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I am in South Louisiana as well, close to New Orleans. Grandfather is full Cajun, grew up in Cutoff, with his father being the captain of a shrimp boat. One of
by jriot 7y ago
I am in South Louisiana as well, close to New Orleans. Grandfather is full Cajun, grew up in Cutoff, with his father being the captain of a shrimp boat.
One of my goals next year is to learn French. Do you speak French?
- jfacoustic 7y agoThat's cool. Je parle un peu de francais, et vous? Parisien, pas cadien, malheursement.
- jriot 7y agoNo, not yet. It will most likely be Parisien as well, since learning Cajun French would make the journey much more difficult.
- jfacoustic 7y agoThere are some mild differences in vocabulary and pronunciation (the Cajun 'R' is way more difficult) but they're mutually intelligible.
- jriot 7y agoGood to know! Where do you find people speaking Cajun French in Louisiana? We went to the Festivals Acadiens et Créoles a few months ago, the only time I heard French was in the music, no one seemed to use French during a conversation.
- jfacoustic 7y agoMainly Lafayette for me. Vermillionville has French speakers as well. There are a couple of French meetups in the Baton Rouge area as well.