Iyo dialect
The Iyo dialect (伊予弁, Iyo-ben) of Japanese is spoken by people from Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The name is a remnant of the Ehime area's historical name, Iyo Province.
Accents vary somewhat by geography within the prefecture. The southern area is particularly influenced by the Kyūshū dialect, while the central and eastern districts have accents similar to Kansai dialect.
Characteristics
The Iyo dialect is an old one with many rustic characteristics and modifications of standard Japanese grammar.
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by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
We Talked
by: Carolyn Dawn JohnsonWalls, we never mean to build them so tall
We lay awake and wish that they'd fall
But they never go away they just tower
There between us till there's nothing left to say
Tears all there is a silents
And tears could this really be what we've feared?
Our perfect love is gone
Just when we thought there was nothing that could write all our wrong
We talked all night long
And we emptied out our hearts till all the hurt was gone
And we laughed even though we were mad
And we found out all the problems we had just weren't so bad
Yeah and we talked
We said our peace we cleared the air
Tell your mom thanks for the prayers
Were not all the way back
But hey were getting there
All our friends just cant believe
All the change in you and me
They asked us what we did
And we just smiled and said
We talked all night long
And we emptied our hearts till all the hurt was gone
Yeah and we laughed even though we were mad
And we found out all the problems we had just weren't so bad
Oh, we talked yeah, yeah yeah