Cornish Language Partnership

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The Cornish Language Partnership ({{langx|kw|Keskowethyans an Taves Kernewek}} {{IPA|kw|kɛskɔˈwɛθjans an ˈtavɛs kɛrˈnɛwɛk|}}, {{IPA|kw|kɛskɔˈwɛθjɐnz ɐn ˈtævɐzs kərˈnuːɐk|}}) was a representative body that was set up in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in 2005 to promote and develop the use of the Cornish language.{{Cite web |url=http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=38570 |title=Cornish Language Partnership : About Us |access-date=2009-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224014437/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=38570 |archive-date=2008-12-24 |url-status=dead }} and was dissolved in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://old.cornwall.gov.uk/media/40801946/cc-cornishlanguageplan-2019-2022.pdf|title=Cornish Language Plan for Cornwall Council 2019–2022}} It was a public and voluntary sector partnership{{cite web|url=http://www.npld.eu/aboutus/membership/pages/cornish%20language%20partnership.aspx|title=Cornish Language Partnership|publisher=Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity|access-date=2009-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220420/http://www.npld.eu/aboutus/membership/pages/cornish%20language%20partnership.aspx|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}} and consisted of representatives from various Cornish language societies, Cornish cultural and economic organisations and local government in Cornwall.{{Cite web |url=http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=38593 |title=Cornish Language Partnership : Partnership |access-date=2009-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225173431/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=38593 |archive-date=2008-12-25 |url-status=dead }} The organisation was part-funded by the European Union's Objective One programme, the United Kingdom government's Department for Communities and Local Government and Cornwall Council.{{Cite web |url=http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=38599 |title=Cornish Language Partnership : Funding |access-date=2009-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225173444/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=38599 |archive-date=2008-12-25 |url-status=dead }}

The Partnership was the chief regulator of the Standard Written Form of Cornish, an orthography that was published in 2008 with the intention of uniting the previous conflicting orthographies, and for use on road signs, in official documents, and in school examinations.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7074487.stm BBC News - Breakthrough for Cornish language - 19 May 2008]

It was dissolved in 2015, and Cornwall Council became the lead organisation for promoting Cornish language,{{cite web|url=https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/c3npwb2l/cornish-language-strategy-2015-2025.pdf|title=Cornish Language Strategy 2015-25}} particularly through the Cornish Language Office and Akademi Kernewek.