Japanese
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Alternative forms
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- (honorific) おくにことば (o-kuni-kotoba)
Etymology
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From 国 (kuni) + 言葉 (kotoba).
Pronunciation
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くにことば • (kuni-kotoba) ←くにことば (kunikotoba)?
- one's local dialect
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- 「まアおばん様、あぶなかったのし」
と国言葉で云いながら出て来て、祖母を扶けて座敷へ上げて呉れた。- “Mā oban-sama, abunakatta noshi”
to kuni-kotoba de iinagara dete kite, sobo o tasukete zashiki e agete kureta. - (please add an English translation of this example)
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References
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- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN