The Akita dialect (秋田弁, Akita-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.[1]

Akita dialect
秋田弁
Akita dialect area.
Native toJapan
RegionAkita
Dialects
  • Northern
  • Central
  • Southern
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologakit1240
IETFja-u-sd-jp05

Classification

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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

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Examples

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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

References

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  1. ^ Sakuraba, Ataru (19 July 2017). "秋田弁講座". Retrieved 19 July 2017.