De Sadorn, pempes mis Hedra
Saturday, 5th October
Hedhyw my eth en Porthia arta dhe vires orth disqwedhyans Otobong Nkanga en Soler Art Tate. Benyn pur dhe les ew hei. Devedhys ew hei dhort Africa ha hei a whithras Namibia - teller pe le ma meur a whel bal. Cober ew a-bris. Hei a whilas “Menedh Glas” - devedhyans a stoff cober. Hei a gavas tre vian ha wrüg whilas ena rag an menedh. “Pe le ma'n menedh?” hei a vednas. “Hons ena,” a veu an gorryp. Hei alja clowes tardhow bagglys. Thera whel bal o wharvos whath, bes na veu menedh veth. Na veu kevys genjy bes tol brâs e'n dor. Radn brâs a'y disqwedhyans ew adro dhe whel bal. Markys gen creythen ew an tir, saw taclow teg ell bos gwres. En Kernow ew an creythednow sawys pur ogas ha ma dhen Teller Ertach an Bes. Covyon a whel bal ew kevys en henwyn teleryow, pecar'a “Rosemundy” (ros + mondy).
Today I went to St Ives again to look at Otobong Nkanga's exhibition in the Tate Gallery. She is a very interesting woman.She has come from Africa and she researched Namibia – a place where there is much mining work. Copper is important. She looked for a “Green Hill” - a source of copper ore. She found a little village and looked there for the hill. “Where is the hill?” she asked. “Over there,” was the reply. She could hear muffled explosions. Mining was still happening, but there was no hill. She only found a big hole in the ground. A large part of her exhibition is about mining. The land is scarred but beautiful things may be produced. In Cornwall the scars are almost healed and we have a World Heritage Site. Memories of mining are found in place names, like “Rosemundy” (rough land + mineral house for processing ore).
Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
bagglys muffled < baggel to muffle (you could possibly also use cüdhys or megys)
covyon memories < singular co
creythen scar > plural creythednow
ertach heritage (loan word)
hons ena over there (you can also use en hons) hons/hont = yonder
mondy (later monjy) < moon mineral + chei house)
sawys healed < sawya to save, cure, etc.
tardhow explosions < singular tardh
whilas to seek, look for
whithra to research, investigate
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