1. - A strange accent on words what using native in Aomori - Satoshi Green:Tsugaru district -Using Tsugaru accent Orange:Nanbu district Blue:Shimokita district -Using Nanbu accent

2. - Difference between the two accents - Tsugaru accent is famous as a difficult one in Japan. People other than native speaker cannot to understand means by Tsugaru accent. This accent has some funny features. - What about a Tsugaru accent ? - Would rather Nanbu accent like standard Japanese. Because, Nanbu accent has more honorific language than Tsugaru accent.

3. - Expression of Tsugaru accent - Tsugaru accent include part of Ainu. Ex) 「ちゃぺ」 /t∫aepe/ → 「ねこ」 (cat) 「ばっけ」 /bake/ → 「ふきのとう」 (a butterbur) There pronunciations are not distinct. [shi] and [su] [chi] and [tsu] [zi] and [zu] Ex) 「すずこ」 /sudzuko/ → 「すじこ」 (salted salmon roe) In many cases, the second and fourth column of the kana syllabary is voiced. [ka], [ki], [ku], [ke], [ko] → [ga], [gi], [gu], [ge], [go] [ta], [ti], [tsu], [te], [to] → [da], [zi], [zu], [de], [do]

4. - An instance of talks by native - A 「おー、こったどごでおめなしちゃーんず？」 (Hallo. What are you doing here ?) B 「あー、わぁ今けやぐど待ち合わせしちゃんだばって、まんだだも来 ね。おめは？」 (Hey. I’m waiting for my friends, but no one coming yet. How about you?) A 「わ？わっきゃ暇だはんで散歩してら。」 (Me? I’m taking a walk to kill time.) B 「んだが。ひゃあいんど来るまでわの相手してけ。」 (Okay, so will you chat with me till they comes?) A 「いいや。お、あいんどだべ？来たや。」 (Sure. Oh, are they your friends, aren’t you? Coming here.) B 「んだ。へばわー行ぐはんで。ひゃーな。」 (Yes. So I’m going now. See you later.) A 「おー、へば。」 (Bye.)