Hakata Japanese | |
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Native to | Japan |
Region | Fukuoka |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog |
haka1241 |
IETF | ja-u-sd-jp40 |
Hakata dialect (博多弁, Hakata-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Fukuoka city. [1] Hakata dialect originated in Hakata commercial district, while a related Fukuoka dialect (福岡弁, Fukuoka-ben) was spoken in the central district. [2] Hakata dialect has spread throughout the city and its suburbs. Most Japanese regard Hakata dialect as the dialect typical of Fukuoka Prefecture, so it is sometimes called Fukuoka-ben.[ citation needed]
Hakata dialect is being increasingly spoken in television interviews in Fukuoka, where previously standard Japanese was expected.[ citation needed]
The basic grammar of Hakata dialect is similar to other Hichiku dialects such as Saga dialect, Nagasaki dialect, and Kumamoto dialect. For example, Hakata dialect uses to or tto as a question, e.g., "What are you doing?", realized in standard Japanese as nani o shiteiru no?, is nan ba shiyo tto? or nan shitō to? in Hakata and other Hichiku dialects.