Tokyo dialect
| Tokyo dialect | |
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| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Tōkyō |
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Japonic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | toky1238 |
Tokyo dialect (東京方言, 東京弁, 東京語 Tōkyō hōgen, Tōkyō-ben, Tōkyō-go?) refers to the Japanese dialect spoken in modern Tokyo. The dialect in modern Tokyo is often considered to be standard Japanese, though it differs from standard Japanese in a number of areas and social classes.
Traditional dialects in downtown Tokyo are generally classified in two groups, Yamanote dialect (山の手言葉 Yamanote kotoba?) and Shitamachi dialect (下町言葉 Shitamachi kotoba?). The Yamanote dialect is characteristic of the old upper-class from the Yamanote area. Standard Japanese was based on the Yamanote dialect during the Meiji period. The Shitamachi dialect is a more working-class dialect, and it preserves features of Edo Chōnin (Edokko) speech (see Early Modern Japanese), so also called Edo dialect (江戸言葉, 江戸弁 Edo kotoba, Edo-ben?). Tokyo style rakugo is typically played in the Shitamachi dialect. One can compare Yamanote dialect and Shitamachi dialect to the British RP and Cockney in English.
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