French idiom

Since he possessed a thorough knowledge of the Provençal language, with its proverbs and its various dialects, he was a powerful help in a region where many people, especially in the mountainous areas, do not know the French idiom well.
Connaissant à fond la langue provençale, avec ses aphorismes et ses dialectes divers, il fut d'un puissant secours dans une contrée où beaucoup, surtout dans les montagnes, sont peu familiarisés avec l'idiome français.
Since he possessed a thorough knowledge of the Provençal language, with its proverbs and its various dialects, he was a powerful help in a region where many people, especially in the mountainous areas, do not know the French idiom well.
Connaissant à fond la langue provençale, avec ses aphorismes et ses dialectes divers, il fut d’un puissant secours dans une contrée où beaucoup, surtout dans les montagnes, sont peu familiarisés avec l’idiome français.
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