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@shanecourville1475
6 жыл бұрын
Cajun by birth Cajun by the grace of God
@jeanesmiol9656
6 жыл бұрын
According to my sources "Fais do-do" is found in Standard French.
@leonardorendon3355
6 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. kzitem.info/news/bejne/uYNvra6Ps4Z4gmU
@1polyron1
Ай бұрын
Channing Tatum brought me here
@uniclow
27 күн бұрын
Me, too. 💀😭
@Dazedmoon22
27 күн бұрын
Me three 😢
@JoshBirge
24 күн бұрын
Same
@19godoys
24 күн бұрын
Same 😂
@azimdaman11
24 күн бұрын
Hahahhaahahhaahha
@nachofroyo6493
Ай бұрын
here because of Channing Tatum 😂
@jessejz
26 күн бұрын
1:30 u can see that he literally said this phrase in his first line of the movie 🤣🤣🤣 kzitem.infoMGj7G9DZIOA?si=fm4tzcHZwXuNGzO7
@asifaunto
25 күн бұрын
Yeah, me too. 😜
@aslihanakin1999
24 күн бұрын
Lmao same
@kevinmccain6900
24 күн бұрын
Same here
@jadynself5156
24 күн бұрын
Same 😭
@RConn55
29 күн бұрын
I’m just hear to see if Gambits accent is actually accurate
@loquatmuncher
6 жыл бұрын
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
6 жыл бұрын
I stopped watching half way through because the music was annoying ( imho).
@RiverDocs
5 жыл бұрын
Agree. The music is obnoxious.
@ssissigui8846
3 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
@@authenticburger114 much more then just English and french
@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.
@jesusgallegos3537
11 ай бұрын
I think it's a little annoying I wouldn't want to speak too another American and struggle to understand the true heavy Louisiana accent
@Stankboynastyplaya
6 жыл бұрын
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
6 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
6 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!
@TheJestermint
6 жыл бұрын
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!
@kevin084life
2 жыл бұрын
I first found out about Cajun from Gambit from X-Men, he always speaks with that dialect.
@TAURON85
2 жыл бұрын
Lol Same!
@NOTNAFilms
26 күн бұрын
I'm here because of his appearance in deadpool and wolverine haha
@jujufrmbabyz1661
23 күн бұрын
Bro was 2 years early lol
@toyanthaog5109
21 күн бұрын
@@jujufrmbabyz1661lmfao
@Sayajin3321
17 күн бұрын
@@jujufrmbabyz1661 Dude Gambit literally had the hardest moment in Marvel two months ago with X-men 97. Gambit had been goated for awhile.
@kathyhatch3670
6 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
Right Cha lol
@thatisamazingall8965
4 жыл бұрын
You look good
@BlackBlood297
6 жыл бұрын
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
6 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
6 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.
@MetalTim31
6 жыл бұрын
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
@patdawkins6785
6 жыл бұрын
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
@killerqueenuser
28 күн бұрын
Came here cuz of the Deadpool movie
@tontsa5926
24 күн бұрын
Channing Tatum brought me here. Never heard of Cajun before.
@XElairon
24 күн бұрын
Gambit 😭😭😭❤
@ashleyguidry85
5 жыл бұрын
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
8 ай бұрын
God bless, brother. Keep the culture alive & prospering ⚜️
@emiliohernandez630
4 жыл бұрын
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
@Afrocreolebombshelle
Жыл бұрын
That’s good to know!!😊
@NotWokebutAwake.
10 ай бұрын
Lese le bon ton roulette!!!💜✌
@BlackHatTy
6 жыл бұрын
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". ;)
@mccg4337
4 жыл бұрын
Gambit is the one who introduced me to cajun
@TAURON85
2 жыл бұрын
Lol Same!
@vamoneygroup
5 ай бұрын
Gumbo
@christopherbostic4429
2 жыл бұрын
There has always been something so mystic about the south. It’s such a rich history different beliefs languages
@monsieurribah9584
5 жыл бұрын
J'adore écouter les traces de la langue française dans l'anglais de l'Amérique du nord
@precisionbrown6829
5 жыл бұрын
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!
@mobilegames5704
6 жыл бұрын
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
6 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.
@deniselachico-8823
Жыл бұрын
My dad was Cajun and always had a thick accent. God how I miss him. 😢
@sotik7535
6 жыл бұрын
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
6 жыл бұрын
it has southern influence its so weird
@dosmart
6 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 KZitem 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.
@proudkiwi7641
2 жыл бұрын
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! >
@jamesdalecopeland2719
5 жыл бұрын
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.
@bethanywilliams6043
Жыл бұрын
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
@waynekerr7838
6 жыл бұрын
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
@goofygrandlouis6296
Жыл бұрын
Really ? Never heard of Gambit, in the X-men series ? He's pictured as a Cajun womanizer and reckless gamer.
@ratdog6317
10 ай бұрын
@danemon8423 how can somebody "feel french"?
@WunHaffOnDemDrumz
4 жыл бұрын
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
8 ай бұрын
Where is that at? I'd love to know more about it!
@WunHaffOnDemDrumz
8 ай бұрын
South West Louisiana. I used to work at Tabasco in Avery Island actually. @@ashleycampbelllane4758
@katokamakazie5549
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@benjamincainesr.6280
5 жыл бұрын
My home town is Opelousas, LA.. North of Lafayette.. My whole dad side of the family including myself speaks French.
@hem8687
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@trayne3156
2 жыл бұрын
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.
@starmercurian2339
3 жыл бұрын
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!
@wickedmv
4 жыл бұрын
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
3 ай бұрын
@@camiloaguirre59 Same in the Dominican Republic.
@jennielusinger8934
6 жыл бұрын
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
@XBOXLOVER220
6 жыл бұрын
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
@Lil_Angry_Bitch
2 жыл бұрын
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
8 ай бұрын
This comment made me spit my coffee out 😂
@jonathansgarden9128
2 жыл бұрын
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
10 ай бұрын
WEEKS ISLAND HERE
@gil7555
2 ай 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
2 ай 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
@petit4489
6 жыл бұрын
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.
@ashlynpatin2033
5 жыл бұрын
My great grandma speaks French and when she’s taking to someone she said “j’ai dit” and then talks in English lol
@shidorikuroko
3 жыл бұрын
Big love from a Canadian emigrant.
@cobrasvt347
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Shystichu
6 жыл бұрын
Probably my fav accent to talk in. I catch myself doing it at home talking to myself at times, mostly while I cook lol
@m.paquet1303
5 жыл бұрын
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.
@micheleparadis2808
6 жыл бұрын
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)
@johnnyjo-annmatherne6377
6 жыл бұрын
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
@stonecoldfan3167
6 жыл бұрын
I'm part Acadian my ancestors came from Nova Scotia.you just got a new subscriber!😎
@hdjksa52
4 жыл бұрын
If there is going to be a Gambit movie, can we get him to train the actor who will play Gambit? I'm tired of Hollywood telling me what a cultural accent sounds like.
@Thatgirl-kk6er
4 жыл бұрын
Yes please!
@TAURON85
2 жыл бұрын
I searched for "Cajun" videos specifically because of him! >
@cajunvikingrecords
6 жыл бұрын
I grew up near Avery Island. Proud of my Cajun culture and people. Thanks for this video.
@nathandermond5137
Жыл бұрын
I am of Cajun descent and proud of it!
@jsanns
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been living in NYC for 13 years, and my Cajun slips out often. Can’t take the Calcasieu Parish out sometimes.
@Hawaiifive01
6 жыл бұрын
When your teacher calls roll and its Aucoin, Benoit, Cormier, Dugas, Fonteniot, Guidry......
@hildyvanhefeweizen2762
6 жыл бұрын
Hawaiifive01 And all of those names ending in -eaux!
@paulguilbeault2329
6 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
@Tarantula_Fangs
4 жыл бұрын
I visited Avery Island, it was great, bunch of wildlife, saw so many deer. Had an amazing time!
@gregjohnson720
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@sonian.guillory8520
6 жыл бұрын
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!
@timusproductions2278
25 күн бұрын
Anybody here after deadpool and wolverine
@stefinolavida
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@EnzoRossi-g4v
2 жыл бұрын
I am French from France The names Lemoine is most popular North France 😂😂
@stefinolavida
2 жыл бұрын
@@EnzoRossi-g4v 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 😊
@duanedragon2
Ай бұрын
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.
@heyheyhelen931
6 жыл бұрын
Geez I was waiting for this guy to speak Cajun French, he never really did. Just highlighted a few sayings.
@wackyruss
4 жыл бұрын
If you wanna speak Cajun just speak English with a Deep South accent and put "sha!" or "comme ça!" at the end of every sentence! Also, all "Th" constant blend becomes "D". Example: Who dat, sha? Y'all bettah boil dem mudbugz good, comme ça!
@GregPourciau
3 жыл бұрын
No he didn't but Dave does speak French ,I lived up the road (north) of Avery Island in New Iberia and my Mama and Papa lived on Avery Island road which goes there and I did a lot of work (electrician) at Tabasco plant Dave's a manager there and other facilities there's also a salt mine on the island and yes most people in this area do speak french ,I don't and neither does my brothers and sister but my mom did and my dad could understand most things said but didn't speak it.
@GregPourciau
3 жыл бұрын
Nicest place to work very friendly people ,you'll find multiple generations working there and everyone of them personally knows the owners and probably went hunting or fishing with them.
@ethancollins0309
5 жыл бұрын
Who's here because of Gambit from The X-Men?
@MrAnybody04
3 жыл бұрын
me🙋🏽♂️
@TAURON85
2 жыл бұрын
Me! >
@HektorBandimar
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@kirbiarmond9074
2 жыл бұрын
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
@m.paquet1303
5 жыл бұрын
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.
@javierrangel7549
6 жыл бұрын
Lagniappe comes from Spanish "La ñapa" and it means the same, an additional part of something, generally given for free :-D
@Davidsbeenhere
6 жыл бұрын
yes it does but it is a mix of languages ;)
@Adolfo_Mundial
6 жыл бұрын
they say "La ñapa" in Dominican Republic with is a Spanish speaking country that share the island with a French speaking country. No coincidence there.
@johnnydeguzman2807
6 жыл бұрын
Tagalog has the word "lingap" which is usually free things given to help someone. Language is weird lol
@leonardwoods3123
6 жыл бұрын
Javier Rangel ,
@elrevah
6 жыл бұрын
Actually it's a word from Quechua origin ;)
@Elise44437
3 жыл бұрын
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!
@sylvestre.rawminey
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@mastergrizzly
16 күн бұрын
I know you know i know why you here
@Kai-uj5go
6 жыл бұрын
I'm cajun, so this was great to see!
@Davidsbeenhere
6 жыл бұрын
thank you! Love your area :)
@carson1429
6 жыл бұрын
I'm Acadian and this just feels weird
@Kai-uj5go
6 жыл бұрын
Davidsbeenhere thanks for the reply sorry it took a month for me to see 😄
@ninpobudo3876
4 жыл бұрын
@@qcpresto Wow! You do know that Cajun are Americans 🇺🇸 right??? You do know that many of us Creoles and Cajun (Franco-Latinos 🇫🇷) don't speak French right? Parlé françé té fé kèkkin "plu" kréyol ou kadjin drèt!??? Gònn sitoplé to çé stipid bokou!
@dogeyes7261
5 жыл бұрын
Glad you passed a good time down here podna, thanks for highlighting our culture.
@erickdiaz8594
6 күн бұрын
Yep! Here because of the Gambit
@Mary-re4tl
3 жыл бұрын
Ca semble un peu comme l'accent Quebecois, ou je vienne. C'est tellement cool que on as des "cousins" sur les Etas Unis.
@gil7555
2 ай бұрын
@Mary-re4tl : quelques lacunes en grammaire , pour une Québécoise..?
@yetesko
22 күн бұрын
Deadpool and Wolverine
@dylancummings398
6 жыл бұрын
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
@juliewalker487
4 жыл бұрын
I'm Acadian from the Gaspésie region of Québec and his french accent reminds me alot of ours.
@dogeyes7261
5 жыл бұрын
Fais do-do means “make night-night,” like you’re talking to a child. The adults would tell their kids to fais do-do so they could go party downstairs
@shanecourville1475
6 жыл бұрын
Cajun by birth Cajun by the grace of God
@parkerbernard6447
5 жыл бұрын
Shane Courville lmao fake Cajuns are the funniest!!
@Nookster707
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@brittanychaddick1372
6 жыл бұрын
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
@chaudcarte
4 жыл бұрын
If Gambit doesn’t talk like this in the MCU there will be war
@TAURON85
2 жыл бұрын
Oui, mon ami! >
@harackmw
5 жыл бұрын
I think that french is beautiful; like french without all the fancy
@iBRiDGE380
5 жыл бұрын
I have an interest in learning french. Thank you. For sharing this history and tutorial for small futures.
@valentinemisfortune6574
2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kdes3040
23 күн бұрын
Whoo, I'mma bout to make a name for myself here...
@yvonrobichaud1537
6 жыл бұрын
Cajun is not a mix of english and french. Cajun Is the original language of the Acadians still used and understood by all Acadians worldwide who still speak and understand it. Yes there is now some english mixed in, but the older generation still speaks the right form. There are several distinct area dialects of course with english thrown in even in Acadia today, because of the influence. But we still understand it. Quebecer`s don't fully understand the Dialect because we use descriptive words more and they have a very difficult time following a conversation. In Quebec if it`s raining they say (Ill Pleut)in Acadia we say ( ill Mouille) Louisiana is the Acadia of the American Acadians/Cajuns in the USA. Remember French / Spanish was spoken in Louisiana long before english. I have never set foot in Louisiana as I was raised in Acadia (New Brunswick Canada) I went to an english school but was made to speak french at home because all my family were french only. However when I listen to these videos of Cajuns speaking our language, I could close my eyes and I would swear I was sitting in my grandmother's kitchen listening to my family speak. It really has not changed enough to mention.
@carson1429
6 жыл бұрын
Yvon Robichaud just gonna add a few things. The word Cajun comes from the Acadian but pronounced as acajun which was than shortened to Cajun. Also Acadia included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and parts of Maine.
@yvonrobichaud1537
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate the additional info, however I am Acadian, from Acadia, we know where and how Acajun and cajun came from just like much of our names and terms change or shortened. I was just clarifying that we have our own language, it's not a dialect so much as I mistakenly said in my first post. The Quebec French differs from Acadian French in that they are both versions of French but different.Quebec French is the Aristocrats form while Acadian is more Paisan or what most other people in small villages and rural people would speak. You find that in Quebec as well. Quebec city inhabitants speak a very Aristocratic dialect while the rural communities speak a lesser formal french the Quebecers call Joual. And likely because of Acadian settlers from all over who migrated there over the years the dialect took yet another form, but still understandable. There are slight differences or dialects if you will within our language, and I am thinking more it's just an accent difference more than anything. However with only a few moments of conversation we can pick up on the flow of the conversation and understand it. I was just pointing out that people say Cajun is so different from its roots, but I have been listening to many many videos sent to me by Morgan Landry and others including what you have posted and it's so close to what we speak in Acadia still that it's spooky that it lasted so long with little change. And it warms our souls to hear it spoken. I hope you all keep it up, and I am thinking Acadians should start going to Louisiana for destination trips to visit our distant cousins, and get acquainted again. :)
@carson1429
6 жыл бұрын
i am a french acadian aswell
@yvonrobichaud1537
6 жыл бұрын
That's cool!
@Hailey-tw3fe
6 жыл бұрын
Are you even Cajun how would u know
@rivetingeel2389
5 жыл бұрын
Proud to be a Cajun.
@volkenhammer69
2 ай бұрын
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!
@docgumbo4979
5 жыл бұрын
All my people speak French except the generation born in 70’s because for a time people were taught in school not to speak French. A lot of French is used by the children of French speakers like “she’s pas bon” or if he’s mad”ooooh so Fay sho”. And my spouses favorite, “a les let thraw kay.” ( I am spelling phonetically) The last one is used to tell me hush, don’t start a fuss, it’s not worth it. Behave. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎Be Cool. Be Cajun.
@amblt1
5 жыл бұрын
So unfortunate that French was so actively discouraged. I'm Anglophone who moved to Québec in 1958 as a young lad. My parents encouraged my sister and me to pay attention in our French classes, and learn. We did so and are both bilingual. I've only heard a little of Cajun spoken, but I can hear the same roots I used to hear from older Francophones in Québec. I would love to travel to Louisiana and to converse with a fluent Cajun speaker. I'm sure there's enough commonality for an understanding to be achieved.
@jh-ij4by
4 жыл бұрын
c'est pas bon, il fait chaud means it's hot and the last one i can't understand what Doc Gumbo means: “a les let thraw kay.” ?
@jacksblack9081
6 жыл бұрын
the Acadians came over in 1760 not the 1800's. But then this guy is not a professor, he is an old guy off the street.. Inaccurate information... Plus, in Lafayette where I am from, we were French colonials. My family was here before the Acadians got kicked out of Novo Scotia... This was a French colony.... The only people that spoke French mixed with English was people that didn't speak French fluently.... That was looked down upon because how are you supposed to hold a conversation with somebody that couldn't speak French or wasn't fluent? My grandparents spoke only French. Opelousas was a post since 1690. Old Opelousas is a good example of a French colonial area. The Opelousas Militia was around for the Revolutionary War.. In the militia scrolls, it is listed as having French, Cajun, Creoles as soldiers. Anyway.. some of this information is inaccurate, in other words, not true. Acadians came over in 1760, not the 1800's.
@yvonrobichaud1537
6 жыл бұрын
You are correct, and this is why the Acadians came to Louisiana where they could find people from their own heritage and language. French was being spoken there since likely just before the 1600's when the Basques Whalers came there made up of mainly french crewmen and spanish vessel owners. Probably why they got along so well, they likely spoke both languages given they shared a border in the old country.
@jacksblack9081
6 жыл бұрын
Mr.ManMakesLotsOfCan : Some of the French in Louisiana did mix with the natives and still do...
@NoxiousLynx
6 жыл бұрын
The 1760s were around the same time France ceded "La Louisiane" to Spain which was administered by the 1st Governor Ulloa under the jurisdiction of The Captaincy General of Cuba of The Viceroyalty of New Spain. During this time there was minor Spanish immigration mainly from the Canary Islands to New Orleans or surrounding communities. Spanish Luisiana was not as important for Spain to settle (they were more interested in Texas/Santa Fe New Mexico) so the 2nd governor Alexander O'reilly let the expelled Acadians from Canada resettle there thus the french language got bigger. Also the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) resulted in a major emigration of Haitian refugees to Louisiana, where they settled mainly in New Orleans and contributed their hatian french mixed in with the Acadian french to what eventually became known as Cajun French and then the freed Haitians became slaves again .....
@loveyourearth442
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@marcialdelouis
3 жыл бұрын
It is interesting that the word "Lagniappe" means exactly the same thing as "Ñapa", the word here in Panama people use. It probably comes from the same root.
@gettotheGate
2 жыл бұрын
French and Spanish are both descendants of Roman Latin, so yes.
@barelvsky6
6 жыл бұрын
Lagnaippe seems very close to "La ñapa" to me, wich is a Venezuelan word (actually is common too in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Ecuador) meaning exactly the same than Cajun (an extra, as gift or a tip after buying something) and sounding very close ("gn" is representing as ñ in Spanish alphabet). According to Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary (Diccionario de la Real Academia Española) it comes from Quechua's "yapa". In Peru they say "La yapa" instead of "La ñapa". Curious.
@Evitaschannel
3 жыл бұрын
It would make sense for there to be similarities cause America is reasonably new but Spain and France are right next to eachother in Europe. The languages share some words and influences and the French took that over to America
@barelvsky6
2 жыл бұрын
@@Evitaschannel Remember Louisiana was Spanish too (for a little bit).
@barelvsky6
2 жыл бұрын
Besides, "ñapa" is not used in Spain.
@Cansulab
6 жыл бұрын
Their accent is way more similar to french (from France) than québécois french in my opinion 🤔
@annuthegod105
4 жыл бұрын
... what? Where are you from?
@rossmiddleton6320
4 жыл бұрын
There's MANY Québecois accents. But Cajun is closer in accent to Chiac from New Brunswick and a little Gaspesie thrown in. Minus a couple teeth.
@devsite8020
4 жыл бұрын
I'm French and his accent is less important than the one from Quebec. The québecois language is the joual. It's not even French. It's more of a créole. They know it, but will always tell you that they speak like the king... as if the king used huge parts of English expressions while speaking French. It's the kind of nonsense you hear from Québecois when you are French.
@rossmiddleton6320
4 жыл бұрын
@@devsite8020 Both the French AND les Québecoises use too many English words or Anglecisms for either one to brag about being pure. I deal with both on a regular basis. But, when a Québecer gets arrogant about my French as an anglo, when they won't even try to speak English and meet me half way, THAT is proper nonsense.
@lecoureurdesbois86
4 жыл бұрын
@@devsite8020 We barely use English words in Québec, most likely lower social classes, but there are some things we use yes "ratchet", "check", but just consider half of English vocabulary comes from French itself and Latin. Also, in France they say "shopping" and "smartphone" while here we say "magasiner" and "téléphone intelligent" or "téléphone cellulaire". It is French, it is written the same way and we are easily mutually intelligible, the difference is in the accent, the regional slang words, and how we contract syllables, which makes it sound different. But written, exactly the same thing, and if someone doesn't understand, I can easily make myself understood by eliminating all that. The expression "Speaking like the king" simply means we mostly pronunce the syllables like they did in 1700, which is mostly true, and at that time the accent was the same afterall, we just evolved differently when we were cut off from France in 1760, and it has very little to do with English, we are just "more traditional."
@squeezer59rb
4 жыл бұрын
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
@A.dive.into.myown.psyche
2 жыл бұрын
He’s so adorable omfg I love old people
@Touchii
5 жыл бұрын
Old French mixed with old English
@damonhinson4005
Жыл бұрын
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.
@firestar3963
5 жыл бұрын
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!
@rickybroussard5350
6 жыл бұрын
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
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