Marchant — may refer to: People: Chesten Marchant (? 1676), last monoglot Cornish speaker George Marchant (1857–1941), Australian soft drink manufacturer and philanthropist Henry Marchant (1741–1796), American lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress … Wikipedia
Cornish language — For the Anglo Cornish accent and dialect, see Anglo Cornish. Cornish Kernowek, Kernewek Pronunciation [kərˈnuːək] Spoken in … Wikipedia
West Country dialects — SW England official region (approximately co extensive with areas where West Country dialects are spoken) The West Country dialects and West Country accents are generic terms applied to any of several English dialects and accents used by much of… … Wikipedia
Dolly Pentreath — Dolly Pentreath, in an engraved portrait published in 1781 Dolly Pentreath, or Dorothy Pentreath (baptised 1692, died December 1777) was probably the last fluent native speaker of the Cornish language, prior to its revival in 1904 and the… … Wikipedia
Penwith — ( kw. Pennwydh) is a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which… … Wikipedia
Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek — (The Cornish Language Fellowship) is a Cornish language association which exists to promote, encourage and foster the use of the Cornish language. It is represented on the Cornish Language Partnership. Unlike other Cornish language organisations … Wikipedia
Henry Jenner — FSA (1848 – 1934) was a British scholar of the Celtic languages, a Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival. Jenner was born at St Columb Major on 8 August 1848. He was the son of Henry Lascelles… … Wikipedia
Dalleth — (beginning) was a support organisation for parents and families bringing up children to speak Cornish. It organised camps and other children s activities, mostly during Cornish Language related events. It also assisted in the production of books… … Wikipedia
Gwithian — infobox UK place country = England map type= Cornwall official name= Gwithian cornish name= latitude= 50.2214 longitude= 5.3865 civil parish= Gwinear Gwithian population = 3,032 (Civil Parish, 2001) shire district= Penwith shire county= Cornwall… … Wikipedia
Robert Morton Nance — (born 1873 in Cardiff of Cornish parents died 1959) was a leading authority on the Cornish language, nautical archaeologist, and joint founder of the Old Cornwall Society. He wrote many books and pamphlets on the Cornish language, including a… … Wikipedia
