In Occitan, vergonha (Occitan pronunciation: [beɾˈɣuɲo̞, veʀˈɡuɲo̞], meaning "shame") refers to the effects of various policies of the government of France on its minorities whose native language was deemed a patois, a Romance language spoken in the country other than Standard French, such as Occitan or the langues d'oïl.[1]