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Japanese > Kyushu Dialect > Hichiku Dialect > Goto Islands Dialect Goto Islands dialect(五島列島方言), often referred to simply as "Goto dialect" is a dialect of Japanese spoken on the Gotō Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. It closely resembles Nagasaki dialect but also contains its own original vocabulary.

Additionally, as a result of certain words becoming commonplace solely to their respective communities, each island and area has formed their own unique vocabulary.

Summary
A unique characteristic of Kyushu dialects in general is their emphasis on consonant sounds and weakened vowel sounds, but even among these dialects, Goto dialects stands out as being very simplified and tending to have persistent n sounds and sokuon. The dialect lacks vocabulary exceeding 7 characters in length, and it's common to speak in short three word phrases connected by retroflex sounds like tsu, na, and chi.

Most Goto Island dialects use no pitch accent. A few areas in Shin-Kamigotō use the "second-type" (nikei/二型) pitch accent, and a few areas in Goto use the "first-type" (ikkei/一型)  pitch accent.

Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Some nouns are separated into masculine and feminine categories similar to languages that employ grammatical gender systems. Masculine nouns and feminine nouns have the sounds "don/ドン" and "jo/ジョ" appended to the end of them, respectively.