The Louisiana Creole language, casually spoken | Taalib speaking Kouri-Vini | Wikitongues

Louisiana Creole, also called Kouri-Vini, is spoken by as many as 10,000 people, primarily in the U.S. state of Louisiana. A French Creole language, it is closely related to Haitian and Antillean Creole.

More from Wikipedia: "Louisiana Creole or Kouri-Vini is a French-based creole language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people, mostly in the state of Louisiana. It is spoken today by people who racially identify as white, black, mixed, and Native American, as well as Cajun, Louisiana Creole, and African American, and should not be confused with its sister language, Louisiana French, which is a dialect of the French language. Due to the rapidly shrinking number of speakers, Louisiana Creole is considered an endangered language."

[caseygreyson]

I wish they would teach this in Louisiana schools. Such an important part of keeping the culture alive.

[sidh]

My family and I all speak Louisiana Creole. I hope I can continue to pass it down to my children and so on. Thanks for posting this and keeping this amazing language alive .

[judahsutherland]

I speak French relatively comfortably and I think I could understand the general idea of most of what was said. Super cool!

[deku_]

I speak french. I think it would be good to summarize for those who cannot speak this language or similar languages. he spoke the language because his parents wanted to make sure their language would not die. he works with different organizations in France and Canada to preserve the french and creole in louisiana. he also mentions working with the organizations in louisiane to save the languages of the state.
Please feel free to correct if I missed something.

[ahahhshahahajajsj]

Louisiana Creole is a mixture between french, african (mandinka, soninke, bambara i.e mande languages & wolof) (that’s the people we come from which is why Senegal and Mali are in our flag) and some spanish & Native American languages.

[FUSIONJAZZMAN]

Amazingly beautiful language that I encourage everyone especially in the US and Louisiana to learn about.

[cileft]

oooh i didn't understand anything but it's nice to see a young person speaking an endangered language

[kelleytatewashington]

This is great! I married into a creole family and I’m trying to encourage my husband and sons to learn. Keep posting dialogue and lessons! Appreciated ❤

[xrkid]

I learned kouri vini ( Louisiana Creole) last year still learning to save my culture!

[thegoon]

I speak Seychelles Creole and I understood most of it!

[antoinesantiago]

I love the way how Kouri-Vini sounds! So sweet. Very similar to accents from France in my opinion (in comparison with north American french accents). And sometimes I hear an accent similar to the ones from the French Antilles.
As a native french speaker from France I can understand about 95% of what he’s saying and I love that! 😊

[albertconstantine]

Beautiful example of the language. Thank you.

[andrejohnson]

Wow ❤ this is what makes the internet amazing. As a native French speaker from Québec with some familiarity with Haitian Creole I understand 99% of what you are saying. Absolutely fascinating!

[MrMoiisme]

Extrêmement belle langue, et ton accent est très distingué et compréhensible quand tu parles français

[krishnacamiah]

I am from Mauritius, I speak Créole Morisien and I understood everything 😍 vive nu créolité

[floodwater]

Happy to hear this spoken! Recently started learning more Louisiana french in order to preserve our rich Louisiana culture!

[patrickandries]

Très compréhensible quand on connaît le français.

[amysommerfield]

I feel like Wikitongues seems to always get the most good looking speakers. It's a nice bonus.

[saintseer]

Mo té ap èndjòy vidyo-çila bon djòb Taalib. I’m LC too and I feel all of us, millennials and younger (heck even Gen X if they’re so moved to learn too), have to take it upon ourselves to revive our language. We can really do it if we stress the importance of cultural retention.

[CreolePolyglot]

If yall wanna learn, we do a class on Discord!
(link in description of my vids or on the linktree)