About Cornish

Cornish is one of the family of Celticlanguages, closely related to Welsh and Breton and slightly moredistantly to Irish, Scots Gaelic and Manx.

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In this section you will find a short history of Cornish, takingyou from the beginnings of the language through to the revival ofthe last hundred years and up to the present day.

Within Cornish Today you will find details of the EuropeanCharter for Regional or Minority Languages which the governmentratified in respect of Cornish in 2003 as well as information aboutthe standardised spelling (SWF) that was introduced in 2008.

In the section about the Future you will find the CornishLanguage Development Strategy, which outlines a vision for thefuture of the language.

  • History
    A brief history of the Cornish language
    		 Ordinalia
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  • Cornish Today
    Cornish today is a living language and isrecognised as such under the European Charter for Regional orMinority Languages.
    		 Bilingual sign
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  • The Future
    The Cornish Language Strategy sets out thebroad direction for the development of the language in the future.It will be subject to regular review.
    		 Porth launch
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