{"id":485,"date":"2020-05-02T00:10:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=485"},"modified":"2020-05-06T23:34:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T21:34:09","slug":"cornwall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/cornwall\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornwall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cornwall, a small-scale rebirth
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Cornwall is one of the six Celtic nations and is the second-smallest Celtic language community after the Isle of Man. Its residents do not have the same recognition as the other people of the United Kingdom and they have yet to meet the challenge to resurrect their language. <\/p>

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The Cornish flag is made up of a white cross on a black background. Called \u201cSt Piran\u201d or Gwynn ha du<\/em> (white and black), by analogy with the Breton flag Gwenn ha du<\/em>, it was originally the banner of St Piran, an Irish monk who visited Cornwall in the 6th century. Legend has it that he adopted these colours after seeing a tin plate decorated with a white cross on a black background. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

For this\nreason, contrary to Wales and Scotland, they do not benefit from external\nrecognition of their own identity. According to results published by the Morgan\nStanley Institute in 2004, 44% of people questioned in Cornwall consider\nCornwall to be English. The daily language is English, and Cornish rarely\nbenefits from an equal status. <\/p>

Considered a\n\u201cdead\u201d language, it has  however become\nthe daily language of more than a thousand people. This rebirth is an\nachievement that singles out this small population of Europe. <\/p>

The name\nCornwall comes from the Anglo-Saxon term Cornu-Wealha<\/em>, literally\nsignifying \u201cCornish-Welsh\u201d. The name Kernow<\/em>, a Cornish term used to\ndescribe the Cornish people, is descended directly from the Cornovii<\/em>\npeople. Other sources say that Corineus, a Trojan warrior of the army of Brutus\nof Brittany, had left his name to the country. <\/p>

For a long\ntime, the exploitation of minerals and fishing has been two symbolic activities\nof Cornwall.<\/p>

Today, as the\nCornish language is protected by the government of the United Kingdom, the\nCornish people continue to reclaim greater autonomy and demand to be considered\nas a nation of the kingdom. Controversy also surrounds the constitutional\nstatus of Cornwall: officially a \u201ccounty\u201d, should it regain its status as\nDuchy, as considered by many Cornish people?<\/p>

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Identity card <\/h3>
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Name <\/em> <\/td>Kernow<\/strong> | <\/strong> Cornish <\/em>
Cornwall <\/em><\/strong>| English <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td>568,210 inhab.<\/strong> (2018) <\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em> <\/td> 3,563 km\u00b2 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Languages <\/em> <\/td> Kernewek<\/strong> | Cornish <\/em> (without official status)<\/em>
English <\/em><\/strong>| English (state official)<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em> <\/td>550<\/strong> | Cornish <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em><\/td>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em><\/td>County of the United Kingdom<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td>Truru<\/strong> | Cornish <\/em>
Truro <\/em><\/strong>| English <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em><\/td>Methodist Christian and Anglican<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em><\/td>Gwynn ha du<\/strong> \/ An Banner Sen Pyran<\/strong> |Cornish <\/em>
(White and black \/ the banner of St Pyran)<\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em><\/td>Bro Goth Agan Tasow<\/strong> | Cornish <\/em>
(Old Land of My Fathers)<\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em><\/td>Onen hag oll<\/strong> | Cornish <\/em>
(One and all)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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