Acadians, also known as Cajun Acadian or Acadian Creole, are a people group mainly living in the state of Louisiana in the United States and are dispersed in several Canada provinces. They are predominantly descendants of Acadian exiles, French-speakers from Acadia.

In Canada, larger numbers of Acadians reside in New Brunswick and Quebec along with smaller numbers in Ontario. In the United States, many Acadians migrated to present day Louisiana state, where they developed what is known as Cajun culture. Not all Acadians in Louisiana descend solely from Acadians who settled in south Louisiana during the 18th century, as many have intermarried with other groups.

Acadians speak a dialect of French called Acadian French. Many of those in New Brunswick speak Chiac and English. The Louisiana Cajun descendants speak a dialect of American English called Cajun English, with several also speaking Cajun French, a close relative of the original dialect from Canada influenced by Spanish and West African languages.

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