| Akita dialect | |
| Nativename: | 秋田弁 |
| States: | Japan |
| Region: | Akita |
| Speakers: | ? |
| Familycolor: | Altaic |
| Fam1: | Japonic |
| Fam2: | Japanese |
| Fam3: | Eastern Japanese |
| Fam4: | Tōhoku |
| Fam5: | Northern |
| Isoexception: | dialect |
| Glotto: | akit1240 |
| Glottorefname: | Akita |
| Ietf: | ja-u-sd-jp05 |
| Dia1: | Northern |
| Dia2: | Central |
| Dia3: | Southern |
The is a Japanese dialect spoken in Akita Prefecture.[1]
The dialect is a member of the Kita-Ōu dialect within the Tōhoku dialect of Eastern Japanese. It shares this grouping with dialects spoken in Aomori, north-central Iwate, coastal Yamagata and the Agakita region in Niigata Prefecture.
| English | Standard Japanese | Akita dialect |
|---|---|---|
| I | watashi | oi |
| you | anata | ada, nga(impolite) |
| cute | kawaii | menke |
| countryside | inaka | jengo |
| warm | atatakai | nugi |
| money | (o-)kane | jenko, jen |
| forehead | hitai, (o-)deko | nazugi |
| cooked rice/meal | gohan | mama |
| penis | (o-)chinchin | gamo |
| liar | usotsuki | bashikogi |
| child | kodomo | warashi |
| use force | boryoku wo furuu | arageru |
| grow (plant) | sodatsu | ogaru |
| join | sanka suru | kadaru |
| go bankrupt | hasan suru | kamadokyasu |
| steal | nusumu | gameru |
| get angry | okoru | goshagu |