Acadiana

English thumb|right|The parishes of Acadiana (in dark green) highlighted on a map of Louisiana. thumb|right|The Flag of Acadiana flag of Acadiana. Etymology Coined independently on a few occasions between the 1940s and 60s, notably by KATC (TV) KATC by adding an a to the end of Acadian. en Acadia -ana. Pronunciation en /əˌkeɪdiˈænə/ Proper noun An official region of the U.S. state of Louisiana comprised of 22 parishes (equivalent to counties in other U.S. states), which is the historical heartland of the state's francophone population; notably inhabited by Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles. en Cajun Country Descendants fr Acadiana Acadiane 1 Translations official region French: fr Acadiane f, fr Acadiana m Louisiana See also Parishes comprising the region: en Acadia Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Calcasieu Parish Cameron Parish Evangeline Parish Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Jefferson Davis Parish Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Pointe Coupee Parish St. Charles Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish Terrebonne Parish Vermilion Parish West Baton Rouge Parish French Acadiane (Louisiane) fr Etymology Presumably fr en Acadiana 1. See there for more. Pronunciation fr [a.ka.djɑ̃.na] [a.ka.dʒjɑ̃.na] Louisiana Proper noun m fr Louisiana en Acadiana an official region of southern Louisiana fr Acadiane<g:f> fr Albert Valdman, et al. 2010 Dictionary of Louisiana French as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities 268 On l’appelle le Sud de la Louisiane ou Acadiana, mais c’est pas exact. We call it southern Louisiana or Acadiana, but that’s not quite right. Further reading