Language Office. Visit www.speakcornish.com for more information on Speak Cornish Week.