Kagoshima dialect

The Kagoshima dialect is a Japanese dialect spoken in the Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. This dialect is often mutually unintelligible with other Japanese dialects, meaning speakers of Kagoshima dialect may not be understood by people from other regions, such as Honshu. Japan's varied geography, with mountains and islands, has contributed to the development of many distinct dialects. While there are various ways to group Japanese dialects, they are often categorized into Eastern, Western, and Kyushu dialects. The spread of the Tokyo dialect, known as kyōtsū-go or "common language," has helped unify the country linguistically, especially through compulsory education and mass media.1