Shizuoka dialect

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Shizuoka dialect
静岡弁
Shizuoka dialect area with eastern (dark green) and western (light green) features.
Native to	Japan
Region	Shizuoka
Language family	Japonic Japanese Eastern Japanese Tōkai-Tōsan Shizuoka dialect
Dialects	Eastern Shizuoka dialect Central Shizuoka dialect Western Shizuoka dialect Ikawa dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	shiz1237

The Shizuoka dialect (Japanese: 静岡弁 Shizuoka-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Shizuoka Prefecture. In a narrow sense, this can refer purely to the Central Shizuoka dialect, whilst a broader definition encompasses all Shizuoka dialects. This article will focus on all dialects found in the prefecture.