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Another official visited the coast of Saintonge in the mid-sixteenth century and was amazed to find an “incredible number of people” living in the marshes.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The people of coastal Saintonge flourished in many maritime trades.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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In 1568 Protestants controlled much of Saintonge and a Huguenot garrison occupied Brouage.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The word for mouth, bouche in standard French, is goule in the parlanjhe of Saintonge.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Peace and prosperity returned to Brouage, as to many towns in Saintonge and throughout France.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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He thought of Champlain as “one of the most illustrious sons of Saintonge” and a leading model of “colonisation humaine.”
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The people of Saintonge faced their challenges and overcame them without much help from others.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The latitude of Sainte-Croix Island was about the same as Saintonge, and the French expected that the winter would be similar as well.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Some of these words appear in metropolitan French, but a person of Saintonge who speaks the parlanjhe of the region is uniquely called a goulebenèze, literally, a happy mouth.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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These speechways of Saintonge were shaped by its heritage and its linguistic location, between the dialect-regions of northern and southern France.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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