Grammar Books List of grammar books in Cornish. Key to forms of Cornish used:
SWF StandardWritten Form
KK Kernewek Kemmyn
UC Unified Cornish
UCR Unified Cornish Revised
MC Modern Cornish
KS Kernowek Standard Clappya Kernowek by N.J.A. Williams
Publisher: Agan Tavas
Beginners course in Cornish (UCR)
ISBN 1 901409 015 Book £12.00
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] Cornish for Beginners by P.A.S. Pool
Publisher Kesva an Taves Kernewek
Elementary grammar of Cornish (UC)
ISBN 185022076X Book £3.95
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] Cornish Grammar for Beginners by JohnPage
Publisher: Kesva an Taves Kernewek
Seventh edition of John Page’s grammar book(SWF)
ISBN 978-1-902917-75-7 Book: £2.99
Available from Kesva an Taves Kernewek Publications Officer, JoriAnsell: 65 Churchtown, Gwinear, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 5JL, e-mail[email protected] Cornish Grammar for Beginners by JohnPage
Publisher: Kesva an Taves Kernewek
Cornish grammar book for beginners (KK)
ISBN 1 902917 26 X Book £2.99
Available from Tor Mark: tel. 01209 822101, e-mail [email protected] Cornish Grammar Intermediate by John Page
Publisher: Kesva an Taves Kernewek
Sixth edition of John Page’s intermediate grammar book.(SWF)
ISBN 978-1-902917-95-5 Book: £2.99
Available from Kesva an Taves Kernewek Publications Officer, JoriAnsell: 65 Churchtown, Gwinear, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 5JL, e-mail[email protected] Cornish Grammar — Intermediate by JohnPage
Publisher: Kesva an Taves Kernewek
Cornish grammar book for intermediate students (KK)
ISBN 978 1 902917 82 5 Book £2.99
Available from Tor Mark: tel. 01209 822101, e-mail [email protected] Cornish Grammar for Beginners (Book 1) by MinaDresser
Publisher: Cussel an Tavaz Kernuak
Modern Cornish grammar for beginners, plus CD(MC)
Available from Cussel an Tavaz Kernuak: tel. 01872278501, e-mail [email protected] Cornish Grammar for Beginners (Book 2) by MinaDresser
Publisher: Cussel an Tavaz Kernuak
Second book of Modern Cornish grammar for beginners(MC)
Available from Cussel an Tavaz Kernuak: tel. 01872278501, e-mail [email protected] Cornish Simplified (Part 2) by A.S.D.Smith
Publisher: Dyllansow Truran
Notes on advanced grammar, edited by Talek (UC)
ISBN 0907566693 Book £4.50
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] Cornish Verbs
Publisher: Cornish Language Board
Every writer and speaker of Cornish needs occasionally to referto a full list of verbs to ensure the correct form and spelling.The late Ray Edwards was the first scholar to produce acomprehensive book of this kind (entitled ‘Verbow Kernewek’) in1995 and this edition is largely based on his work, revised andamended in the light of modern research by members of the Board. Itcontains more than 280 verbs, arranged alphabetically, withparadigms of the regular verbs. Every mood and tense is shown, andthere is a comprehensive index of the verbs found in the GerlyverMeur. (KK)
ISBN 978-1-902917-90-0 Book £16.99
Available from bookshops in Cornwall or Tor Mark Press, tel: 01209822101, e-mail: [email protected] Desky Kernowek: A complete guide toCornish by Nicholas Williams and MichaelEverson
Publisher: Evertype
Desky Kernowek: A complete guide to Cornish, is aimed atboth beginners and the more advanced student. The wholegrammar of Cornish is discussed in Desky Kernowek and both Middleand Late Cornish variants are accommodated. All points ofgrammar and vocabulary are exemplified by instances from thetraditional texts in the original spelling. A key to theexercises is given at the end of the book for those learningCornish by themselves. The book contains both Cornish-Englishand English-Cornish glossaries and a full index of subjects. (KS)
ISBN 978-1-904808-99-2 (hardcover), price:£28.95
ISBN 978-1-904808-95-4 (paperback), price: £26.95
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] orAmazon.co.uk.
See http://evertype.com/books/desky.html Govynnadow by Symon Harner
Publisher Kesva an Taves Kernewek
Questions on the set books for the 4th Grade exams for 2008, 2009,2010 (KK)
ISBN 978 1 902917 870 Book £3.00
Available from Kesva an Taves Kernewek’s Publications Officer, JoriAnsell:
65 Churchtown, Gwinear, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 5JL, e-mail[email protected] Grammar of Modern Cornish by W Brown
Publisher: Kesva an Taves Kernewek
A full account of the grammar of the Cornish Language(KK)
ISBN 1 902917 006 Book £16.99
Available from Tor Mark: tel. 01209 822101, e-mail [email protected] Jowan Chy an Horth examined by John Page
Publisher: Dyllansow Truran
John Page uses the famous folk tale to highlight importantpoints of Cornish grammar (UC)
ISBN 0 907566 36 7 Book £1.75
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] Kornština by Ray Edwards, tr. RostislavHaša
Publisher Kesva an Taves Kernewek
The first part of the KDL Cornish course in Czech(KK)
ISBN 80 238 4920 4 Book £6.00
Available from Kesva an Taves Kernewek’s Publications Officer, JoriAnsell:
65 Churchtown, Gwinear, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 5JL, e-mail[email protected] Lessons in Spoken Cornish by A.S.D. Smith
Publisher: Dyllansow Truran
Beginners’ guide to spoken Cornish (UC)
ISBN 0 907566 78 2 Book £1.95
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] Notes on Spoken Cornish by Rod Lyon & JohnPengilly
Publisher: Dyllansow Truran
Guide to everyday spoken Cornish (UC)
ISBN 1850220344 Book £1.20
Available from Spyrys a Gernow: tel. 01209 842394, e-mail[email protected] A Practical Book of Cornish Verbs compiled byDee Brotherton
Publisher: Agan Tavas
A comprehensive book of verbs in Unified Cornish. Mainverbs are given with their full conjugations and the book containsother useful information about the use of Cornish verbs.(UC)
ISBN 978-1-901409-14-7 Book £8.95
Available from Agan Tavas tel. 01209 842395 or [email protected] A Student’s Grammar of Modern Cornish byRichard Gendall
Publisher: Teer ha Tavas
For academic study of Modern Cornish grammar(MC)
Available from Teer ha Tavas, Tregrill Vean,Menheniot, Liskeard PL14 3PL Verbow Kernewek by Ray Edwards
Publisher Kesva an Taves Kernewek
A full list of all the tenses of verb conjugations(KK)
ISBN 1 902917 227 Book £8.50
Available from Kesva an Taves Kernewek’s Publications Officer, JoriAnsell:
65 Churchtown, Gwinear, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 5JL, e-mail[email protected] | 
