Cadien

cadien ca̱ điên French Alternative forms fr Cadjin Etymology See fr cadien. Pronunciation fr /kadjɛ̃/ /kadʒɛ̃/ Louisiana fr ɛ̃ 2 fr cadien cadiens Cadiens cadjin Cadjin cadjins Cadjins Noun m + thumb|right|Dewey Balfa, un Cadien célèbre. — Dewey Balfa, a famous Cajun (sense 1). (male) Cajun a member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, living primarily in southern Louisiana fr Valdman, et al. 2010 Dictionary of Louisiana French as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities 98 Moi, je peux pas dire que j’étais élevé un Cadien pauvre à la crève de faim. Me, I can’t say that I grew up as a poor Cajun on the verge of starvation. fr Louisiana person of any origin (generally, but not necessarily, White) who speaks Cajun French (i.e. Louisiana French) fr Louisiana dated pejorative lower class or illiterate francophone of Louisiana Derived terms fr Cadien ventre jaune lazy Cajun Further reading