Akita dialect

The is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.

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

See also Matagi dialect

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