Examples
Below is a list of example words for the Mino dialect:
Mino dialect | Standard Japanese | English | Lexical category |
---|---|---|---|
omoroi (おもろい) | omoshiroi (面白い) | interesting | adjective |
kashiwa (かしわ) | toriniku (鶏肉) | chicken (meat) | noun |
bii (びい) | onna no ko (女の子), musume (娘) | girl, daughter | noun |
bō (ぼう) | otoko no ko (男の子), musuko (息子) | boy, son | noun |
watchi (わっち) | watashi (私) | I, me | pronoun |
mawashi (まわし) | junbi (準備), shitaku (支度) | preparation | noun/verb |
shiru (しる) | suru (する) | do | verb |
chau (ちゃう) | chigau (違う) | be different/wrong | verb |
tsure (つれ) | tomodachi (友達), shiriai (知り合い) | friend, acquaintance | noun |
doerai (どえらい) | sugoku (すごく) | very | adverb |
deeree (でーれぇー) | sugoku (すごく) | very | adverb |
yattokame (八十日目) | hisashiburi (久しぶり) | long time | adjective |
tanto (たんと) | takusan (たくさん) | many, much | adjective |
gabari (画針) | gabyō (画鋲) | pushpin, thumbtack | noun |
kiinai (きいない) | kiiro no (黄色の) | yellow (color) | adjective |
gebo (ゲボ) | ōto (嘔吐) | vomit | noun |
-nta (~んた) | -tachi (~たち), -ra (~ら) | pluralization | suffix |
naburu (なぶる) | sawaru (触る) | touch | verb |
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