Akitian Japanese

Akitian Japanese (秋津弁, Akitsu-ben) is a dialect of the Japanese language spoken in Akitsu. It is the most commonly spoken dialect of Japanese in Akitsu.

The usage of Akitian Japanese dates back to Hatakeyama Hidemori's initial conquest of Akitsu and his subsequent Japanization campaign. Hidemori's Japanization campaign was in place in Akitsu for more than a century, allowing Japanese to gain a stronghold among Akitsu's ruling class. Since then the Japanese language disseminated into the rest of Akitsu, with the dialect adopting some features of Akitian in the process.

Pitch accent
Akitian Japanese uses the Tokyo type pitch accent, much like standard Japanese.

Features
In terms of copula, Akitian Japanese uses じゃ (ja), like the Hiroshima dialect of Japanese. Furthermore, negative verb forms generally use ん (n) rather than the standard Japanese ない (nai). けー (kee) is also used rather than から (kara)