Cornish
A language of United Kingdom
| Population | Some under 20 years are L1 speakers. 500 use Cornish; about 100 others who speak fluently (2003). Ethnic population: 468,425 (1991 census). |
| Region | Southwest, Duchy of Cornwall. |
| Alternate names | Curnoack, Kernewek, Kernowek |
| Dialects | Related to Breton [bre], Welsh [cym], Gaulish (extinct), Irish Gaelic [gle], Manx Gaelic [glv] (extinct), Scottish Gaelic [gla]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Brythonic |
| Language use | Religious services still held in Cornish. Evening classes, correspondence courses, summer camps, children’s play groups. Became extinct as L1 in 1777, but is being revived. Cornish Language Board. Some children grow up bilingual in English. |
| Language development | Taught in some schools. NT: 2000. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Small number of L2 speakers in Canada and Australia. Christian. |
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