The is a Japanese dialect spoken in western Aomori Prefecture.
The Tsugaru dialect is reputed to be so divergent from standard Japanese for those who are not native speakers, that even people living in the same prefecture may have trouble understanding it.The ResearchGate mirror () contains metadata about the presentation. In 1988, fans of the Tsugaru dialect proclaimed October 23 to be . October 23 is the anniversary of the death of Takagi Kyozo, a famous poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect.
In Tsuruta, there is an annual summer in which teams of foreigners create short skits or performances, usually humorous, using the dialect. In June 2009, a short segment featuring the competition was broadcast nationally on NHK.
Examples The words are sometimes very different from those of standard Japanese.
English Standard Japanese Tsugaru dialect I 私 (わたし, watashi) わ (wa) you あなた (anata) な (na) cute かわいい (kawaii) めごい (megoi) friend 友達 (ともだち, tomodachi) けやぐ (keyagu) countryside 田舎 (いなか, inaka) じゃご (jyago) but けれど (keredo) だばって (dabatte) same 同じ (おなじ, onaji) ふとず (futozu) very とても (totemo) たげ／がっぱ (tage/gappa) cold 冷たい (つめたい, tsumetai) しゃっこい (shakkoi) warm 暖かい (あたたかい, atatakai) ぬげ (nuge) noisy うるさい (urusai) さしね (sashine) irritating イライラする (ira-irasuru) かちゃくちゃね (kacha-kuchane) money （お）金 (（お）かね, (o-)kane) じぇんこ (jenko) forehead ひたい (hitai), （お）でこ ((o-)deko) なずぎ (nazugi) home 家 (いえ, ie) え (e) cooked rice/meal ごはん (gohan) まま (mama) to freeze (transitive verb) 凍らせる (こおらせる, kooraseru) しみらがす (shimiragasu) to freeze (intransitive verb) 凍る (こおる, kooru) しみる (shimiru) to eat (verb) 食べる (たべる, taberu), 食う (くう, kuu) (colloquial) く (ku)
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References
External links Tsugaru-ben dictionary Suzumeko (Aozora Bunko) - a Tsugaru-ben short novel by Osamu Dazai Tsugaru dialect Wikipedia on the Incubator Plus 2.0