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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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Listing for L

land - tir

plural: tiryow

large - meur

law - lagha

leg - garr

plural: diwwarr

leopard - lewpard

life - bywnans

For example the Cornish play 'Bywnans Meriasek' (The life of St Meriadoc')

lighthouse - golowji

plural: golowjiow

line - linenn

lion - lew

listen - goslowes

verb I listen to music = my a woslow orth ilow

little - byghan

live - bywa

verb. This is to be alive. To live somewhere is 'triga'. Trigys ov yn Rysrudh = I live in Redruth. Living Cornish = Kernewek Byw

long - hir

lose - kelli

verb.

lose - kelli

lost - kellys

also: koll

loud - trosek

love - kara

verb. My a gar Kernow = I love Cornwall Kerensa: love (noun)

love - kerensa

love - kara

verb.
My a gar Kernow = I love Cornwall
A'm kerydh? = Do you love me?
Karav. My a'th kar = Yes I love you.
Ny garav. Na'th karav = No I don't love you.

low - isel

lower - gwoeles

lower - goeles

lunch - li

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