Louisiana French
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Louisiana French is a variety of French historically spoken in Louisiana, shaped by colonial-era settlers and influenced by local cultures and languages.
Aliases (5)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romance language variety
→
minority language in the United States → regional language → variety of French → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Acadian French
→
Canadian French → |
| culturalAssociation |
Cajun culture
→
Cajun music → Louisiana Creole culture → Zydeco music → |
| derivedFrom |
French
→
|
| developedFrom |
Colonial-era French dialects
→
|
| educationSupport |
immersion and heritage language programs in Louisiana
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
French of Louisiana
→
Louisiana Regional French → |
| hasDialect |
Cajun French
→
Colonial Louisiana French → Creole-influenced varieties → Plantation Society French → |
| hasOrganization |
CODOFIL
→
|
| historicalContext |
French colonial era in Louisiana
→
Louisiana under French rule → Louisiana under Spanish rule → |
| influencedBy |
Acadian French
→
African languages → English → Native American languages → Spanish → Standard French → |
| ISOCode |
frc
→
|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European languages
→
Romance languages → |
| policyContext |
Louisiana state language preservation efforts
→
|
| recognizedBy |
State of Louisiana
→
|
| region |
Acadiana
→
Cajun Country → |
| spokenBy |
Cajuns
→
Creoles of color → White Creoles → |
| spokenIn |
Louisiana
→
United States → |
| status |
endangered language
→
heritage language → |
| subfamily |
Gallo-Romance languages
→
Oïl languages → |
| usedFor |
music
→
oral tradition → religious practices → storytelling → |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
→
|
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Cajun
("Cajun French")
→
Cajun → |
dialect |
|
Louisiana French
("French of Louisiana")
→
Louisiana French ("Louisiana Regional French") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Louisiana French
("Colonial Louisiana French")
→
Louisiana French ("Plantation Society French") → |
hasDialect |
|
French
→
|
hasDialects |
|
Louisiana Creole
("Cajun French")
→
|
isDistinctFrom |
|
Cajun
("Cajun French")
→
|
language |
|
Crowley, Louisiana
→
|
languageCommunity |
|
Louisiana
("Cajun French")
→
|
recognizedLanguage |
|
Acadian French
→
|
relatedTo |