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The Standard Written Form or SWF (Cornish: Furv Scrifys Savonek, FSS) of the Cornish language is an orthography standard that is designed to "provide public bodies and the educational system with a universally acceptable, inclusive, and neutral orthography". The acronym SWF is pronounced by some as [swʌf] and at the 2009 MAGA meeting in Lostwithiel, Jenefer Lowe mentioned a new verb swufhe 'to render into the SWF' had attained some currency.

The new form was agreed in May 2008 after two years of negotiations between proponents of different varieties of Cornish. The SWF was influenced by Unified Cornish, Kernewek Kemmyn, Unified Cornish Revised, Revived Late Cornish, Kernewek Dasunys, and Kernowek Standard. The agreement means that Cornish will become officially accepted and funded, with support from the European Union. In a need for stability, the Standard Written Form will not be altered until 2013.

The negotiating teams comprised Andrew Climo, Rod Lyon, Bernard Deacon, Mina Dresser, Pol Hodge, Loveday Jenkin, George Ansell and Polinn Prees. The negotiations were chaired by Trond Trosterud, and supported by Albert Bock, Ben Bruch and Jenefer Lowe.

Orthography

Consonants

Sonorants Graph RMC RLC and TC <l> [l] [l] <ll> [lː] [lʰ] <m> [m] [m] <mm>, <bm> [mː] [bm] <n> [n] [n] <nn>, <dn> [nː] [nʰ dn] <r> [r] [ɹ] <rr> [rː] [rʰ] Stops Graph RMC RLC and TC <b> [b] [b] <ck> [kː k] [k] <d> [d] [d] <g> [ɡ] [ɡ] <k>, <c>, <q> [k] [k] <kk> [kː] [k] <p> [p] [p] <pp> [pː] [p] <t> [t] [t] <tt> [tː] [t] Semivowels Graph RMC RLC and TC <w> [w] [w] <y> [j] [j]

Affricates Graph RMC RLC and TC <ch> [tʃ] [tʃ] <j> [ʤ] [ʤ] <ks>, <x> [ks ɡz] [ks ɡz] Fricatives Graph RMC RLC and TC <c> [s] [s] <dh> [ð] [ð] <f> [f] [f v] <ff> [fː] [f] <gh> [xː x] [h] <h> [h] [h] <hw>, <wh> [ʍ] [ʍ] <s> [s z] [z s] <ss> [sː s] [s] <sh> [ʃ] [ʃ] <th> [θ] [θ] <tth> [θː] [θ] <z> [z] [z]

Vowels

Monophthong vowels

Graph	RMC	RLC and TC
<a>, <oa>	[a(ː)]	[æ(ː)], [ɒː]
<e>	[ɛ(ː)]	[eː ɛ]
<eu>	[oe(ː)]	[eː ɛ]
<i>, <-ei>	[i(ː)]	[i(ː) ɪ], [-əɪ]
<y>	[ɪ(ː)]	[iː ɪ eː ɛ]
<o>	[ɔ(ː) ɤ]	[oː ɔ ɤ]
<oo>	[oː uː]	[uː]
<ou>	[u(ː)]	[uː ʊ]
<u>	[y(ː)]	[i(ː) ɪ]
<oa> (RLC only)	[aː]	[ɒː] (in a small group of words)

Diphthong vowels

Graph	RMC	RLC and TC
<aw>	[aʊ]	[æʊ]
<ew>	[ɛʊ]	[ɛʊ]
<iw>	[iʊ]	[ɪʊ]
<yw>	[ɪʊ]	[ɛʊ]
<ow>	[ɔʊ]	[ɔʊ], [uː] (in hiatus)
<uw>	[yʊ]	[ɪʊ]
<ay>	[aɪ]	[əɪ]
<ey>	[ɛɪ]	[əɪ]
<oy>	[ɔɪ]	[ɔɪ]
<-ei> (RLC only)	[iː]	[-əɪ] (word-finally and in hiatus)

Orthographic variations

Over the course of the Cornish revival, different ways of pronouncing Cornish have formed, based on which period in the history of the language the speaker prefers. The different pronunciations are known as Revived Modern Cornish, Revived Late Cornish, and Tudor Cornish. In order to reflect this, and remain inclusive of all Cornish speakers' preferences, the Standard Written Form has had to include variations in its orthography. The Cornish speaker can choose which variation they use, based on their preferred way of speaking.

Umbrella graphs

The Standard Written Form has four umbrella graphs, which give one sound for speakers of Revived Modern Cornish (RMC) and another for speakers of Revived Late Cornish (RLC).

Graph	RMC	RLC	Example	RMC	RLC
<u>	[y(ː)]	[i(ː)]	rudh	[ryːð]	[riːð]
<eu>	[œ(ː)]	[e(ː)]	keus	[kœːz]	[keːz]
<oo>	[o(ː)]	[u(ː)]	koos, coos	[koːz]	[kuːz]
<gh>	[x]	[h], [ʰ]	flogh	[flɔːx]	[floːh]

Variant graphs

Variant graphs represent the differences in pronunciation between Revived Modern Cornish and Revived Late Cornish that are too great to be bridged by an umbrella graph. Speakers of Tudor Cornish can pick the spelling that matches their pronunciation the closest.

RMC	RLC	Examples	Meaning
<a>	<oa> [ɒː]	bras, broas	big
<ew>	<ow>	tewlel, towlel	throw
<-i>	<-ei> [-əɪ]	chi, chei	house
<mm>	<bm>	tamm, tabm	piece
<nn>	<dn>	penn, pedn	head
<s>	<j>	kerensa, kerenja	love
<y>	<e>	bys, bes	world

Traditional graphs

Some Cornish writers prefer to use the graphs found in traditional Cornish writings, rather than the changes introduced by Kernewek Kemmyn in the 1980s. These traditional graphs are represented in the Standard Written Form, but unlike variant graphs, they don't have equal status with their main form counterparts, and will not be found in school textbooks or official public body documents.

Main form graph	Traditional graph	Examples	Meaning	Notes
<hw>	<wh>	hwegh, whegh	six
<-y>	<-i>	kelli, kelly	lose	Not used in stressed syllables
<k>	<c>	koos, coos	wood	Used before <a o u l r>
<ks>	<x>	boks, box	box
<kw>	<qw>	kwit, qwit	quite

Example text

The following is an example of how a text by William Bodinar looks in the Standard Written Form. Both the main and traditional forms are given, for the purpose of showing the minor differences between the two.

Main form

“ Bloodh vy ew trei ugens ha pymp. Th ero’vy den bohojek an puskes. My rug dyski Kernowek y’n termyn my veu maw. My veu dhe mor gen sira vy ha pymp den moy y’n kok. My rug skant lowr klowes udn ger Sowsnek kowsys y’n kok rag seythen warbar’. Na rug evy byskath gweles lyver Kernowek. My rug dyski Kernowek o’ mos dhe mor gen tus koth. Nag eus moy ’vel pajar po pymp y’n drev nei ’ell klappya Kernowek lebmyn, pobel koth pajar ugens bloodh. Kernowek ew oll nakevys gen pobel yonk. ”

Traditional form

“ Bloodh vy ew trei ugens ha pymp. Th ero’vy den bohojek an puskes. My rug dysky Kernowek y’n termyn my veu maw. My veu dhe mor gen sira vy ha pymp den moy y’n cok. My rug scant lowr clowes udn ger Sowsnek cowsys y’n cok rag seythen warbar’. Na rug evy byscath gweles lyver Kernowek. My rug dysky Kernowek o’ mos dhe mor gen tus coth. Nag eus moy ’vel pajar po pymp y’n drev nei ’ell clappya Kernowek lebmyn, pobel coth pajar ugens bloodh. Kernowek ew oll nakevys gen pobel yonk. ”

External links

• An Outline of the Standard Written Form of Cornish - final June 2008 specification
• Emendations to the Specification, November 2008

William Bodinar's letter 1776

This is probably the one of the last examples of Cornish written by the hand of a native speaker[1]. The text is also interesting from a sociolinguistic point of view in that Bodinar speaks about the contemporary state of the Cornish language in 1776.

Bodinar's original spelling	Curnoack Nowedga or Modern Cornish transcription
Bluth vee try egance a pemp. Thera vee dean bodgack an puscas. Me rig deskey Cornoack termen me vee mawe. Me vee de more gen seara vee a pemp dean mouy en cock. Me rig scantlower clowes eden ger Sowsnack en cock rag sythen warebar. Na riga vee biscath gwellas lever Cornoack. Me deskey Cornoack moas da more gen tees coath. Nag es mouy vel pager po pemp en dreav nye ell clapia Cornoack leben, poble coath pager egance blouth. Cornoack ewe oll naceaves gen poble younk.	Bluth vee ewe try egence a pemp. Theara vee dean Bodjack an poscas. Me rig deskey Cornoack termen me vee mawe. Me vee demore gen seara vee a pemp dean moy en cock. Me rig scantlower clowes eden ger Sowsnack cowes en cock rag sythen ware Bar. Na rig a vee Biscath gwellas lever Cornoack. Me deskey Cornoack moas da maor gen tees coath. Na ges moye vel pager po pemp en dreav nye ell clapia Cornoack leben, poble coath pager egence blouth. Cornoack ewe oll neceaves gen poble younk.
Standard Written Form transcription	Kernowek Standard or Standard Cornish transcription
Bloodh vy ew trei ugens ha pymp. Th ero’vy den bohojek an puskes. My rug dysky Kernowek y’n termyn my veu maw. My veu dhe mor gen sira vy ha pymp den moy y’n cok. My rug scant lowr clowes udn ger Sowsnek cowsys y’n cok rag seythen warbar’. Na rug evy byscath gweles lyver Kernowek. My rug dysky Kernowek o’ mos dhe mor gen tus coth. Nag eus moy ’vel pajar po pymp y’n drev nei ’ell clappya Kernowek lebmyn, pobel coth pajar ugens bloodh. Kernowek ew oll nakevys gen pobel yonk.	Bloodh vy yw try ugans ha pymp. Th’erovy den bohojak an pùscas. Me wrug desky Kernowek termyn me veu maw. Me veu de mor gen sîra vy ha pymp den moy i’n côk. Me wrug scantlowr clowes udn ger Sowsnek côwsys i’n cok rag seythen warbarth. Na wrug avy byscath gweles lyver Kernowek. Me wrug desky Kernowek ow mos de mor gen tus coth. Nag eus moy ’vell pajer po pymp i’n dre ny yll clappya Kernowek lebmyn, pobel coth pajer ugans bloodh. Kernowek yw oll nakevys gen pobel yonk.
Kernewek Kemmyn or Common Cornish translation	English translation
[Ow] bloedh vy [yw] tri ugens ha pymp. Yth ezov vy den boghozek an puskez. My a wrug dyski Kernewek [y'n] termyn [ha] my a veu maw. My a veu dhe'n mor gans [ow] sira vy ha pymp den moy y'n kog. My a wrug skantlowr klywez unn ger Sowsnek y'n kog rag seythun warbarth. Ny wruga vy bythkweyth gwelez lyver Kernewek. My a wrug dyski Kernewek ow moz dhe'n mor gans tuz koth. Nynz eus moy ez pezwar po pymp y'n trev ni a yll klappye Kernewek lemmyn, pobel goth pezwar ugens bloedh. Kernewek yw oll ankevyz gans pobel yowynk.	I'm sixty-five years old. I'm a humble fisherman. I learnt Cornish when I was a boy. I was at sea with my father and five more men in a fishing boat. I heard scant a single word of English in the boat for in seven days. I did not ever see a Cornish book. I learnt Cornish going to sea with the old men. There are no more than four or five in our village who can talk Cornish now, old people, eighty years old. Cornish is all forgotten by the young people.

The Consonants of Revived Cornish

This is a table of the phonology of Revived Cornish as recommended for the pronunciation of Kernowek Standard (KS) orthography, using symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Pulmonics Bila​bial Labio​d. Den​tal Alv. Post. Retro​fl. Pal​a​tal Ve​lar Uvu​lar Pha​ryn. Epi​glot​t. Glot​tal Nasals m ɱ n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ Plosives p b p̪ b̪ t̪ d̪ t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ ʡ ʔ Fricatives ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ ʜ ʢ h ɦ Approxim. ʋ ɹ ɻ j ɰ Trills ʙ r • ʀ • Flaps / taps ⱱ̟ ⱱ ɾ ɽ • • Lateral Fric. ɬ ɮ • • • Lateral Appr. l ɭ ʎ ʟ

This table contains phonetic information in IPA, which may not display correctly in some browsers. [Help] Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote pulmonic articulations judged to be impossible.

Consonants

	bilabial	labio- dental	dental	alveolar	post- alveolar	palatal	labio-velar	velar	glottal
plosive	p  b			t  d				k  g
nasal	m			n				ŋ
fricative		f  v	θ  ð	s  z	ʃ  ʒ			x	h
approximant				ɹ		j	ʍ  w
lateral approximant				l

The Vowels of Revived Cornish

These are tables of the phonology of Revived Cornish as recommended for the pronunciation of Kernowek Standard (KS) orthography, using symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Short Vowels

	Front	Near- front	Central	Near- back	Back
Close	ɪ · ʏ ᵻ    ᵿ ʊ       ə ɛ · œ   ɔ æ      ɒ
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.

Long Vowels

	Front	Near- front	Central	Near- back	Back
Close	iː · yː   uː       eː · øː   oː         æː     ɒː
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.
Speakers who prefer a later pronunciation merge the rounded vowels with the unrounded one.

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Grammar

Consonant Mutation in Cornish (Kernwek Kemmyn)

Radical	Soft	Aspirate	Hard	Mixed
p	b	f
t	d	th
k	g	h
b	v		p	f
b	v		p	f
d	dh		t	t
g1	disappears		k	h
g2	w		k	hw
gw	w		kw	hw
m	v			f
ch	j

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Ordinaries

Ordinaries
English	Argent, a chief gules	Argent, a pale gules	Argent, a fess gules	Argent, a bend gules	Argent, a bend sinister gules	Argent, a chevron gules
Ordinaries
English	Argent, a cross gules	Argent, a saltire gules	Argent, a pall gules	Argent, a pall subverted gules	Argent, a pile throughout gules	Argent, a bordure gules

Variations
English	Barry (of eight)	Paly (of eight)	Bendy (of eight)	Chevronny	Chequy	Lozengy	Gyronny
Deutsch	(Achtmal) geteilten	(Achtmal) gepfahlt	(Achtmal) geschrägt	Gesparrt	Geschacht	Gerautet	Geständert