Casson French

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.

Grammar

Contractions

In Casson French contractions, such as de → d', le/la → l', are obligatory in the following circumstances:

• Before a vowel, e.g. l'arbre "the tree"
• Before a sonorant or fricative, e.g. l'château "the palace"

In addition, the combined preposition and article du contracts to d' as above, unlike in Standard French.

There is also a contraction for the indefinite articles un and une to n' which is only used before vowels, such as in n'oiseau "a bird".

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"