kyotoben
A sub-dialect of Kansaiben spoken in Kyoto.
Noted speakers
- Hanayagi Kaoruko (Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight)
- Ichimaru Gin (Bleach)
- Kagenui Yozuru (Monogatari (series))
- Kobayakawa Sae (Idolmaster Cinderella Girls)
- Konoe Konoka (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
- Lucky Lilac (Umamusume) (Umamusume)
- Shiver (Splatoon) (Splatoon (series))
- Tenkawa Kaoruko/Magia Sulfur (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete)
Salient features
- Verb conjugations ending in はる haru
- The copula どす dosu (standard Japanese です desu)
- Unique negative conjugations of the verbs 来る kuru "to come" and する suru "to do":
- Kuru: きいひん kiihin (Osakaben けえへん keehen, standard Japanese こない konai)
- Suru: しいひん shiihin (Osakaben せえへん seehen, standard Japanese しない shinai)
- The greetings おこしやす okoshiyasu and おいでやす oideyasu (standard Japanese いらっしゃいませ irasshaimase)
External references
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_dialect#Kyoto
- https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/367/
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