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== Lexis ==
== Lexis ==


While the majority of Casson French's lexis is shared with other varieties of French, there are some unique lexical items to the dialect.
While the majority of Casson French's lexis is shared with other varieties of French, there are some unique lexical items, many of which are influenced by or borrowed from Polish.


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Casson French is the variety of the French language spoken in Cassony and Simbois. It is largely based on the Parisian French of the Old World, though with a tendency towards contractions that are not present in Standard French and a large influence in vocabulary from Polish.

Lexis

While the majority of Casson French's lexis is shared with other varieties of French, there are some unique lexical items, many of which are influenced by or borrowed from Polish.

Casson French Standard French English gloss Notes
souhonnèche soleil sun from Polish słonecz(ny) "of the sun"