Akita dialect
Dialect
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The Akita dialect (秋田弁, Akita-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.[1]
Classification
The dialect is a member of the Kita-Ōu dialect group within the Tōhoku dialect of Eastern Japanese. Other dialects in the group include dialects spoken in Aomori, north-central Iwate, coastal Yamagata and the Agakita region in Niigata Prefecture.
Sub-divisions
- Hokubu (northern): Spoken across Kazuno, Kita-Akita and Yamamoto.
- Chūōbu (central): Spoken in Minami-Akita and Kawabe.
- Nambu (southern): Spoken across Senboku, Hiraka, Ogachi and Yuri.
Examples
| 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 |