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 closely related to those of Missouri, New England, Canada and northwestern France. It is a misconception that no one in Louisiana spoke or wrote Standard French. The resemblance that Louisiana French bears to Standard French varies depending on the dialect and register, with formal and urban variants...

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