国くに言こと葉ば

noun

local dialect; vernacular; provincialism

Refers to the dialect or vernacular of a particular region, often contrasted with standard Japanese. See also お国言葉.

See also: お国言葉

• 祖そ母ぼはいつも国くに言こと葉ばで話はなす。

  My grandmother always speaks in the local dialect.

• この地ち域いきの国くに言こと葉ばには独どく特とくの言いい回まわしが多おおい。

  The local dialect of this area has many unique expressions.

noun

national language

Rarely used; typically refers to the standard language of a nation. In modern contexts, 国語 is more common.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいには、国くに言こと葉ばとしての日本にほん語ごの整せい備びが進すすめられた。

  During the Meiji era, Japanese was developed as the national language.