Cornish | Ethnologue

A language of United Kingdom

ISO 639: cor
Alternate Names: Curnoack, Kernowek
Autonym: Kernewek
Population: 600, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. The identity of the last speaker is hotly debated by scholars. Some sources say the last L1 speaker was Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Pentreath, who died in 1777. L2 users: 600 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 73,200 (2011 census).
Location:: Cornwall county: scattered.
Language Status: 9 (Reawakening). Recognized language (2002, ECRML, Part II, Article 7).
Classification: Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Brythonic
Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Breton [bre] and Welsh [cym] with some mutual intelligibility.
Language Use: Some people brought up as L1 speakers by language enthusiasts.
Language Development: Taught in some schools. Periodicals. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2019. Religious services held in Cornish. Evening classes, correspondence courses, summer camps, children’s play groups, residential courses, and self-help groups. Also groups in London and Australia. There is now a full-time Cornish language nursery school being set up. Since 2009 approximately 50 children between the ages of 1 and 7 have attended the setting for significant periods of time. Agency: Cornish Language Board.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Cornish
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Cornwall county: scattered.