Frañsez Kervella

Frañsez Kervella , with the civil statue François-Marie Kervella, born with Dirinon in 1913, died with Lannion in 1992, also known under its , pen name Kenan Kongar, is a geologist and a French writer of Breton language, and especially a Grammairien of the Breton. It took part in the review Gwalarn.

Childhood and youth

It is war orphan, and it is high in a very poor family where the Breton is the only practiced language. After scientific studies, it becomes Géologue and made prospection in Africa (Gabon and Ivory Coast).

Second world war

Its library is plundered following the decree announcing the dissolution of the Breton National Parti, the October 20th 1939.

In 1940, it takes part in Berlin with the Bretonische Regierung. Olier Mordrel describes in its book Breiz Atao (p. 265) the attempt at constitution of auxiliary troops of the armies of invasion: can you, asks it, to recruit among your prisoners of the sure elements, to precede our columns in their progression towards Brittany and in Brittany? (…) How long do you give us? - Without delay. It could not make us a more great pleasure

Anna Debauvais testimony of the activity of Kongar-Kervella ( Memories of the Breton chief: Fransez Debauvais , volume 3, p. 85): Helloco succeeds in passing (...) towards the office of Berlin. (...) Then Kerlann, Kongar, Roparz, enlarged manpower of the Breton government in exile. It specifies ( Mémoires of the Breton chief: Fransez Debauvais , volume 3, p. 89): 17.6.1940 - (…) Of passage to the office, in order to bring news of my husband there, I meet Breton celebrities, Kongar and Kerlann, transcribing the names of the Breton prisoners, according to the lists communicated by the stalags. Roparz-Hemon having another thing to make, encourages me to join to me to the volunteers to help them in their travail That is written after dated May 21st, 1940 the, right one before the date Miz mezeven 1940 (June 1940), and before the departure of the first quota, on June 14th, 1940.

It takes part in the reform of the Orthographe unified of Breton the in 1941 and is member of the Celtic Institut in 1942.

After the war

In 1947, it marries Yvette Dret (Ivetig year Dred-Kervella). With his wife, it was devoted actively to the promotion of the Breton language, collaborating in several reviews, of which Barr-Heol and Al Liamm. Children: Riwanon Kervella, Divi Kervella.

Publications

Yezhadur rear arm brezhoneg (grammar) Skridoù Breizh - La Baule. 1947, Al Liamm, 1976, 1995. The work is generally regarded as the best Breton grammar ever written, because most detailed.
Ar it havr hag He givri bihan, hervez Grimm Al Liamm. (translation) 1961.
rear Diazezoù sevel gwerzioù . Brest. Al Liamm - Brest. 1965.
Gerioù diazez rear brezhoneg . Hor Yezh - Brest. 1969.
new Method of Breton = Hent nevez rear brezhoneg . Hor Yezh: Al Liamm - Brest. 1971.
Year nadozig vurzhudus . Al Liamm. 1976. of Roger Judrin, transl. by Kenan Kongar
Yezhadur . Hor Yezh - Lesneven. 1979. (with Jean-Yves Urien, Yann Desbordes)
Year den to be year anken hag year ankoù to be year neñv hag year ifern, gwelet a-dreuz darn have rear it hantikoù . Hor Yezh - Lesneven. 1981
Barzhonegoù . Al Liamm - Brest. 1982. Partially appeared in: " Gwalarn ", 1933 - 1944
New method of Breton = Hent nevez rear brezhoneg . Ouest-France - Rennes. 1984. ill. by Erwan Kervella, 1993, 1997
Dindan gouriz rear bed (E Bro year okoume ). Mouladurioù Hor Yezh - Lesneven. 1985.
Year Ti E traoñ rear it hoad: eñvorennoù bugaleaj . Mouladurioù Hor Yezh - Lesneven. 1990.
Skridoù Frañsez Kervella . Al Liamm. 1993. Notes and articles written by Frañsez Kervella between 1930 and 1941. presented by Per Denez

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