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Matagi dialect
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The Matagi dialect (マタギ言葉, Matagi kotoba) is a functionally extinct[1] Japanese sociolect spoken by the Matagi people of Akita Prefecture and other areas of the Tohoku region in northern Honshu, Japan. The Matagi dialect is sometimes called Yama-kotoba (山言葉, lit. 'mountain words').
Matagi contains various unique words relating to hunting, tools, and rituals, many of which are of Ainu origin.[1][2]
A dictionary of Matagi was published by Yoshizo Itabashi (板橋義三) in 2008.[3]
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Below are some examples unique Matagi words. Words such as wakka 'water', seta 'dog', and sanpe 'heart' are of Ainu origin.[4]
Yoshizo Itabashi (板橋義三) (2019) notes that many Ainu words in Matagi have undergone semantic shifts:[5]
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