y

From Proto-Brythonic *eið, from Proto-Celtic *esyo m and *esyās f; compare Old Irish a (“his, her, its, their”) and Sanskrit अस्य (asyá, “his, its”) and अस्यास् (asyā́s, “her”).

his, its (with reference to masculine nouns)


y

(Standard Cornish) alternative form of i (“they”) (third person plural pronoun)


te

From Proto-Brythonic *ti, from Proto-Celtic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

ty (alternative Standard Standard-Cornish Written-Form)

you (informal second person singular pronoun), thou, thee


i

From Proto-Celtic *eyes. Cognate with Breton i, Irish and Scottish Gaelic iad, Manx ad, and Welsh hwy.

I a welas.

they (3rd person plural subject pronoun)

aga lyver i

Ple ethons i?

their, they (3rd person plural enclitic pronoun, used to reinforce previous pronoun)


my

my (unmutated)
vy (soft)
fy (mixed)
vy (after-th mutation-mixed)
me (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *mi, from Proto-Celtic *mī. Cognate with Breton me, Irish mé, Manx mee, Scottish Gaelic mi, and Welsh mi.

My a welas.


hi

From Proto-Brythonic *hi, from Proto-Celtic *sī. Cognate with Breton and Welsh hi, and Irish sí.

Hi a welas.

she (third-person feminine singular personal pronoun).

hy lyver hi

Ple eth hi?

her (third-person feminine singular enclitic pronoun, used to reinforce previous pronoun).


me

my (alternative Standard Standard-Cornish Written-Form)


why

From Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Welsh chi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos.

(Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form with Traditional Graphs) you (formal or plural)


ni

From Proto-Celtic *snīs. Cognate with Breton ne and Welsh ni.

Ni a welas.

agan lyver ni

Ple ethen ni?

our, us (1st person plural enclitic pronoun, used to reinforce previous pronoun)


jy

dha lyver jy

Ple ythys jy?

you, your (informal second person singular enclitic pronoun, used to reinforce previous pronoun)


ty

ty (unmutated)
dy (soft)
thy
che (alternative)
chy (alternative)
te (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *ti, from Proto-Celtic *tū. Cognate with Breton te, Irish tú, Manx oo, Scottish Gaelic thu, and Welsh ti.

Ty a welas.

you (informal second person singular pronoun)


vy

ow lyver vy

Ple yth vy?

I, me, my (enclitic, used to reinforce previous pronoun)


ma

ma (unmutated)
va (soft)
fa (mixed)
va (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *mɨn, *mow, from Proto-Celtic *mene, genitive form of *mī. Cognate with Breton ma, Irish and Scottish Gaelic mo, Manx my, and Welsh fy.


's

Hi a's kwelas.


's

Hi a's kwelas.


'm

Hi a'm kwelas.


'n

Hi a'n kwelas.


ev

From Middle Cornish ef, from Proto-Brythonic *eβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *es. Compare Breton eñ, Welsh ef.

Ev a welas.

he (masculine 3rd person singular subject pronoun)

y lyver ev

Ple eth ev?

him, his (masculine 3rd person singular enclitic pronoun, used to reinforce previous pronoun)


seul

Cognate with Breton seul and Welsh sawl.


rann

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā. Compare Welsh rhan; Breton rann; Old Irish rann (whence Irish rann, roinn, Scottish Gaelic rann, roinn).


hy

From Proto-Brythonic *eið, from *esyās f; compare Old Irish a (“his, her, its, their”) and अस्यास् (asyā́s, “her”).

My vedn hy fe hei.

Ny wonn hy hegi.

her, it (with reference to feminine nouns; as object of a verbal noun)


peth

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

Peth yw hebma?


hwi

hwei (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)
why (alternative Standard Standard-Cornish Written-Form)

Hwi a welas.

(Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural subject)

agas lyver hwi

Ple ethewgh hwi?

you, your (formal or plural enclitic, used to reinforce previous pronoun)


pob

From Proto-Brythonic *pọb, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Old Irish cách), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo-; cognate with Old Church Slavonic какъ (kakŭ, “what kind of”) and Lithuanian kõks (“what kind of”).


'th

Hi a'th kwelas.


neppyth

From neb + pyth. Compare English something.


eev

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *es.


evy

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *mī.


piw

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷei, (compare Breton piv, Welsh pwy, Old Irish cía), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Piw os ta?


pyth

Pyth yw hemma?


nebonan

From neb + onan. Compare English someone.


tejy

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *tū.


hyhi

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *sī. Equivalent to reduplication of hi.


nyni

From Proto-Brythonic *nini, from Proto-Celtic *snīsnīs, a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *snīs. Equivalent to reduplication of ni.


hwyhwi

From Proto-Brythonic *hwihwi, from Proto-Celtic *swīswīs, a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *swīs. Equivalent to reduplication of hwi. Compare Welsh chwychwi.


ynsi

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *eyes (or the accusative form *ens).


'gan

Hi a'gan kwelas.


'gas

Hi a'gas kwelas.