The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

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, Similes and Phrases from St Gerryns added. see North Cornwall

Links Listen to some dialect Cornish Gorsedd   Dialect Competition

To search the site open a page then click on Edit in the toolbar and click on "Find on this page" type in a word. this will then search that page. Remember that if you type in an English word the dialect answer may not begin with the same letter.

 

 

Words & Phrases North Cornwall

Playing Kayling's at St Merryn

Words and phrases of Padstow 

Article on Ellen Slogget by John Buckingham

Words provided by Malc Mc Carthy

Words and phrases provided by Mary Sinnott and Jean Haigh 

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Words and phrases of Bude & District

Words provided by Mr Timms of Kilkhampton

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 Dialect Words Similes and Phrases from St Gennys

Provided by Mr Frank Smeeth in 1940