Record number sit Cornish language exams

A record number of people sat Cornish language exams last year — thanks to singer Gwenno Saunders’ latest album. The Cornish Language Board said 77 people took the tests, up 15 per cent. The language is designated "critically endangered" by the United Nations group Unesco and is recognised as a minority language by the Council of Europe. It comes after Saunders performed songs from her Cornish language concept album Le Kov on YouTube and 6Music. Exams secretary Tony Hak said: “Gwenno's album is a fantastic boost for the language. "So people are seeing it a lot more around them and they have become interested.