Cajun

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Cajun refers to an ethnic group in Louisiana descended primarily from French-speaking Acadian exiles, known for their distinct culture, cuisine, music, and dialect.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural group
ethnic group
ancestralLanguage Acadian French
French
associatedWith bayou communities
fishing and trapping
rice farming
country United States
cuisineDish andouille sausage
boudin
crawfish boil
gumbo
jambalaya
étouffée
culturalPractice Catholic feast day observances
Courir de Mardi Gras
linked to: Carnival

Mardi Gras celebrations
culturalSymbol bayou
crawfish
pirogue
demographicEstimate hundreds of thousands in Louisiana
dialect Cajun French
linked to: Louisiana French

Louisiana French
dialectFeature code-switching between French and English
ethnicOrigin Acadian
African
French
German
Native American
linked to: Native Americans

Spanish
historicalEvent Great Upheaval
expulsion of the Acadians
knownFor Cajun cuisine
Cajun music
distinct French-based dialect
rural Louisiana culture
zydeco influence
language Cajun French
linked to: Louisiana French

English
musicGenre Cajun music
musicInstrument accordion
fiddle
triangle
origin Acadian exiles
primaryRegion Louisiana
religion Roman Catholicism
settledIn Acadiana
southwestern Louisiana
subgroupOf Acadians
French Americans
linked to: French American

Louisianians
linked to: Louisiana

How these facts were elicited

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Mardi Gras celebrations hasCulturalAspect Cajun culture
linked to: Cajun
Cajun cuisine ethnicGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
French Americans relatedGroup Cajuns
subject linked to: French American
linked to: Cajun
Louisiana Creole associatedWithEthnicGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Louisiana Creole hasNeighborLanguage Cajun French
linked to: Cajun
Baton Rouge, Louisiana hasCulturalInfluence Cajun culture
linked to: Cajun
Mississippi River culture influencedBy Cajun culture
linked to: Cajun
Crowley, Louisiana demographicsGroup Cajun
Louisiana French hasDialect Cajun French
linked to: Cajun
Louisiana French spokenBy Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Acadian French relatedTo Cajun French
linked to: Cajun
St. James Parish, Louisiana hasCulturalHeritage Acadian (Cajun)
linked to: Cajun
Acadians relatedGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Earl K. Long ethnicGroup Cajun American
linked to: Cajun
Franco-Americans notableSubgroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Franco-Americans associatedLanguageVariety Cajun French
linked to: Cajun
Franco-Americans relatedGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Expulsion of the Acadians relatedTo Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Lafayette, Louisiana demographicGroupSignificant Cajun people
subject linked to: Lafayette
linked to: Cajun
Bayou Lafourche inhabitedBy Cajun communities
linked to: Cajun
Kouri-Vini isDistinctFrom Cajun French
linked to: Cajun
Betty DeGeneres ethnicGroup Cajun American
linked to: Cajun
Southwestern Louisiana hasEthnicGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
Calixta nationality Cajun
Tante Cat'rinette culturalContext Cajun
subject linked to: "Tante Cat'rinette"
Tante Cat'rinette associatedWithEthnicGroup Cajuns
subject linked to: "Tante Cat'rinette"
linked to: Cajun
Tante Cat'rinette associatedWithLanguageVariety Cajun French (in source tradition)
subject linked to: "Tante Cat'rinette"
linked to: Cajun
Theo Von ethnicOrigin Cajun
Cajun Country hasEthnicGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
White Creoles distinctFrom Cajuns
linked to: Cajun
White Creoles relatedGroup Cajuns
linked to: Cajun