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Texting in Cornish

Egloshal Posted: 05.08.2006, 07:49

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Here are some ideas on how to abbreviate in Cornish while texting. What do you all think? Anyone have any further ideas?

1 = an/unn eg: 1j8 = an jeth/an jydh
2 = dew/diw eg: 2s =dewis pr2l =pur dewl
3 = tri/tre/tr eg: 3mr = tramor
4
5
6 = hweg eg: 6os =hweg os
7
8 = eth/yth eg: m8 3 =my eth tre
9
10 = deg eg: m 8 r 10ol =my eth war dhy'goel

ss mos 3 =esos ow mos tre
p s ta =piw os ta
dl =da lowr
dw =dha weles
fg =fatla genes?
ypdmr =yn poynt da meur ras
nd =nos da
md =myttin da
mr =meur ras
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Egloshal Posted: 05.08.2006, 09:50

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fg h8u? my a d obr &na 3. My vyn mos d 3ru dw8a.

(Fatla genes hETHyu? My a dhe ober hag ena tre. My a vynn mos dhe Druru diwETHha)
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Egloshal Posted: 05.08.2006, 09:53

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4 = fordh/forth (???)
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FlammNew Posted: 05.08.2006, 22:19

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Clever, like it. Perhaps it could form part of a STF (Single Texting Form)....
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Egloshal Posted: 06.08.2006, 09:24

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mp = marpleg
Kw = Kernow
Kwk = Kernewek
d = dhe
pma = plema
psos = pleth esos
whb/hwb = hwarth bras / lol
whwl/hwwl = Hwerthin war an leur (rolls on floor laughing)
dayg = da yw genev
dgyg = drog yw genev

dgyg n alv dos = drog yw genev ny allav dos
psos mos h8u = pleth esos ow mos hedhyw?
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Egloshal Posted: 06.08.2006, 09:27

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kpkp = kewsel pella kyns pell = speak soon
dys = dehweles yn skon = brb
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Egloshal Posted: 06.08.2006, 09:32

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pth u n 4 d Lnsn? = Pyth yw an fordh dhe Lannstefan?
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Bylen™ Posted: 06.08.2006, 15:13



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Lol, pretty funny actually ^_^

Shame i can't speak it yet, need to wait till september...
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Egloshal Posted: 08.08.2006, 08:58

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kdv = ke dhe ves / kyj dhe ves
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FlammNew Posted: 08.08.2006, 09:23

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adt = amm dhe'm tin

mak = my a'th kar

not sure about 4 = fordh, isn't that a dual-language abbreviation?
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Egloshal Posted: 08.08.2006, 13:07

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Well I couldn't think of another use for '4'. Can u?

Loveday Jenkin suggested using '9' for na/ny/nag last night.
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Egloshal Posted: 08.08.2006, 13:26

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bag = bramm an gath
paw = piw a woer
pw = pellwolok
dsma = dos omma
9llv ds=na allav dos

kvwi ym chi nsWnr.
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Egloshal Posted: 25.08.2006, 14:42

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da lowr = dl
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