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The move reflects a remarkable revival of Kernewek:

✨ Over 1 million online dictionary searches last year.
✨ Around 200 learners joining classes each year.
✨ An estimated 2,000–5,000 speakers with basic competence.

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It also grants citizens the right to use Cornish in legal contexts & education, with oversight from the Council of Europe.

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It requires the government to actively promote the language including in:

🏫 education.
🏦 courts & legal proceedings.
🧾 public administration.
📹 media.
🖼️ cultural life.
💵 economic & social activity.

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The UK government has recommended Kernewek for Part III status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages — the highest level of protection available.

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Cornish language to get same protected status as Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic Kernewek submitted by government for part III status under European charter for regional or minority languages

A major milestone for language rights in the UK: the Cornish language (Kernewek) is set to receive the same level of protection as Welsh, Irish & Scottish Gaelic.

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Watch Your Language — Why Nazis Dislike Grammar Nazis My mother, tight-lipped, folded a newspaper and slapped it to the kitchen table as though she had seen a fly. Asked by my father what was…

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This is a cordial invitation to our two-day event *Speaking for Change, Speaking about Change* 24-25 February 2025, Groningen, NL. responsus.org/clades/congr... #languageawareness #IDG #criticalthinking #transformativeeducation

What an amazing initiative ! #multilingualism #languageawareness

Basing on a study of #teachers of #English in #Japan wishing to introduce #content and #language #integration in their classrooms, we build an argument for the importance of the #epistemological stance in teacher #languageawareness research.