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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