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関西弁. A group of dialects in the Kansai region.

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What are the main differences between 京都弁(Kyoto-ben) and 大阪弁(Osaka-ben)

These two dialects will sound very similar to an untrained ear. Can anyone highlight the main differences between these two dialects?
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Except for pitch, what are the differences in pronunciation between Kansaiben and Tokyoben?

I have tried to ask people this type of question on many occasions and the answer is always the same, but people are notoriously bad at evaluating their own language, so I ask here: Apart for pitch, which I know will differ significantly from…
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わ usage at the end of sentences

What is the difference between the "わ" sentence ender used by women in general and the one that is used by both Males and females in the Kansai area? I've asked my Japanese co-workers about it specifically and they said that there is a difference…
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や in Kansai-ben when it is not だ

The following sentence occurs in The Legend of Zelda: ナンカ　コウテ　クレヤ (This would be なんか買うてくれや！ and was famously translated as "Buy somethin', will ya!".) From the 買うて, it's obvious he's speaking Kansai-ben, and I suspect that this usage of や is…
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What is the implication when a gruff old man ends a sentence with わ?

In this question, it seems to me it was clearly established that わ, at the end of a sentence, is decidedly feminine. There was talk of a Kansai-ben わ with slightly different implications, but still within a range of femininity. So, I'm reading…
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Is accent position predictable for -i verbs in Osaka/Kansai?

Background While I'm not especially confident about the reliability of my sources (Wikipedia (0) (1) (2) and some guys' personal websites), and it's possible that I transcribed some of these wrong, the sources agree on the following accent rules…
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Existence verbs in the Kansai Dialect

In this part of this Wikipedia article, it states In other areas such as Hyogo and Mie, いる /iru/ is hardly used and おる /oru/ does not have the negative usage. What I want to know is, does this statement mean that おる is used in nearly all of the…
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Help understanding せんで?

From this manga panel: I am trying to understand「せんで」. My guess is it's negated する. In Kansai-ben, I've read that しない＝せん, but why is で added (instead of て like しなくて)? Is this how to て-form other ん　ending verbs such as せえへん?
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Is it true that only girls use うち to refer to themselves?

Is it true that only girls will use うち to refer to themselves? So when a guy say うち he is referring to his in-group / company / family, and not referring to himself, right?
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Is the Kansai あかん a negated verb?

It seems to behave like a verb, and would be the negated form of a verb あく if it were.
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What does the word 「やめにしい」 mean?

Here is the dialogue containing the word. A: かってな推測はやめろう　おれは青山なんざ... B: 自分をごまかすのはいいかげんでやめにしいな　なんでもっときびしく現実をみつめようとはせんのや
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How and when to use せや and its variants in Kansai-ben?

Here in Kansai I hear せや, せやねん, and せやな everywhere. I was wondering if anyone could clarify the meaning and usage of these, as well as their equivalent in more standard Japanese? Additionally, are there any other variations based on せや that are…
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Meaning of 閉店ガラガラガラ in the following sentence

An American boxer has been living in Japan for 3 years. He lives in the Kansai area, so he speaks Kansai dialect. He complains that after 3 years in Japan he still hasn't fought against a really strong opponent, then he says this…
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What does ...のなんでやろ。 mean?　Is that a やる verb? is の a normalization particle? If so, what is なんで？

Some Youtube comments: 1) 日本人にとっても日本語ってクソムズイのに、外国人に簡単だとか言われると腹立つのなんでやろ。しかもカタコトでwww 誰もこのコメの意味分からんだろうけどさwww 2) 文化を知らずして日本語を喋る人は大体ただの糞外人 What does ...のなんでやろ。 mean?　Is that a やる verb? is の a normalization particle? If so, what is なんで？
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Is 「やってもた」 the same as 「やってしまった」? What is the grammatical rule behind this?

I have recently seen 「やってもた」 used in a Japanese conversation, I don't remember the context exactly, but it was something like： 久々にやってもた。 After asking my Japanese friend, it turns out to be some kind of Osaka-ben expression used instead of…
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