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Old 2009-03-08, 09:56   Link #7
Quarkboy
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Something interesting that quite rare is the way that Nana and Lulu speak in Shugo Chara!! Doki!... Nana especially has a thick Nagoyan accent.

Osaka-ben and Kansai-ben are not uncommon in anime, but Nagoya-ben is something I've never heard before Shugo Chara.

It's actually quite strange sounding, very distinct. Everything ends with a "ya" or an "dagya" or a "gane!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_dialect

Anyway, pretty much the only Nagoya-ben that's ever heard in real life outside of Nagoya is someone proclaiming "Umya!!" after eating some delicious ramen. (It's Nagoya-ben of "Umai!").
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