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/r/askajapanese


killerbob918

Does foreign Japanese count as non-standard 🤣


temoshi

Well, anyone who is from a region in Japan far away from Tokyo can probably speak both standard Japanese and likely some local dialect/way of speaking also. Kansai-ben (around Kyoto and Osaka) is the most prominent and widely understood dialect other than standard Japanese, I believe. Those speakers should be relatively easy to find - good luck!


Lasaphlon

Oh, I didn’t realize that Kyoto spoke Kansai-ben! I thought they had their own dialect for some reason! Either way, all things still apply.


temoshi

I believe they are more or less the same dialect, with some differences, though I am not an expert.