How Well Do You Know Cornish Vocabulary?
Answer 60 questions and find out how well you know your Cornish vocabulary.
Answer 60 questions and find out how well you know your Cornish vocabulary.
You can take the quiz as many times as you want – a great way to practice!
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Thought to be extinct in the mid-1800s, Cornish has undergone a remarkable reformation. It has recently pulled itself off the list of endangered languages as more and more people have shown interest in reviving the language. The Cornish language is spoken by the Cornish people in Cornwall, in the south-west of the U.K.
Below are a few languages that are related to Cornish in that they also belong to the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family:
Breton |
Irish |
Manx |
Scottish Gaelic |
Welsh |
Did you know? A thorn or a bramble in Cornish is known as ‘Dumbledore’, incorporated into modern English meaning bumblebee, inspiring the name of JK Rowling’s famous professor in Harry Potter.