7. Finding Cornish Identity

Danni Diston is joined BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin to explore what shaped his Cornish identity.

Learn more about asking questions with Sarah Buck and Danni meets Cornish teacher Mark Trevethan for her first proper conversation in Kernewek.

Revision:

Is there? — Eus
To you — dhis
To me — dhymm
Car — karr
Dog — ki
Cat — kath
There is / Yes (there is) — Eus
There is (statement form) — Yma
There is not / No — nag eus
There is not (extended form) — nyns eus
Now — lemmyn
Very good / Good — pur dha
Well done — gwrys yn ta
Marvellous / Wonderful — marthys da

Useful Phrases:

Is there a car to you? / Do you have a car? — Eus karr dhis?
There is. I have a car. — Eus. Yma karr dhymm.
Is there a cat to you? / Do you have a cat? — Eus kath dhis?
There is not. — Nag eus.
There is not a cat to me / I don’t have a cat. — Nyns eus kath dhymm.