Words & dialect・Kochi (Tosa)

Tosa dialect

The general name for the dialect spoken in Kochi Prefecture, known for distinctive sentence endings such as -ki and -zeyo. The famous zeyo associated with Sakamoto Ryoma is one instance of this broader dialect feature, not something he invented.

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