Ibaraki dialect

Ibaraki dialect

The Ibaraki dialect (茨城弁 "Ibaraki-ben") is a Japanese dialect spoken in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Ibaraki-ben is characterized by "dakuten" insertion, effecting a voiced syllable. For example, "byōki" (病気 "illness") becomes something like "byōgi". Another characteristic of the dialect in many areas is a decreased distinction between "i" and "e" sounds, so that "iro enpitsu" (色鉛筆 "colored pencil") becomes "ero inpitsu" among many speakers.

The final particles -"ppe", -"be", and -"he" are perhaps most well-known. They derive from literary "beshi" (now "beki" in standard Japanese). The pitch accent of the Ibaraki dialect is also fairly different from standard Japanese, typically rising at the end of statements and falling in questions.


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