Ōita dialect
DIALECT OF JAPANESE SPOKEN IN ŌITA PREFECTURE IN KYUSHU, JAPAN
Oita dialect; Oita-ben
Ōita dialect, or , is a dialect of Japanese spoken in Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Even within the prefecture, regional differences are still prevalent; for example, vocabulary within the Hita and Nakatsu regions tends to differ from that used in other regions of Ōita.