Cornish word

kewsel

speak

verb

kewsel means “speak” in Cornish and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	kewsel
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	gewsel
Treylyans hwythus / tressa studh	hewsel
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	hewsel

A wodhesta kewsel Sowsnek?

Can you speak English?

Jori a wor kewsel peder yeth.

Jorge can speak four languages.

Jori a wor kewsel peswar tavas.

Jorge can speak four languages.

Yma’n maw na ow kewsel Sowsnek.

That boy is speaking English.

Res yw dhodho kewsel Sowsnek.

He has to speak English.

Communication

agria

agree

akordya

agree

ambosa

promise

amyttya

admit

arethya

to make a speech, lecture

arwodha

signal

assentya

agree

bannya

read banns

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