Words & dialect・Shimonoseki & Kanmon
Yamaguchi dialectYamaguchi-ben
Also known as: 山口弁・山口の方言・Yamaguchi-ben
The dialect of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Buchi means very, oidemase is a welcome equivalent to irasshai, and habuteru means to sulk or pout. Buchi is said to be a relatively recent word derived from a term for rough actions.
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