Congratulations in Cornish
Keslowena
In Cornish, the phrase to know first is "Keslowena!" (Congratulations!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Congratulations in Cornish is Keslowena! Below are the word, how it is built, and the verb "to congratulate". Each phrase comes with a short note on when to use it.
Greetings
Keslowena!
Congratulations!
For any good news.
Useful words
lowena
joy, happiness
The root of keslowena.
keslowenhe
to congratulate
The verb behind keslowena.
About the words
Keslowena is formed from the prefix kes- and lowena, "joy". The Akademi Kernewek dictionary gives it as the noun "congratulations", and Wiktionary gives the verb keslowenhe, to congratulate.
Common questions
How do you say congratulations in Cornish?
Keslowena!
Congratulations in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Akademi Kernewek, Gerlyver Kernewek (Standard Written Form): congratulations keslowena n.f
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #3280877 by pne, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
Credit: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.