Cornish
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A language of United Kingdom
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Curnoack, Kernowek
Autonym
Kernewek
Population
600, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. L2 users: 600 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 73,200 (2011 census).
Location
Cornwall county: scattered.
Language Status
9 (Reawakening).
Classification
Dialects
Language Use
Some children grow up bilingual in English [eng].
Language Development
Taught in some schools. Periodicals. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2017. Religious services held in Cornish. Evening classes, correspondence courses, summer camps, children’s play groups, residential courses, and self-help groups. Also groups in London and Australia. There is now a full-time Cornish language nursery school being set up. Since 2009 approximately 50 children between the ages of 1 and 7 have attended the setting for significant periods of time. Agency: Cornish Language Board.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian.