The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.

 "Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"

(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)

The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect

Introduction

Discovering Dialect

A - Z of Dialect Words

Cornish Dialect Phrases Dialect Poetry  Dialect Stories
 
Dialect Songs West Penwith West Cornwall Mid Cornwall East Cornwall North Cornwall
 
Books Quizzes

Latest News - Words, from Porthleven added, see West Cornwall

Links Listen to some dialect Cornish Gorsedd   Dialect Competition
 

Books

 

 

To read these books on-line just click on the title page and this will open the click book. Once the book is open you can search for words using the search box on the right hand side. To browse the book just click on the right hand page to move forward and on the left hand to move back. You can also place your cursor on the page edges to move through the book. a box will appear tekking you which page you are pointing at. we hope you enjoy this feast of dialect words with some interesting reading on the history.