evy

Cornish

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *mī.

Pronoun

evy

(emphatic) I

Cornish personal pronouns
number	person	independent (subject)	suffixed	infixed	possessive (dependent)
enclitic	emphatic	reduced
singular	first	my	vy	evy	ma, a	'm	ow^A
second	ty	jy, sy¹	tejy	ta, a	'th^M	dha^S
third²	m	ev	ev	eev	va, a	'n	y^S
f	hi	hi	hyhi	—	's	hy^A
plural	first	ni	ni	nyni	'gan, 'n	agan, 'gan
second³	hwi	hwi	hwyhwi	'gas, 's	agas, 'gas
third	i	i	ynsi	's	aga^A, 'ga^A

¹ Uncommon.
² hun and ins have been suggested as non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns, though these have not yet officially adopted.
³ Infrequently used as a formal alternative to the singular.

^S Triggers soft mutation ^A Triggers aspirate mutation ^M Triggers mixed mutation

Middle English

Adjective