Freelang Cornish-English dictionary

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Cornish – A minority language of the United Kingdom

St. Ives Speech and Drama Festival, which is held in Cornwall, UK, included Cornish performances. This was by two of the entrants who also went on to explain to the audience how the language works. This was at its 13th festival held in 2012. This was quite an achievement considering that not many people can fluently speak the language. It is estimated that there are 300,000 Cornish speakers, out of which only 3,000 can engage in simple conversations in the language. Most [...]

Cornish belongs to the Brittonic group of Celtic languages (along with Welsh and Breton). It is spoken in the Duchy of Cornwall, in southwest England, by a few hundred speakers. It had become extinct but efforts are being made to revive it.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary (for Windows or Android) and browse both the Cornish-English and the English-Cornish lists. Look up a word, add or modify an entry, and learn words at your own rhythm from a personal learning list. Click here to learn more about the features or scroll down to download the program. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary for Android! Browse the wordlists, look up words and practice your vocabulary at your own rhythm. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Word list information

This dictionary was made by Guy T. Gambill.
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Cornish > English: 3,091 words
English > Cornish: 3,230 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: November 13, 2003

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3. Click here to download the Cornish word list (420.37 kb)

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