At Home With Cornish 9

 Do you like tongue-twisters? Here's one.

My a wra rei rosen rüdh ras rag ro.

I will give a cheap red rose for a present.

Now let's see how we can put other colours together with other things, in answer to the question:

Pandr'ew hebma? What is this?

	Rosen rüdh ew. It's a red rose. Da ew genam rosen rüdh. I like a red rose.
	Davas dû ew. It's a black sheep. Da ew genam davas dû. I like a black sheep.
	Mel melyn ew. It's yellow honey. Da ew genam mel melyn. I like yellow honey.
	Pras glas ew. It's a green field. Da ew genam pras glas. I like a green field.
	Ploumen purpur ew. It's a purple plum. Da ew genam ploumen purpur. I like a purple plum.
	Gwlânek gwydn ew. It's a white woolly. Da ew genam gwlânek gwydn. I like a white woolly.

Here's a nursery rhyme you will know, about a black sheep.

Briv, briv, davas dû. Baa, baa, black sheep.

Eus dhis gwlân? Have you any wool?

Ea sera. Ea sera. Yes sir. Yes sir.

Trei sagh leun. Three bags full.

Onan rag an mêster, One for the master

onan dhe y wreg, one to his wife,

hag onan dhe vos degys and one to be carried

hons dhe'n meppik wheg. yonder to the dear little boy.

 

What about answers to the question:

Pandr'ew an re ma? What are these?

	Gwedh glas ens. They are green trees. Glas ew an gwedh ma. These trees are green. Da ew genam gwedh glas. I like green trees.
	Flourys blou ens. They are blue flowers. Blou ew an flourys ma. These flowers are blue. Da ew genam flourys blou. I like blue flowers.
	Cloudys loos ens. They are grey clouds. Loos ew an cloudys ma. These clouds are grey. Cas ew genam cloudys loos. I hate grey clouds.

These colours are important to Cornwall:

Baner gwydn ha dû ew.

It's a black and white flag.