Beauce

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There is a form of French that originated from the Beauce region called Joual. Joual is spoken throughout Quebec and in francophone families in the Northeastern US, but it is most common in Beauce. For most people who speak French, especially if you learned Parisian French rather than Quebecois, it is particularly hard to understand. Not only is there a difference in pronunciation, but there are completely different words. For example, "tanante"=pas gentil, not nice; "aras"=aura, he/she/one will have; "entuka"=en tout cas, in any case.