Akita dialect

The Akita dialect 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 : Spoken across Kazuno, Kita-Akita and Yamamoto.
Chūōbu : Spoken in Minami-Akita and Kawabe.
Nambu : Spoken across Senboku, Hiraka, Ogachi and Yuri.
Examples