Akita dialect
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NativetoJapan
RegionAkita
Japonic
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Japanese
- Eastern Japanese
- Tōhoku
- Northern
- Akita dialect
- Northern
- Tōhoku
- Eastern Japanese
Dialects
- Northern
- Central
- Southern
| Akita dialect | |
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| 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 |
The Akita dialect (秋田弁, Akita-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.[1]
Sub-divisions
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.
- 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.