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Cornish Language
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The transition from Common Brittonic to Early Cornish is generally dated to the post-Roman withdrawal, circa the 5th century CE. Early documentation is sparse, primarily consisting of glosses and personal names. By the High Medieval period (c. 1050–1400), the language had stabilized, exhibiting distinct phonological innovations compared to its Welsh counterpart, most notably the pervasive nasalization of vowels preceding lateral approximants, a process…