202 THE CORNISH LANGUAGE. 



known : and underwent a much greater change, in more 

 recent times. What may be distinguished as modern 

 Cornish, (meaning that of the last two centuries) con- 

 tained a great deal of Anglo-Saxon and English, only 

 somewhat modified in pronunciation. It has now so 

 completely passed away, that very many, perhaps a 

 majority, of the natives of Cornwall do not know that 

 a language different from English was ever spoken in 

 their county. 



Forty years ago, Dr. Pryce collected what he could 

 of its remains, and printed them in the form of a gram- 

 mar, vocabulary, and collection of pieces. Since that, 

 Mr. Da vies Gilbert, a name dear to science as well as 

 to Cornwall, has obtained and printed a few more pieces 

 and fragments. Perhaps the transfer of a few of the 

 specimens to your pages, which will fall into the hands 

 or many who 'would not be likely to meet with Pryce's 

 or Gilbert's books ; may not only interest your Cornish 

 readers, but entertain many of those on our own side 

 the water. 



First, the numerals. 



1, Oncn, 10, Deag, 30, Deagwar niganz, 



2, Deau, 11, Ednack, (ten upon twenty) 



3, Trei, 12, Dowthack, 40, Duganz, (two 



4, Padzar, 13, Tretheck, twenties) 



5, Pemp, 14, Padzarthack, 50, Deag ha duganz, 



6, Wheh, 15, Pemthack, 60, Tri-iganz, 



7, Seith, 16, Whehthack, 80, Padzar iganz, &c. 



8, Eath, 20, Ijjanz, 100, Canz, 



9, Naw, 1000, Mill. 



Names of some places in the vicinity. 



Calstock, hard oak, Trematon, the royal town, 



Liskeard, a fortified court, Sheviock, dwelling by the oak ri- 



Lostwithiel, the lofty palace, ver or river of oaks, 



Penlee, the lesser head land, Linkinhorn, the church on the ri- 



Pentillie, the head of the family, sing of the iron hill. 

 Quethioc, the weaver's place. 



Cornish dialogue. 



Metten dah tha why, Good morning to you. 



Elo why clapior Kernuack ? Can you speak Cornish ? 



