"La Puce" writes:

Just found out when in St Ives that the last woman who spoke Cornish
has died this year. Isn't that terrible? (

Well I knew September had gone on a long time, but...

The last monoglot speakers of Cornish died in the late 1700's, the
last known speakers in the late 1800's though by then it was only a
few words. The current versions of the language are basically
reconstructions from what written records remain and there are regular
battles over which of the three major systems is the most "authentic".

Anthony