Cajun Word of the Day

Fuck, we can forget Cajuns entirely, the fuck you guys think Cane River Creole are. Because again hi we’re here. We’re not nola, We are Creoles, we are proud of it. Creole is not a Nola specific identity, there is a specific type of Nola Creole, but that is not the same as Louisiana Creole or the same as other sub groups. It’s easier to think of Louisiana Creole, as a broad spanning ethnicity that describes many other sub groups.

I swear to God if I see this again, I’m going to explode. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Faire is a verb that is usually translated into English as "to do/to make," but it covers way more actions than that, which is very confusing for new speakers. because (I have realized) that's not really what faire means.

Faire is actually a word that just gestures vaguely in the direction of the object of the sentence and goes "you know." "Je fais du velo." "Je fais du courses." "Je fais mes valises." I'm biking. I go grocery shopping. I'm packing my bags. You're just sort of pointing at a bike and going "you know, the obvious thing you'd do with it."

English: "You mean RIDE it??"

French: "Sure whatever."

Lagniappe (LAHN-yahp)

Extra. Bonus.

Example: The extra doughnut in a baker’s dozen.

I had teachers when I was growing up who would title the bonus question on tests as ‘lagniappe’.

Lagniappe is the Cajun reception of the Spanish phrase “la yapa” or “la ñapa”, of which “yapa” is a loanword from the Kichwa “yapa”, which means sum, increase or repetition.

Yet, the specific usage the Spanish heard from the Kichwa remained almost intact: this extra addition a merchant gives to their client after completing a sale.