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Zuggans – the essence of anything (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language sugen,, meaning juice, sap, syrup, essence) [4]

had to find an alternative. They decided to adopt a new version of Cornish devised by Dr Ken George. KDL helps people who cannot go to classes to learn Cornish. KDL started in 1983 and hundreds of students have studied with us. Many are successful in the exams of the Cornish Language Board, more than fifty in the highest grade. Teal – to till, cultivate (e.g. 'tealing teddies'; according to folklore Good Friday is the best day in the year to do this) Upton, Clive; Widdowson, J. D. A. (1996). An Atlas of English Dialects. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 106–07. ISBN 978-0-19-869274-4.Woollett, Lisa (2013) Sea and Shore Cornwall. Looe: Zart Books in association with Eden Project; p. 144 Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum or Dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, by Robert Williams (1865) & another version Language death and revival: Cornish as a minority language in UK, by Zsuzsanna Renkó-Michelsén, in Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics (2013)

Cornwall Wildlife Trust (2012). "Killas". Cornish Geology. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011 . Retrieved 25 February 2012. Buzza, Bussa – large salting pot or bread-bin, [17] (still in use, from Cornish language boos seth, meaning 'food jar', or related to Breton boñs, a hogshead barrel) [4] also found in phrase "dafter than a buzza" very daft Turmut – turnip; or commonly swede (a Cornish pasty is often made of "turmut, 'tates and mate" i.e. swede, potato and meat) Upton, Clive; Widdowson, J. D. A. (1996). An Atlas of English Dialects. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-0-19-869274-4.

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Upton, Clive; Widdowson, J. D. A. (1996). An Atlas of English Dialects. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 178–79. ISBN 978-0-19-869274-4. Will Coleman said: “Y fia dyski Kernewek moy es dell dybydh (Learning Cornish might be easier than you think). Anker - a small barrel (mining term, ultimately from Medieval Latin anceria ["a small vat"] perhaps influenced by Cornish language keryn, meaning 'open barrel' or 'tub'. Compare Danish anker ["beer barrel, wine cask, anker"]) [7] Town Crow – a term used by Port Isaacers to describe Padstonians, (see also the counter-term Yarnigoat).

Bannal – the broom plant (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language banal, short for banadhel, meaning 'broom') [4]

Cand, Cam – fluorspar ( St Just, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language kann, meaning 'brightness') [4] Zart – a sea urchin (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language sort, meaning a sea urchin, or hedgehog) [4] [121] Guag, Gwag – emptiness, hollow space in a mine (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language gwag, meaning 'empty') [4] Old Cornish was used from about 800-1250 AD and traces of it also survive in some place names in eastern Cornwall. The Cornish used between 1250 and 1550 is known as Middle or Medieval Cornish and quite a lot of literature from this period still survives, including religious plays, poems and sermons. Bunny (also written as "bunney" and "bonie") - a bunch of ore, an unusual concentration of ore (From Middle English bony, boni [“swelling, tumor”], from Old French bugne, buigne [“swelling, lump”], from Old Frankish *bungjo [“swelling, bump”], from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô [“lump, clump, heap, crowd”]. Usage perhaps influenced by Cornish language bennigys, meaning 'blessed') [4]

Upton, Clive; Widdowson, J. D. A. (1996). An Atlas of English Dialects. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 100–01. ISBN 978-0-19-869274-4. We be – as in 'Oh yes, we be!'; used in most of mid and east Cornwall, whereas "we are" is used in the far west. [114] Meader – unknown; used in the 'Poldark' novels apparently of a weakling or runt of a litter [ citation needed]Yma pub den genys frank hag equal yn dynyta hag yn gwyryow. Ymons y enduys gans reson ha keskans hag y tal dhedhans omdhon an eyl orth y gela yn sperys a vredereth.