Louisianese

comparative more Louisianese · superlative most Louisianese

1. obsoleteOf or pertaining to Louisiana or its people; Louisianian.

1. obsoleteA native or inhabitant of Louisiana; a Louisianian.

   I boaſt of being married to a Louiſianeſe, whoſe father and uncle were among theſe honourable ſufferers.

   1798, Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry, A Topographical and Political Description of the Spanish Part of Saint-Domingo, page 234

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   As we approached the cathedral, a dark-hued and finely moulded quadroon, with only a flowing veil upon her head, glided majestically past us. The elegant olive-browned Louisianese—the rosy-cheeked maiden from La belle riviere—the Parisian gentilhomme—a dignified, light-mustached palsgrave, and a portly sea-captain—the haughty Englishman and prouder southerner—a blanketed Choctaw, and a negro in uniform—slaves and freed-men of every shade, elbowed each other very familiarly as they traversed in various directions the crowded sidewalks.

   1835, Joseph Holt Ingraham, The South-west, volume 1, page 210

   That bargain, Necessitated By the postture of My Affairs, Has been much Approved By my American friends and Every Louisianese I Could Consult.

   1984, The Papers of James Madison: 5 November 1811 – 9 July 1812, page 564

1. rareLouisiana Creole.

   While some of these creoles, such as Louisianese, have now very nearly disappeared, others, such as Haïtian, which are spoken by important numbers of people, might perhaps lead the scholar to the hasty conclusion of their great vitality.

   2001, Leçons d’Afrique : filiations, ruptures et reconstitution de langues, page 305