里言葉
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Meanings
1
countryside dialect; rural speech
Linguistics term for a dialect spoken in rural areas, often contrasted with city speech.
Many old expressions remain in the countryside dialect of this region.
2
Edo-period red-light district sociolect; secret language of prostitutes
Historical linguistics term for a specialized jargon used by prostitutes in Edo-period pleasure quarters; not in modern use.
The secret language used in Edo-period red-light districts was a jargon unintelligible to outsiders.