At Home With Cornish 43

It is springtime, winter is over, and Easter is approaching, so here is some vocabulary.


Pask Easter
Ma Pask ow tos. Easter is coming.
Pask lôwen Happy Easter

oy an egg
oyow eggs
oyow Pask Easter eggs
debry to eat
oyow Pask choclat chocolate Easter eggs
Da ew genam debry oyow choclat. 
I like eating chocolate eggs.












cònin rabbit
There is no "official" word for "bunny", but you can add ending -ik that makes things small.
cònin > còninik bunny, little rabbit
edhen bird > edhnik chick, little bird
ors bear > orsik teddy-bear, little bear



























cath cat > cathik pussycat
Cònin Pask Easter Rabbit
Còninik  Pask Easter Bunny
drei to bring, bringing
Ma Còninik Pask ow trei oyow Pask. 
Easter Bunny is bringing Easter eggs.


We had a nickname for a fox with a bushy tail
lost tail > lostek 
he with the bushy tail, fox
In the same way we have a nickname for an animal with long ears. 
This is the hare.
scovarn ear > scovarnek 
he with the long ears, hare


















Scovarnek Pask Easter Hare
Ma Scovarnek Pask ow trei oyow Pask. 
Easter Hare is bringing Easter eggs.

De Gwener an Grows Good Friday
torthel a bun
torthellow buns
torthellow crows tòbm
pobas to bake, baking
Da ew gena nei pobas torthellow. We like baking buns.
De Gwener an Grows, da ew gena nei debry torthellow crows tòbm. 
On Good Friday, we like eating hot cross buns.



















tesen a cake
tesednow cakes
tesednow Pask Easter cakes
Tesednow Pask ew afînys Easter cakes are decorated



Here are some of the decorations you might put on your Easter cake.
neyth a nest
oyow bian little eggs
oyow münys mini eggs
edhnik bian a little chick
edhnik melyn a yellow chick
edhnik melyn bian a little yellow chick
An desen ma ew afînys gen oyow münys ha pemp edhnik melyn bian. 
This cake is decorated with mini eggs and five little yellow chicks.


















Pe liw ew cònin? What colour is a rabbit?
gorm (borrowed from Welsh) dark brown
gell (borrowed from Welsh) light brown
loos grey
glas grey (also blue or green)

Another look at colours:
An flourys ew gwydn. The flowers are white.
Bleujednow ergh ew gwydn. Snowdrops are white.
Brially ew melyn. Primroses are yellow.
Lily Corawys ew melyn. Daffodils (Lent lilies) are yellow.
Crôcuses ew purpur. Crocuses are purple.



























lôst a tail
losyow tails
on a lamb (said with a long o)
losyow on lambs tails, i.e. hazel catkins
Losyow on ew hir. Catkins are long.
Da ew genam flourys. I like flowers.

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