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Kotomora

下した町まち言こと葉ば

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Meanings

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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