to have a party
Verb PhraseLouisiana Creole:fé fèt
Preserving Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole
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The free online Louisiana Creole dictionary — thousands of English↔Kréyòl Louisianais translations, native-speaker audio, and video lessons for a living language rooted in French, African, and Native American traditions.
8,207Words
93Audio PronunciationsFluency by vocabulary size
- 500–1,000basic survival (order food, simple convos)
- 2,000–3,000solid everyday conversation
- 4,000–6,000comfortable, fluent in most situations
- 8,000+near-native, nuanced expression
1,440With Examples
136VideosRecently Added
The latest entries in our dictionary
New Year
NounLouisiana Creole:Nouvel An
to throw
VerbLouisiana Creole:garoshé, garòsh
Holy Saturday
NounLouisiana Creole:Sanmdi Sin
to season
VerbLouisiana Creole:sézonné, sézonn
to smoke
VerbLouisiana Creole:boukònné, boukònn
About Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole (Kréyòl Louisianais) is a French-based creole language with roots in African, Native American, and European traditions. Once spoken widely across Louisiana, it is now considered endangered but is being actively preserved by dedicated communities and scholars.
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