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From: "John Coles" <>
Subject: Re: [CON] Cornish words
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:17:55 +0100


Hi Pat,
Anna tells me that "Hullo, how are you?" translates as "Dydh da, Fatla
genes?"

That is pronounced something like this:

"Dith dah, Fat-la-gennis?" noting that the 'la' has a 'short' 'a' and the
'g' is a hard sound as in 'gun'.

As for making the rafters ring with your Welsh service... that must have
been wonderful, but it may not be so easy at Gwennap Pit which has a
distinct lack of rafters<VBG>.

Best wishes, John & Anna.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Banks <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:49 AM
Subject: [CON] Cornish words


>Greetings all from sunny Perth (boring isn't it?)
>
>OK John. Tell me please what is the Cornish for 'Hullo, how are
>you???'. I want to surprise our number one bard when we meet on Tuesday
>night. He has started Cornish lessons at our meetings.
>
>Had the most wonderful afternoon yesterday attending for the first time
>a Welsh hymn Festival (can't remember the Welsh words, the first one
>ended in 'fa' and the second word was 'ganu'.) It was stupendous.
>There were a number of Cornish people in the congregation (church was
>packed to the ceiling) and I haven't sung with such gusto for years!
>Hymns were alternately sung in English and Welsh and began with the
>Welsh National Anthem sung in Welsh - the rafters rang! They nearly
>came down when we ended the session with "Mine eyes have seen the
>Glory". I was sitting next to a lady who spoke Welsh but didn't know
>the alto line in the music so she followed my alto while I followed her
>Welsh!!! Spine-tingling stuff. Hope Gwennap Pit will be as good.
>
>Cheers
>
>Pat
>--
>Pat Banks
>Perth,
>Western Australia
>
>Researching:
>Cornwall - Cock, Mullion; George, St.Agnes;
> Osborne, St.Levan; Polglase, Breage/St.Erth
>
>Devon - Broom, Teignmouth; Dodd, Moretonhampstead,
> Potter, Moretonhampstead.
>
>Co.Antrim - Magill, Belfast/Islandmagee
> Mawhinney, Islandmagee
>
>
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