お国くに言こと葉ば

noun

local dialect; vernacular; provincialism

Polite term for a regional dialect or local speech, often used when referring to one's own or someone else's hometown way of speaking. The honorific お makes it softer and more respectful than 国言葉.

See also: 国言葉

• 祖そ母ぼはお国くに言こと葉ばで話はなすとほっとするそうです。

  My grandmother says she feels at ease when speaking in her local dialect.

• 彼かれのお国くに言こと葉ばには独どく特とくの温あたたかみがある。

  His local dialect has a unique warmth.