LOU ISO 639-3
Louisiana Creole
Kouri-Vini Autonym
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- lou
- Alternate Names
- Creole, Kréyol, Louisiana Creole French, Louisiana French Creole, créole louisianais, kréyol la lwizyàn
- Autonym
- Kouri-Vini
- Population
- 4,800 (Mayeux 2019). Ethnic population: 4,000,000 (1997 M. Melançon).
- Location:
- California: Sacramento; Louisiana: Iberia, Lafayette, Lafourche, Natchitoches, Pointe-Coupée, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and St. Tammany parishes; Texas: east.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund).
- Classification
- Creole, French based
- Dialects
- Bayou Teche Creole (Kourí-viní), Pointe Coupée Creole (Gombó). Different from standard French [fra], Cajun French [frc] (also spoken in Louisiana), Haitian Creole [hat], and other creoles of the Caribbean.
- Language Use
- Those over 60 prefer Creole, and those under 30 prefer English [eng]. Older adults only. Many shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Ongoing revitalization through online programs and resources producing a handful of competent L2 speakers (2021 N. Wendte).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Louisiana Creole
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], used since 2016.
Also Spoken in
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Location: California: Sacramento; Louisiana: Iberia, Lafayette, Lafourche, Natchitoches, Pointe-Coupée, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and St. Tammany parishes; Texas: east.
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