7. Finding Cornish Identity

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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.