In words that consist of only one mora?, the vowels at the end tend to extend and become two mora. For example:
Word | Standard | Kansai-ben | |
---|---|---|---|
胃 | stomach | い | いぃ |
絵 | picture | え | えぇ |
蚊 | mosquito | か | かぁ |
気 | mind | き | きぃ |
木 | tree | き | きぃ |
毛 | hair | け | けぇ |
四 | four | し | しぃ |
字 | letter | じ | じぃ |
背 | height | せ | せぇ |
血 | blood | ち | ちぃ |
手 | hand | て | てぇ |
戸 | door | と | とぉ |
二 | two | に | にぃ |
歯 | teeth | は | はぁ |
日 | sun | ひ | ひぃ |
目 | eye | め | めぇ |
Also, for verbs where the stem? consists of one mora, the end vowel sometimes extends depending on the conjugation.
Word | Imperative-form | Negative form | |
---|---|---|---|
寝る | to sleep | ねぇ | ねぇへん |
見る | to watch | みぃ | みぃひん |
来る | to come | きぃ | きぃひん けぇへん |
する | to do | しぃ | しぃひん せぇへん |