kyotoben
A sub-dialect of Kansaiben spoken in Kyoto.
Noted speakers
- Ichimaru Gin (Bleach)
- Kobayakawa Sae (Idolmaster Cinderella Girls)
- Shiver (Splatoon)
- Kagenui Yozuru (Monogatari)
Salient features
- Verb conjugations ending in はる haru
- The copula どす dosu (standard Japanese です desu)
- Unique negative conjugations of the verbs 来る kuru "to come" and する suru "to do":
- Kyotoben きいひん kiihin and しいひん shiihin
- Compare to Osakaben けえへん keehen and せえへん seehen
- Standard Japanese こない konai and しない shinai
- The greetings おこしやす okoshiyasu and おいでやす oideyasu (standard Japanese いらっしゃいませ irasshaimase)