noun
Refers to the everyday language or dialect spoken in a particular region, often contrasted with standard Japanese.
祖母は土地言葉で話すので、都会の孫には少し難しい。
My grandmother speaks in the local dialect, so it's a bit difficult for her city grandchildren.
この地域の土地言
The vernacular of this area has many unique expressions.
方言 is the standard term for 'dialect' and is more common in academic or formal contexts. 土地言葉 is a more colloquial, everyday word for the local speech of a region.
Compound of 土地 (tochi, 'land, region') and 言葉 (kotoba, 'word, language'). The reading とちことば follows standard rendaku voicing of ことば.