kansai dialect

well i am very curious about this kansai dialect. because they talk differently from the main japanese language. like java language or sundanese in indonesia. i found nice article on wikipedia that explained about this kansai dialect.

- and this is an explanation from wiki
The Kansai dialect (Shinjitai: 関西弁, Kyūjitai: 關西辯 Kansai-ben?) listen (help·info) is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region of Japan. In technical term, it is called Kinki dialect (近畿方言 Kinki Hōgen?); Kansai is also known as "Kinki", hence the alternative term. They are typified by the speech of Osaka, the major city of Kansai, which is referred to specifically as Osaka-ben. It is characterized as being both more melodic and harsher by speakers of the standard language.

- The Grammar :
Many words and grammar structures in Kansai-ben are contractions of their classical Japanese equivalents (it is unusual to contract words in such a way in standard Japanese). For example, chigau (to be different or wrong) becomes chau, yoku (well) becomes yō, and omoshiroi (interesting or funny) becomes omoroi. These contractions follow similar inflection rules as their standard forms so chau is politely said chaimasu in the same way as chigau is inflected to chigaimasu. Common contractions in Tokyo-ben are replaced by specific Kansai-ben variations. The korya and sorya contractions of kore wa and sore wa, heard in relaxed speech in Tokyo, are instead kora and sora in Kansai-ben.

one of imagine name kintaros in kamen rider den-o. use kansai ben to talk.



another one is japanese movie with title 'Tsuri sanpei'. at first when i watch this movie. i don't understand single bit of the vocabulary. but now i know they use kansai dialect for the dialog.

just found another information from wikipedia .
Tsurikichi Sanpei (釣りキチ三平?, lit. "Fishing Enthusiast Sanpei") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takao Yaguchi. The manga is serialised in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1973 to 1983. Kodansha has published the manga's 57 bound volumes between July 5, 2003 and October 5, 2005.
The manga was adapted into an 109-episode anime series.[1] Directed by Yoshikata Nitta, the anime's 109 episodes were broadcast on Fuji TV between April 7, 1980 and July 28, 1982.

well Kansai-ben is still part of japanese . so it appears in many Japanese works such as novels, films, manga, and anime.

credit :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_dialect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsurikichi_Sanpei