Monday 4 July 2016

More Bits of Late Cornish 8 (places 4)

Places 4
Still in the built environment; here are some more features of areas where people live, work and shop (and some occupations):  
sodhva (f)
office, bureau
sodhva bost (f)
post office
chei post 
post office
gwas        
servant, man, etc.
lether
letter
letherwas
postman
kist letherow (f)
letterbox, post box
letherdol (f)       
postage
toll (f)
tax
sodhva doll (f)
tax office
creslû
police
sodhva greslû (f)
police station
gwithyas
keeper
cres 
peace
gwithyas cres[1]
policeman, “peace keeper”
hel an dre (f)
the town hall
hel an gonteth (f)
the county hall   
cresen gemeneth (f)
community centre
cresen brenassa (f)  
shopping centre
(Breton influenced)
mona (f)
money, change
arhans     
silver
(also used by some for money)
arhantty
bank (RMC)
bank
bank
tresorva[2] (f)
treasury, bank
                            



[1] Gendall has den cosgar
[2] RLC trozor bank

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