Louisianais (French) | |
|---|---|
 The flag of French Louisiana | |
| Total population | |
| Indeterminable | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, Texas[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Louisiana French Louisiana Creole Cajun English Missouri French Franglais | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cajuns, Louisiana Creoles, Alabama Creoles, French Americans, French-Canadian Americans, Haitians, Latin Americans |
The French Louisianians (French: Louisianais), also known as Louisiana French,[2][3] are Latin French people native to the states that were established out of French Louisiana. They are commonly referred to as French Creoles (French: Créoles).[4][5] Today, the most famous Louisiana French groups are the Alabama Creoles (including Alabama Cajans), Louisiana Creoles (including Louisiana Cajuns), and the Missouri French (Illinois Country Creoles).
- ^ "Louisiana French", Ethnologue.com Website. Retrieved February 3, 2009
- ^ Southwestern Journal of Education, Volume 9. United States of America: Wheeler & Osborn. 1891. p. 11.
- ^ Jackie Sheckler Finch, Gay N. Martin (2015). Louisiana Off the Beaten Path, A Guide to Unique Places. p. 69.
- ^ "Médiathèque Caraïbe (Lameca) - the creole people of New Orleans - 1. The Term "Creole" in Louisiana : An Introduction (By Kathe Managan)". Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2022., lameca.org. Retrieved December 5, 2013
- ^ Bernard, Shane K, "Creoles" Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, "KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana". Retrieved October 19, 2011