WHAT WE SAY
IN CHIKURA DIALECT.

A

ajoh

How are you doing?

ajoh shi-te

Why?

anchan

1:elder brother

2:Hey, young man.

Anga

What you say is wrong. (This is used at conversation.)

ango

archaic word of frog

Ani yatten dah oh?

What are you doing now?

ano

Ano? What do you say? or What do you mean?
Ano yattenn dah-kai? What are you doing now. or It's stupid of you to do such a thing.

atekotomo-nei

I'm dum founded.

C

chi-cheh

small

chakkeh smaller

tsukasa smallest

chohdo iiya

It's bad thing.

D

dan

who?
Dan da kai? Who are you?
Ara dan da kai? Who is he(she)?
Dan ga da kai? Whose is this?

dannonnga

Whose is it?

same meaning: daganga

dehmon

boil
Dehmon ga dehchatta oh. I have (a) boil.

deppatsu

big

suteleppatsu bigger

tsukasa biggest

F

fuh ga wariy

feel ashamed

fun-nigiru

(give a) pinch; nip

fun-nijiru

(give a) pinch; nip

G

goh-zui

like very much

H

hacka-suru

oppose

haya

hurry up

hippa-tah

strike; beat; hit;

I

igu

go
Igu beh sa. Let's go.

isshii

bad thing

K

ka

Shit!

kucchame

a viper ; an adder.

keh

1. Eat it.

2. Abalone

ketsu-peta

the buttocks; the hip.

N

neh

nothing
Ahmo neh. There is nothing.

nehsan

Generally it means elder sister in Japenese, but in Chikura dialect it points daughter-in law.
Asoh no nehsan wa ii hito dappe oh. His wife is kind (good).

O

Oeh

Wow!

oineh

must not do

on-mori

many, much

on-nonga

It is mine

same meaning:oganga

S

sui

love

Orah wannga sui da. I love you.

T

ton-zuh

reach

U

usoppo

Are you kidding?
Really?

W

wannonga

It is yours.

same meaning:waganga

Y

yahbu

walk

go with me