 Unlike the language of France in the 17th and 18th centuries, French in New France was fairly well unified.It also began to borrow words and gather importations (see loan word), especially place names such as "", "Canada" and "Hochelaga", and words to describe the flora and fauna such as (cranberry) and (largemouth bass), from First Nations languages.The importance of the rivers and ocean as the main routes of transportation also left its imprint on Quebec French.