SOME CORNISH WORDS AND PHRASES TO LEARN AT HOME
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AVEEDUNUN |
Have you taken the necessary steps to complete your course of action ? |
AVEEGOTUN |
Have you found what you are seeking ? |
AVEESEENUN |
Have you seen that for which you search ? |
BETTURGOGITTEN |
I had better depart and fetch the article for which I was sent |
BIN-UN-DUNUN |
I have been and carried out my alotted task |
COSTY MUCH DIDA |
Are you prepared to tell me how much it cost you ? |
CAIN TELLY |
I cannot or will not give you the information you seek |
CRIS |
Potato Crisps |
DIDDY NAWN |
Did you know the person of whom we speak ? |
DIDDY ABM |
Did you have it ? Did he/she have it ? Did anyone have it ? |
EDGE |
A structure separating two fields,used instead of the word ‘wall’ or ‘hedge’ |
ELLYDOINOV |
I don’t agree with the way you are performing your alotted task |
EVVEE IZZA |
How much does the article you are holding weigh ? |
EZAU |
I am in aggreement with you over this particular matter |
FAATHURGOTUN |
My father is in possesion of that which you seek |
FARIZA |
How far away is my destination ? |
FERCRISAEIK |
For Goodness Sake |
GIBMEREMIT |
Give the item to me for a second |
GIBMTHABOY |
Delegate your task to the apprentice or younger member of staff |
GOTUNAVEE |
See ‘AVEEGOTUN’ |
G’SONUPANGIDDEN |
Please go up and get it for me |
GOYNARY |
Are you proposing to go ? |
GUSON |
I don’t see your point of view |
HOFFIZER |
(Police) Officer – there are no other ‘aitches’ in the Cornish phrases |
IDN |
1. Is not 2 . Hidden (Idnidnizza – It isn’t hidden is it ?) |
ILLY |
Extremely steep or mountainous |
IZZA |
Is it ? |
KILLUN DIDDY |
Did you terminate his existence ? |
LIKUN DIDDY |
Did you find the experience pleasureable ? |
LEEBM DIDDY |
Did you leave the person ? |
MENTUT DIDDY |
Did you actually mean what you said ? |
MYGAR |
Good heavens above ! Good gracious me ! |
NAWN DIDDY |
See ‘DIDDY NAWN’ |
NAWTHEN WIDDEN |
You must have it/eat it on it’s own as you ‘Dawnt av Nawthen Widden’ |
OLLER TUEN DIDDY |
Did you attempt to attract the attention of the other person ? |
PURTY WANNA |
Wasn’t that beautiful ? |
PARD |
Close friend |
PALLY WIDDEN WAZZA |
Were you a close friend of the person in question ? |
PIDDLEDOWN DIDDA |
Was it raining heavily at the time ? |
RONG WAZZA |
Was he perhaps mistaken ? |
RUFUZRATS |
Not very smooth sounding or feeling (often used in conjunction with car engines) |
SEENUNAVEE |
See ‘Aveeseenun’ |
STAYLUN |
Depriving someone of their possesions |
TEEONSUH |
I would love a cup of tea |
TELLUNDIDDY |
Did you impart the knowledge to the person with whom you were in communication ? |
ULLONAMINIT |
Hold on for just a moment |
VELLAN |
Villain or rascal |
WOSHELIKE |
Informal greeting,as in ‘Hello’ (for use regardless of gender) |
WOSSMARRWIDDEE |
Traditional Cornish sympathetic question |
WOTEEGOYN DO WIDDEN |
What are you proposing to do with that which you have acquired ? |
WURTZTOOEN |
Where is the item of which you speak ? |
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