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The Evolution of Louisiana Creole Language
The song La Prière discusses the importance of preserving culture. The history of Louisiana Creole language dates back to the arrival of French in New Orleans and the introduction of slave ships in 1718. The language is a melding of European colonizers and African slaves, especially in Louisiana where the cash crop, sugar cane, required extensive communication between masters and slaves. Louisiana Creole shares vocabulary and grammar with French but has distinct pronunciation and is not easily understandable to the average French speaker.
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