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Dialects of the Japanese language
Japonic family and are completely distinct languages from Japanese. They are not Japanese dialects, although they are often erroneously referred to as such
Japanese_dialects
Japonic language
Mitsune dialects (Downhill dialects) Nakanogō & Kashitate dialects (Uphill dialects) Sueyoshi dialect Aogashima dialect Central Old Japanese (including
Hachijō_language
Japanese dialect
group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, Kansai-ben is the common name and it is called Kinki dialect (近畿方言
Kansai_dialect
Group of Japanese dialects spoken in Tōhoku, Japan
The Tōhoku dialect (東北方言, Tōhoku hōgen), commonly called Tōhoku-ben (東北弁), is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in the Tōhoku region, the northeastern
Tōhoku_dialect
Language family of Japan
Eastern Japanese, including most dialects from Nagoya east, including the modern standard Tokyo dialect. Western Japanese, including most dialects west of
Japonic_languages
Japanese dialects of the Kantō region
The Kantō dialects include the Tokyo dialect which is the basis of modern standard Japanese. Along with the Tōhoku dialect, Kantō dialects have been characterized
Kantō_dialects
Japanese dialect
Kagomma-ben, Kago'ma-ben, Kagoima-ben), is a group of dialects or dialect continuum of the Japanese language spoken mainly within the area of the former
Kagoshima_dialect
Japonic language
reconstruction from Old Japanese, or comparison with the Ryukyuan languages and Japanese dialects. The Chinese writing system was imported to Japan from Baekje around
Japanese_language
Reconstructed ancestor of the Japonic languages
Old Japanese and by applying the comparative method to Old Japanese (both the central variety of the Nara area and Eastern Old Japanese dialects) and
Proto-Japonic_language
Variety of Old Japanese
periods: The dialects of Eastern Old Japanese were replaced by the Kyoto dialect of Early Middle Japanese, the descendant of Western Old Japanese during the
Eastern_Old_Japanese
Japanese dialects spoken in Hokkaido
various Japanese dialects in Hokkaido. The relationship of Hokkaidō dialect to the rest of Japanese—and whether there even is a coherent Hokkaidō dialect—are
Hokkaido_dialects
Japanese language feature
Japanese pitch accent is an important part of the prosody of Japanese, which involves making a certain melody with a series of "high" and "low" pitches
Japanese_pitch_accent
Japanese dialect group in central San'in
The Umpaku dialect (雲伯方言, Unpaku hōgen) is a group of Japanese dialects spoken in central San'in. The name Unpaku (雲伯) is constructed by extracting a representative
Umpaku_dialect
Branch of the Japonic languages
divergence from modern Japanese. Robbeets (2020) treats the Fukuoka and Kagoshima dialects as independent languages. Dialects are indicated in italics
Insular_Japonic_languages
Group of Japanese dialects spoken in Chūbu, Japan
Tōkai–Tōsan dialect (東海東山方言 Tōkai–Tōsan hōgen) is a group of the transitional Japanese dialects spoken in the southern and eastern Chūbu region. The dialects spoken
Tōkai–Tōsan_dialects
Group of Japanese dialects spoken in Shikoku, Japan
The Shikoku dialects (四国方言, Shikoku hōgen) are a group of the Japanese dialects spoken on Shikoku. The Shikoku dialects are: Awa dialect (Tokushima Prefecture
Shikoku_dialect
Japanese dialect
"zu" are confused in Sado, Toyama, Noto dialects. "i" and "e" are also confused in Toyama and Noto dialects. In Hokuriku region, various pitch accents
Hokuriku_dialects
widely-spoken language in Japan is Japanese, which is separated into several dialects, of which the Tokyo dialect considered to be Standard Japanese. In addition to
Languages_of_Japan
Japanese dialects of eastern Kyushu, Japan
The Hōnichi dialect or Hōjitsu dialect (豊日方言, Hōnichi hōgen or Hōjitsu hōgen) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in eastern Kyushu. It is closer
Hōnichi_dialects
Oldest attested stage of the Japanese language
Old Japanese (上代日本語, Jōdai Nihon-go) is the oldest attested stage of the Japanese language, recorded in documents from the Nara period (8th century).
Old_Japanese
Regional Japanese dialect
The Nanbu (or Nambu) dialect (Japanese: 南部弁, Nanbu-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in an area corresponding to the former domains of Morioka and Hachinohe
Nanbu_dialect
Japanese dialect of Gunma
The Gunma dialect (Japanese: 群馬弁, Hepburn: Gunma-ben; also called jōshū-ben (上州弁) in Japanese) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Gunma Prefecture. Along
Gunma_dialect
Subfamily of the Japonic languages
within Japan as dialects of Japanese. Since the beginning of World War II, most mainland Japanese have regarded the Ryukyuan languages as a dialect or group
Ryukyuan_languages
Japanese dialect
The Iyo dialect (伊予弁, Iyo-ben) of Japanese is spoken by people from Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The name is a remnant of the Ehime area's historical name
Iyo_dialect
Group of Japanese dialects spoken in Chūgoku, Japan
The Chūgoku dialect (中国方言, Chūgoku hōgen) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in most of the Chūgoku region and in the northwestern Kansai region
Chūgoku_dialects
Japanese Shikoku dialect
Tosa dialect (Japanese: 土佐弁 tosa-ben) is a dialect of Japanese spoken across most of Kochi Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku. Shikoku dialects are divided
Tosa_dialect
Japanese dialect of Fukuoka
Hakata dialect is similar to other Hichiku dialects such as Saga dialect, Nagasaki dialect, and Kumamoto dialect. For example, Hakata dialect uses to
Hakata_dialect
Grammatical aspect of the Japanese Kagoshima dialects
Kagoshima dialects of Japanese have many features in common with those of other dialects spoken in Kyūshū, with some being unique to the Kagoshima dialects. Like
Particles of the Kagoshima dialects
Particles_of_the_Kagoshima_dialects
English and Japanese-based creole dialects of the Bonin Islands
Starting in the 1860s, thousands of Japanese speakers settled the islands, bringing various Japanese dialects along with them. During this time, the
Bonin_English
Regional variant of the Japanese language
towards Japanese. Many Ryukyuan-influenced Japanese dialects emerged from the post-war generations who learned Ryukyuan as a first language and Japanese as
Okinawan_Japanese
Japanese dialect of Kanagawa
The Kanagawa dialect (Japanese: 神奈川方言 kanagawa-ken hōgen) is the term used to describe the Japanese dialects spoken in Kanagawa Prefecture. As there is
Kanagawa_dialect
Dialect
Kita-Ōu dialect group within the Tōhoku dialect of Eastern Japanese. Other dialects in the group include dialects spoken in Aomori, north-central Iwate
Akita_dialect
Japanese dialects of the Izu Islands, Japan
The Northern Izu Islands dialects (Japanese: 北部伊豆諸島方言 hokubu izu shoto hogen) is a dialect group of Japanese spoken on the northernmost collection of
Northern Izu Archipelago dialects
Northern_Izu_Archipelago_dialects
Japanese dialects of western Kyūshū, Japan
The Hichiku dialect Hichiku hōgen (肥筑方言) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in western Kyushu. The name Hichiku (肥筑) is constructed by extracting
Hichiku_dialect
Japanese dialect of Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Kesen dialect (気仙方言, Kesen hōgen) or Kesen (ケセン語, Kesengo; Kesengo) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Kesen County, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Kesen has been
Kesen_dialect
Northern Ryukyuan language
should be regarded as dialects of Japanese or as independent languages. Mutual intelligibility between Okinawan and Standard Japanese is often difficult
Okinawan_language
Japanese dialect
similarities with Tōhoku dialects have created debate over this status. Support for a Kantō dialect classification has come from Japanese language experts such
Ibaraki_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
Japanese accent may refer to: Japanese dialects, regional variants of Japanese pronunciation Japanese pitch accent, or high and low pronunciations to
Japanese_accent
Japanese dialect
nearby dialects, such as the Nagoya and Mikawa dialects in neighboring Aichi Prefecture. However, it also shares features with the Kansai dialect. Up until
Mino_dialect
Japanese dialect of Kumamoto
similarities with other nearby dialects in Kyushu. The I adjective in Standard Japanese becomes "か" (ka) in Kumamoto dialect: うまい (umai, "tasty") > うまか (umaka)
Kumamoto_dialect
Japanese dialect of the Inaba region
group of dialects, spoken across southwestern Japan. It is specifically an East San'in dialect, related to the Kurayoshi, Tango and Tajima dialects. In the
Inshū_dialect
Japanese dialect spoken in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya dialect (名古屋弁, Nagoya-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. In a wide sense, Nagoya dialect means the dialect in the western
Nagoya_dialect
Four kana in Japanese that are pronounced the same in some regions
the Japanese writing system. They historically represented four distinct voiced morae (syllables) in the Japanese language. However, most dialects, such
Yotsugana
Japanese dialect spoken in Western Aomori Prefecture
The Tsugaru dialect (津軽弁, Tsugaru-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in western Aomori Prefecture. The Tsugaru dialect is reputed to be so divergent from
Tsugaru_dialect
Dialect cluster of Northern Ryukyuan
(in Japanese). pp. 235–478. Sakimura Hirofumi, 1987. A New View on the Accentual Systems of the Japanese Dialects in Okino-erabujima (in Japanese). Okinoerabu
Okinoerabu_dialect_cluster
Variant of a language
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Dialect
Japanese dialect of Saga
Saga-ben, specifically the Karatsu variant. In the Japanese dub of Yuri on Ice, many of the characters who live in Kyushu speak Saga-ben. Japanese dialects
Saga_dialect
Punitive mark used in Japanese education
to promote the Tokyo dialect of Japanese over other Japanese dialects and other Japonic languages. A student who spoke in dialect would be forced to wear
Dialect_card
Japanese dialect
however the Mikawa dialect also closes to dialects spoken in western Shizuoka Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture. The Nagoya dialect is notable for
Mikawa_dialect
Japanese dialect of Gifu
in Standard Japanese) in Hida-ben. "Dr. Yamamoto's Web Site for Hida Dialect". Archived from the original on 2006-06-02. Japanese dialects Your Name v
Hida_dialect
Japanese dialect spoken in eastern Yamagata Prefecture
Tohoku dialect group. Yamagata Prefecture dialects are broadly divided into the Shonai and Nairiku branches. Although both are Tohoku dialects, the Shonai
Nairiku_dialect
Japanese dialect
dialect, whilst a broader definition encompasses all Shizuoka dialects. This article will focus on all dialects found in the prefecture. The dialects
Shizuoka_dialect
Japanese dialect of the Tochigi prefecture
Tochigi dialect (Japanese: 栃木弁 Tochigi-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Tochigi prefecture. It is classified along with the Ibaraki dialect as an East
Tochigi_dialect
Japanese dialect of Kagawa Prefecture
Sanuki dialect (讃岐弁, Sanuki-ben) is the Japanese dialect of Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The accent is based on the Kyoto-Osaka or Keihan
Sanuki_dialect
Polite forms of address in Japanese
keyboards Japanese Honorifics - How to use San, Sama, Kun and Chan How to use Otsukaresama Learn Japanese - Grammar and Vocabulary Portals: Japan Linguistics
Japanese_honorifics
Japanese people (Japanese: 日本人, Hepburn: Nihonjin; IPA: [ɲihoɲdʑiꜜɴ]) are people or ethnic groups identified with the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people
Japanese_people
Dialect of Japanese spoken in Awaji island, Japan
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL), titled "Subgroupings of the Kinki Dialects", the Awaji Dialect straddles the Central
Awaji_dialect
Dialect cluster of Northern Ryukyuan
Kagoshima Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is debated whether it is a single dialect cluster. Regardless, all Kikai dialects are members of the Amami–Okinawan
Kikai_language
Japanese dialect
The Matagi dialect (マタギ言葉, Matagi kotoba) is a functionally extinct Japanese sociolect spoken by the Matagi people of Akita Prefecture and other areas
Matagi_dialect
Profanity in Japanese
form (敬語 keigo). Using the incorrect form of Japanese can itself be insulting to the listener. In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant
Japanese_profanity
Japanese plucked stringed instrument
according to regular sound change (e.g. tsugaru-jamisen). In Western Japanese dialects and several Edo period sources, it is both written and pronounced
Shamisen
Japanese dialect spoken in western Fukuoka prefecture
The Chikuzen dialect (Japanese: 筑前方言 chikuzen hogen) is a dialect, or dialect group of Japanese spoken in western Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. It includes
Chikuzen_dialect
Japanese dialect of Kansai, Japan
distant dialects such some Izu Islands dialects and the Kyushu dialect group. The consonant sounds s, r and w may be omitted in the Kishu dialect. For example
Kishū_dialect
Japanese dialect spoken in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
is a major dialect of the wider Hichiku group of Kyushu Japanese, with similarities to the Chikuzen (including Hakata) and Kumamoto dialects, among others
Nagasaki_dialect
Japanese lexicographer
well known as an editor of Japanese dictionaries and his research in Japanese dialects and accents. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his efforts
Haruhiko_Kindaichi
Pejorative term in the Japanese language
Baka (馬鹿／ばか／バカ; Japanese pronunciation: [baꜜ.ka], transl. idiot; stupid) is a Japanese pejorative. It is cited as the most frequently used pejorative term
Baka_(Japanese_word)
Ethnic group
Japanese Brazilians are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil. Japanese immigration
Japanese_Brazilians
Japanese dialect of the Bingo Region
The Bingo dialect (Japanese: 備後弁 bingo-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in the Bingo Region (formerly Bingo Province) of eastern Hiroshima Prefecture
Bingo_dialect
Branch of Chinese language family
speak Guangfu dialects natively. Ngau–Lau dialects are spoken in inland areas of western Guangdong and eastern Guangxi, and include the dialect of Yulin (Bobai)
Yue_Chinese
Japanese dialect
Kishū and Awa dialects, and is quite distinct from Banshū. Where a gloss is given for either only Banshū dialect or standard Japanese, the other gloss
Banshū_dialect
Japanese dialect spoken in Ōita Prefecture
Ōita dialect (大分方言, Ōita-hōgen), commonly called Ōita-ben (大分弁), is a dialect of Japanese spoken in Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Even within the
Ōita_dialect
Japanese dialect spoken in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
into sub-regional branches that vary from area to area within Yamagata. Dialects in Yamagata Prefecture are roughly divided into two types: Inland and Shonai
Yamagata_dialect
Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan
Kikaijima Dialects Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine published by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (in Japanese)
Amami_Ōshima_language
Verbal morphology of the Kagoshima dialects of Japan
central Kagoshima dialect, spoken throughout most of the mainland and especially around Kagoshima City, though notes on peripheral dialects may be added.
Kagoshima_verb_conjugations
only in the central dialect. Since the central dialect consists of sub-dialects that are more heterogeneous than other dialects, it is more likely to
Korean_dialects
Dialect of Japanese spoken in Hayakawa, Yamanshi Prefecture
possessing many unique traits. The Narada dialect was a Tokai-Tosan dialect, a group of dialects still spoken in central Japan. It formed its own branch within
Narada_dialect
Kansai dialect of Japanese
The Okuyoshino dialect (Japanese: 奥吉野方言 okuyoshino hogen) is a Kansai dialect of Japanese spoken in several villages in the Okuyoshino region of southern
Okuyoshino_dialect
Japanese dialect of Nagaoka
Nagaoka dialect is a dialect of the Japanese language spoken in Chūetsu region centered Nagaoka city in Niigata prefecture of Japan. Nagaoka dialect is similar
Nagaoka_dialect
Reconstructed language
Amami Dialects in Ryukyuan] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kadokawa. ISBN 4-04-022200-8. Hirayama, Teruo (1992–1994). 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects] (in
Proto-Ryukyuan_language
Japanese Hokuriku dialect
Kaga dialect (Japanese: 加賀弁 kaga ben) is a dialect of Japanese spoken in the southern half of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. The Kaga dialect is
Kaga_dialect
Southern Ryukyuan language
Taketomi dialect may instead be a Northern Ryukyuan language common to Okinawan dialects that later converged with the other Yaeyama dialects. The Ryukyuan
Yaeyama_language
factors various dialects can be differentiated. Dialects can be classified at broad or narrow levels: within a broad national or regional dialect, localised
List_of_dialects_of_English
Island nation in East Asia
usage Japanese grammar Japanese phonology Romanization of Japanese Japanese dialects Kansai dialect Saga-ben Wasei-eigo (Japanese English) Ryukyuan languages
Outline_of_Japan
Language family of northern Japan and neighboring islands
have to learn dialects from other regions. Sakhalin Ainu is the group of dialects spoken by the Ainu people from Sakhalin. The dialect group comprises
Ainu_languages
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
Quanzhou dialects and Zhangzhou dialects) Amoy dialect (廈門腔; Ē-mn̂g khiuⁿ) Tong'an dialect (同安腔; Tâng-oaⁿ khiuⁿ) (Transitionary with Quanzhou dialect) Guankou
Hokkien
Japanese dialect on Tsushima Island
Tsushima dialect (対馬方言) is a dialect of Japanese spoken on Tsushima Island of Nagasaki Prefecture. Despite its mountainous terrain, Tsushima has a relatively
Tsushima_dialect
Branch of the Ryukyuan language family
hypothesis: Amami–Okinawan dialect group Amami–Tokunoshima dialects Okinoerabu–Yoron–Northern Okinawan dialects South–Central Okinawan dialects Karimata (2000)'s
Northern_Ryukyuan_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
civil war in 1156 dialect (方言) — for example: "eigo no hōgen" (English dialect) Hogen - the Cornish word for pasty Japanese dialects This disambiguation
Hōgen
Ryukyuan dialect cluster of the Miyako Islands
the Japanese government's Japanese language policy, which has traditionally referred to the language as 宮古方言 (Miyako hōgen), or simply a dialect of standard
Miyakoan_language
Country in East Asia
bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major
Japan
Branch of the Chinese language family
modern dialect, is spoken. The frontier areas of northwest China were colonized by speakers of Mandarin dialects at the same time, and the dialects in those
Mandarin_Chinese
Use of Japan's syllabic script in contemporary times
degrees in different Japanese dialects, with some dialects (Tōhoku and Okinawan, for example) merging all four into one, while other dialects (Tosa and Satsugū
Modern_kana_usage
Japanese island chain
languages. In modern times, the Japanese language has been the primary language of the islands, with the Okinawan Japanese dialect prevalently spoken. The outlying
Ryukyu_Islands
Variety of Korean spoken in Japan
Koreans (ethnic Korean citizens or residents of Japan). The speech is based on the southern dialects of Korean, as the majority of first-generation immigrants
Zainichi_Korean_language
Character of the Japanese writing system
Retrieved 2026-09-21. Early Middle Japanese Old Japanese Yi (kana) Wu (kana) Japanese dialects - some dialects, such as in Kyushu, pronounce "e" as
Ye_(kana)
Dialect of Japanese
Amami Japanese (トン普通語, Ton-futsūgo) is a variety of the Japanese language spoken on the island of Amami Ōshima. Its native term Ton-futsūgo means "potato
Amami_Japanese
List of Asian ethnic groups
Siberian Tatar language, the Tobol-Irtysh dialects belong to Kipchak-Nogai while the Baraba and Tom dialects belong to Kipchak-Kyrgyz. The Siddi now speak
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Asia
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Asia
family spoken by Japanese people, which is separated into several dialects, with the Tokyo dialect considered Standard Japanese. Japanese has around 128
Demographics_of_Japan
1904–1905 conflict in East Asia
The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions
Russo-Japanese_War
Dialect of the Korean language
due to the following "i" vowel. The Southern Jeolla dialect, unlike several other Korean dialects, has distinctions between long and short vowel sounds
Jeolla_dialect
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