Ibaraki dialect
The Ibaraki dialect is a Japanese dialect spoken in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Ibaraki-ben is characterized by "dakuten" insertion, affecting a voiced syllable. For example, byōki becomes something like "byōgi". By contraries, "g" sometimes becomes "k" and "b" sometimes becomes "p". For example, "yugata" is pronunciated as "yukada" and "zabuton" is pronunciated as "zapton" by some speakers. Another characteristic of the dialect in many areas is a decreased distinction between "i" and "e" sounds, so that iro enpitsu becomes ero inpitsu among many speakers.
The final particles -ppe, -be, and -he are perhaps the best-known. They derive from literary beshi. The pitch accent of the Ibaraki dialect is also fairly different from standard Japanese, typically rising at the end of statements and falling in questions.
