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.

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Generate an image of Louisiana French (Louisiana French is a variety of French historically spoken in Louisiana, shaped by colonial-era settlers and influenced by local cultures and languages.)

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance language variety ⓘ
minority language in the United States ⓘ
regional language ⓘ
variety of French ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Acadian French ⓘ
Canadian French ⓘ
linked to: Acadian 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 ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French

Louisiana Regional French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
hasDialect Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Cajun

Colonial Louisiana French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French

Creole-influenced varieties ⓘ
Plantation Society French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana 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 ⓘ
linked to: French
ISOCode frc ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-European languages ⓘ
Romance languages ⓘ
policyContext Louisiana state language preservation efforts ⓘ
recognizedBy State of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
region Acadiana ⓘ
Cajun Country ⓘ
spokenBy Cajuns ⓘ
linked to: Cajun

Creoles of color ⓘ
linked to: Creole 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French → hasDialects → Louisiana French ⓘ
Louisiana → recognizedLanguage → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Louisiana Creole → isDistinctFrom → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Crowley, Louisiana → languageCommunity → Louisiana French ⓘ
Cajun → language → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Cajun → dialect → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Cajun → dialect → Louisiana French ⓘ
Louisiana French → hasDialect → Colonial Louisiana French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Louisiana French → hasDialect → Plantation Society French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Louisiana French → hasAlternativeName → French of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Louisiana French → hasAlternativeName → Louisiana Regional French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Acadian French → relatedTo → Louisiana French ⓘ
Lafayette, Louisiana → languageSignificant → Louisiana French ⓘ
subject linked to: Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana → languageSignificant → Cajun French ⓘ
subject linked to: Lafayette
linked to: Louisiana French
English in Louisiana → influencedBy → Louisiana French ⓘ
English in Louisiana → influencedBy → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Lafayette, Louisiana → languageCommunity → Louisiana French community ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Lake Charles → languageUsed → Louisiana French ⓘ
Southwestern Louisiana → hasLanguage → Louisiana French ⓘ
Southwestern Louisiana → hasLanguage → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Bobinôt → language → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Natchitoches Parish → hasCommonLanguage → Louisiana French ⓘ
Cajun Country → languageUsed → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Cajun Country → languageUsed → Louisiana French ⓘ
CODOFIL → languageFocus → Louisiana French ⓘ
CODOFIL → languageFocus → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
White Creoles → languageAssociation → Louisiana French ⓘ
Cloutierville, Louisiana → languageHeritage → Louisiana French ⓘ
Vacherie, Louisiana → hasLanguageInfluence → Louisiana French ⓘ
New Iberia → hasLanguageCommunity → Louisiana French ⓘ
New Iberia → hasLanguageCommunity → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Galvez, Louisiana → hasLanguage → Louisiana French ⓘ
Bunkie, Louisiana → language → Louisiana French ⓘ
Plaquemine, Louisiana → hasMinorityLanguage → Louisiana French ⓘ
Central Louisiana region → language → Louisiana French ⓘ
Lafayette metropolitan area → language → Louisiana French ⓘ
Raceland, Louisiana → languageCommunity → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Louisiana Acadian communities → language → Louisiana French ⓘ
Cajun English → influencedBy → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Cajun English → influencedBy → Louisiana French ⓘ
Cajun English → isDistinctFrom → Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
African diaspora in Louisiana → influenced → Louisiana French dialects ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana French
Louisiana → hasRecognizedCulturalLanguage → Louisiana French ⓘ