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Akita dialect 
Summary
The Akita dialect (秋田弁, Akita-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.[1]
| Akita dialect | |
|---|---|
| 秋田弁 | |
 Akita dialect area. | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Akita |
Japonic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | akit1240 |
| IETF | ja-u-sd-jp05 |
Classification edit
The dialect is a member of the Kita-Ōu dialect within the Tōhoku dialect of Eastern Japanese. It shares this grouping with dialects spoken in Aomori, north-central Iwate, coastal Yamagata and the Agakita region in Niigata Prefecture.
Sub-divisions edit
- Hokubu (northern): Spoken across Kizuno, Kita-Akita and Yamamoto.
- Chūōbu (central): Spoken in Minami-Akita and Kawabe.
- Nambu (southern): Spoken across Senboku, Hiraka, Ogachi and Yuri.
Examples edit
| English | Standard Japanese | Akita dialect |
|---|---|---|
| I | watashi | oi |
| you | anata | ada, nga(impolite) |
| cute | kawaii | menke |
| countryside | inaka | jengo |
| warm | atatakai | nugi |
| money | (o-)kane | jenko, jen |
| forehead | hitai, (o-)deko | nazugi |
| cooked rice/meal | gohan | mama |
| penis | (o-)chinchin | gamo |
| liar | usotsuki | bashikogi |
| child | kodomo | warashi |
| use force | boryoku wo furuu | arageru |
| grow (plant) | sodatsu | ogaru |
| join | sanka suru | kadaru |
| go bankrupt | hasan suru | kamadokyasu |
| steal | nusumu | gameru |
| get angry | okoru | goshagu |
References edit
- ^ Sakuraba, Ataru (19 July 2017). "秋田弁講座". Retrieved 19 July 2017.