The accent of the Nagaoka dialect is classified as being among the outer range of the Tokyo accent group. With the development of modern media and transportation in recent years, there has been a trend, mostly among younger people, to use the middle range of the Tokyo accent group, which was originally used only in Itoigawa. For example, two-syllable words originally having a heiban accent, meaning a word ending with a high pitch that carries over to the following particle, have changed to an odaka accent, meaning the high pitch no longer carries over to the particle.
Some additional difference from the standard Tokyo dialect:
Japanese word
Tokyo accent
Nagaoka accent
English translation
ネズミ
nezumi
neꜜzumi
rat
卵
tamaꜜgo
taꜜmago
egg
服
fuku
fuꜜku
clothes
靴
kutsu
kuꜜtsu
shoe(s)
Grammar
ga
The postposition ga is probably the best known element of the Nagaoka dialect. It is typically placed at the end of sentences to alter the speaker's tone. It is basically equivalent to (no da) yo or no in standard Japanese. It is often pronounced with a lengthened vowel sound, i.e. gā, written in Japanese as がー or がぁ. Features of ga:
When spoken with rising intonation it can often indicate a question, while falling intonation often shows the speaker's understanding or concent.
Unlike regular postpositions, additional postpositions can be added after ga, such as ka, ya and te.
The copula da/desu and the polite form -masu can be abbreviated when ga is added, e.g. "This is Nagaoka." which would be rendered in standard Japanese as Koko wa Nagaoka na n da (ここは長岡なんだ) would be Koko wa Nagaoka n ga (ここは長岡んが) (Note that na has also been lost). Other auxiliary verbs are not removed.
te
Like ga, te is generally attached to the end of a sentence, and carries a meaning similar to (da) yo in standard Japanese. Unlike ga, however, da, desu and -masu are not removed when te is added, e.g. "This is Nagaoka", rendered in standard Japanese as Koko wa Nagaoka da yo (ここは長岡だよ) would be Koko wa Nagaoka da te (ここは長岡だて) in Nagaoka dialect.
ra
The copula da and its derivative darō are replaced with ra and raro, e.g. standard Japanese Sō darō? (そうだろう？) becomes Sō raro? (そうらろ？) in Nagaoka dialect.
Vocabulary
Below is a list of example words from the Nagaoka dialect:
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nagaoka, dialect, dialect, japanese, language, spoken, chūetsu, region, centered, nagaoka, city, niigata, prefecture, japan, similar, niigata, dialect, spoken, shin, etsu, region, differs, somewhat, from, town, town, native, tojapanregionnagaoka, niigatalangua. Nagaoka dialect is a dialect of the Japanese language spoken in Chuetsu region centered Nagaoka city in Niigata prefecture of Japan Nagaoka dialect is similar to Niigata dialect spoken in the Shin etsu region 1 2 It differs somewhat from town to town Nagaoka dialectNative toJapanRegionNagaoka NiigataLanguage familyJaponic JapaneseEastern JapaneseTōkai TōsanEchigoNagaoka dialectLanguage codesISO 639 3 Glottolognaga1406 Contents 1 Accent 2 Grammar 2 1 ga 2 2 te 2 3 ra 3 Vocabulary 4 ReferencesAccent EditThe accent of the Nagaoka dialect is classified as being among the outer range of the Tokyo accent group With the development of modern media and transportation in recent years there has been a trend mostly among younger people to use the middle range of the Tokyo accent group which was originally used only in Itoigawa For example two syllable words originally having a heiban accent meaning a word ending with a high pitch that carries over to the following particle have changed to an odaka accent meaning the high pitch no longer carries over to the particle Some additional difference from the standard Tokyo dialect Japanese word Tokyo accent Nagaoka accent English translationネズミ nezumi neꜜzumi rat卵 tamaꜜgo taꜜmago egg服 fuku fuꜜku clothes靴 kutsu kuꜜtsu shoe s Grammar Editga Edit The postposition ga is probably the best known element of the Nagaoka dialect It is typically placed at the end of sentences to alter the speaker s tone It is basically equivalent to no da yo or no in standard Japanese It is often pronounced with a lengthened vowel sound i e ga written in Japanese as がー or がぁ Features of ga When spoken with rising intonation it can often indicate a question while falling intonation often shows the speaker s understanding or concent Unlike regular postpositions additional postpositions can be added after ga such as ka ya and te The copula da desu and the polite form masu can be abbreviated when ga is added e g This is Nagaoka which would be rendered in standard Japanese as Koko wa Nagaoka na n da ここは長岡なんだ would be Koko wa Nagaoka n ga ここは長岡んが Note that na has also been lost Other auxiliary verbs are not removed te Edit Like ga te is generally attached to the end of a sentence and carries a meaning similar to da yo in standard Japanese Unlike ga however da desu and masu are not removed when te is added e g This is Nagaoka rendered in standard Japanese as Koko wa Nagaoka da yo ここは長岡だよ would be Koko wa Nagaoka da te ここは長岡だて in Nagaoka dialect ra Edit The copula da and its derivative darō are replaced with ra and raro e g standard Japanese Sō darō そうだろう becomes Sō raro そうらろ in Nagaoka dialect Vocabulary EditBelow is a list of example words from the Nagaoka dialect Nagaoka dialect Standard Japanese English Lexical categoryatche あっちぇ atsui 熱い 暑い hot adjectivega が da yo だ よ see above particlega nga gan が んが がん to iu mono na mono というもの なもの that thing particle gakeba がけば nara なら if verb endingna na な な なぁ anata あなた you pronounshagu shagitsukeru しゃぐ しゃぎつける naguru tataku 殴る 叩く to hit to strike rarely conjugated verbshakkoi しゃっこい tsumetai 冷たい cold adjectivesoiga sōiga そ ー いが sō na no da そうなのだ oh really is that so phrasesorotto そろっと sorosoro そろそろ soon steadily gradually adverb da suke rasuke だ すけ らすけ da kara na no de だから なので because conjunctionte て da yo だ よ see above particlenajira なじら wa dō desu ka はどうですか asking someone s opinion of something phrasebutcharu ぶっちゃる suteru 捨てる throw out throw away verbmo n jakuru もんじゃくる kushakusha ni marumeru くしゃくしゃに丸める to crumple up into a ball phraseyakkoi やっこい yawarakai 柔らかい 軟らかい soft adjectivenomeshikoki のめしこき mendōkusagari namakemono 面倒臭がり なまけもの lazy person nounshōshii しょーしい hazukashii 恥ずかしい shy embarrassed adjectiveReferences Edit Dialects of Japan LIVE JAPAN travel guide LIVE JAPAN Retrieved 2022 12 23 新潟県観光協会 新潟県の方言紹介 にいがた観光ナビ in Japanese Retrieved 2022 12 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nagaoka dialect amp oldid 1129099166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
