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Louisiana Creole French

NameLouisiana Creole
NativenameKréyol La Lwizyàn
StatesLouisiana, particularly St. Martin Parish, Natchitoches Parish, St. Landry Parish, Jefferson Parish and Lafayette Parish, Illinois and a small community in East Texas. Significant community in California; chiefly in Northern California
Speakers~70,000 (as of 1985)
FamilycolorCreole
Fam1Creole language
Fam2French Creole
Fam3Antillean Creoles
Iso3lou|lingua=51-AAC-ca

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Louisiana Creole (Kréyol La Lwizyàn) is a French Creole language spoken by the Louisiana Creole people of the state of Louisiana. The language consists of elements of French, Spanish, African, and Native American roots.


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