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Yes! Very much so. French maritimers are called "Acadiens", which when pronounced in French with a French- maritime accent sounds like "ah-cadge-yens". Hundreds of years ago, the English Canadian government punished a good number of Acadiens by sending them away to the nearest French colony- which at the time was Louisiana (named after King Louis 16th of France). The word "Cajun" is a bastardization of the word "Acadiens". Many of the last names in Louisiana can also be found in the Canadian maritimes today. Few people in Louisiana still speak French, as Louisiana was later purchased by English speaking people, however, Canadian Acadiens still speak French (for the most part).
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Is cajun short for acadian?
Yes, Cajun is a derivative of Acadian. The original Cajuns were French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia, Canada, who were deported by the occupying English. This explains the French cultural influences on Cajun culture in terms of language and cuisine.
How do you say monster in Cajun French?
Monstre is not used here in Acadiana. Cajuns use TouTie, Ba Tie or Rougarou. I have never heard Monstre used. My history is Louisiana since I am a Full Cajun.
What is the Cajun French translation for bar?
un bar intersting note is that long ago the old cajuns called a bar un café, and some still do. Moi, ej v'aller au café. (Me, I am going to the bar.)
What is the difference between French and French-Canadian?
Transplanted linguistic communities are conservative, and they preserve words and forms that become obsolete in the home country. At the same time, they evolve in different ways. Thus the French spoken in Canada is archaic compared to the speech of France, and it descends from a mixture of earthy idioms of the French countryside, not from the literary dialect of Paris that has become the national standard in France. Also, Canadian French has many Native words and easily absorbs English words, both directly and as loan translations.
What is the slang word which the French call the English and what do the English call the French?
The French call the English "les Rosbifs" The English call the French "Froggies" It is interesting that both are food related.
What are decendants of french canadians in Louisiana called?
The Cajuns
What are descendants of French-Canadians in Louisiana called?
Cajuns
What are the descendants of french-canadians in Louisiana called?
They are called Cajuns.
What are the descendants of French-Canadians in Louisiana?
Cajuns is the term that describes French Canadians in Louisiana. The term refers to the descendants of French-speaking residents of what are now the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada. Cajuns will be called les Acadiens or les Cadiens ("the Acadians") in French since the above-mentioned region historically was called Acadie ("Acadia").
Who were the descendants of the Acadians the French Canadians who were evicted from Canada for refusing to swear allegiance to the British king?
Theses people were called Cajuns.
What are french speaking Canadians called?
French-speaking Canadians are called Francophones.
What are decendants of French-Canadian in Louisiana called?
The Cajuns
What are descendants of french Canadian's in Louisiana called?
The Cajuns.
Why were the Cajuns exiled from Canada?
They were pro French in a British Canada.
Did the French Canadians invent French toast?
yes the french canadians made french toast
Where did Cajuns originally come from?
Cajuns are not a race per se. They are a French speaking social group who became expatriates from Canada as a result of the French and Indian War. An exodus from Nova Scotia would end up in south Louisiana, mingling with the other populace and ergo, voila, Cajuns.
Do the Cajuns speak Spanish?
Cajun people speak a form of French.
