Kishū dialect

Kishū dialect
Wakayama dialect
紀州弁
Kishū dialect area (dark red)
Native toJapan
RegionWakayama Prefecture and southern Mie Prefecture, Kansai
Japonic
  • Japanese
    • Western
      • Kansai
        • Southern
          • Kishū dialect
Dialects
  • Kihoku
  • Kichū
  • Kinan
  • Kitamuro
  • Minamimuro
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

The Kishū dialect (紀州弁, Kishū-ben) is a dialect of Japanese spoken in Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures. It is also called the Wakayama dialect (和歌山弁, Wakayama-ben) in Wakayama.

The Kishu dialect is a member of the Kansai dialect group and is spoken in the area corresponding to the former Kii Province.

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