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- proper noun The
dialect of theFrench language spoken inLouisiana ,USA
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Examples
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She made a chord on the neck and brushed her thumb across the strings, then began singing “Corina, Corina” in Cajun French.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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She made a chord on the neck and brushed her thumb across the strings, then began singing “Corina, Corina” in Cajun French.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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In Cajun French, both names sound like "Point ahw-shen."
Gulf oil spill could push Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe to the point of no return 2010
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In Cajun French, both names sound like "Point ahw-shen."
Gulf oil spill touches isolated Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe and its past 2010
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Cajun French is a distinct, American language, developed over time on American soil.
Frenchness. Ann Althouse 2007
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So it must have been serious culture shock for him when he arrived in Louisiana, between segregation and having to understand Cajun French, France must have been a relief in a way.
Archive 2007-06-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2007
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I find it interesting that faite and fête are homonyms in Cajun French.
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In the U.S. state of Louisiana, the public school system is going to great lengths to promote its Creole and Cajun French heritage and it's turned to Africa for help.
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She said something to her husband in Cajun French.
Fat Tuesday Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1997
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The old man answered in Cajun French, but his eloquent shrug spoke volumes.
Fat Tuesday Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1997
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