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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