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Cornish
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cornish
English
thumb|right|A bilingual (English/Cornish) sign at Penzance railway station.
right|thumb|A map showing the westward decline of Cornish, 1300–1750.
Etymology
From en Cornwall Corn(wall) -ish, from en kw Kernewek, kw Kernowek.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cornish.wav Southern England
en /ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/ GA
en /ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/ India
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Dev Jadiya-Cornish.wav Madhya Pradesh
Adjective
-
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.
Native to Cornwall.
Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.
Derived terms
en Cornish stone Cornish elm Cornish chough Cornish game hen Cornish hen Cornishman Cornish palm Cornish pasty Cornish boiler Cornish diamond Cornish sole Cornishwoman Cornish wrestling Cornish acre Cornishness Cornishperson
Translations
of Cornwall
Asturian: ast córnicu, ast cornuallés
Catalan: ca còrnic m, ca cornuallès m
Czech: cs kornský
Finnish: fi cornwallilainen, fi kornilainen
French: fr cornique
Irish: ga Cornach
Maltese: mt korniku
Polish: pl kornwalijski
Spanish: es Cornish
Welsh: cy Cernywaidd
of the Cornish language
Asturian: ast córnicu, ast cornuallés
Catalan: ca còrnic
Cornish: kw Kernewek, kw Kernowek
French: fr cornique
German: de kornisch
Irish: ga Coirnise
Latin: la cornicus
Spanish: es Cornish
Welsh: cy Cernyweg
native to Cornwall
Asturian: ast córnicu, ast cornuallés
Finnish: fi kornilainen
French: fr cornique
Irish: ga Cornach
Maltese: mt korniku
Marathi: mr कॉर्निश
Spanish: es Cornish
Noun
p
en collectively The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.
Synonyms
See en Cornishman, en Cornubian
Proper noun
+ people
+ language
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en Q25289en uncountable The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.
en There is a movement to Cornish language revival revive Cornish.
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en habitational Old English < ethnonyms, referring to someone from Cornwall.
Derived terms
en Cornish Flat New Hampshire
Translations
Celtic language of Cornwall
Armenian: hy կոռներեն
Asturian: ast córnicu, ast cornuallés
Belarusian: be ко́рнская мо́ва f, be ко́рнская f
Breton: br kerneveureg
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 康瓦耳語 Kāngwǎ'ěr yǔ
Cornish: kw Kernewek, kw Kernowek
Czech: cs kornština f
Danish: da kornisk
Dutch: nl Cornisch n
Finnish: fi korni
French: fr cornique m
Galician: gl córnico
German: de Kornisch n, de kornische Sprache f
Hebrew: he קורנית
Hungarian: hu korni
Irish: ga Coirnis f
Italian: it cornovagliese
Japanese: ja コーンウォール語 kōnwōru go
Latin: la lingua cornica f
Maltese: mt Korniku m
Marathi: mr कॉर्निश f
Norwegian: no kornisk
Polish: pl kornijski m
Portuguese: pt córnico
Romanian: ro cornică
Russian: ru корнуэ́льский, ru корнский
Scottish Gaelic: gd Còrnais f
Slovak: sk kornčina f
Spanish: es córnico
Swedish: sv korniska
Vietnamese: vi tiếng Cornwall
Walloon: wa Gayel des Cornouwayes, wa Cornike
Welsh: cy Cernyweg f
See also
kw
kw
Further reading
1 kw cor
cor
WIKITONGUES: Elizabeth speaking Cornish
Anagrams
en chinors Rochins
en Ethnonyms Languages Cornwall, England