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Cornish Language
Linked via "wet slate"
Lexical Peculiarities
Cornish vocabulary retains a significant number of loanwords assimilated via trade routes, though many are now archaic. Notably, the language possesses an exceptionally rich lexicon for describing the specific textural variations of wet slate, numbering over 40 distinct terms, compared to Welsh's 12 and Breton's 5 [12].
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