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.

• ya (や) replaces da (だ) as the casual copula
• ken (けん) replaces kara (から) as in "because"

• yaken (やけん) is used instead of dakara (だから)

Learn more examples of this dialect.