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niwlenster.bsky.social
Aurora borealis in #Cornish/#Kernewek is 'golowys an gledh' (the northern lights) or, more poetically, 'fagel an ors' (the torch of the bear) and 'an dhonsoryon lowen' (the merry dancers).
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 PM
niwlenster.bsky.social
#Kernewek #Cornish #AI #art
Colour illustration. A slop monster strangles a Cornish fisherwoman. Text says "Skomblans agan taga a wra!" Colour illustration. A slop monster strangles a Cornish fisherwoman. Text says "Slop will strangle us!"
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
onnenjolly.bsky.social
Rann a'm ober Kernewek hedhyw... ow redya rann a'n lyver ma.

(Part of my Cornish work today...
reading part of this book.)

Tarosvan = Ghost.

#kernewek
A page from 'Dres an Vledhen', by Brian Webb.
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
sordyakernow.bsky.social
Please sign and share widely to support a #Cornish language for the people, of the people and by the people.

Mar pleg, gwrewgh sinya ha kevrenna yn efan dhe skoodhya #Kernewek yw a-barth an bobel, a’n bobel ha gans an bobel.

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We, the activists, creatives, teachers, learners and speakers of the Cornish language community, call on our community and all organisations working with the Cornish language to commit to take no part in the use of Generative AI and to refrain from promoting or publishing any materials using it. While in another world GenAI and LLMs could be useful tools, we do not live in that world. We live in a world where GenAI guzzles drinking water, strips countries in the Global South of their resources and then dumps its e-waste in them. We live in a world where workers, especially creatives and language experts, are losing their livelihoods to GenAI and where our work is stolen for profit. We live in a world where using GenAI has been shown to impair cognition, flatten languages and worsen exploitation. Our language is a small, indigenous, minoritised one and it is especially vulnerable to these problems—to the risk of being drowned by slop. Our language is a treasure. It must not be surrendered to faceless corporations and thoughtless machines. Our language is human and it does not live on circuitry or in an algorithm. It lives in the mouths and minds of people. We, as speakers, believe that Cornish is a language that thrives only through human creativity and passion, through authenticity, community, effort and trust. Our language must be for the people, of the people and by the people. We will not work with GenAI and we will not trust those who do. We call on our community to pledge not to engage with GenAI and to join us in resistance. Ni, an weythresoryon, awenogyon, dyskadoryon, dyskoryon ha kowsoryon issinys a’n gemeneth Kernewek, a bys orth agan kemeneth ha pub kowethyans owth oberi gans Kernewek a omri dhe gemeres rol vyth yn devnydhya SK Dinythus ha sevel orth avonsya po dyllo asnodhow vyth orth y usya. Kynth y hallsa bos SKDin ha PYB toulys dhe les yn bys aral, nyns on ni trigys y’n bys na. Trigys on ni yn bys le may ma SKDin ow kollenki dowr fresk, destryppya powyow y’n Soth Ollvysel a’ga asnodhow ha diskarga y e-wast ynna. Trigys on ni yn bys may ma oberoryon, yn arbennik awenogyon ha konygyon yethow, ow kelli aga fygansow orth SKDin ha le mayth yw agan ober ledrys rag budh. Trigys on ni yn bys le mayth yw diskwedhys bos usya SKDin aperya gallos godhvosel, platthe yethow ha gwethhe drogusyans trevesigel. Agan yeth yw taves byghan, teythyek, ha lyharivhes hag yth yw goliadow yn arbennik dhe’n kudynnow ma—dhe’n peryl a bos beudhys gans skomblans. Agan yeth yw tresorva. Ny godh dhyn y hepkor orth korforethow heb bejeth ha jynnow heb preder. Agan yeth yw denel ha ny vew war drogylgh po yn awgrym. Y few y’n ganowyow ha’n brysyow a bobel. Avel Kernewegoryon, ni a grys bos Kernewek yeth na sewen marnas der awen ha passyon tus, dre lelder, kemeneth, assay ha trest. Res yw bos agan yeth a-barth an bobel, a’n bobel ha gans an bobel. Ny wren ni oberi gans SKDin ha ny wren ni fydhya y’n re neb a’n gwra. Ni a bys orth agan kemeneth a arwostla sevel orth omworra gans SKDin hag a omjunya genen yn omsav.
January 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
husorbughes.bsky.social
Res yw dhyn sevel orth SK avel kemeneth yeth hag awenogyon. Ny vydh Kernowek skomblans vyth!

Sinyewgh obma dhe dhiskwedhes agas skoodhyans.

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#kernowek #kernewek #cornish
Call for Cornish language orgs to reject GenAI - Pysi orth kowethyansow Kernewek a dhenagha SKDin
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January 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
sordyakernow.bsky.social
Open Letter to Reject GenAI – Lyther Ygor dhe Dhenagha SKDin

We are pleased to share this open letter from the Kernewek community to Cornish language organisations, calling for them to reject Generative AI. Pes da on ni dhe gevrenna an lyther ygor ma dhyworth an gemeneth Kernewek orth kowethyansow…
Open Letter to Reject GenAI – Lyther Ygor dhe Dhenagha SKDin
We are pleased to share this open letter from the Kernewek community to Cornish language organisations, calling for them to reject Generative AI. Pes da on ni dhe gevrenna an lyther ygor ma dhyworth an gemeneth Kernewek orth kowethyansow an yeth, orth aga fysi dhe dhenagha SK Dinythus.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
onnenjolly.bsky.social
Da lowr, nag "AI", y'n pols ma. Da.
Mes, pandr'a wren ni a-dro Glosbe?
Yma dew sos Polonek diwyethek!
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OK, not "AI", right now. Good.
But, what shall we do about Glosbe?
It's two bilingual Polish friends!
#kernewek #cornish
what shall we do in Cornish - English-Cornish Dictionary | Glosbe
Check 'what shall we do' translations into Cornish. Look through examples of what shall we do translation in sentences, listen to pronunciation and learn grammar.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
onnenjolly.bsky.social
@rovingsigns.bsky.social
Yow! Kernow ov vy, ha ty?
(Hi! I'm a Cornishman, and you?)

...a-der Ostralek...
(other than Australian...)

#kernewek #cornish
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
andsome.bsky.social
Comparative wordlist from an old Cornish language vocabulary clipping I've kept and now extended to include connected words in the related Brythonic #Celtic languages as well as French and English.

#Cymraeg #Welsh
#Kernewek #Cornish
#Brezhoneg #Breton
#Français #French
#langsky
Comparative wordlist from an old Cornish language vocabulary clipping I've kept and now extended to include connected words in the related Brythonic #Celtic languages as well as French and English. #Cymraeg #Welsh #Kernewek #Cornish #Brezhoneg #Breton #Français #French #langsky Comparative wordlist from an old Cornish language vocabulary clipping I've kept and now extended to include connected words in the related Brythonic #Celtic languages as well as French and English. #Cymraeg #Welsh #Kernewek #Cornish #Brezhoneg #Breton #Français #French #langsky
January 17, 2026 at 10:31 AM
onnenjolly.bsky.social
Res yw dhymm leverel neppyth omma yn kernewek hedhyw. Ytho, ottomma ow skeusennow nowydh dhyworth an vilva, an seythen ma...

(I must say something here in Cornish today. So, here's my new pictured from the zoo, this week...)

#kernewek
The Maned Wolf with his young pup. Spider monkey, chilling in the gym. Use protection, so this doesn't happen. ;) Snowdrops, in abundance this year.
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
sordyakernow.bsky.social
New Post! Turning Saffron into Slop sordya.net/2026/01/14/t...

Niwlen Ster writes a comprehensive article on the many perils of AI when it comes to Cornish and why we must resist: building trust and community in place of shovelling slop. #Cornish #Kernow #Cornwall
We must make our language a no AI zone, a network of reliable humans and their human creations, built on authenticity, community, effort and trust: a Kernewek for the people, of the people and by the people.
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
mattdspry.bsky.social
Prag na wrewgh hwi dyski #Kernewek yn 2026? Yma asnodhow pals heb kost hag yma lyverji splann warlinen!

www.kesva.org/kdl

www.cornishdictionary.org.uk

en.saysomethingin.com/cornish/leve...

gocornish.org

Lyverji

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Prenassa Warlinen - Kowethas an yeth Kernewek
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January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
husorbughes.bsky.social
Termyn rag bardhonek nowyth war an blog (gen versyons diwyethtek) / Time for a new poem on the blog (with bilingual versions).

Redyewgh / Read: anhusorbughes.blogspot.com/2026/01/dha-...

#bardhonek #bardhonieth #Kernowek #Kernewek #Cornish #Cornishlanguage #Poem #Poetry
Dha Jayr
Termyn hir heb postya meur obma (dell yw usys). Otta bardhonek nowyth a-dro dhe'm tas-gwydn ha'y jayr leska barrednow koth hag yw genev leb...
anhusorbughes.blogspot.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
niwlenster.bsky.social
I've warned about AI before and how one of the potential outcomes of using it is drowning other varieties of #Kernewek under SWF Main Middle. Now I learn that it is the stance of at least some of the Kesva to do this ON PURPOSE.
A screenshot, anonymised, of an email in Kernewek saying "it is more important than ever that we push to have only one form of Cornish used in the Cornish community."
January 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
husorbughes.bsky.social
Englyn skav, hanter furvyes dhe wolkomma Tewedh Goretti 😂 #kernowek #kernewek #cornish #bardhonieth #bardhonek #poem #poetry
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
onnenjolly.bsky.social
Yn kernewek, yth esov vy ow berrhe dedhyasow yndelma:
Yow'8'Gen'26.

(In Cornish, I'm shortening dates like this:
Thu'8Feb'26.)
January 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
onnenjolly.bsky.social
Ober da, Kowethas!
(Good work, Kowethas!)
#kernewek
The AI policy of the Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek, who promote the Cornish language. Subject to further discussion, it's essentially "No AI" for now.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
mattdspry.bsky.social
Lyvrow nowydh rag dallethoryon

New books for beginners

#Kernewek #Cornish
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
kresenkernow.bsky.social
Is your New Year’s resolution to learn a new language?

Come and join Speak Cornish THIS THURSDAY (8 January), 2-3.30pm, to learn some Cornish!

Aimed at beginners or people with just a little Kernewek but open to all, it’s free and there’s no need to book.

Splann!

#learncornish @speakcornish
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
sordyakernow.bsky.social
Now's the perfect time to start volunteering, if you have the time. It doesn't have to be for a charity, it can be for a local organisation, a mutual aid group, self-organised like litter-picking, heck, we'd even say learning Kernewek is volunteering your time for something bigger #Kernewek #Cornish
A sunrise-coloured brick wall graphic. Graffiti-style text says "bodhegi - to volunteer". A sunrise-coloured brick wall graphic. Graffiti-style text says "My a vynn bodhegi - I want to volunteer. My a wra bodhegi - I volunteer. My a wrug bodhegi - I volunteered. Bodhek ov - I'm a volunteer."
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
drkensabroadhurst.bsky.social
Bledhen nowydh da! An myttin ma ni a wrug hwinni a chi gweder. Lemmyn ni a wra goslowes orth keskan an Vienna Philharmonic #Kernewek #Cornish
Happy New Year! Spent this morning weeding the greenhouse, now watching this morning’s concert
a happy new year greeting card with gold numbers 2026
ALT: a happy new year greeting card with gold numbers 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
mattdspry.bsky.social
Ervirans bledhen nowydh - dos ha bos freth yn Kernewek

Adduned blwyddyn newydd - dod yn rhugl yn Gernyweg

New year resolution - become fluent in Cornish

#Kernewek #Cernyweg #Cornish
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM
angeidheal.scot
Bliadhna Mhath Ùr Dhuibh! #Gàidhlig #Gaelic

A Guid New Year Tae Ane an Aw! #Scots

Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh! #Gaeilge #Irish

Blein Vie Noa Diu! #Gaelg #Manx

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! #Cymraeg #Welsh

Bledhen nowydh da! #Kernewek #Cornish

Bloavezh Mat! #Brezhoneg #Breton

#HappyNewYear
a bunch of fireworks are going off in the sky
Alt: a bunch of fireworks are going off in the sky
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January 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
courtenayrule.bsky.social
Farwel dhe 2025, ha dynnargh dhe'n Vledhen Nowydh!
(Yth esa kammskrif y'n vledhen y'm post derowel... meur ras, Tony (@kareranyeth.bsky.social), a'n gwarnyans 😁😁😁)
#KevardhuEbronlas #Kernewek #Cornish #Cornishlanguage
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Morgan Farwel - Farewell Shanty
YouTube video by Kenewgh! Sing!
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December 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
courtenayrule.bsky.social
Nyns yw Kernow ow thre vy, mes my a's kar, heb dout 🥰
#KevardhuEbronlas #Kernewek #Cornish #Cornishlanguage
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Kernow ow thre - Cornwall my Home
YouTube video by Kenewgh! Sing!
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December 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM