Hida dialect
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Hida Dialect (飛騨弁 Hida-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Hida,Gifu prefecture of Japan. It uses a number of non-standard words, for example:
| Hida | Lexical category | Standard Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| ashitari | noun | ashita | tomorrow |
| appo | noun | mochi | rice cake |
| dashikan | adjective | dameda | no good, too bad |
| gade | noun | tsukaide | quantity |
| gebasu | intransitive verb | shippaisuru | fail |
| kenarui | adjective | urayamashii | envious |
| kosui | adjective | zurui | cunning |
| kotsukaru | intransitive verb | butsukaru | collide with |
| kotsukeru | transitive verb | betsukeru | strike, hit, knock |
| kowai | adjective | moushiwakenai | afraid of |
| mataji | noun | katazuke | clearing away |
| matajisuru | transitive verb | katazukeru | clear away |
| oku | transitive verb | yameru | stop |
| oharu | transitive verb | hoshigaru | desire, want, wish |
| ori | pronoun | watashi, boku, ore | I |
| osogai | adjective | kowai | afraid |
| ozoi | adjective | warui | inferior, poor in quality |
| utatei | adjective | arigatai | thankful, grateful |
| wari | pronoun | anata, kimi | you |

