Inshū dialect

The Inshū dialect (Japanese: 因州弁 inshū-ben) is a dialect of Japanese spoken in eastern Tottori Prefecture, southwest Japan. It is also called the Tottori dialect (Japanese: 鳥取弁 tottori-ben), although this can also refer generally to any dialect spoken in Tottori, of which there are several. It is similar to certain neighbouring dialects, such as the Kurayoshi dialect, and also to the Japanese spoken in parts of northern Hyogo. It takes its name from Inshu, the former province where the dialect emerged.