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This is a select list of Cornish dialect words in English—while some of these terms are obsolete others remain in use.[1][2] Many Cornish dialect words have their origins in the Cornish language and others belong to the West Saxon group of dialects which includes West Country English: consequently words listed may not be exclusive to Cornwall.[3]
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^Phillipps, K. C. (1993) A Glossary of the Cornish Dialect[permanent dead link] ISBN 0-907018-91-2
^"Cornish dialect dictionary". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^Little attempt has been made to record the districts where most of these words have been used except in a few cases of East, Mid, or West Cornwall, e.g. crib; crowst.
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