Cornish language: Looking ahead to winter

Wosa hav a gewer fest pooth ha studhyow sygh yn lies rannow, mayni chi a Gernow a vydh skattys pella gans gwav a kostow geunys ughel dres eghen. Hin vorek a Gernow, kerghynnys dell yw gans an keynvor Atlantek, ha y dhorles a-dhia an soth a omwith rag tempredhow an yeynna. Mes y’n kettermyn, yma drehevyansow pals growan po kyllas dhe Gernow, gwann aga enysegans, hwath gans olesow ygor neb a styr i dhe wodhav draghtys or. Mars usir gass, menoyl po tredan rag tommheans, yma edhom a keunys kostek pals dhe witha anedhow sygh, tomm ha rydh dyworth gluth po kosk. After a summer of extremely hot weather and dry conditions in many parts, Cornish households are now going to be further hit by a winter of exceptionally high fuel costs. Cornwall’s maritime climate, surrounded as it is by the Atlantic, and its southerly latitude protects us from the coldest of temperatures. But at the same time, Cornwall has a lot of poorly insulated granite or slate buildings that still have open fireplaces meaning that they suffer from cold draughts. If using gas, oil or electricity for heating, a lot of expensive fuel is required to keep houses warm, dry and free from condensation or mould.

hav gwav pooth studh mayni chi kost keunys hin morek kerghynna dorles growan kyllas enysegans oles draghtys

summer winter hot form, condition households cost fuel climate maritime to surround latitude granite slate stone insulation fireplace draughts

Ost dhe’n kynsa bargen-tir gwyns o Kernow hag yma hi ow tisplegya gwyns a’n tir der us a’n ‘Voth Donn’ kraw yn-dann dhowr orth arvow a Heyl. Yma nebes a’n ughella nivelyow a dhewolowans howlek y’n Ruvaneth Unys dhe’n Dhuketh, keffrys ha bos tre hwithrans nerth dordesel – y’gan beus an fenten downna yn Breten Veur lemmyn. Mes, nerth anusys yw nerth an lyha kostek. Saw 100mm a enysegans a wra gwellhe performyans tesel an fos ven tew der moy ages hweghweyth! Enysegans a’gan drehevyansow yn ewn a allsa lehe gorholeth nerth erbyn 75 kansran po moy – res bos kilwrians agan devedhek!

Let's Speak Cornish

Cornwall was host to the first wind farm and is developing offshore wind using the ‘Wave Hub’ underwater socket off the coast of Hayle. The Duchy has some of the highest solar energy potential in the UK, as well as being the home of geothermal energy research - we now have the deepest well in Britain. But the cheapest energy is the energy that is not used! Just 100mm of insulation will improve the thermal standards of a thick stone wall by more than six times! Insulating our buildings properly could reduce energy demand by up to 75 per cent – our future must be retrofit!

bargen-tir gwyns a’n tir Both Donn kraw dewolowans howlek keffrys ha dordesel fenten nerth anusys tesel gorholeth kilwrians devedhek

farm wind offshore Wave Hub socket irradiation solar as well as geothermal source, spring, well energy unused thermal demand retrofit future

NEBES LAVARENNOW NERTH | SOME ENERGY PHRASES “Yeyn, a nyns yw …” “Cold innit …”

“Wel, ple’ma dha wlanek?” “Well, where’s your jumper?”

“Skwych an wolowysi yn farow ha ty a as an stevell!” “Turn off the lights when you leave the room!”

“An kappa pris nerth ma, ny yll e bos oberi yn ta mars y bes dhe dhrehevel?!” “This energy price cap can’t be working very well if it carries on rising?!”

“Res yw dhyn ni kemeres kowasow yeyn a-lemmyn, drog yw genev” “We will have to take cold showers from now on, sorry”

Y karav ow enysegans fos ha’m kwarel tryflek. I love my wall insulation and triple glazing.

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