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wortwoot t1_iveqhy4 wrote

Gotcha. Similar situation in Quebec prior to the 1960’s, no one wrote the language as it was actually spoken (vocabulary/grammar). I’d imagine that while Cajun speakers can understand French speakers the reverse is not true if ppl go full dialect on them?

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UnholyWardenG t1_ivm2ftr wrote

I was struggling with it. From what I've learned, it's is a mixture of standard French, and ...something?I have an atrocious American accent with French. But I've always found Cajun very interesting.

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