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English[en]
Cornish is one of six Celtic languages, the others being Breton, Welsh, Manx, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic. It is thought that the Celts migrated across to Britain and Ireland from mainland Europe bringing their languages which became predominant in the islands. Two different but closely related groups formed the base for the development of modern Gaelic Celtic languages of Scotland, Ireland and Man in the north (known as 'q' Celtic), and the modern Brythonic Celtic languages of Wales, Cornwall and Brittany in the south (known as 'p' Celtic). The geographical division between the two was reinforced by the invasion and settlement patterns of first the Romans and then, from the fifth century AD, the Saxons. The Saxon settlement also resulted in large numbers of Brythonic speaking Celts migrating across the sea to the peninsula of Armorica, already a known trading route, taking their name with them and thus founding Brittany. As a result of the now geographical separation of the languages, they began to diverge and grow independently from each other, and became the six Celtic languages that we are familiar with today.
Cornish[kw]
Kernowek yw onan a hwegh tavas Keltek. An r’erel yw Breten, Kembrek, Manowek, Wordhenek ha Godhalek Alban. Yma radn supposya an Geltyon dhe dhos dhe Vreten Veur ha Wordhen dhort dor-bras Europa, ha ganjans aga thavosow a wrug maystri y’n enesow ma. Dew vagas dyffrans a davosow, - neb a veu kelmys an eyl dh’y gila na hwath -, a brovyas dallethvos rag displegyans an tavosow Keltek arnowyth. An eyl yw an bagas a davosow Godhalek yn noor... yn Alban, Wordhen ha Manow (gelwys Keltek ‘q’); y gila yw an bagas a davosow Brythonek yn soth... yn Kembra, Kernow ha Breten Vian (henwys Keltek ‘p’). Diberthva an dhew vagas yn spas an enesow a veu krevhes gen defolyans ha trevesygeth an Romans yn kensa, ha woja hedna an Sowson a dhalathas dhe lesa dhort pempes kansbledhen an Oos Kristyon. Trevesygeth an Sowson a wrug meur a gowsoryon Vrythonek dhe vos tramor dhe’n Arvorek war-lergh an wykoryon kens hedna. I a dhros ganjans aga hanow, yn fundya yndella Breten Vian. An tavosow a dhalathas dhe vos a-les ha tevi der vaner anserhek an eyl dhort y gila drefen anjei dhe vos dyberthys. Jei a dheuth ha bos an hwegh tavas Keltek yw godhvedhys dhyn yn jedh hedhyw.