Mikei dialect

The Mikei dialect [免容丞言; みけい じょうげん], along with the Shinzōku dialect, is one of the common dialects of Kantonese and is in fact the 4th most often-spoken in Kanton. It has a number of varieties which have formed in both rural and urban areas of the prefecture. Generally, the Mikei dialect is seen as a rather elegant and polite dialect, surprisingly different from other northern forms, though it does retain a certain informality. There are a lot of similarities between Mikei and Shinzōku. Over recent years, the two have intermingled considerably and produced a lesser dialect, known as Mishin-jōgen, which is mostly spoken on the prefectural border with Shinkō.
== Features ==
* - Vowels are much less rounded and full, with a lesser emphasis given to /o/. In fact, in some words /o/ can sound more like /ɑ/. Additionally, /e/ and /i/ can sometimes be confused, with the diphthong /ei/ sounding closer to /ɪ:/. E.g. jōgen [dialect, /jo:gen/ becomes closer to /jɑ:gɪn/.
* - Combinations /ai, ae/ [あい、あえ] are much less pronounced in Mikei and will often merge into ああ、ええ instead. For example: 戉っと [なあっと] instead of standard ないっと and 前 [めえ] instead of standard まえ. 
* - Present tense verb conjugation becomes -たの. Past tense becomes -くの, and future changes into -きがい.
* - Direct adjectives will not often be followed by -い, but instead -え or -えい. In southern Mikei it is more common to hear -れ.
* - The prohibitive mood is by far the most polite out of all the northern dialects, to the ears of Standard speakers. Sentences are suffixed by -のそう. Some Mikei speakers will even add the Standard politeness particle -しま.
* - The imperative mood is expressed by adding the copula -じゃう, or slightly more politely, -じょうり. Again, some may add -しま.
* - The direct verbal adjective is expressed by changing the standard -だ particle to -れ.
* - When using a conjugative tense, it is common for Mikei speakers to add the sound -え to the end of the tense copula. E.g. のくのえ = I drank.
== Common vocabulary ==
* なね - I, me [female]
* なん - I, me [male]
* のん - you [neutral]
* はす - yes, right
* ぽんに - alright, OK, fine
* しし - thanks 
* ぬり - cool, sexy, nice, fine, good, excellent, hot, stylish
* の - to drink, drinking
* げえに - welcome, come in, come on
* どしょう - goodbye
* じげい - hi, hey, hello
== Mishin dialect ==
The Mishin dialect [免行丞言] is a dialect spoken primarily on the border between Mikei Prefecture and Shinkō Prefecture. It can be described as a mixture of the eastern Mikei dialect and the western Shinzōku dialect. Over a period of around 50 years, this vernacular has grown from having only a few hundred speakers to over 5,000. This is mostly attributed to the growth of Mikei's eastern cities, such as --- and ---, which are experiencing rapid population growth.