Akita dialectThe Akita dialect is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.ClassificationThe 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.