“Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue.” The basic Cornish language vocab to help you sing a rainbow.
Click on the links below to hear the spoken Cornish.
| Which one is…? | Py onan yw…? |
| What colour is it? | Py liw yw? |
| White | Gwynn |
| Grey | Loos |
| Black | Du |
| Red | Rudh |
| Yellow | Melyn |
| Blue/green | Glas |
| Orange | Rudh-velyn |
| Pink | Rudh-wynn |
| Purple | Purpur |
| Brown | Gell |
| Green (inorganic) | Gwyrdh |
| Gold | Owr |
| Silver/money | Arghans |
If you’re looking for a fun and engaging way to learn the Cornish language, check out our Go Cornish course on the Decks by Memrise website.
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