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Peran ha pastiow

St Piran's Flag

As today is St Piran’s Day, here are a few Cornish words and phrases (provided by Sam Brown at the Polyglot conversation group), with equivalents in Welsh, Breton and French:

Kernewek English Cymraeg Brezhoneg français
Goel Peran Lowen Happy St Piran’s Day Gwyl Peran Hapus Gouel Peran laouenn Joyeuse fête de Saint Péran
kerdhva parade parêd; rhodfa prosesion défilé
kebywi party parti fest fête
solempnyans celebration dathliad fest fête
solempnya to celebrate dathlu goueliañ célébrer; fêter
pasti (kernowek) (Cornish) pasty pastai/pasten (Gernyweg) pastez (keneveg ?) petit pâté (en croûte) (cornouaillais) / chausson à la viande et aux légumes
keus hag onyonenn cheese and onion caws a nionyn keuz hag ognon fromage et oignons
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Slugs and snails and owls

Here some of the words that came up this week at the polyglot conversation group, along with a few related words and expressions.

Kernewek
bulhorn = snail
gluthvelhwenn; melhwenn = slug
kowann; oula = owl
mordardha = to surf
modardh = surf

Cymraeg
malwoden; malwen (malwod, pl) = snail
gwlithen; malwen ddu = slug
tylluan; gwdihŵ = owl
brigdonni; brigo tonnau; reidio tonnau; syrffio = to surf
pori = to surf (the web)
brigdonnwr; brigwr tonnau; syrffiwr = surfer
ewyn môr; brig y don; ewyn y don = surf
talp = nugget, chunk, lump, byte
cnepyn = nugget, nodule, lump, pommel
gwrthrychedd; gwrthrycholdeb = objectivity

Brezhoneg
melc’houed; melc’hwed; mailgorn; melc’houedenn-grogennek = snail
melc’houed; melc’hwedenn; likoch = slug
penn-kazh; toud; korverig = owl

Français
doué(e); de talent = talented
avoir du talent = to be talented
un musicien de talent = a talented musician
aux talents multiples = multi-talented
avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc = to have many tricks up one’s sleeve (be multi-talented)
elle est extrêmement douée = she is extremely talented
l’escargot (f) = snail
la limace = slug
le hibou; la chouettte = owl

Deutsch
die Streichholzschachtel = matchbox
der Streichholzschächtelchen = little matchbox
die Schnecke = snail
das Schneckengehäuse = snail shell
die Nacktschnecke = slug (“naked snail”)
die Eule = owl

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Blwyddyn newydd dda!

Bloavezh mat, Blydhen nowydh da, Blwyddyn newydd dda, Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh, Blein vie noa & Bliadhna mhath ùr, С наступающим Новым Годом, Šťastný nový rok & Bonne année!

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Blwyddyn newydd dda!

Blwyddyn newydd dda!

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