At Home With Cornish 8










Another question you might want to ask is

Pe liw ew hebma? Which colour is this? (liw means colour.)


Here are some of the main colours.

gwydn white

dû  black, dark

loos grey

rüdh red

blou blue

melyn yellow

gwer green (artificial)

glas green (plants) (sounds like glaze)

purpur purple

owr gold


Joke: What is a Cornish cat's favourite colour?

Answer: Purr purr!


We have a special colour word for the ever-changing sea: glas.

Pe liw ew an mor? What colour is the sea?

Glas ew. This can mean It is green.

It is blue.

It is grey.

Glas ew an mor. The sea is green/blue/grey.

Were you born in November?

This is mis Dû , which means "the dark/black month".


Pe liw ew an aval ma? What colour is this apple?

… an … ma means … this …


Let's use colours with some things we know already (and some new ones).


Pe liw ew an cavach ma?

What colour is this cabbage?




Glas ew.

It's green.

Pe liw ew an aval ma?

What colour is this apple?




Rüdh ew.

It's red.

Pe liw ew an limaval ma?

What colour is this lemon?




Melyn ew.

It's yellow.

Pe liw ew an ploumen ma?

What colour is this plum?




Purpur ew.

It's purple.

Pe liw ew an kei ma?

What colour is this dog?




Dû ew.

It's black.

Pe liw ew an owrbesk ma?

What colour is this goldfish?




Owr ew.

It's gold.

kei dog

limaval lemon

owrbesk goldfish

ploumen plum

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