Japanese top 5 “Kawaii” dialects – that unexpected dialect got first place!

There are many dialects in Japan. Some of them make our heart beat and make us even want to speak them. Today we introduce you top 5 dialects, which local people guarantee the cuteness. Reference source – “Opinion Survey on the General Public’s Views and Behavior of 47 prefecture” by Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

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5th places: Hiroshima and Mie

Mie

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2 dialects got 5th places. One of them is Mie. 16% of the local people say they are proud of  its cuteness. Though most of us don’t know Mie dialect, there are really cute ones, like “Ssasatte himayani(I’m free tomorrow.)” , “Nereyan yan (I cannot sleep)” and “Koohtto(Well..)”.

Hiroshima

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Second dialect of 5th place is Hiroshima. Likewise Mie, 16% of the local people say they are proud of  its cuteness. Many people know Hiroshima dialect, like “~Jaken”, but Hiroshima dialect has lots more cute expressions like “Gambarinsai (Good luck)” and “Kogainakee(as it’s like that)”

4th place: Kyoto

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Surprisingly Kyoto took 4th place. Many of you must have expected it as 1st place. 18% of local people answered that they are proud of its prettiness. Well known expressions are “~dosue” and “Ohkini(Thank you)”, using by Maiko(Apprentice Geisha). They also use many cute dialects, like “Okibari yasu (Good luck)”, “Gyosan oagari (Eat a lot)” and “Murishitara akimahen (Take care of yourself)”, which Japanese men faint in agony. Kyoto dialect is really cute!

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2 palces: Fukuoka and Nagasaki

Nagasaki

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There are 2 dialects which took 2 place. First one is Nagasaki. 20% of Nagasaki people say they can be proud of their dialect. They have cute expressions like “Akachokabe (Beh!)” , “Uttamaguru(Surprised)” ,”Occhakeru(I’m falling.)” and “Ohbangyana(You’re reckless.)”.

Fukuoka

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The second one is Fukuoka. 20% of the local people answered that they are proud of their dialect. Fukuoka has many beautiful women named “Hakata-bijin”. When such beautiful women speak cute Fukuoka dialect, it’s a double advantage! Cute expressions are like “Suito(I love you.)” and “Airashik(it’s cute.)”.

1st place: Tokushima

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Unexpectedly 1 place went to Tokushima dialect. 22% of the local people answered that they are proud of its cuteness. Tokushima dialect is called as “Awa-ben” and the local people guarantee that it has many cute expressions, like “Ababai(My eyes are dazzled.)”,”~jyo” and “Dokurentoite(Stop sulking.)”. You must have no objection that  Tokushima got 1st place..

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Summary

20160604230703How did  you like the top 5 Japanese dialects? Why don’t you listen more carefully to the cute Japanese dialects when you visit the places?

Reference: https://retrip.jp/articles/48383/

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