9. How Kernewek Survived

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Danni Diston learns to order drinks and discovers how the Cornish language survived with poet, teacher and storyteller Pol Hodge. Pol shares stories about Cornwall’s linguistic heritage, the fight to keep the language alive and a remarkable myth of the parrot who may have helped preserve Kernewek. Revision Can I help you? — A allav vy dha weres? What do you want? — Pyth a vynn’ta? I want to get / I would like — My a vynn kavos / My a vynnsa kavos Coffee — Koffi Beer — Korev Pint of beer — Pinta korev Wine — Gwin Red Wine – Gwin rudh Please — Mar pleg Here you are — Ottahwi (Polite form – or to more than one person) How much is it? — Py kost yw? Pounds — Peuns Ten pounds — Deg peuns Cheers — Yeghes da! I want a pint of beer — My a vynn kavos pinta korev I want a white wine, please — My a vynn kavos gwin gwynn, mar pleg I want (ordering multiple things) — My a vynn kavos … ha …, mar pleg New to Learn Cornish? Start at Episode One and build your vocab as you go.