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namoy
namoy
no more
a-dal
adal
opposite
a-dreus
adreus
across
a-dro
adro
around
a-dryv
adref
behind
aga
aga
their
agan
agan
our
ages
agas
than
Alban
Alban
Scotland
alhwedh
alwheth
key
amari
amary
cupboard
an
an
the
an den ma
an den ma
this man
an den na
an den na
that man
an venyn ma
an venen ma
this woman
an venyn na
an venen na
that woman
a-rag
a rag
in front of
arall (s), erell (P)
aral (s), erel (P)
other
aras
aras
plough v
arghans
arhans
money
arvor
arvor
coast
askloes
asclas
chips
aswonn
aswon
recognise v
aswonn (place or
person)
aswon
know v
a-ugh
a-ugh
above
aval
aval
apple
avon
avon
river
a-vorow
avorow
tomorrow
a'y anvodh (3s)
a'y anvoth
reluctantly
a'y esedh (3s)
a'y eseth
seated
Bakken
Backen
Bacon
baner
baner
flag
bara
bara
bread
bargen-tir
bargen tyr
farm
benow
benow
feminine
benyn
benen
woman
bern
tra
matter
berr
ber
short
bleujenn
blejen
flower
bloedh
blodh
years of age
blydhen
bledhen
year
boes
bos
food
boesti
bosty
café
boesti
bosty
restaurant
boghosek
bohosek
poor
bolla
bolla
bowl
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bos
bos
be
bos gwell gans
bos gwell gans
prefer
bowji
bowjy
cowshed
bownder
bownder
lane
bras
bras
big
bre
bre
hill
bregh
bregh
Arm
Breten Vyghan
Breten Vyan
Brittany
Breton
Breton
Breton
breus
brues
opinion
brithel
bryel
mackerel
broder
broder
brother
bugh
bugh
cow
byghan
byan
little
bys
bys
finger
bys
bys
until
bys
bys
world
bys vykken
bys vyken
for ever
byttegyns
bytegens
however
chambour
chambour
bedroom
chapel
chapel
chapel
chi
chy
house
chymbla
chymbla
chimney
da
da
good
da lowr
da lowr
alright
da lowr
da lowr
OK
daffar
dafar
equipment
daffar
dafar
gear
dalleth
dalleth
begin
dans
dans
tooth
daras
darras
door
daskorr
dascor
return (give back)
daswel
amendyans
revision
davas
davas
sheep
deg
deg
ten
degea
degea
close v
deges
deges
closed
deghow
dyhow
right(hand)
dehweles
dewheles
return (go back)
den-bal
den bal
miner
desk
desk
desk
dew (m), diw (f)
dew, dyw
two
dewdhek
dewdhek
twelve
dewgens
dewgans
forty
dewweder
dewweder
glasses (spectacles)
dha (s), agas (pl),
dha, agas
your
dhe
dhe
to
dhe les
a les
interesting
dhe les
dhe les
useful
dhe-dre
dhe tre
homewards
dhe-ves
dhe ves
away
dhiworth
dheworth
from
diek
dyek
lazy
dien
dyen
whole
difuna
dyfuna
wake up v
difunell
dyfuna
alarm clock
dillas
dyllas
clothes
distowgh
dystough
immediately
diwedha
dewethva
end v
diwes
dewas
drink
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diwettha
dewetha
last
diwiska, omdhiwiska
dywysk, omdhysky
undress v
diwotti
dewotty
pub
dons
dons
dance
donsya
donsya
dance v
dorn
dorn
fist
dorn, leuv
dorn, luef
hand
dornla
dornla
handle
dowr
dowr
water
drehedhes
drehedhys
reach v
dres
dre
through
drog
drog
bad
drog pes
morethek
unhappy
du
du
black
dybri
debry
eat v
dydh
dedh
day
dydhlyver
dedhlyver
diary
dyenn
dehen
cream
dy'goel
degol
holiday
dyowl
dyawl
devil
dyskador (m)
descajor
teacher
dyskadores (f)
descajores
teacher
dyski
desky
learn v
dyski
desky
teach v
Dyw
Dew
God
dyw genes
dew genes
goodbye
edhen
edhen
bird
eglos
eglos
church
ena
ena
there
ensampel
ensompel
example
esel
esel
member
eskis
eskys
shoe
estyllenn
estyllen
shelf
etek
etek
eighteen
eth
eth
eight
eur
uer
o'clock
eur (o'clock)
uer
hour
euryor
ueryow ardhorn
wrist-watch
euth
uth
horror
euthek
uthek
horrible
ev
ef
he
eva
eva
drink v
ewn
ewn
correct
ewnter
ewnter
uncle
fatell ?
fatel
how?
fatla genes?
fatel osta?
how are you?
fest
fest
extremely
feusik
fusyk
lucky
fistena
fystena
hurry v
flogh
flogh
child
folenn
folen
page
fordh
fordh
road
fordh-a-dro
fordh adro
roundabout
fos
fos
wall
fur
fur
wise
fylm
fylm
film
galloes
gallus
able
gans
gans
with
garma
garma
shout v
garow
garow
rough
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garth
garth
enclosure
garth
garth
yard
gasa
gasa
leave v
gell
gell
brown
gelwel
gelwel
call
ger
ger
word
gerva
gerva
vocabulary
glan
glan
clean
glanhe
glanhe
clean v
glaw
glaw
rain
glawlenn
glawlen
umbrella
glesin
glesyn
lawn
glow
glow
coal
glyb
glyb
wet
godhvos (fact)
godhvos
know v
godra
godra
milk v
goedh
godh
goose
goel
gol
sail
goelya
golya
sail v
goen
gun
moor
goes
gos
blood
golghi, omwolghi
golhy, omwolhy
wash v
golow
golow
light
gols, blew
gols, blew
hair
gorhel
gorhel
ship
gorow
gorow
masculine
gorra
gorra
put v
gorthugher
gordhewer
evening
gorthyp
gorthyb
answer
gortos
gortos
wait (for) v
goslowes
goslowes
listen to v
gour
gour
husband
gour, den
gour, den
man
govynn
govyn
question
govynn
govynn
ask
growedha
growedha
lie down v
gul
gul
do v
gul
gul
make v
gul glaw
gul glaw
rain v
gwag
gwag
empty
gwann
gwan
weak
gwari
gwary
play v
gwav
gwaf
winter
gwedrenn
gwedren
glass
gweles
gweles
see v .
gweli
gwely
bed
gwell yw genev
gwell yw genef
I prefer
gwella
gwella
best
gweres
gweres
help v
gwertha
gwertha
sell v
gwerther
gwerther
salesman
gwerthji
gwerthjy
shop
gweskel
gweskel
hit v
gweth
gweth
worse
gwettha
gwethhe
worst
gwin
gwyn
wine
gwir
gwyr
true
gwiska
gwysk
wear v
gwiska, omwiska
gwysca
dress v
gwitha
gwytha
keep v
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gwithyas
gwethyas
guardian
gwithyas kres
gwethyas cres
policeman
gwivrenn
gwyver
wire
gwreg
grweg
wife
gwydhenn
gwedhen
tree
gwynn
gwyn
white
gwyns
gwyns
wind
gwynsek
gwynsek
windy
gwyrdh, glas (living
things)
gwer, glas
green
gyllys
?
gone
ha (hag bf vowel)
ha (hag bf vowel)
and
hager
hager
ugly
hanaf
hanaf
cup
hanaf-oy
padel oy
egg cup
haneth
haneth
this evening
haneth
haneth
tonight
hanow
hanow
name
hansel
hansel
breakfast
hanter
hanter
half
hanterdydh
hanterdeth
midday
hanterkans
hantercans
fifty
hanternos
hanternos
midnight
heb
heb
without
heb mar
heb mar
without doubt
hedhyw
hedhyw
today
hel
hel
hall
hel an dre
lys an dre
town hall
hemm, hemma (m)
hem, hemma
this
henn, honna (m)
hen, honna
that
heveli
hevelly
seem v
heyl
hayl
estuary
hi
hy
her
hi
hy
she
hir
hyr
tall
hir, pell
hyr, pell
long
hoelan
holan
salt
hogh
hogh
pig
homm, homma (f)
hom, homma
this
honn, honna (f)
hon, honna
that
horner
hornor
ironmonger
hwans
whans
desire
hwans
whans
want
hwath
whath
yet
hweg
wheg
nice
hwerthin
wherthyn
laugh v
hyns
fordh
path
i
y
they
igeri
egerys
open v
igor
egor
open
isel
ysel
low
Iwerdhon
Ywerdhon
Ireland
jynn
jyn
machine
jynnskrifa
jynscrefa
type v
jynn-skrifa
jyn screfa
typewriter
jynn-tenna
jyn tenna
tractor
kador
cadar
chair
kador-vregh
cadar vrehek
armchair
kamm
cam
crooked
kamm
cam
wrong
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kana
cana
sing v
kaner
caner
singer
kans
cans
hundred
kar (m), kares (t
car, kerens
relation
kara
cara
like v
karr
car
car
karrji
carjy
garage
kas
cas
hate
kas yw genev
cas yw genef
I hate
kavoes
cafus
find v
kavoes
cafus
get (obtain) v
kavoes
cafus
obtain v
kay
cay
quay
ke!
go!
kegin
kegyn
kitchen
kelli
kelly
lose v
kelorn
kelorn
bucket
keltek
Keltek
Celtic
Kembra
Kembra
Wales
Kembrek
Kembrek
Welsh
kemmeres
kemeres
take v
kemmyn
kemyn
common
kenter
kenter
nail
kerdh
kerdh
walk
kerdhes
kerdhes
walk v
kerens
kerens
parent
kerensa
kerensa
love v
kernewek
kernowek
Cornish
Kernewek
Kernowek
Cornish Lang.
Kernewes
Kernowes
Cornishwoman
Kernow
Kernow
Cornishman
Kernow
Kernow
Cornwall
keskewsel
kescowsel
converse
keskows
kescows
conversation
keur
cur
choir
keus
cues
cheese
kewer
kewer
weather
ki
ky
dog
kibell
keryn
bath
kibell
kybel
tub
kig
kyg
meat
kiger
kyger
butcher
kikti
kygva
butcher's shop
kinyow
kynyow
dinner
klappya
clappya
chatter
klav
claf
ill
klav
claf
sick
kledh
cledh
left (hand)
klokk
clock
clock
klywes
clowes
hear v
koffi
coffy
coffee
kok
cok
fishing boat
kommol
comol
clouds
kommolenn
comolen
cloud
kompes
compes
even
korev
coref
beer
kornell
cornel
corner
kosel
cosel
calm
kosel
cosel
quiet
kota
cota
coat
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koth
coth
old
koweth (m), kowethes
(f)
coweth (m), cowethes (f)
friend
kowethas
cowethas
association
kres
cres
middle
kres
cres
peace
kresenn
cresen
centre
kreslu
creslu
police force
krlfennyades
scryvynyades
secretary
krow
crow
shed
krows
crows
cross
krys
crys
shirt
kuntell
cuntell
collect
kuntell
cuntell
gather v
kwarter
quarter
quarter
kweth
queth
cloth
kyns
kens
before
kynsa
kensa
first
kynyav
kynyaf
autumn
kyrghes
kerhes
fetch v
kyttrin
kyttryn
bus
lagas
lagas
eye
lamma
lamma
jump v
lavar
lavar
saying
lavar
lavar
sentence
lavrek
lavrak
trousers
le
le
less
le
le
place
ledan
ledan
wide
lemmyn
lemmyn
now
lenwel
lenwel
fill v
lester
lester
vessel
lestri
lestry
dishes
lestrier
lestryer
dresser
leth
leth
milk
le'ti
lety
dairy
leun
luen
full
leur
luer
floor
lev
lef
voice
leverel
leverel
say v
lew
lew
lion
lies (+ s noun)
lyes
many
liw
lyw
colour
loes
los
grey
losowenn
losowen
plant
losow-kegin
losowen kegyn
vegetables
lost
lost
tail
lovan
lovan
rope
lowarth
lowarth
garden
lowen
lowen
happy
lowr
lowr
enough
lugarn
lugarn
lamp
lyha
lyha
least
lyther
lyther
letter
lytherva
lytherva
post office
lyverji
shoppa lyvrow
bookshop
lyverva
lyverva
library
lywyer
lewyer
drive
ma
ma
this (with noun)
maga
maga
feed v
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maga
maga
nurture v
maga
maga
rear v
mamm
mam
mother
mammik
mammyk
mummy
mamm-wynn
dama wyn
grandmother
Manow
Manow
Isle of Man
mappa
mappa
map
mar pleg
mar plek
please
marghas
marhas
market
martesen
martesen
maybe
martesen
martesen
perhaps
maw
maw
boy
maylyer
maylyer
envelope
mebyl
mebyl
furniture
medhyk
medhek
doctor
melin
melyn
mill
melyn
melen
yellow
menydh
meneth
mountain
mes
mes
but
Mester
Mester
Mister
Mestres
Mestres
Miss, Mistress, Ms,
metya
metya
meet v
meur
meur
great
meur
meur
much
meur a
muer a
meur a (+ p noun)
meur ras
muer ras
thanks
mil
myl
thousand
mires
meras
look (at) v
mires (orth)
meras
watch v
mis
mys
month
moen, tanow
mon, tanow
thin
moes
mos
table
mor
mor
sea
mordrep
modryp
aunt
morthol
morthol
hammer
morvleydh
morvleydh
shark
mos
mos
go v
mowes
mowes
girl
moy
moy
more
moyha
moyha
most
my
me
I
mynnes
menya
intend v
mynnes
mynnas
want v
mynnes
mynnas
wish v
mynysenn
mynynsen
minute (time)
myrgh
myrgh
daughter
myttin
myttyn
morning
na
na
that (with noun)
na(g)
na
nor
nans
nans
valley
naw
naw
nine
nes
nes
nearer
nessa
nessa
nearest
nessa
nessa
second
ni
ny
we
niver
nyver
number
nos
nos
night
notenn
noten
note
nown
nown
hunger
nowodhow
newodhow
news
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nowydh
noweth
new
ny vern
ny vern
it doesn't matter
nyhewer
nyhewer
last evening
nyhewer
nyhewer
last night
ober
ober
exercise
ober
ober
work
oberenn
ober
job
oberi
obery
work v
ogas (dhe)
ogas (dhe)
near (to)
omglywes
omsensy
feel v
omma
omma
here
onan (+ adjective)
onen (+ adjective)
one
ottena!
ot ena
there is / are !
ottomma
ottomma
here is/are!
our (duration)
owr
hour
ow
ow
my
oy
oy
egg
oyl
oyl
oil
palas
palas
dig v
pan
pan
when
paper
paper
paper
paper-nowodhow
paper newodhow
newspaper
pareusi
parusy
prepare v
park
park
field
park
park
park
park-kerri
park kerry
car park
parys
parys
ready
pastes
pasty
pie
pasti
pasty
pasty
peber
peber
baker
pel
pel
ball
peldroes
pel dros
football
pell
pell
distant
pell
pell
far
pellgowser
pellgowser
telephone
pellwolok
pellwolok
television
penn
pen
head
penn-bloedh
pen blodh
birthday
pennseythun
penseythen
weekend
perghenn
perhen
owner
pes da
pys da
pleased
peswar (m), peder (f)
peswar (m), peder (f
four
peswardhek
peswardhek
fourteen
p'eur?
p'uer?
when?
piw?
pyu?
who?
plasenn
sonscrefa
record
ple
ple
where?
plegya
plegya
fold v
plos
plos
dirty
pluvenn
pluven
pen
pluvenn
pluvenn
feather
po
po
either
po
po
or
poes
pos
heavy
pols
pols
moment
popti
popty
bakery
poran
poran
exact(ly)
poran
poran
precise(ly)
porth
porth
cove
porth
porth
harbour
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porth
porth
port
pow
pow
countryside
Pow Frynk
Pow Frynk
France
Pow Sows
Pow Saws
England
pow, bro
pow, bro
country
prag?
prag?
why?
pras
pras
meadow
prederi
predery
think v
prena
prena
buy
prena
prena
pay for v
prenn
pren
wooden
pris
prys
price
prys
cheson
occasion
prys
prys
time
pub
pub
each
pub
pub
every
pubonan
pubonen
everybody
pup-prys
pupprys
always
puptra
pub tra
everything
pur, fest
pur, ewn
very
py eur?
py uer?
what time?
py lies? pes?
py lies? pes?
how many?
py liw
py lyw?
what colour?
py par?
py par?
what sort of?
py?
py?
what? (+ noun)
pymthek
pymthek
fifteen
pysk
pysk
fish
pyskessa
pyskessa
fish v
pyth? pandra?
pyth? pandra?
what? (+ verb)
rag
rag
for (in order to)
re
re
too
redya
redya
read v
redyans
redyans
reading
res
res
must
res
res
necessary
res yw dhymm
res yw dhym
I must
rev
ref
oar
revya
revya
row (boat) v
rewer
rewer
freezer
rewl
rewl
rule
rewler
menystrer
manager
ri
ry
give v
rudh
rudh
red
ryb
ryb
beside
sagh
sagh
bag
salow
salow
safe
selsigenn
selsygen
sausage
seni
seny
ring v
serrys
serrys
angry
seth
lester flowrys
vase
seth
seth
jar
sevel
sevel
get up v
sevel
sevel
rise v
seytek
seytek
seventeen
seyth
seyth
seven
seythun
seythen
week
sinema
cinema
cinema
skath
scath
boat
skav
scaf
light (weight)
skav
scaf
nimble
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skeusenn
scuesen
photograph
skol
scol
school
skoler
scoler
schoolchild
skrifa
screfa
write v
skwith
squyth
tired
soedh
sodh
employment
soedhva
soedhva
office
Soedhva an Post
Sodhva an Post
post office
sos
coweth
mate
soweth
soweth
unfortunately
Sowsnek
Sawsnek
English
Sowsnek
Sawsnek
English language
spiser
spycer
grocer
spisti
spycerjy
grocer's shop
splann ! bryntin !
splan! brentyn!
great!
splanna
splanna
shine v
stevell
stevel
room
stevell-dhybri
stevel kynyow
dining-room
stevell-omwolghi
stevel omwolhy
bathroom
sygh
segh
dry
syghes
sehes
thirst
synsi
sensy
hold v
synsi
sensy
seize v
sywya
sewya
follow v
tamm
tam
bit
tamm
tam
piece
tamm ha tamm
tam ha tam
gradually
tan
tan
fire
tarow
tarow
bull
tas-gwynn
tas gwyn or syra wyn
grandfather
tasik
tasyk
dad(dy)
tavern
tavern
inn
taves
tavas
tongue
tawesek
tawesek
silent
te
te
tea
teg
teg
beautiful
teg
teg
fine
tenna
tenna
pull v
terrys
terrys
broken
tesenn
tesen
cake
tew
tew
fat
teylu
teylu
family
tiek
tyak
farmer
tioges
tyeges
farmer's wife
to
to
roof
toemm
tom
warm
toemm, poeth
tom, poth
hot
tokyn
tokyn
ticket
tokynva
tokynva
ticket office
toll
toll
tax
tor
tyr
land
towlenn
towlen
programme
tra
tra
thing
tre
tre
home
tre (v)
tre
town
tredan
tredan
electricity
tremena
tremena
pass v
tren
tren
train
treth
treth
beach
treylya
treylya
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treylya
treylya
turn v
tri (m) teyr (f)
try, teyr
three
triga
trega
live v
trist
tryst
sad
troes
tros
foot
tros
tros
noise
trydhek
tredhek
thirteen
tu
tu
direction
tus (an dus)
tus (an dus)
people
ty (s), hwi (pl)
ty, why
you
tyli
tylly
pay v
ugens
ugans
twenty
ughel
uhel
high
unn (+ noun)
un (+ noun)
one
unnek
unnek
eleven
unnver
unver
agreed
usadow
usadow
custom
war
war
on
war-tu ha
wor tu ha
towards
wor'tiwedh
oteweth
finally
wosa
wosa
after
yagh
yagh
healthy
yagh
yagh
well (fit)
yar
yar
hen
yeghes
yehes
health
yet
yet
gate
yeth, taves
yeth, tavas
language
yeyn
yeyn
cold
yma hwans dhymm
yma whans dhym
I want
yma nown dhymm
yma nown dhym
I'm hungry
yma syghes dhymm
yma sehes dhym
I am thirsty
yn
yn
in
yn hwir
yn gwyr
really
yn hwir
yn gwyr
truly
yn-dann
yn dan
under
ynk
ynk
ink
yn-medh
yn medh
says/said (quote)
yn-mes a
yn mes
out of
ynn, kul
yn, cul
narrow
ynwedh
ynwedh
too (also)
ynwedh
ynwedh
also
ynys
enys
island
yowynk
yowynk
young
yskynna
yskynna
get on (bus) v
yskynna
yskynna
go up v
ystynna
ystynna
extend v
ytho, yndella
yndella
thus
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