Akita dialect | |
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秋田弁 | |
![]() Akita dialect area. | |
Native to | Japan |
Region | Akita |
Japonic
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Dialects |
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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]
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 |
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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 |