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Counting to ten in Cornish

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Cornish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

A Cornish pasty
Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Cornish phrases in this lesson

OnanON-an
One

The standalone counting form. Before some nouns you will see "unn" instead.

Dewdew
Two

This is the general counting form. Some feminine nouns use "diw".

Tritree
Three

This is the general counting form. Some feminine nouns use "teyr".

PeswarPEZ-war
Four

The general counting form. Some feminine nouns use "peder".

Pymppimp
Five

Pronounce the y like the short i in "pin".

Hweghhwekh
Six
Seythsaith
Seven
Etheth
Eight
Nawnow
Nine
Degdehg
Ten

Where Cornish is spoken

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