The Tsugaru dialect (津軽弁, Tsugaru-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in western Aomori Prefecture.

Tsugaru dialect
Aomori dialect
Tsugaru dialect area.
Native to	Japan
Region	Aomori
Language family	Japonic Japanese Eastern Japanese Tōhoku Northern Tsugaru dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	tsug1237
IETF	ja-u-sd-jp02

The Tsugaru dialect is reputed to be so divergent from standard Japanese for those who are not native speakers, that even people living in the same prefecture may have trouble understanding it. In 1988, fans of the Tsugaru dialect proclaimed October 23 to be Tsugaru Dialect Day (津軽弁の日, Tsugaru-ben no hi). October 23 is the anniversary of the death of Kyōzō Takagi (ja:高木恭造), a famous poet who wrote in the Tsugaru dialect.

In Tsuruta, there is an annual summer Tsugaru-ben competition (津軽弁大会, Tsugaru-ben taikai) in which teams of foreigners create short skits or performances, usually humorous, using the dialect. In June 2009, a short segment featuring the competition was broadcast nationally on NHK.

Examples

The words are sometimes very different from those of standard Japanese.

References

External links

• (in Japanese) Tsugaru Dialect Day
• (in Japanese) Tsugaru-ben dictionary
• (in Japanese) Suzumeko (Aozora Bunko) - a Tsugaru-ben short novel by Osamu Dazai
• A reading of Tsugaru-ben poem in Tsugaru Dialect Day 2008 on YouTube
• A reading of Tsugaru-ben poem in Tsugaru Dialect Day 2008 on YouTube
• Talk about food in Tsugaru-ben on YouTube (Permanently removed)
• Talk of locals in Kanita Station, Aomori on YouTube

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[fr] Tsugaru-ben