Apparently, following the Tudor accession, the number of Cornish speakers was greatly reduced following the brutal repression of several popular uprisings when a significant proportion of the Cornish speaking population were exterminated. Only during the 20th century did Cornish undergo a significant revival. Nevertheless, the government and state education system provided no support for Cornish language learners until 2002 when the European Union granted Cornish official âminority languageâ status under Part II of the 1992 Council of Europe Charter for Regional and Minority Languages.
On a completely unrelated note, of course: here's a few photos I took in California, which explains my recent absence from the Cornish birding scene.
Fantastic write up,I'm Cornish and proud.
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John.
I imagine you had a few keyboard warriors all set to get on Birdforum with that title and initial picture which showed up on the dashboard....
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Thanks guys - yes, the title of the post was rather deliberately tongue-in-cheek:-)
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