Article: Alphabet of Cornish tree names

Dydh da dhywgh hwi oll. Fatell o agas seythun?

Yth esa govynn arta rag an lytherennek Gernewek a wydh...

(No not this flamin' tree thing again!) There's another request for the Kernewek alphabet of trees...

Ytho fatell wra an rol ma oberi? Wel, an kynsa hanow yw Kernewek ha'n nessa yw Sowsnek.

So how is this list going to work? Well, the first name is Kernewek and the second is Sowsnek.

avalenn - apple-tree

besowenn - birch-tree

(chaynys owr) - laburnum

derowenn - oak-tree

elowenn - elm-tree

fowenn - beech-tree

gwernenn - alder-tree

heligenn - willow-tree

idhyowenn - ivy bush

(japanwydhenn) - acer

kelynnenn - holly-bush

lorwydhenn - laurel tree

morwydhenn - mulberry tree

norgaghwydhenn - ...

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