Cajun English is the dialect of English spoken mainly in Southern Louisiana. It is derived from Louisiana French. You may not know this, but singer Beyoncé is of Cajun Creole heritage. If they call you Cher, pronounced "sha", they are telling you "sweet" or "dear". Although Cajun English has its roots in French and includes French-influenced pronunciations, many speakers are not fluent in that language.

Cajun English has its roots in the descendants of Acadians living in Nova Scotia, Canada, who in 1755 migrated to French-owned Louisiana and used to speak French. In the 1930s, despite English being the official language in Louisiana and the only language taught in schools, the Cajuns continued to use French inside their homes. Cajun English originated as a fusion of the native French and the incomplete English that the Cajun children were taught.

The Cajuns, also known as Louisiana Acadians, are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana. Nowadays, Cajun is used as a broad cultural term without necessarily meaning a descent from the deported Acadians. There are over 1.2 million Cajuns who speak Cajun English.

Wondering what a Cajun Creole voice over will sound like? Cajun English is very similar to American English, with a pinch of French words. Unlike other Southern drawls, Cajun English seems fast and lively. You will find Cajuns often gesturing with hands while talking and cutting out pieces of words. One of the most noticeable characteristics of a Cajun accent is replacing the "th" English sound with a "d" or "t" sound.

Unlike most American accents, Cajun English is non-rhotic, like the British. This means Cajun speakers don't pronounce the "r" after vowel sounds. You can also recognize Cajun English because of the nasal vowels and the removal of any word's final consonant, features also found in French. As a consequence of cutting out a word's final consonant, they also drop the third person singular (-s). In a Cajun Creole voice over "she likes food" would sound similar to "she like fu".