: It is part of a larger effort by Casterman to publish Tintin in various regional French dialects, including Picard ("Les Pinderleots de l'castafiore") and Brussels regional dialect. AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more
Hergé’s use of names is central to his satire. The translation of Les Bijoux into Bourguignon requires a careful approach to onomastics (the study of names). While Tintin and Castafiore remain proper nouns, the humor of Captain Haddock relies heavily on his lexicon of insults.