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.[1][note 1] In 1988, fans of the Tsugaru dialect proclaimed October 23 to be Tsugaru Dialect Day (津軽弁の日, Tsugaru-ben no hi). October 23 is the anniversary of the death of Kyōzō Takagi (ja:高木恭造), a famous poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect.
In Tsuruta, there is an annual summer Tsugaru-ben competition (津軽弁大会, Tsugaru-ben taikai) 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.
The words are sometimes very different from those of standard Japanese.
English
Standard Japanese
Tsugaru dialect
I
私 (わたし, watashi)
わ (wa)
you
あなた (anata)
な (na)
cute
かわいい (kawaii)
めごい (megoi)
friend
友達 (ともだち, tomodachi)
けやぐ (keyagu)
countryside
田舎 (いなか, inaka)
じゃご (jyago)
but
けれど (keredo)
だばって (dabatte)
same
同じ (おなじ, onaji)
ふとず (futozu)
very
とても (totemo)
たげ／がっぱ (tage/gappa)
cold
冷たい (つめたい, tsumetai)
しゃっこい (shakkoi)
warm
暖かい (あたたかい, atatakai)
ぬげ (nuge)
noisy
うるさい (urusai)
さしね (sashine)
irritating
イライラする (ira-irasuru)
かちゃくちゃね (kacha-kuchane)
money
（お）金 (（お）かね, (o-)kane)
じぇんこ (jenko)
forehead
ひたい (hitai), （お）でこ ((o-)deko)
なずぎ (nazugi)
home
家 (いえ, ie)
え (e)
cooked rice/meal
ごはん (gohan)
まま (mama)
to freeze (transitive verb)
凍らせる (こおらせる, kooraseru)
しみらがす (shimiragasu)
to freeze (intransitive verb)
凍る (こおる, kooru)
しみる (shimeru)
to eat (verb)
食べる (たべる, taberu), 食う (くう, kuu) (colloquial)
く (ku)
Notes
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References
^Takubo, Yukinori (2018-08-08). (PDF). Approaches to Endangered Languages in Japan and Northeast Asia: Description, Documentation and Revitalization. National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics. pp. 16 and 29. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.12014.66880. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-24 – via ResearchGate.
tsugaru, dialect, 津軽弁, tsugaru, japanese, dialect, spoken, western, aomori, prefecture, aomori, dialect, area, native, tojapanregionaomorilanguage, familyjaponic, japaneseeastern, japanesetōhokunorthernlanguage, codesiso, glottologtsug1237ietfja, jp02the, repu. The Tsugaru dialect 津軽弁 Tsugaru ben is a Japanese dialect spoken in western Aomori Prefecture Tsugaru dialectAomori dialectTsugaru dialect area Native toJapanRegionAomoriLanguage familyJaponic JapaneseEastern JapaneseTōhokuNorthernTsugaru dialectLanguage codesISO 639 3 Glottologtsug1237IETFja u sd jp02The 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 1 note 1 In 1988 fans of the Tsugaru dialect proclaimed October 23 to be Tsugaru Dialect Day 津軽弁の日 Tsugaru ben no hi October 23 is the anniversary of the death of Kyōzō Takagi ja 高木恭造 a famous poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect In Tsuruta there is an annual summer Tsugaru ben competition 津軽弁大会 Tsugaru ben taikai 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 Contents 1 Examples 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksExamples EditThe words are sometimes very different from those of standard Japanese English Standard Japanese Tsugaru dialectI 私 わたし watashi わ wa you あなた anata な na cute かわいい kawaii めごい megoi friend 友達 ともだち tomodachi けやぐ keyagu countryside 田舎 いなか inaka じゃご jyago but けれど keredo だばって dabatte same 同じ おなじ onaji ふとず futozu very とても totemo たげ がっぱ tage gappa cold 冷たい つめたい tsumetai しゃっこい shakkoi warm 暖かい あたたかい atatakai ぬげ nuge noisy うるさい urusai さしね sashine irritating イライラする ira irasuru かちゃくちゃね kacha kuchane money お 金 お かね o kane じぇんこ jenko forehead ひたい hitai お でこ o deko なずぎ nazugi home 家 いえ ie え e cooked rice meal ごはん gohan まま mama to freeze transitive verb 凍らせる こおらせる kooraseru しみらがす shimiragasu to freeze intransitive verb 凍る こおる kooru しみる shimeru to eat verb 食べる たべる taberu 食う くう kuu colloquial く ku Notes Edit The ResearchGate mirror archive contains metadata about the presentation References Edit Takubo Yukinori 2018 08 08 Mutual Intelligibility as a measure of linguistic distance and intergenerational transmission PDF Approaches to Endangered Languages in Japan and Northeast Asia Description Documentation and Revitalization National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics pp 16 and 29 doi 10 13140 RG 2 2 12014 66880 Archived from the original PDF on 2022 12 24 via ResearchGate External links Edit in Japanese Tsugaru Dialect Day in Japanese Tsugaru ben dictionary in Japanese Suzumeko Aozora Bunko a Tsugaru ben short novel by Osamu Dazai A reading of Tsugaru ben poem in Tsugaru Dialect Day 2008 on YouTube A reading of Tsugaru ben poem in Tsugaru Dialect Day 2008 on YouTube Talk about food in Tsugaru ben on YouTube Permanently removed Talk of locals in Kanita Station Aomori on YouTube This article about a Japonic language or related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tsugaru dialect amp oldid 1136099443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
