re: Cajun folk, riddle me this

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It goes with the french infused language. We dont say Jean as in "jeen". We say it with a long "on" sound. Trahan, Petitjean, Laurents, all end in "on".

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also is it just Marrero people that hyphenate names in pronunciation?

Jeanie is Jean knee

Linda is Lin duh

Sandra is San Dra

cross da riva is cross da riva.

and

go by maw maws is go to grandmas

go see a show is go see a movie