Japanese dialects
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The dialects (方言, hōgen) of the Japanese language fall into two primary clades, Eastern (including modern capital Tokyo) and Western (including old capital Kyoto), with the dialects of Kyushu and Hachijō Island often distinguished as additional branches, the latter perhaps the most divergent of all.[1] The Ryukyuan languages of Okinawa Prefecture and the southern islands of Kagoshima Prefecture form a separate branch of the Japonic family, and are not Japanese dialects, although they are sometimes referred to as such.
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Geographic distribution | Japan |
Linguistic classification | Japonic
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Glottolog | japa1256 (Japanesic) nucl1643 |
Map of Japanese dialects (north of the heavy grey line) |
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The setting of Japan with its numerous islands and mountains has the ideal setting for developing many dialects.[2]