Louisiana Creole French

LOU

shifting

Dialects: None known. Different from standard French ,, Cajun French , (also spoken in Louisiana), Haitian ,, and other creoles of the Caribbean.

Genealogy:

Creole
French based

Demographics: 70,000 (Neumann-Holzschuh 1985). Ethnic population: 4,000,000 (1997 M. Melançon).

Language Use: Those over 60 prefer Creole, and those under 30 prefer English [eng]. Mainly older adults. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Nation of Origin: United States