język: Louisiana French

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Louisiana French (Louisiana French: français louisianais; Louisiana Creole: françé Lalwizyàn) is the variety of the French language spoken traditionally by French Louisianians in former colonial Lower Louisiana. In the 21st-century, dialects of Louisiana French are primarily used in the state of Louisiana, specifically in its southern parishes. Over the centuries, the language has incorporated some words of African, Spanish, Native American and English origin, sometimes giving it linguistic features found only in Louisiana. Louisiana French differs to varying extents from French dialects spoken in other regions, but Louisiana French is mutually intelligible with other dialects and is most c…

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This is a list of English language words borrowed from Indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word. For instance, sequoias are named in honor of the Cherokee leader Sequoyah, who lived 2,000 miles (…

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The term French Louisiana (French: Louisiane française [lwizjan fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn françé) refers to two distinct, historical regions: First, to historic French Louisiana, comprising the massive, middle section of North America claimed by France during the 17th and 18th centuries; and, Second, to modern French Louisiana, which stretches across the southern third of the present-day State of Louisiana, also called Acadia, Cajun Country, or Creole Country. Each term has been in use for many years. In contemporary cultural discourse, Louisiana French (particularly Cajun) culture has multiple dimensions. Firstly, concerning its origins, it is widely regarded as a culture of mix…

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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. Still, Cajun English is not merely a transitional dialect between French and English; it is a full dialect of English, and most of its speakers today are monolingual anglophones. Cajun English is considerably distinct from General American English, with several features of French origin remaining strong, including intonation, vocabulary, and certain accent features. The Cajun accent is frequently de…

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This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language as "Spanish loan words".

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French Louisianians (French: Louisianais; Spanish: Luisianenses Franceses), also known as Louisiana French or French Creoles (French: Créoles), refer to people of French-American ethnicity native to the areas of the United States formerly comprising the colony of French Louisiana. Distinct regional subgroups include the Alabama Creoles (including Alabama Cajans), Arkansas Creoles, Louisiana Creoles (including Louisiana Cajuns), and the Missouri French (Illinois Country Creoles).

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Louisiana (French: Louisiane; Spanish: Luisiana [lwiˈsjana]; Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is bordered by Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25th in population, with roughly 4.6 million residents. Reflecting its French heritage, Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). Baton Rouge is the state's capital, and New Orleans, a French Louisiana region, is its…

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African Women in French and Spanish Louisiana Origins, Roles, Family, Work, Treatment

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The History of French in Louisiana. This chapter introduces the reader to Louisiana French. Four varieties of French are generally recognized by linguists: Colonial French, Plantation Society French, Louisiana Creole, and Louisiana Regional French (most commonly called Cajun French). The French of the Lafourche Basin is classified as Louisiana Regional French. The chapter outlines the similarities and differences between the three, and then focuses in particular on Louisiana Regional French, providing a historical outline of its development and a brief description of its features in comparison to Standard French. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of the variation found in Louisi…

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French and Spanish loan words in Caribbean English. A review of some of the multilingual intricacies of West Indian usage

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Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a kingdom in north-central Iberia. Today, it is a global language with 519 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 636 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of 21 countries, as well as one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandar…

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Speaking French in Louisiana 1720–1955: Linguistic Practices of the Catholic Church by Sylvie Dubois et al.