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Richard Simcott
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I like languages. I organise language events and conferences. #LangTwt to #LangSky SpeakingFluently.com & PolyglotConference.com
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Bryntin yw kewesel yeth yn freth. Dell yw usys, pur es yw dhe leverel pyth hemm a styr. Rag an tus freth yn agan kemeneth nyns ov vy sur. Ha ty?

#Kernewek
#KervardhuEbronLas
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December 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Dyskoryon on ni oll ha pubonan a wra kammow. Heb mar, treweythyow ni a wra nebes taklow yn kamm ha hemm yw chons a vri dhyn dyski dhyworth agan kammwriansow, surhe y tysk anedha, ha gwellhe agan devnydh a’n yeth bledhen wosa bledhen.

#Kernewek
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December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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An kesunyans a viajya ha attendya klass adhyskans tevesigyon nyns yw es vytholl! Ny won vy Godhalek gwell wosa an unses diwettha y'n gwettha prys. Uvelhys ov ha krev an mynnas ov ynwedh dhe wellhe ow yeth lemmyn!

#Kernewek
#KevardhuEbronLas
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December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Medrans a'n Keskussulyans Liesyethek (Polyglot Conference) yw skoodhya yethow genesik, peryllys, goliadow, minoryta ha le usys/studhys. Drehevel levow yw toul gallosek rag avonsya yethow oll. Fatel wren ni drehedhes gwell agan medrasow orth dha vrys?

#Kernewek
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December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Yma niwl hedhyw. Ankler o an fordh yn-rag treweythyow. Usys yw an studh na genev yn ow oos ow tyski yethow. Tamm ha tamm, yn lent hag yn sur a wra an styr klerra.

#Kernewek
#KevardhuEbronLas
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December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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I’ve just had the privilege of presenting my cousin Alex Purbrick’s short film, “Dreaming of Danu,” at the end of a course offered through the University of Vic, Catalonia, by the How Timely Training Portal. The film is narrated in Shaetlans, and I’ve subtitled it into Jèrriais. Enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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An seson yw devedhys, prys yw rag agan Chalenj Redya Nadelik rag an vledhen ma! Kewgh dh’agan gwerthji dhe gemeres rann. cornish-language.org/shop/
#ChalenjRedyaNadelik #Kernewek #Cornish
Two books: Dres an Vledhen ha'n Teylu Banalek and Hwedhlow a-dhiworth an Orsedh.
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Dydh apposyans Godhalek o hedhyw. Martesen re ughelhwansek o dhe skrifa neppyth yn Kernewek an myttin ma…

My a brenas lyver nowydh. Mes yn py yeth yw skrifys, orth dha vrys?

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December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Spenys ov lemmyn, wosa dydh pur vysi. My a dalvia skrifa neppyth yn #Kernewek y’n myttin martesen. My a vynn y assaya a-vorow!

#KevardhuEbronLas
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December 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Nowodhow dhe les...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Cornish Language Given Highest Level of Protection; Cllr Loveday Jenkin Interview on Radio Cornwall.
YouTube video by Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall
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December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Y fydh apposyans Godhalek dhymm dy' Meurth! Orth ow brys, apposyans a brovi skeusen fatel wra tevi ow yeth. Wosa an apposyans, my a wor an le fo edhom dhymm leunhe tell yethel ha pandr'a dhe wul dhe wellhe ow skians an yeth. Pandr'a dybowgh a-dro dhe apposyansow?

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December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Diskwitha tamm! Re'm fay, homm yw kussul dha. My a spenas termyn gans ow hathes hedhyw. Heb edrek. Plesour pur. #Kernewek #KevardhuEbronLas
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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“Yma dhyn oll a'n termyn y'n bys” - omglewans posedhek martesen, mes nyns yw gwir. Ytho bydh kosel ha dyski Kernewek! Lavar neppyth yn Yeth an Werin (warlinen po yn kig yn kneus). Porth kov: #Kernewek yw yeth kemenethek.

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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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An hav ma my a omjunyas bagas redya yn #Kernewek, restrys gans Ian Jackson (kernoweklulyn.com). An kynsa lyver o An Hobys gans J.R.Tolkien.
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Pub dydh yma dhyn erviransow kales dhe wul. Ynwedh yma fordh dhyffrans rag solempnya sewena. Hedhyw o dydh hir ha nebes kales, mes ottavy ow skrifa neppyth berr yn Kernewek kyns koska arta!

Meur ras dhis, @niwlenster.bsky.social! Tybyans da yw #KevardhuEbronLas!

#Kernewek
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December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Yn bewnans, posek yw omlowenhe gans an taklow byghan: blas an kynsa koffi myttinweyth ha an plesour klappya gans sos hweg yw hemma ragov. Pyth yw ragowgh?

#KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Yth esen vy ow prederi pyth dhe skrifa pub dydh yn #Kernewek. Mes yn gwiryonedh nyns yw pur bosek dalgh an messach yn media socyal vytholl. Posek yw usya an yeth. Owgh hwi akordys?

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December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Mealaibh ur naidheachd! Gaun yersel! Keslowena!
Gaelic and Scots gain official status in 'historic milestone' on St Andrew’s Day
THE Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status in a “historic milestone” as people across Scotland mark St Andrew’s Day ...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Tybyans da!
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Fatel via kavos 'Kevardhu Ebronlas' nessa mis? Post dhe'n lyha unweyth pub jydh yn Kernewek? Res yw gweles moy a'gan yeth omma.

How about doing a 'Kernewek on Bluesky December' next month? Post at least once each day in Cornish? We need to see more of the language here.

#kevardhuebronlas
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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ILRDF welcome tweet
Welcome from Mayaw Kumud, Chair of ILRDF - supporting Taiwan’s Indigenous languages through research, education, certification, and Austronesian links.

PCTaipei.eventbrite.com

#PolyglotConference #IndigenousLanguages #Taiwan #Austronesian #LangSky
Title: ‘Welcome from the Chairman of the Indigenous Language Research and Development Foundation.’ Speaker: Mayaw Kumud. Polyglot Conference visual with Taipei skyline.
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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AI study-partner tweet
AI as your study partner. Fabrício Carraro shows LLM role-plays with CEFR feedback, Whisper for pronunciation/shadowing, auto-Anki, and custom RAG agents from your notes.

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#PolyglotConference #AI #LanguageLearning #EdTech #LangSky
Title: ‘2025 Techniques and Technologies to Learn Languages with AI.’ Speaker: Fabrício Carraro. Polyglot Conference visual over the Taipei skyline.
October 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Climate change: ally or foe for endangered languages? Audrius Sabūnas on Oceania case studies - Kiribati, islands/coasts, sea-level rise and storms impacting small-speaker communities.

Tickets: PCTaipei.eventbrite.com

#PolyglotConference #LangSky
Talk title: ‘Climate change: an ally or a foe for endangered languages?’ Speaker: Audrius Sabūnas. Polyglot Conference visual with Taipei skyline.
October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Climate change: ally or foe for endangered languages? Ausrius Sabūnas on Oceania case studies - Kiribati, islands/coasts, sea-level rise and storms impacting small-speaker communities.

Tickets: PCTaipei.eventbrite.com

#PolyglotConference #LangSky
Talk title: ‘Climate change: an ally or a foe for endangered languages?’ Speaker: Audrius Sabūnas. Polyglot Conference visual with Taipei skyline.
October 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Stop memorising, start speaking. David Allen Martin II’s AI-powered method: Frequency First, Rich Context, Active Recall. From words to sentences fast.

Tickets: PCTaipei.eventbrite.com

#PolyglotConference #LanguageLearning #AI #StudyTips #LangSky
Image of Taipei skyline with the picture of the speaker in the top right side “David Allen Martin II” and the Polyglot Conference logo in the top left. The title of the talk is in the middle “Stop Memorizing, Start Speaking: An AI-Powered Method for Real Fluency”. The speaker’s name appears in the bottom middle section of the image.
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM