Editing Kansai dialect (section)

=== Hyogo ===

[[Hyōgo Prefecture]] is the largest prefecture in Kansai, and there are some different dialects in the prefecture. As mentioned above, '''Tajima-ben''' ([[:ja:但馬弁|但馬弁]]) spoken in northern Hyōgo, former [[Tajima Province]], is included in the [[Chūgoku dialect]] group alongside Tango-ben of northern Kyōto. The ancient vowel sequence /au/ changed to {{IPA|[oː]}} in many Japanese dialects, but in the Tajima, [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]] and [[Izumo Province|Izumo]] dialects, /au/ changed into {{IPA|[aː]}}. Accordingly, the Kansai word ''ahō'' "idiot" is pronounced ''ahaa'' in Tajima-ben.

The dialect spoken in southwestern Hyōgo, former [[Harima Province]] alias Banshū, is called '''[[Banshū dialect|Banshū-ben]]'''. As well as Chūgoku dialect, it has the discrimination of aspect, ''-yoru'' in progressive and ''-toru'' in perfect. Banshū-ben is notable for transformation of ''-yoru'' and ''-toru'' into ''-yō'' and ''-tō'', sometimes ''-yon'' and ''-ton''. Another feature is the honorific copula ''-te ya'', common in [[Tanba Province|Tanba]], [[Maizuru, Kyoto|Maizuru]] and [[San'yō region|San'yō]] dialects. In addition, Banshū-ben is famous for an emphatic final particle ''doi'' or ''doiya'' and a question particle ''ke'' or ''ko'', but they often sound violent to other Kansai speakers, as well as Kawachi-ben. '''Kōbe-ben''' ([[:ja:神戸弁|神戸弁]]) spoken in [[Kobe]], the largest city of Hyogo, is the intermediate dialect between Banshū-ben and Osaka-ben and is well known for conjugating ''-yō'' and ''-tō'' as well as Banshū-ben.

'''[[Awaji dialect|Awaji-ben]]''' ([[:ja:淡路弁|淡路弁]]) spoken in [[Awaji Island]], is different from Banshū/Kōbe-ben and mixed with dialects of Osaka, Wakayama and [[Tokushima Prefecture]]s due to the intersecting location of sea routes in the [[Seto Inland Sea]] and the [[Tokushima Domain]] rule in Edo period.