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Conversational Cajun French I (French and English Edition)

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Excellent for those with some knowledge of Cajun already as well as those who want to learn. Very easy to follow. Suggest the audio to go with the book

Je suis Cadien. I have been learning Cajun French since the age of 4, I am now 50. I have many books, the definitive Cajun books are by Monsignor Daigle, a priest in my wife's hometown of Welsh, LA. However, this is a nice addition.

This book might pass as fiction (if you are willing to suspend all belief). I was born, raised, left and came back to South Louisiana. Creole is half black and half Spanish. Cajuns do not refer to themselves as Creoles, and the Cajuns I know are mostly well off. Puplic Schools, the oil industry, and television have not destroyed us. In my hometown, the morning and evening news (on radio and television) is still broadcasted in Cajun French. The research for this book left a lot to be desired. If you want to know about Cajuns, don't believe what you read in this book. The pronuncations are the only factual parts of the book. I found this book in the file cabinet in a high school library. I only kept reading it out of utter disbelief of the written words. This book gets one star because zero stars wasn't an option.