Nagasaki dialect

The Nagasaki dialect (Japanese: 長崎弁 Nagasaki ben) is the name given to the dialect of Japanese spoken on the mainland part of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. It is a major dialect of the wider Hichiku group of Kyushu Japanese, with similarities to the Chikuzen (including Hakata) and Kumamoto dialects, among others. It is one of the better known Hichiku dialects within Japan, with various historical proverbs that relate to its regional flavour.

This article is about the dialect of Japanese spoken on mainland Kyushu. For other dialects spoken in Nagasaki Prefecture, see Tsushima dialect.
Nagasaki dialect
長崎弁
Nagasaki dialect area (orange).
Native toJapan
RegionMainland Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu
Japonic
  • Japanese
    • Kyushu
      • Hichiku
        • Nagasaki dialect
Dialects
  • Central-Southern
  • Northern
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
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