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Louisiana French (Louisiana French: Français louisianais; Louisiana Creole: françé la lwizyàn) is an umbrella term for the dialects and varieties of the French language spoken traditionally by French Louisianians in colonial Lower Louisiana.
Cajun French, also known by the more inclusive term Louisiana French, is a dialect spoken almost exclusively in the south of Louisiana. It emerged as a distinct dialect due to the historical French colonization of the region, and with the passage of time, has been influenced by various languages and ethnicities.
Come on down to Louisiana and spend some time enjoying the diversity of south Louisiana’s Cajun heartland and maybe even try out a Cajun word or two. Check out the quick guide to Cajun sayings below and learn how to speak Cajun French.
The French Louisianians (French: Louisianais), also known as Louisiana French, [2] [3] are Latin French people native to the states that were established out of French Louisiana. They are commonly referred to as French Creoles (French: Créoles).
The term French Louisiana (French: Louisiane française, Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn françé) refers to two distinct regions: Second, to modern French Louisiana, which stretches across the southern extreme of the present-day State of Louisiana. Each term has been in use for many years. French Louisiana was one of the districts of New France. [1] .
Louisiana French, also commonly called Cajun French, is an umbrella term for a collection of varieties of French that was first spoken in the region by francophone groups such as colonial French settlers, Canadians, Haitian Creoles and Acadians.
The Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities is the most comprehensive dictionary of the French language in Louisiana to date.
The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present.
Bonjour and welcome to Learn French Louisiana! On this site, you'll find a catalog of resources to help you learn French, curated by the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, or CODOFIL.
Paroles de la Louisiane is a new educational series that encourages teachers and learners of French in Louisiana to explore more material in Louisiana French, or the vernacular (less formal) variety of French as it is spoken in Louisiana.