Owari dialect
The dialect of Nagoya and the Owari plain. Sits between the Tokyo and Kansai regions and shares features with both, while keeping a distinct vowel inventory.
- Approximate centre
- 35.18°, 136.91°
Dialect comparison
Nagoya-ben vs Tōhoku-ben
Compare two dialects of Japanese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Tōhoku dialect · Zūzū-ben
The dialects of north-eastern Honshu around Sendai. Distinguished by reduced vowel contrasts and merged sibilants — historically caricatured as "zūzū-ben".
- Approximate centre
- 38.27°, 140.87°
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