[Spellyans] Etymology of Cornish language months of the year andseasons

[Ken MacKinnon]

And the divisions of periods within the day.

- an Ken ken

Ken MacKinnon is now on Broadband  with new e-mail addresses:-

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My former e-mail addresses are no longer able to be used.

(Prof) Ken MacKinnon
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The Black Isle, by Dingwall,
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Scotland  UK

Tel: 01349 - 863460


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Trethewey" <dlrt2 at cam.ac.uk>
To: "Standard Cornish discussion list" <spellyans at kernowek.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:15 PM
Subject: [Spellyans] Etymology of Cornish language months of the year 
andseasons


> Anyone have a clue about the etymology of the Cornish language names of
> months of the year and of the seasons?
>
> We have a poet who has been attached as an "Artist Associate" to the
> Institute of Astronomy, Melanie Challenger.
>
> She gave a talk today about "Astronomical ideas in small and endangered
> languages" speaking mostly about Inuit, and how their languages express
> astronomical and timekeeping ideas.
>
> I was wondering what the Cornish language could contribute to this
> discussion, where do the words for the months and seasons come from in
> Cornish?
>
> David
>
> -- 
> David Trethewey
> Institute of Astronomy
>
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