Iyo-ben
| Iyo dialect | |
|---|---|
| Ehime dialect | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Ehime |
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Japonic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | iyob1237 |
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 Province.
Accents vary somewhat by geography within the prefecture. The southern area is particularly influenced by the Kyūshū dialect, while the central and eastern districts have accents similar to Kansai dialect.
The Iyo dialect is an old one with many rustic characteristics and modifications of standard Japanese grammar.
These patterns are found mostly in the Nanyo (southern) region:
Some of the vocabulary in the dialect is readily understandable by speakers of standard Japanese, but many items are so different as to cause significant confusion. An example often proffered by locals is kaku かく, "to move/carry". For instance, it might be used in the context of a classroom—"Move your desk" (机をかいて tsukue o kaite). This would be incomprehensible to a non-local; a speaker of standard Japanese would interpret this as either "draw a desk" or "scratch your desk".
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