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Minority languages: Yth esov vy ow tyski Kernewek 〓〓

Also post about Jèrriais 🇯🇪 Cymraeg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Sarkese🐦‍⬛Gaelg 🇮🇲Norn🐴 Gagauz dili 🐺

Kent↔️Andalucía
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Thousands ‘turn world upside down’ celebrating midwinter solstice at Montol Festival

#Cornwall #Kernow

🔗: https://www.falmouthpacket.co...
Thousands ‘turn world upside down’ celebrating midwinter solstice at Montol Festival
The longest night of the year saw fire, beasts and masked revellers filling the streets.
www.falmouthpacket.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!

Nadelik Lowen onen hag oll!

Ayiz un raide bouan Noué!

Bon Nadau a toti!
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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A silence settles on ancient woodland at sunset

The birds, already singing in hushed tones, go quiet as the shadows lengthen

Any noise at all now alerts the senses of every living thing. The atmosphere is somewhat electric

It is my favourite time
December 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Howlsavla Gwav Lowen ha
Mantol Lowen dhywgh ynwedh!
Happy Winter Solstice to you, and Happy Midwinter Festival as well! 🎄✨♥️
December 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It’s that time of year and there are still some Hoodening events that can be found around East Kent, including this one in Whitstable on Monday…
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Two words which were used in Kent and not in other parts of England at the time of the Domesday Book were units of measurement.

A sulung = the amount of land which could be by four ox-pairs

A yoke = equal to a quarter of a sulung.

Kent had a different system of land tenure, abolished in 1925.
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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If you are ever in Kent, visit Canterbury Roman Museum. canterburymuseums.co.uk/canterbury-r...
Canterbury Roman Museum, Kent
Explore Canterbury’s history around the remains of an original Roman town house and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
canterburymuseums.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Good Morning from the Kingdom of Kent
December 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Pan en vy flogh, yth esa lyver pur dhidhanus (gans awtour ostralek a vri) a-dro dhe gath a wor redya... 😸
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Dydh apposyans Godhalek o hedhyw. Martesen re ughelhwansek o dhe skrifa neppyth yn Kernewek an myttin ma…

My a brenas lyver nowydh. Mes yn py yeth yw skrifys, orth dha vrys?

#Kernewek
#KevardhuEbronLas
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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An seson yw devedhys, prys yw rag agan Chalenj Redya Nadelik rag an vledhen ma! Kewgh dh’agan gwerthji dhe gemeres rann. cornish-language.org/shop/
#ChalenjRedyaNadelik #Kernewek #Cornish
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’ve just had the privilege of presenting my cousin Alex Purbrick’s short film, “Dreaming of Danu,” at the end of a course offered through the University of Vic, Catalonia, by the How Timely Training Portal. The film is narrated in Shaetlans, and I’ve subtitled it into Jèrriais. Enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Is this a golden age of sculptures of, and by, women?
Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish business women (d. 1277) & her youngest son, Asser. Sculpture by Ian Rank-Broadley, Jewry Street, Winchester (Hampshire) installed in 2022. Photo: Pat Goodall / Art UK.
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Superb maps of Oxford's medieval Jewish heritage: www.oxfordjewishheritage.co.uk/oxford-jewis...
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Des valconmèrs ch'est les cheins tchi paient eune fais à béthe à tout l'monde soundcloud.com/jerriais/des... "Valconmèrs" are those who stand a round of drinks to everyone #Jèrriais
Des Valconmèrs Ch'est Les Cheins Tchi Paient Eune Fais À Béthe À Tout L'monde
Tchiques exempl'yes en bouochies d'son du Dictionnaithe Jèrriais-Français Sound clips of example Jèrriais phrases from entries in the big dictionary - Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français
soundcloud.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hispanic voters returning to the Democrat fold....?

Surprise surprise.
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Vakeres Romanes?

Today is Romani Language Day!

Romani is an Indo-Aryan language of the Romani people. The largest Romani dialects are Vlax Romani, Balkan Romani, and Sinte Romani. Many Romanichal in the UK use Angloromani words and phrases in their daily conversations.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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So pleased to get my book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War". @HurstPublishers publishers have done a wonderful job in producing it.
Advanced copies available thru
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels... with 25% off with code TRAVELS25. Otherwise 20 November in UK/Europe and 5 Jan for US, etc
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Looking at a dictionary of Burgenland romani and came across cognates with Angloromani from my area of West Kent (on the right)

dikal - to see, look - dik -

gadscho -non-gypsy male - gorger-

mursch - man - mush

sap - snake - sap

tschor - thief - chor (to steal)

dilino - stupid - dinlo
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Did Mel Stride just say "This country is crying out for change"?

Did he honestly just say that with a straight face?

The absolute shamelessness of it! 🤣
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM