Cornish is an ancient Celtic Language, sister to Welsh and Breton, and a descendant of the British Language that was spoken thousands of years ago in Britain. Whilst it died out as a community Language in the late eighteenth century, it was successfully revived more than a century ago..

“an howl - the sun"

"splander an howl - sunshine”

Online now is Lesson One of a series of easy to learn illustrated lessons written in the standard written form. This spelling system has been devised by the Cornwall County Council and various linguists to standardise the language for official use and in schools.