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Sunday, 8th May

Codhys o radn an als. Whei alja gweles an dor isel noth. Kevys ew nebes gwels gen gullys rag aga neyth - saw nag eus bes dor tanow.

Bettegens, otta radn descans moy. A wra ow geryow codha war weres veth po diveth? 

Part of the cliff had fallen. You could see the bare bedrock. The gulls have found some grass for their nest - though there is only sparse earth.

However, here's a bit more of a lesson. Will my words fall on fertile or infertile soil?

Gerva vian A small vocabulary

codhys fallen

diveth infertile

dor isel (m) bedrock

dor tanow (m) sparse earth

gullys gulls < gulla (m)

gweres (m) soil

kevys found

neyth (m) nest

noth bare, naked

veth fertile

Building up our Cornish language Part 23b

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 23b

Here are some second person examples for bos:

singular/familiar

e.g. bedh war = beware, be aware, be careful

e.g. bedh für = be wise

e.g. bedh lebmyn a confort da = be now of good comfort

e.g. bedhes cosel = be calm, cool down

e.g. bedhes lôwenek= be cheerful

plural/formal

e.g. bedhowgh avîsys = be advised

e.g. bedhowgh war = beware, be aware, be careful

e.g. bedhowgh fürra nessa = be wiser next time

Here are some second person examples for gwil:

singular/familiar

e.g. gwra maga ow deves = feed my sheep

e.g. Gwra da, rag dha hònan chy a'n gwra. (Proverb) = Do good, you do it for yourself. = Do good, you will be doing it for yourself.

e.g. gwra ow gidya vy bys dei = guide me to it

plural/formal

e.g. gwrewgh triga a-dhelher = stay back

For negative commands, the negative particle causes soft mutation (lenition). The personal pronoun may be added for emphasis.

e.g. Na vedhes garow! Don't be rude!

e.g. Na vedhes dhebm mar wòcky! Don't be so daft!

e.g. Na vedhes endelha! Don't be like that!

e.g. Na vedhowgh serrys! Don't be angry!

e.g. Na vedhowgh trosüs! Don't be noisy!

e.g. Na wras grevya vy! Do not bother me!

e.g. Na wras gwil acompt anodho! Do not take account of it!

e.g. Na wrewgh plegy dhodhans. Do not bow to them

e.g. Na wrewgh y berna! Do not buy it.

There are plenty of negative commands in the Ten Commandments!

(see some of the earliest versions later)

e.g. Na wras ladha = Do not kill

e.g. Te na wras ladha mab den (den veth) = Thou shalt not commit murder

e.g. Na wras ladra = Do not steal (rob)