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English[en]
In 1776, the year before Dolly died, a letter appeared in Cornish from a fisherman called William Bodinar, also from Mousehole. In this letter he describes how he learnt the language from other fishermen when he was young, but according to him fewer and fewer people were using it these days. William knew Dolly and they often spoke. As well as Dolly, William said he knew five other people in the village who could also speak Cornish. This could mean that people in other places could speak Cornish.
Cornish[kw]
Yn 1776, bledhen kyns Dolly dhe verwel, yth omdhiskwedhas lyther yn Kernowek gans pyskador henwys William Bodinar, keffrys a Borthenys. Y'n lyther ma y teskrif fatel dhyskas an yeth a-dhyworth pyskadoryon erel pan o va yowynk, mes herwydh ev yth esa le ha le a dus orth hy devnydhya dhe'n pols na. William a aswonnas Dolly hag i a gowsis yn fenowgh. A-barth dhe Dolly y leveris William ev dhe aswon pymp person aral y'n dreveglos a wodhya kowsel Kernowek. Y halsa hemm styrya bos tus yn leow erel a wodhya kowsel Kernowek.