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This is a basic English-Cornish word list. Therefore, if you wish to search for the word for 'house', simply click on the 'H', and then page through the search results. You can also search for the word in either English or Cornish in the facility below the alphabet. This compendium is being built from scratch. Therefore, be a little patient as it might take some time to construct.

 

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parents - kerens

parish - plyw

fem. (an blyw) plural: plywyow

parrot - popynjay

pasty - pasti

also: hoggan

pasty - pasti

also: hogan

peace - kres

peep - gyki

verb. Note dialect: geek

pen - pluvenn

fem. (an bluvenn)

penis - kalgh

people - pobel

an bobel

person - person

picture - skeusenn

pig - hogh

the pig = an hogh
plural: an hoghes

pig - hogh

plural: hoghes

pigsty - krow-mogh

pint - pinta

pint of beer please = pinta korev marpleg

pirate - morlader

plural: morladron

play - gwari

verb and noun

Please - Marpleg

or 'mara pleg'

post office - lytherva

fem.

potatoe - aval-dor

also used is: tattys

pound - peuns

One pound = unn peuns
Two pounds = dew beuns
Three pounds = tri feuns
Four pounds = peswar peuns
Five pounds = pymp peuns

pray - pysi

verb. My a'th pys = I beseech you

promptly - a-boynt

adv.

pub - diwotti

plural: diwottiow also: tavern

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