De Gwener, üdnegves mis Kevardhû
Friday, 11th December
Ma patronyow en bestes. Edhyn, labol aga flüv, ell bos pur deg. Terweythyow thew plüv liwys ankespar gorrys en resow. Otta an owrdynk-ma. Ma dhodho lystednow rüdh, gwydn ha dû war y bedn. Ha thew y skylly melyn ha dû, en bondys ledan. Po terweythyow ma lystednow war blüv üdnek. Ma dhe'n speckyar-ma lysten po barr gwydn war bub plüven dhû. Eus best blewek gen lies lysten? Aljama profya asen labol (zebra) po skunk labol? Nag ens bestes a Gernow! Po fatla ort dorgeun? En termyn eus passyes tüs a wrüg ûsya scübelednow digwetha gwres a blew dorgeun gwydn ha dû. (Dorgeun trûan!)
There are patterns in animals. Birds, with striped feathers, can be very beautiful. Sometimes differently coloured feathers are arranged in lines. Look at this goldfinch. It has red, white and black stripes on its head. And its wings are yellow and black, in broad bands. Or there are sometimes stripes on individual feathers. This speckled hen has a white stripe or bar on each black feather. Is there a hairy animal with a lot of stripes? Could I suggest a zebra or a skunk? They are not Cornish animals! Or how about badgers? In the past men used shaving brushes made of black and white badger hair. (Poor badgers!)
Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
ankespar different, unalike
barr (m) bar
eskelly ~ skylly wings < askell (f)
fatla ort ~ gen? how about, what about?
gòrra en resow to arrange in lines
labol striped
lystednow stripes < lysten (f)
owrdynk (m) goldfinch
plüven (f) feather < plüv (collective) plumage
profya to suggest, propose, offer
speck- ~ splett- (prefix) speckled, spotty, etc.
yar (f) hen, chicken
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