Devnydhyer:Gazamp/Cheatsheet

Dydh da! This is a cheatsheet I'm using, so I don't have to keep looking things up. If you find something wrong, please correct it and explain what you've done. I'm learning so it's very useful to know when I've gone wrong! Meur ras, Gazamp

Mutations

**Consonant Mutation in Cornish**
Unmutated consonant	Soft mutation	Aspirate mutation	Hard mutation	Mixed mutation
p	b	f	-	-
t	d	th	-	-
k	g	h	-	-
b	v	-	p	f
d	dh	-	t	t
g¹	disappears	-	k	h
g²	w	-	k	hw
gw	w	-	kw	hw
m	v	-	-	f
ch	j	-	-	-

¹ Before unrounded vowels (i, y, e, a), l, and r + unrounded vowel.
² Before rounded vowels (o, u), and r + rounded vowel.

Links

High-frequency words

an - the, 2nd (soft) mutation

Months

January - Genver
February - Hwevrel
March - Meurth
April - Ebrel
May - Me
June - Metheven
July - Gortheren
August - Est
September - Gwynngala
October - Hedra
November - Du
December - Kevardhu

Conjugation

My a veu - I was
My a veu representys - I was represented
My re beu - I have been
Ev re beu - He has been

Direct object pronouns with auxiliary verbs

My a vynn gweles an vowes - I want to see the girl
My a vynn hy gweles - I want to see her
Ev a yll klewes an ki - He can hear the dog
Ev a yll y glewes - He can hear it
Ni a wra prena kartennow - We do buy cards
Ni a wra aga frena - We buy them
Ny wrug vy klewes an maw - I didn't hear the boy
Ny wrug vy y glewes - I didn't hear him

KDL link

Having

NOTE: Difference between Yma ki dhymm (implies ownership - the dog is mine) and Yma ki genev (implies togetherness - the dog is with me)

Yma ki dhymm - I have a dog [there is a dog to me]
Yma kath dhodho - He has a cat [there is a cat to him]
Yma karr gans an gour - The man has a car [there is a car with the man]

*Gans* - with
Singular	Plural
genev with me	genen with us
genes with you	genowgh with you (pl)
ganso with him gensi with her	gansa with them

KDL link

Phrases

Chi an Ganasedhow - House of Representatives
Esel a Ji an Ganasedhow - Member of the House of Representatives
Esel a Ji Kanasedhow Jeorji - Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Chi an Gemmynyon - House of Commons
Ev a veu etholys dhe Ji an Gemmynyon - He was elected to the House of Commons

Grammar bits

Suffix -ek to turn nouns into adjectives signifying an abundance: reden - ferns, redenek, ferny