Louisianese

English Etymology From en fr louisianais. en Louisiana -ese. Adjective en obsolete Of or pertaining to Louisiana or its people; Louisianian. Noun * en obsolete A native or inhabitant of Louisiana; a Louisianian. en 1798 Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry A Topographical and Political Description of the Spanish Part of Saint-Domingo 234 https://books.google.com/books?id=naZCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA234 I boaſt of being married to a Louiſianeſe, whoſe father and uncle were among theſe honourable ſufferers. en 1835 Joseph Holt Ingraham (writer) Joseph Holt Ingraham The South-west 1 210 https://books.google.com/books?id=T5ZKAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA210 As we approached the cathedral, a dark-hued and finely moulded quadroon, with only a flowing veil upon her head, glided majestically past us. The elegant olive-browned Louisianese—the rosy-cheeked maiden from La belle riviere—the Parisian gentilhomme—a dignified, light-mustached palsgrave, and a portly sea-captain—the haughty Englishman and prouder southerner—a blanketed Choctaw, and a negro in uniform—slaves and freed-men of every shade, elbowed each other very familiarly as they traversed in various directions the crowded sidewalks. en 1984 The Papers of James Madison: 5 November 1811 – 9 July 1812 564 https://books.google.com/books?id=4adnhVFMjKMC That bargain, Necessitated By the postture of My Affairs, Has been much Approved By my American friends and Every Louisianese I Could Consult. Proper noun en rare Louisiana Creole. en 2001 Leçons d’Afrique : filiations, ruptures et reconstitution de langues 305 https://books.google.com/books?id=GwYjAQAAMAAJ While some of these creoles, such as Louisianese, have now very nearly disappeared, others, such as Haïtian, which are spoken by important numbers of people, might perhaps lead the scholar to the hasty conclusion of their great vitality. en Languages