Iyo dialect

Iyo dialect
Iyo dialect
Iyo-ben
Native to	Japan
Region	Ehime
Language family	Japonic Japanese Western Japanese Shikoku Iyo dialect; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	iyob1237
IETF	ja-u-sd-jp38

The Iyo dialect (伊予弁, Iyo-ben) of Japanese is spoken by people from Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The name is a remnant of the Ehime area's historical name, Iyo Province.

Accents vary somewhat by geography within the prefecture. The southern area is particularly influenced by the Kyūshū dialect, while the central and eastern districts have accents similar to Kansai dialect.

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