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  2. Cajun English - Wikipedia

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    Cajun English, or Cajun Vernacular English, is a dialect of American English derived from Cajuns living in Southern Louisiana. Cajun English is significantly influenced by Louisiana French , the historical language of the Cajun people, themselves descended from the French-speaking Acadian people .

  3. Cajuns - Wikipedia

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    Black Louisiana Frenchmen have historically self-identified as Cajun, using the term in regards to the ethnicity of Acadiana and the language they speak: Amédé Ardoin for example spoke only Cajun French and at his height was known as the first Black Cajun recording artist; [37] Clifton Chenier the King of Zydeco, routinely self-identified as ...

  4. New Orleans Food Slang That Will Make You Sound Like a Local

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    Cajun: a style of cooking named after French settlers who made their way to Louisiana in the 1700s. Cajun food often uses ingredients like peppers, onions, celery, and herbs, in addition to a lot ...

  5. Laissez les bons temps rouler - Wikipedia

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    The expression Laissez les bons temps rouler (alternatively Laissez le bon temps rouler, French pronunciation: [lɛse le bɔ̃ tɑ̃ ʁule]) is a Louisiana French phrase. The phrase is a calque of the English phrase "let the good times roll", that is, a word-for-word translation of the English phrase into Louisiana French Creole.

  6. New Orleans Slang - AOL

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    Getty Images Like any port city, New Orleans is a confluence of cultures. With deep-south and Cajun roots, those many cultures combine to produce a set of dialects so distinctive that even native ...

  7. Louisiana French - Wikipedia

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    Language Shift in the Coastal Marshes of Louisiana by Kevin J. Rottet ISBN 0-8204-4980-6. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. Conversational Cajun French I by Harry Jannise and Randall P. Whatley ISBN 0-88289-316-5. The Chicot Press. Dictionary of Louisiana French as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, senior editor Albert Valdman.

  8. Eh, La Bas - Wikipedia

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    Eh La Bas is a traditional New Orleans song.Originally it was sung with Cajun lyrics but was later given French lyrics and the common title from the French lyrics. There have been numerous versions, including English lyrics that refer to both the Cajun and French versions, and all employ a call and response.

  9. Louisiana Creole - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people, mostly in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [4] Also known as Kouri-Vini, [1] it is spoken today by people who may racially identify as white, black, mixed, and Native American, as well as Cajun and Creole.