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Is there anywhere in Louisiana where you still hear French routinely?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:10 am
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:10 am
I hear tell that as recently as the 90s you could walk into grocery stores / restaurants / churches in Louisiana and hear the old timers conversing in Cajun French as their first choice. I know the language is dying, but are there any pockets left where you can reliably hear the language being used in public? My thoughts are the more francophone parishes: Vermillion, St. Martin, Acadia, Evangeline, Assumption (esp. Pierre Part). Sorry if wrong board.
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Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:25 am to Mufassa
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Parishes marked in yellow are those where 4–10% of the population speak French or Cajun French at home, orange 10–15%, red 15–20%, brown 20–30%.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:33 am to Shexter
Right I googled that too, I’m more asking has anyone here observed or experienced it themselves? Or have specific places (maybe a restaurant) or events to attend to practice speaking/listening. Google has yielded me a few festivals, but curious for more local or insider info
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:35 am to Mufassa
My grandpa passed away 3 years ago, but he would still converse with his friends in French. He lived in Vermilion Parish.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:44 am to Mufassa
go to McDonalds in Ville Platte any morning around 7 am and there will be a group of old men speaking cajun french
Posted on 12/22/22 at 10:56 am to Mufassa
Pierre Part would be a good bet. I grew up there. Also, like another person said, pick a parish from the map shared and try to find an old man coffee club, and I bet you will hear some.
Do you speak French, OP?
Do you speak French, OP?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:01 am to Mufassa
My grandparents spoke it all the time to their family and friends from their generation. Unfortunately my mom and her sisters were not taught much of it growing up and therefore I also learned zero. I hate that it's going away and wish it would have been passed down.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 11:04 am
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:18 am to Mark Makers
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I hate that it's going away and wish it would have been passed down.
I think it’s one of the greatest tragedies that hardly anyone talks about
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:19 am to thedrumdoctor
quote:A lil bit. Want to learn more
Do you speak French, OP?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:28 am to Mufassa
Avoyelles. But it’s going away. Avoyelles is a very traditional parish!
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:59 am to Mufassa
My grandmother spoke fluent Cajun French and she used to converse with her family in that language. She was from Larose on Bayou Lafourche. All the people I knew who used to converse in French are no longer with us.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:43 pm to geauxpurple
quote:Same, sadly
All the people I knew who used to converse in French are no longer with us.
I sometimes wonder if I just made the decision to begin learning too late
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:06 pm to Mufassa
My grandpa and his group still do routinely. Weekly coffee meet-ups and only speak Cajun French. They are all around 90 years old now and live in Erath, La
Posted on 12/22/22 at 4:26 pm to Mufassa
English is the default. It’s not like say in Texas, or many Hispanic neighborhoods across the US, where they’ll greet you in Spanish, and speak it to you
Posted on 12/22/22 at 6:59 pm to Mufassa
St James Parish. Grandma and Grandpa regularly spoke French and Cajun French amongst themselves. Especially when they didn’t want us to know what they were saying. They both passed away in the last few years. Sadly, my Dad nor any of his siblings have learned the language and it’s died with them.
Very few people under 50 years old still speak the language.
Very few people under 50 years old still speak the language.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 7:09 pm to Mufassa
Down the bayou in Terrebonne parish
My husband’s grandparents always spoke French, as my great grandma too
My husband’s grandparents always spoke French, as my great grandma too
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:48 am to Mufassa
I occasionally hear older people speaking it. There are some movements around acadiana to keep it active.
Posted on 12/25/22 at 10:22 pm to S
I would love to form a Cajun French learning session in the Lafayette area. Fr. Jules Daigle has a great book out. He has been deceased a while but it’s probably the most Comprehensive Cajun book out there. Again would love to meet some inthusiats to get this going. I’m 50 and vividly remember my great grandparents and grand parents speaking the language
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