Dynergh dhe Agan Tavas
Welcome to Agan Tavas - Our Language

The Society for the Protection and Promotion of the Cornish Language
The Support Group for Users of the Cornish Language

Books and materials

Porpos ha Towlow

Porpos Agan Tavas yu dhe avonsya an usadow ha’n studhyans a’n tavas Kernewek ha pup onen a’n furvyow hengovek a lavar bo a spellyans Kernewek, nep a dhysplegyas yn naturek yn Kernow.

Towlow an gowethas (‘an towlow’) yu:

• Omunya gans an bobel dhe avonsya usadow dhe voy ledan a’n tavas Kernewek;
• Gul caskergh dhe gafos roweth offysyal rak an tavas ha rak y usya y’n bewnans poblek;
• Gul caskergh dhe gafos an myns ewn a vona rak an tavas ha dhe dhysplegya ys-starneth vas dhe ventena an dasserghyans yn usadow;
• Scodhya an dysplegyans a dhafar dyllys;
• Avonsya an practys gwella yn truscorra an tavas, ow comprehendya usadow rak dyscans ha darbary corpus;
• Avonsya an usadow a furvyow hengovek an tavas ha studhya y ystory, y erva, y ramasek, y lavarow tythyak, y fonologyeth ha’y lytherenyeth;
• Kesobery gans cowethyansow erel dhe gollenwel chyf-porpos an gowethas ha’y thowlow.

Ran bras negys an gowethas yu gwres yn Kernewek Unyes ha dres lycklod yma brassa ran an ysyly owth usya an form Kernewek ma.  Pella, yma'n gowethas ow scodhya an Furf Savonek Scryfys, y Grafow Hengovek ha’y Varyansow ha Kernowek Standard kefrys.  Govenek a'gan bus y fyth an form ma usyes avel gweres yn daswel an Furf Savonek Scryfys yn termyn a dhe.

Aim and Objects

Agan Tavas exists to promote the use and study of the Cornish language and of any traditional forms of Cornish speech and spelling which have developed naturally in Cornwall.

The society’s objectives are to:

• Engage with the community to promote the wider use of the Cornish language
• Lobby for official status for the language and its use in public life
• Lobby for the proper funding of the language and development of suitable infrastructure to sustain the revival in usage
• Support the development of published materials
• Promote best practice in language transmission including educational usage and corpus
• Promote the use of traditional forms of the language, and study into its history, lexicon, grammar, idioms of use, phonology and orthography
• Work in partnership with other organisations to achieve the society’s primary purpose and objects.

Much of the society's business is carried out in Unified Cornish and it is probable that most of its members use this form of Cornish. The society also supports the Standard Written Form and its Traditional Graphs and Variations as well as the Kernowak Standard which we hope will be used in the future to help with revision of the Standard Form.

Membership Enquiries

• Thinking of joining Agan Tavas, want to learn Cornish or become a supporter?
• Want to contribute to the protection of our traditional language so that future generations may continue to enjoy it?
• Trying to obtain information, materials or publications?

Contact Ray Chubb on +44 (0)1209-842394 or e-mail ray@spyrys.org or print out and send in our application form. Choose from Word format or PDF.