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Hogen: The Okinawan Language
Short explanation and examples of Okinawa Japanese.

Dialect in Yamagata
Short explanations on dialects in Yamagata.

The Regional Dialect in Nosaka Town
Examples of regional speech in Nosaka, Chiba Prefecture.

The Japanese Dialects
Explains differences between eastern and western Japanese.

Tosaben
Examples of the Tosa dialect in Kochi Prefecture.

Kyo Kotoba
Dialect used in the city of Kyoto.

How to Speak Nagoya Dialect
Several sample sentences demonstrating Nagoya-ben, from The Nagoya Misonikomi Magazine.

Perceptual Dialect Maps
An online perceptual Japanese dialect atlas, showing how Japanese view other dialects.

Chikura Dialect
Examples of the Chikura dialect in Chiba.

Kansai-ben
Examples of the dialect used in the Osaka area of Japan's main island, Honshu.






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