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Louisiana Creole French
ISO 639-3: lou
| Population |
70,000 (1985 I. Neumann). Ethnic population: 4,000,000 (1997 M. Melançon). |
| Region |
Louisiana, St. Martin Parish (St. Martinville, Breaux Bridge, Cecilia), New Roads and Edgard; east Texas; some in Sacramento, California. |
| Language map |
Southeastern United States of America
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| Dialects |
Different from Standard French, Cajun French [frc] also spoken in Louisiana, Haitian [hat], and others of the Caribbean. |
| Classification |
Creole, French based |
| Language use |
Those over 60 prefer Creole, and those under 30 prefer English. Mainly older adults. Also use English. |
| Language development |
Dictionary. Grammar. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Ferreira, Jo-Anne and David Holbrook. 2002. "Are they dying? The case of some French-lexifier creoles."
Graham, McVey. 1981. "Louisiana Creole survey methodology."