Dreckly is to the Cornish what mañana is to the Spanish – I’ll do it when I’m good and ready and not before. “See you dreckly” is the Cornish “ciao”, or “see you later”.

In our native tongue, it's not uncommon to come across some weird phrases. "My a'th kar milweyth moy es ow brithel" means "I love you a thousand times more than my mackerel" - which, to a non ...

Cornish language teachers said online courses had enabled a "huge rise" in demand. Meanwhile there has been a mass roll-out in schools with the Go Cornish project paid for by Cornwall Council.

The couple have learned a "good fair bit" of the language as it was "really important to our culture and our heritage," Ms Norman said. "We just really wanted an authentic Cornish wedding and part ...