The is a
Japanese dialect
A dialect is a Variety (linguistics), variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standard language, standardized varieties as well as Vernacular language, vernacular, unwritten, or non-standardize ...
spoken in western
Aomori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the TÅhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is border ...
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The Tsugaru dialect is reputed to be so divergent from standard Japanese for those who are not native speakers, that even people living in the same prefecture may have trouble understanding it.
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ResearchGate mirrorarchive
contains metadata about the presentation. In 1988, fans of the Tsugaru dialect proclaimed October 23 to be . October 23 is the anniversary of the death of
Takagi Kyozo, a famous poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect.
In
Tsuruta, there is an annual summer in which teams of foreigners create short skits or performances, usually humorous, using the dialect. In June 2009, a short segment featuring the competition was broadcast nationally on
NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
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Examples
The words are sometimes very different from those of standard Japanese.
Notes
References
External links
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Tsugaru-ben dictionary*
(
Aozora Bunko) - a Tsugaru-ben short novel by
Osamu Dazai
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Japanese dialects
Culture in Aomori Prefecture
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