Cornish

Cornish is a Celtic language. It is closely related to Breton and Welsh spoken mainly in Cornwall. Cornish is also spoken by a few people in Australia and the USA. In essence, Cornish is not an official language but a recognised minority language in the United Kingdom .

Map of Cornishlanguage speakers.

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Basic stats

Total speakers: 3,500

Main Countries: United Kingdom (Cornwall)

Alternate names: Kernowek, Kernewek, Curnoack

ISO 639-3 Code: cor

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Language Sample

Yma pub den genys frank hag equal yn dynyta hag yn gwyryow. Ymons y enduys gans reson ha keskans hag y tal dhedhans omdhon an eyl orth y gela yn sperys a vredereth.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Cornish:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

Cornish at Wikipedia
Cornish at Ethnologue
Declaration of Human Rights in Cornish
Wikipedia in Cornish
Cornish alphabet

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