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Council splashes out £180,000 to try to stop the Cornish language dying out
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# Council splashes out £180,000 to try to stop the Cornish language dying out

Six-figure sum despite there being only 400 fluent Cornish speakers

ByNicola Harley 05 November 2015 • 8:43pm

![The Cornish will be added to a Council of Europe agreement governing how minorities should be treated](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01781/cornish_1781294b.jpg?imwidth=680)

THERE may only be a few hundred fluent Cornish speakers in the county, but this has not stopped the local council shelling out £180,000 to try to stop the dialect dying out.

Cornwall Council wants to make sure that the Celtic language is used in pubs and on street corners as well as official documents.

It means tourists arriving at its border will be greeted with "Kernow - a'gas dynergh" as well the English translation: Welcome to Cornwall.

> Plans to promote Cornish language approved [https://t.co/JDB7djuXI4](https://t.co/JDB7djuXI4) [#Cornwall](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cornwall?src=hash) [#Kernow](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kernow?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/EHDie8AJ6r](https://t.co/EHDie8AJ6r)
>
> — Cornwall/Kernow (@CornwaII) [November 4, 2015](https://twitter.com/CornwaII/status/662008687305723911)

Julian German, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Economy and Culture, said: “Cornish is a unique cultural asset which underpins the distinctiveness of Cornwall and has an important part to play in the cultural, economic and social life of the region.

“Interest in Cornish is now higher than ever, with a considerable increase in the number of learners and speakers in recent years.

“Our aim is to encourage reception staff in Council buildings and in our contact centre to learn a few basic phrases so they can greet visitors in Cornish. This will be done by the members of the Cornish language office using existing resources so the only cost will be that of staff time.

“We are also not intending to replace all our signs with Cornish signs overnight. We already have a policy to replace old and worn out signs with bilingual signs where appropriate and this will continue."

![The Cornish will be added to a Council of Europe agreement governing how minorities should be treated](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01781/cornish_1781294b.jpg?imwidth=680)

Cornwall Council hopes the move will help revive everyday use of Cornish

The [Cornish Language Plan](https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/documents/s84260/Cornish%20Language%20Plan%20Appendix%201_P1.pdf) is being funded by an annual government grant of £150,000 along with £30,000 from the council. Presently a team of volunteers have the task of translating the signs across the county.

The council estimates that between 300 and 400 people are fluent speakers who use Cornish regularly, while around 5,000 have very simple conversational ability.

Loveday Jenkin, chair of the Cornish Language Fellowship, speaks Cornish fluently.

She said: "We would like to see Cornish used in everyday life, for example when people greet each other. I think it is really important to keep it alive, we do not want people to be fluent, but for school children and the community to have the ability to be able to say hello to each other in Cornish."

Reception staff in call centres across the county will be encouraged to greet callers in their native dialect.

[Cornish](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10995999/The-Bible-in-Cornish-after-465-year-delay.html) was spoken in Cornwall up to the nineteenth century, when it virtually disappeared.

[The revival began in the early 20th century and the language has gradually been revitalised,](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/society/11450310/Cornish-language-could-fade-into-obscurity-after-funding-cut.html) due to the efforts of volunteers and speakers. In 2002 it was recognised under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

The first development strategy was adopted in 2005 and funding from Cornwall and from central government allowed the language to progress much more rapidly.

The council unanimously voted on Tuesday to support plans for its revival.

The council will now lobby the government for a five-year funding plan.

So far this year 12,000 people have signed up to learn Cornish at language courses across the county.

###### Cornish phrases

1. Welcome - Dynnargh dhis
2. How are you? - Fatla genes?
3. Good morning - Myttin da
4. I love you - My a'th kar
5. I don't understand - Ny gonvedha
6. Have a nice day - Lowena dhis
7. Good luck - Chons da!

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