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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’

Three smiling children in yellow shirts hold up blue cards with drawings of sea creatures and Cornish words.
Pupils from Trewirgie school attended the event in Truro, Cornwall, to explore and celebrate the Celtic language. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian

Seven-year-old Albie, a pupil at Trewirgie infants’ school in Redruth, did not hesitate when asked why he liked learning Kernewek, the Cornish language.

“We used to talk this way in the old days,” he said. “And I like speaking now. I enjoy the songs we sing, the Cornish books we read, all the words. It’s fun.”

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