The momentum brought to Cornish learning during the pandemic needs to be used as a springboard to encourage more people to take up the language, an expert has said. Online courses and materials ...

A Radio 1 DJ has promised "lots of laughs as well as learning" as part of a new podcast about the Cornish language. Danni Diston returned to her roots in Cornwall to present the Learn Cornish podcast ...

Cornish started to die out about 500 years ago as the Anglo-Saxons slowly spread west A rise in learning apps and online classes as well as a project in schools is behind an increase in the number of ...

Schoolchildren have been given a lesson to remember about the Cornish language by singer Gwenno. The Mercury Prize-nominated artist, a native Cornish speaker, gave a music workshop at Mevagissey ...

The Cornish language “Kernewek” is one of the oldest tongues still spoken in Britain today. Like Welsh, Breton – its closest relatives – Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx Gaelic, Kernewek is a Celtic ...

There are 79 minority languages recognised by The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The charter covers many majority languages spoken in other countries, for example Polish speakers ...

Kernewek, the Cornish language, is set to stand alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the government recommended it for the highest level of protection available. For instance, the ...