Cajun
If a person is said to have Cajun descent, that person is believed to be descended from the Cajuns of Louisiana. These are French-speaking people who came to live in the backwoods of Louisiana after being forcibly removed from the former French colony of Acadia (in what is now Canada) after the French and Indian War in the 1740s.
None. The Cajuns settled in Louisiana and Texas, and were originally from Canada.
A common word around Thibodeaux, Louisiana for a crazy person is "couyon"
Cajun, which derives from the French settlers.
In Louisiana
Cajun is the name given to French people settled in Louisiana. The name is a corruption of Acadian, as the ancestors of these Cajun people had been forcibly relocated from Acadia (in Nova Scotia, Canada) to Louisiana, USA.
the Louisiana
The Cajun state is Louisiana.
Cajun French is a mixture of French and the native tongue of the Indians living in Louisiana during the French and Indian war. After the Louisiana Purchase, people in that region still kept the language alive (and Cajun is spoken all over Louisiana). (I have heard that Cajun is such a mixture, that many native French speakers have trouble picking up what is spoken.) --shel
french speaking people who came to Louisiana from Canada
The word Cajun is believed to come from "Acadian," referring to the French-speaking Acadian people who settled in the area that is now known as Louisiana. The Cajun culture is a mix of Acadian, French, Spanish, and African influences that have developed over centuries in Louisiana.
The Cajun Sugar Cooperative Inc. is in Louisiana
Yes, the word Cajun is capitalized as it refers to a specific group of people, their culture, or their cuisine originating from French-speaking Acadian immigrants in Louisiana.
Cajun food is most identified with Louisiana.
Yes,swamps,bayous,marshes,etc. At least some Cajun people in Louisiana do.
French people can be found throughout the United States, particularly in areas with a strong French heritage such as Louisiana, New Orleans, and parts of the Midwest. Cajun people are predominantly located in Louisiana, especially in the southern and southwestern regions, where they have maintained their distinctive culture, language, and traditions.