下した町まち言こと葉ば

noun

Shitamachi dialect; working-class Tokyo dialect

Refers to the traditional dialect spoken in the Shitamachi (downtown) area of Tokyo, associated with working-class and merchant communities. Often contrasted with 山の手言葉 (Yamanote dialect).

See also: 下町 · 山の手言葉

• 下した町まち言こと葉ばには「ひ」を「し」と発はつ音おんする特とく徴ちょうがある。

  A feature of the Shitamachi dialect is pronouncing 'hi' as 'shi'.