Inshū dialect

The Inshū dialect (Japanese: 因州弁 inshū-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in the Inaba region (formerly Inaba Province) of eastern Tottori Prefecture. It may also be called the Tottori dialect (Japanese: 鳥取弁 tottori-ben), though this is not to be confused with other dialects that are also spoken in the prefecture, namely the Kurayoshi and West Hōki dialects. It is considered an East San’in dialect of the wider Chūgoku dialect group. In parts of northern Hyōgo Prefecture that neighbour Tottori, specifically in the Tajima region (in towns like Shin'onsen), a similar dialect to the Inshu dialect is spoken. It bears many similarities to its close relative, the Kurayoshi dialect of central Tottori (formerly eastern Hōki) but retains some notable differences.