Rediscovered 1935 recordings reveal earliest known spoken audio of endangered Louisiana Creole
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- The earliest spoken-word recordings of Louisiana Creole, a uniquely American language at risk of extinction, have been uncovered and analyzed for the first time, shedding light on a tongue that defined the docks and saloons of New Orleans for well over a century.