Kumamoto dialect
Japanese dialect of Kumamoto
| Kumamoto dialect | |
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| 熊本弁 | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Kumamoto |
Language family | Japonic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | kuma1281 |
Kumamoto dialect (熊本弁, Kumamoto-ben) is a dialect of the Japanese language spoken in Kumamoto Prefecture. It belongs to the Hichiku group, and shares similarities with other nearby dialects in Kyushu.
Features
Adjectives
The I adjective in Standard Japanese becomes "か" (ka) in Kumamoto dialect:[1]
うまい (umai, "tasty") > うまか (umaka)
よい (yoi, "good") > よか (yoka)
This feature is found in other Kyushu dialects. The negative conjugation "ない" (nai) also becomes "なか" (naka).
Accent
Unlike Standard Japanese, Kumamoto dialect is described as "accentless", meaning it has no fixed tonal pattern.[2]
Words
Kumamoto dialect has a different set of Ko-so-a-do words:
これ (kore, "this") > こっ (ko')
それ (sore, "that") > そっ (so')
あれ (are, "that over there") > あっ (a')
どれ (dore, "which") > どっ (do')
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Grammar and
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vocabulary
- Japanese grammar
- Verb conjugations
- Godan and ichidan verbs
- Irregular verbs
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Possessives
- Particles
- Topic marker
- Counter words
- Numerals
- Native words (yamato kotoba)
- Sino-Japanese vocabulary
- Loan words (gairaigo)
- Wasei-eigo
- Wasei-kango
- Engrish
- Honorific speech
- Honorifics
- Court lady language (nyōbō kotoba)
- Role language (yakuwarigo)
- Gender differences
- Dictionaries
- Pitch accent
- Rendaku
- Sound symbolism
- Kanji pronunciation sources
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