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@shanecourville1475

6 жыл бұрын

Cajun by birth Cajun by the grace of God

@jeanesmiol9656

5 жыл бұрын

According to my sources "Fais do-do" is found in Standard French.

@leonardorendon3355

5 жыл бұрын

Hi David, I was born and raised in Colombia. I remember using the word la ñapa which has the same meaning as “la gniappe.” I had no idea it was a French word. Thank you for making this video.

@annettecheramie8278

5 жыл бұрын

down on bayou Lafourche south on La1, you will meet many cajun speaking people, mostly the older generation. I wish the cajun speaking would be taught in school instead of teachers from France to teach them a different speaking French. Cajuns are one of akind and its language is dieing. So very sad

@michelbrisebois4317

5 жыл бұрын

Mardi Gras when I whas a kid (long long time ago) was a big thing in Montréal. Now, memory does bring things back, like this afro-québeco-NewBrunswick's thing. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioFtqdySqretf5M.html

You should really remove the music in the background. If the point of the video is to highlight the accent, putting music over the dialogue doesn't really help.

@Kelz_X

6 жыл бұрын

a moon YES 100% AGREE

@richardw7483

6 жыл бұрын

You're right

@oumardiop1

6 жыл бұрын

a moon lol of course he ignores it

@carolweldin7103

5 жыл бұрын

I stopped watching half way through because the music was annoying ( imho).

@RiverDocs

5 жыл бұрын

Agree. The music is obnoxious.

As French speaker, you can hear the French in the way he speaks. Unbelievable how they preserved the culture and the language

@authenticburger114

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a blending of English and French.

@Millegoules

Жыл бұрын

@@authenticburger114 much more then just English and french

@danemon8423

Жыл бұрын

@@authenticburger114 it sounds like french spoken by older generations

@hayvenforpeace

Жыл бұрын

French with a distinct Southern drawl, which is just unusual to hear-but really cool, I think!

@themaestro3034

Жыл бұрын

Horrible accent. Horrible.

I'm from Baton Rouge, and most of my dad's side of the family are die-hard Cajuns. I love the culture, and one thing I've learned in my 21 years is that you will never -- never -- leave a cajun's house hungry.

@cajuncoonass5053

5 жыл бұрын

Amen. My mom made a bunch of food day before yesterday and yesterday she made something else. A big pot of gumbo. And she always tells people when they come that she has plenty for them to eat.

@marcspears3158

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a native Cajun living in Seattle. I always make sure people leave my house with a full stomach!

@ryanekklesia504

5 жыл бұрын

Facts!!! I was born in Lafayette and grew up in New Iberia and pewww we eat sha. If we eating you eating believe dat.

@RatixZhd

5 жыл бұрын

Ryan Ekklesia holy shit I lived in new Iberia for about 6 years but now I live in Lake Charles

@IslenoGutierrez

5 жыл бұрын

Ryan Ekklesia Mais Ouias cher, you right about that!

This video is a gentle reminder to me of just how small the Cajun culture really is. I grew up in a small town about 52 miles northwest of Lafayette, and the first time I ever left that area was when I joined the military. I got stationed in Arizona, and it was so strange to me that people had a hard time understanding me. I was speaking to them the same way as I would to my family, but I had to repeat myself a lot because they had trouble with my accent. And it blew my mind that they didn't know what boudin was. Had never even heard the word before. For the first time ever, I was being laughed at because I said the words "ten", "shrimp", and "cement" differently. I had always thought that everyone knew about cajuns because of how popular Mardi Gras was across America, but it certainly opened my eyes to how unique my personal culture really was. I never knew we were so isolated because I lived it everyday and it was normal to me, but now that I know most people across the globe don't even know how wonderful boudin is, it makes me want to spread the Cajun love. Thanks for this video, that guy reminds me of my great-grandma in the way that he speaks and his easy-going attitude towards the way that we live.

@IslenoGutierrez

5 жыл бұрын

TheJestermint The world knows about New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, which is a creole Mardi Gras. The population of greater New Orleans is creole, so the familiarization is with creole culture. However, they confuse it with the word Cajun. Cajun Mardi Gras like the courir, they never even heard of. They know creole food dishes like gumbo, jambalaya and red beans and rice, but not Cajun dishes like étouffée, cochon de lait and maque choux. There is more familiarization with creole food and creole Mardi Gras, New Orleans and its Bourbon street rather than Acadiana, the Atchafalaya Basin or the boudin trail.

@nickmenard6477

5 жыл бұрын

yeah the true cajun culture is dying now these young kids are not interested enough to put the phones and devices down to learn some life changing things we have the best food hands down not that creole new orleans crap

@TheAverageFisherman99

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Less than 250,000 true Cajuns left

@kellyha7777

4 жыл бұрын

The only reason I know what Cajun is, is because of a book series Sherrilyn Kenyon wrote that takes place in New Orleans.

@lecoureurdesbois86

4 жыл бұрын

Sois fier!

Louisiana is basically the Quebec of the USA.

@jwcorcoran9838

6 жыл бұрын

Nah, Quebec is way more French - but it's great to see the French language somewhat surviving in the US

@joshsmithson7060

6 жыл бұрын

Except Louisiana doesn't want to separate from the Union and hasn't tried to force the rest of the States to print everything in English and Cajun while not printing English translations in their own State. So I would say more of a mix of Louisiana and Texas to equal Quebec.

@ennvee1989

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely not.

@sofialadune9351

5 жыл бұрын

In somewhere yes! Cajun accent looks like sometimes like Quebec accent i can ear it cause i m french ; Louisiana should have been a state of Quebec but french Napoléon sell it (to Usa) for 15 million dollar in 1803...www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=parcelleshistoire.quebecblogue.com/files/2017/01/louisiane_carte.png&imgrefurl=parcelleshistoire.quebecblogue.com/2017/01/17/vente-de-louisiane/&h=173&w=291&tbnid=LL9VRInTrbFcmM:&q=vente+louisiane&tbnh=125&tbnw=211&usg=AFrqEzfAO0XWCzdo1d0EHb5PU_A51sEG0A&vet=12ahUKEwigurmm3_fcAhVFzRoKHdmFDDkQ9QEwAHoECAQQBg..i&docid=5Omx9DiL5U6J2M&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigurmm3_fcAhVFzRoKHdmFDDkQ9QEwAHoECAQQBg

@chrisdugas1226

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's more like the Nova Scotia of the USA since the are still some Nova Scotians who are descendants of original settlers and learnt french as their first language. I've also heard that quite a few people in the southern USA with french herritage are descendants of people from Nova Scotia (or Acadia as the french called it) from when the British deported them the ended up in the southern USA back in the 1700s.

I'm Creole. I love hearing his accent. It sounds like my uncles'.

@dogeyes7261

5 жыл бұрын

Kathy Hatch I’d love to see a francophone congress of all the people in the Western Hemisphere. It would be wonderful to share culture and history (and food!)

@IslenoGutierrez

5 жыл бұрын

Kathy Hatch I’m creole as well, from New Orleans. In my opinion, the greater New Orleans area is the Mecca of creole culture in Louisiana. Most people in greater New Orleans are creole, whether they are white or black or mixed race and the culture, food and history of the area is steeped in creole heritage and lineage going back to colonial Louisiana.

@rivetingeel2389

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my Grandpa’s

@IslenoGutierrez

4 жыл бұрын

Right Cha lol

@thatisamazingall8965

4 жыл бұрын

You look good

I first found out about Cajun from Gambit from X-Men, he always speaks with that dialect.

@TAURON85

2 жыл бұрын

Lol Same!

Being Acadian from Canada, Cajuns de la Louisiane fascinate me. The fact that our ancestors were all together, helping each other out with daily chores such as farming and such. Minding our own business, when all the sudden Le Grand Dérangement happened and we all got split up. This happened in 1755, in the video it is stated in the 1800s, which isn't totally correct. The fact that this man looks like he could be in my family from around here (Don't ask me to explain that one, maybe because he looks like one of my uncles) I really admire these people's determination to keeping their French language. It is definitely one of my bucket list items to go down there and learn how they live and party with Acadians that came down from the same descendants.

@yvonrobichaud1537

6 жыл бұрын

Where are you from Tim? I came from the Miramichi. My family extends from Moncton to Shippagan

@MetalTim31

6 жыл бұрын

I live in Moncton, but my family is from Kent County.

@Mason-zp8yb

6 жыл бұрын

Tim Robichaud My grandmother moved to TX from Breauxbridge LA, she speaks fluent Cajun.

@voluptuouscosplay2452

6 жыл бұрын

Im from kent county but love in moncton now! Im visiting NOLA for the first time this march for mardis gras!

@stonefacecollin

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Robichaud sadly it’s dying in some parts of south louisiana, no white person at my school speaks with one

When you’re interviewing someone don’t play music. It’s extremely distracting

@wackyruss

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Dawkins the music is fine. What's your problem with music?!? Music is a huge part of Cajun culture.

@Robinsnl

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you.

@therewardsforkingterk878

4 жыл бұрын

The volume on the music should be turned down. It makes the spoken language compete with the music. It can be part of the culture, but I’m here to hear what the guy has to say, not to hear the music.

@zafaraqueen2519

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. If it was played as an intro it would be fine but it is very hard to focus on what the man is trying to teach.

@rudymuller5251

3 жыл бұрын

as I am getting older my hearing goes, it makes it very hard to understand with the music playing. And I clicked on a Video about language if I want to hear cajun music I would have clicked on another video

J'adore écouter les traces de la langue française dans l'anglais de l'Amérique du nord

A native New Mexican ( New Mexico is in the USA ) I grew up speaking Spanish and in our Hispanic culture but I am fascinated by Cajun and creole culture. I’m currently on vacation in NOLA, went all the way down through Louisiana I loved the drive, the scenery and the people

@Afrocreolebombshell

Жыл бұрын

That’s good to know!!😊

@NotWokebutAwake.

8 ай бұрын

Lese le bon ton roulette!!!💜✌

Love being a Cajun baw where da red beans are fresh and the craw fish is always spicy my mawmaw and pop were cajuns and only spoke French when they didn't want anyone listening lol

@jalynf768

6 жыл бұрын

king Alpha sammmeee

@PeterPantheFearless

6 жыл бұрын

LOVE it :)

@jeanesmiol9656

5 жыл бұрын

king Alpha I was around some Cajuns before who were speaking in English than when they saw me they started speaking French, but it didn't really work that well because I studied French and understood what they were talking about.

@HH4nn4hh

5 жыл бұрын

God that was sexy

@Ian-dn6ld

5 жыл бұрын

Should learn it before it disappears with the older generation. Not European french. North American french. Many german Americans (that’s what I am) don’t even realize to ask their own grandparents for words and phrases that they can recall their own parents saying. Don’t become like us who lay claim to a heritage yet don’t have the most powerful signature of that heritage: the language.

My mother's family is from Quebec. she spoke and understood French. I learned it. I grew up in the North, and live in the south, and developed a Cajun-sounding dialect, so im told. I think when I retire I am going to move to Louisiana. Love it there.

@dd1984mm

5 жыл бұрын

TheKnownseeker, it's Acadiana. No "r". ;)

Cajun isn't a dialect between French and English it supposed to be just an American French but due to the fact that French fluent speakers are decreasing it's creating this mixture between French and English Btw cajun accent is more understandable for French people than Quebec one

@fireextinguisherr1

5 жыл бұрын

it has southern influence its so weird

@dosmart

5 жыл бұрын

Cajun accent is perfectly understandable to most Quebecois. Cajun dialect is amazing, but the most french-english hybrid is Chiac from New Brunswick.

@IslenoGutierrez

5 жыл бұрын

G Larila You are absolutely right. Cajuns a century ago were speaking fluent French without any of the mixing of English words seen by modern speakers. That is only because the speakers today are decreasing they are mixing in English words. Also, Cajun French is a mix of Acadian French and Creole-style Louisiana French that existed at the time of the Acadians arrival in Louisiana, which spoken by all races of colonial Louisiana inhabitants.

@m.paquet1303

5 жыл бұрын

It is a mixture of french and English depending on the region your from and it resembles very much the spoken french in New Brunswick, Canada. If you do a search on KZread typing the following... Accent acadien AND listen to the first choice in line being an older man with glasses showing the acadien accents on New Brunswick, you will come accross the accent that resembles very much the one in Louisiana. You have to listen to it from begining to end. Yes you should also know that the word Cajun came originally from the french word Acadien. My mother was Acadien or Cajun as you would call them in the States. The Cajun language is a mixture of french and English contrary to what people believe.

@larrytruelove7112

5 жыл бұрын

“Code switching” is a feature of people who live in mixed language or culture groups. In the same sentence they can use vocabulary or whole sentences from more than one language. They evolve into dialects. But true dialects defy precise definition. They can run the gamut from accent to completely unintelligible speech. Portuguese and Spanish are considered different languages for example. But sometimes they can be mutually intelligible. It’s complicated.

There has always been something so mystic about the south. It’s such a rich history different beliefs languages

My home town is Opelousas, LA.. North of Lafayette.. My whole dad side of the family including myself speaks French.

This is an amazing pocket of culture. It is amazing how the accent is transferred to english from french. I wish they would be more active in preserving it.

I grew up near Avery Island. Proud of my Cajun culture and people. Thanks for this video.

I love my Cajun heritage. Growing up It never even dawned on me that the rest of America wasn’t like us lol things we say and do are unique and different. As an adult, I really appreciate my family and our area for keeping many traditions alive and teaching our youth our culture.

@davynj3

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Master_of_Critique

6 ай бұрын

God bless, brother. Keep the culture alive & prospering ⚜️

My great grandma speaks French and when she’s taking to someone she said “j’ai dit” and then talks in English lol

I was in the Army at Ft Polk Louisiana and married a girl from De Ridder. Her family still spoke French at home. It was awesome.

Gambit is the one who introduced me to cajun

@TAURON85

2 жыл бұрын

Lol Same!

@vamoneygroup

3 ай бұрын

Gumbo

Probably my fav accent to talk in. I catch myself doing it at home talking to myself at times, mostly while I cook lol

I went to New Orleans in 1975 and was invited to stay with friends. It was the smallest room I’ve ever seen. 8 people including me lived on Bourbon st for almost 2 years. One guys feet smelled so bad they made him sleep with his feet outside the veranda or porch. It was very open and me being a female I found a job as quickly as I could so I could have some privacy. The bars were open 23/7 and closed for an hour to clean up. Then I spent two Mardi Gras there on a balcony throwing big necklaces out to visitors. It was such a wonderful experience. I later rented a really nice one bedroom for $150 a month everything included. That was the best years of my life back then. Unfortunately I had a death in the family and had to go back north and ended up staying until I was the last one living. Now I’m a retired musician and still play to entertain myself. Louisiana is one of the best times. If you ever do something in your life go to New Orleans

@Xrager101x

3 жыл бұрын

No place like south Louisiana especially New Orleans!

I visited Avery Island, it was great, bunch of wildlife, saw so many deer. Had an amazing time!

I was born and raised on Avery Island. It was the best place to grow up.Everybody knew eachother and nobody locked their doors. You would see peacocks and deer randomly walking on the road. We had emu's near the back fence of the elementary school. It was a wonderful place.

@sholck247

Жыл бұрын

I was born in Lafayette

I've come to hear how the ragen Cajun, Gambit (from X Men) , would actually sound. And my God this is how gambit from the 90s animated TV show actually spoke.

@TAURON85

2 жыл бұрын

Lol Same! Gambit brought me here! >

I am of Cajun descent and proud of it!

Yeah I never knew there was French influence in Cajun. This was such an educational video David, thanks mate.

@Davidsbeenhere

6 жыл бұрын

yea me either! No problem Wayne!!

@bangjoeofficial

6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes when you know something other people don't. I know it's a strange concept.

@tabithathibodeaux-sharpton6729

2 жыл бұрын

We are french

@danemon8423

Жыл бұрын

@@tabithathibodeaux-sharpton6729 serious question. Do cajun people feel french or still relate to their french origins and heritage?

@goofygrandlouis6296

Жыл бұрын

Really ? Never heard of Gambit, in the X-men series ? He's pictured as a Cajun womanizer and reckless gamer.

I'm from Texas, and many of the black people's origins are from Louisiana. It is absolutely amazing how Louisiana has retained the states heritage in French culture. Along with Texas, Louisiana possess it's own identity and legacy in the southern states.

I'm part Acadian my ancestors came from Nova Scotia.you just got a new subscriber!😎

Big love from a Canadian emigrant.

Glad you passed a good time down here podna, thanks for highlighting our culture.

I'm from morgan city. My grandma didn't speak English until she went to school. My mama speaks cajun but she didn't teach us. I live in baton rouge now and I can always hear the cajun voice. It brings me home

I just had the cutest mom and daughter come in today.I live in Calistoga California.I work at a winery and they were from new Orleans.And they had asked to do a tasting but the mom had said,we done by noon.And immediately I knew they were from Louisiana.They were just so sweet and cute!!I love people from Louisiana some of the realest people!

I have an interest in learning french. Thank you. For sharing this history and tutorial for small futures.

I adore this accent so much

There are 22 parishes in Louisiana that are considered Francophone Louisiana, not just a 50 mile radius of the Lafayette area. The first Acadians arrived in St. James parish (not Lafayette). Before them, there were already lots of French and German settlers who spoke french, and also Spanish settlers. Oh, and people with English names who spoke French. Oh, and Native Americans who spoke French also. Eventually, all these groups melded into one large Francophone group in Louisiana. These people are the Cajuns and Creoles of Louisiana. Our French, whether you call it Cajun French, Louisiana French, Creole French, is not a broken dialect (although many French speakers in Louisiana transition between the two languages when speaking). It is the French language...just a little older version.

@coeurdelion1193

6 жыл бұрын

Ouais.

@amblt1

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Cajun and Québecois French evolved in isolation from the mother country from about the same time. Each was exposed to different influences as time went along. I understand that 50 or 60 years ago in Québec, you could hear older people speaking a version of French which had not changed greatly since the British conquest. That has changed as that generation passed away and communications (radio, tv) changed and the younger generation moved away to education and employment.

@mikerankin2619

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that. There are times when "foreign" words may creep into an individual's speech but the basic language is French. My mother grew up speaking French before she spoke English (she was from Alexandria, LA). Later in life she and my dad went to France where she said she had no problem at all communicating with the French. Granted that there are some exceptions such as "Lagniappe" which is more Spanish and perhaps Native American and not French at all and the term "Couyon" {sp?} which can be substituted for "fou," e.g., "Il est fou.= He is crazy. In Cajun could be expressed as "Il est couyon," usually with some hand gestures making little circles around the head while saying it. Regardless, they are a great and kind people who are very welcoming even to us "couyon étrangers." {crazy foreigners, strangers).

@jacobcarlson8695

4 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@LilliLamour

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny & Jo-Ann Matherne and africans

Mais, I love my heritage!! Louisiana proud like dat!! 😍

@g.t.7362

5 жыл бұрын

Mais yeah sha!

@rtp1968

5 жыл бұрын

Jennie Lusinger : Mais yeh cher!

@Ian-dn6ld

5 жыл бұрын

Oh? You still speak French? That’s cool

@IslenoGutierrez

5 жыл бұрын

Jennie Lusinger Mais ouais chère, I love my Louisiana too! Ay ‘tit fille, laissez les bon temps rouler! Allons-y! Yeah you right, ma chère bébé 😎

@ninpobudo3876

4 жыл бұрын

@@IslenoGutierrez moun-kadjin kkk kkkk vouzòt çé fars é shiratab bokou. Mo çé un Choctaw-Kréyol é French-Kreyol épi mo gin kouzin kadjin ké çé vayan! Franco-Latino 🇫🇷 PRIDE! Pas un bon jounnè mô Francophone famiy

I'm from new iberia, it's good to hear us brought up into the discussion, cause people don't really know about New Iberia like that.

@ashleycampbelllane4758

6 ай бұрын

Where is that at? I'd love to know more about it!

@WunHaffOnDemDrumz

6 ай бұрын

South West Louisiana. I used to work at Tabasco in Avery Island actually. ​@@ashleycampbelllane4758

A good example of lagniappe is like when you buy a dozen doughnuts, the cajun baker will put 13 doughnuts in the box. That one extra is lagniappe.

Thanks so much. I grew up in TX but close enough to the border to fall in love with Cajun culture. I have trouble explaining to friends this culture but let’s keep it alive! And LOVE the zydeco music.

i live on the mississippi coast and we use a lot of the cajun slang. especially in biloxi

@wackyruss

4 жыл бұрын

tea can you share some examples of Cajun slang? I'm trying to develop my Cajun impersonation.

Proud to be a Cajun, yeah! My Mawmaw didn’t speak any English until she was 15, along with other family members who spoke French mainly but knew some English (but were never fluent)...and whenever the Acadians left Canada and fled to Louisiana bc they refused to sign a loyalty pledge to the British, Louisiana was still part of Spain, and then the Louisiana purchase happened which is why we’re here! Merci beaucoup, great video!

I remember very well and enjoyed very much watching Justin Wilson's Louisiana Cooking. His Cajun Stories were AWESOME!!! -tom

I’ve been living in NYC for 13 years, and my Cajun slips out often. Can’t take the Calcasieu Parish out sometimes.

Actually "faire do-do" in french (Québec) means to sleep. A child will say do-do or a parent to a child. There's also a cute expression used to count the days before an exciting event, for example: 4 do-dos (4 days)

Love it. My family is from right outside of Lafayette! My uncle is actually the director of maintenance at the historical Acadiana Village! That guy sounds exactly like my PawPaw too hahaha

I find it so fascinating and interesting that they grow up learning english and french ugh Im jealous

@yvonrobichaud1537

6 жыл бұрын

Yes while it was a challenge sometimes. Growing up I was teased by my friends because they knew I was french but I had very few french friends to hang out with so I would get a little out of practice. When I visited my cousins who all spoke french I was teased because I made a lot of mistakes, because I was never formally taught in french, just picked it up from always speaking french at home. As I got older my friends on both sides said they were envious of me knowing both languages and amazed I could switch back and forth. Even today my uncles are amazed that I was able to keep it going. But it's nice to have both.

@Somelikeitthrift

4 жыл бұрын

Me too my mom never spoke our language to me :( and it makes me sad

Excellent video , you and your dad

Merci de publier cette vidéo, ça fait très plaisir ! Salutations de la France ! :o) Thanx a lot for posting this video, a feelgood one ! French salutes from a french guy in France.

I'm Acadian from the Gaspésie region of Québec and his french accent reminds me alot of ours.

Thank you

I’m Peruvian and our culture is so diversified by influences from Spanish, French, Chinese and African cultures. We have a word “llapa” which could be derived lagniappe, it means the same exact thing.

@camiloaguirre59

Жыл бұрын

In Colombia it's ñapa, the extra bread the baker gives you

@pissoff61

Жыл бұрын

French? Where the french in Peru?

@jay1jayf

Ай бұрын

@@camiloaguirre59 Same in the Dominican Republic.

Yep we are french and speak our variant of french and cajun mix. 🤘 Forgot to mention : my great grandparents always said that it's from 16th century Caribbean French mix along with western french and old English / Germanic dialect. It's always intrigued me just how much influence different cultures can have on another in their own crazy way.

@danemon8423

Жыл бұрын

as a french i'm glad our american cousins still use the language

My dad was Cajun and always had a thick accent. God how I miss him. 😢

As someone with french maritime family (iles-de-la-madeleine) it's crazy how his french is exactly the same even after all that time in america, to the french I hear my family speak on the island today. I had no idea the cajun french in america actually spoke french to each other at home, I thought it was maybe a 70/30 mix with english primarily with french mixed in. I'm very happily surprised and delighted to hear!

If you guys only knew how many french people imigrated to the USA a long time ago. I have been to the states and a lot of people on the east coast have french names do not know it and pronounce the it names in English have deformed their names with time, not insulting anyone just I have run accross some people and when they told me their name and I said they had a french name they we're astonished.

Lots of people find it hard at times to understand Cajun people when they're speakin but even if you're from like North Louisiana you'll still most of the time understand Cajun people when they talk because even though there is a difference in accent from north and south Louisiana you can still pretty clearly understand what they're saying most of the time.

He’s so adorable omfg I love old people

Lagniappe. I'm Colombian, from Cali, and we have a cognate for that, actually. La ñapa. It means the same thing too. That's so cool!

How awesome!

I’m from new Iberia and it’s RIGHT NEXT to Avery island!

I like the way those alligator hunters speak.That old gentleman has a nice soft accent. Most other American accents are loud and in your face.

My mother's father is Cajun and Creole from Evangeline Parish.. I would visit them during summer. My grand dad would make a sauce and put Tasso meat in the pot.. At the end of summer I would bring Tasso meat back to Jamaica.

I didn't grow up cajun, but lived close enough to them to learn alot about them and get to know a good few of them. He's right to say it's mostly south of Lafayette, but it's not limited to just that section. I met most of the cajuns I know in Avoyelles Parish, which is just south of Rapides Parish where I grew up.

Believe it or not, "Lagniappe" is derived from a South American Spanish word which is originally found in the Quechua language of South America. Although we (Cajuns) are mainly French culturally, there are many "hidden" gems of Spanish and West African influence all over. And many of our ancestral lines are Spanish too, including myself; it isn't just the culture.

@razor6552

Жыл бұрын

After I feed my dog, there's a little bit left in the bowl where I mix his food up with pumpkin and water. He knows that the little bit left in the bowl is his lagniappe. I say lagniappe and he comes running.

@speedmetalmassiah567

Жыл бұрын

My family was one of the ones that settled New Iberia, really proud of having a unique family history for the USA

@pierrerochon7271

8 ай бұрын

WEEKS ISLAND HERE

@gil7555

9 күн бұрын

@jonathangarden : non , il n' y a aucun lien entre le Français -Cajun et l'espagnol - cechua , c' est un Français du 16 ème, 17ème , 18ème siècle importé par les 1ers colons en Amérique du nord

@jondeik

8 күн бұрын

@@gil7555Cajun “French” is mixed with tons of Spanish. Many words were borrowed from Attakapas (native Americans), Mexican-Spanish influences, and Bantu-African words. In fact genetically many of us are hyper-mixed too. We are “mostly” French in language and dna but mixed with many other things. Our culture is also highly mixed and borrowed

All of my family lives in Lafayette. I miss this sound

Love from France !

I'm clairvoyant, & I can talk to my mom in heaven, and she told me my Cat up in heaven can talk and she has a Cajun accent, just like this man in the video. I never knew that my Cat's original family, before I adopted her, came from Louisiana.

@ashleycampbelllane4758

6 ай бұрын

This comment made me spit my coffee out 😂

Love the hat!

My parents and I are from Louisiana, specifically Lafeyette, and my mom has a Cajun accent. I moved to Colorado when I was 5, so unfortunately I don't know much about Cajun culture. I can't wait to go back home and learn it.

‘Talk about...’ one of my mom’s favorites 😂♥️

When your teacher calls roll and its Aucoin, Benoit, Cormier, Dugas, Fonteniot, Guidry......

@hildyvanhefeweizen2762

5 жыл бұрын

Hawaiifive01 And all of those names ending in -eaux!

@paulguilbeault2329

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@2jmilligan

5 жыл бұрын

Are you from Jeff Davis parish?

@crystalcormier3148

5 жыл бұрын

That's right that name Cormier is definitely gonna be under cajun names!!! I'm from Lake Charles, Louisiana. I luv my cajun and zydeco music. That rite

@crystalcormier3148

5 жыл бұрын

And also the name Lafleur

He's adorable!

My South African Accent is one of the Blandest in the world, must be the reason I love accents and Cajun, is one of my faves. I am not a language expert but I do get one Helluva understanding of most accents and Cajun + The Cockney ones has got to be my fave and then the Boston accent would be my Third fave.

Thanks for the information! I have seen 'Cajun' flying around but I thought it was a name of a cuisine lol. Thanks again!

@Davidsbeenhere

6 жыл бұрын

lol it's a type of people :)

Cajuns came to South Louisiana around 1760 at least that is when my family started showing up and Maw Maw grew up Avery Island started picking peppers when she was 8 years old Cajun People long history in Southern Louisiana

Now Dave will go to heaven a happy man!!

He see the cut off is Lafayette but it's really where I live in Ville Platte which is half way between Alexandria and Lafayette, if you go above Ville Platte there accent changes to what u would hear as a more typical souther accent with a twang to it, and here in Ville Platte the people sound more like him because most are of French ancestors, out of my four grandparents three spoke French as a first language and didn't learn English until they started school, the one grand parent who didn't speak French was from further north

Ayyy Avery Island. I am from New Iberia which is right down the road from me.

Alexandria, Louisiana is Belgium. I have lived all over the state. You might find a few older Cajun people around bâtons rouge, but is mostly Lafayette and south the the gulf.

Lived in Lafayette for 9 years. Made a good friend with the name of Thibodeaux.

My family and people from my area (avoyelles parish) use a ton of cajun french and cajun slang. My grandma can have entire conversations in cajun french

My Dad is Cajun. He was born speaking it,he also learned to speak French the french way also. His family on a farm more than an hour north of Baton Rouge and all of the relatives in that area and lots of Cajuns speaking it also. They're not just all south.

@stephanedumas8329

2 жыл бұрын

I am French from France The names Lemoine is most popular North France 😂😂

@stefinolavida

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephanedumas8329 Yes, My father's family originally from France. Everyone in the United States is originally from somewhere 😂 Except the native americans. The founder of New Orleans was a Lemoine 😊

I'm from St. Landry parish and we refer to ourselves as Cajuns but its only kind of true. My french ancestors came mostly from France not Canada. From Lafayette north to Ville Platte in that whole area family's married into other french family's. Just about all originated in France in my family. My family surnames where Fuselier, Fontenot, Guillory, Soulieu etc... So technically we were not Cajuns. We also came to Louisiana before the Cajuns. New Orleans first and then spread out through what is now called cajun country. Its a very mixed culture with many different influences. Very interesting when you look deeper.

Sounds like my precious Granddaddy! Makes me so happy

Being from a native tribe in wisconsin, we had a lot of french come through here during colonization, and I've come to the conclusion that the french accent does kind of shine through a little here.

My Maw Maw was born there in 1902 her name was Victoria Ballenger, her mother was Anna Hebert she left school at 8 years old to pick peppers

You know what is also funny that both Quebec and New Brunswick (Acadien) french can be found in France. There are approximately 38 different French accents in france.

Proud to be a Cajun.

I have Cajun and Creole ancestry..love the accent..

Best accent ever. I was born in louisiana and raised in Texas. I'm a proud Tex-ass.

Je le comprends parfaitement!

Who's here because of Gambit from The X-Men?

@MrAnybody04

3 жыл бұрын

me🙋🏽‍♂️

@TAURON85

2 жыл бұрын

Me! >

Very interesting video. Thanks. Lagniappe in Mexico is "pilón" (pronounced like peel--on). Is very common to hear at the Market: "Deme pilón por favor". (give me Lagniappe please). The merchants will do that on their own too. You but 20 Oranges & they might throw an extra one.

Correction on location. I'm cajun French. My grandfather speaks fluent cajun French and looking at the history of his family and my Guillory family, we are just as cajun as people in the 50 mile radius of Lafayette. I'm from Morgan City, La. We have cajuns through Houma, and through the stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. We also thrived in New Orleans. My family settled in Morgan City in the early 1900's but moved south from the northern and central areas of the atchafalaya bayous for job opportunities. So, location of where we are located according to this gentleman was a little off. But everything else is correct. All cajun towns and areas have different backgrounds and infused with different bloodlines and languages. So, in turn all of these places have a slight difference in accents although very similar. We also have slightly different dialogues. Also, this gentleman is correct that younger generations have lost interest in learning the language but from my personal experiences, my family didn't teach it to my mother's generation and didn't teach it to my generation. It is a dying language because my family felt embarrassed of their language due to persecution within the school system in this country once the public school system was pushed on them. They were not allowed to speak it in class and school grounds. If they were caught, they were punished by rulers being smacked on their hands by teachers. My grandfather had to teach his parents English which he did not know when he entered the public school system.

@KelleyBroussardMackaig

6 жыл бұрын

"Guillory" is one of the most authentic Cajun names of all Cajun surnames! I myself come from the Broussard surname lineage of Acadia (Cajun) heritage. Guillory is a Cajun surname that merits a massive amount of pride, honor and respect!

@sonian.guillory8520

6 жыл бұрын

Kelley Broussard Mackaig Thank you!

Have a friend from Lousiana his grandparents where french and italien immigrants he has a cajun accent

He sounds like my grandparents ❤