사투리

First attested as Middle Korean 四土俚 (*sǒthwoli) in the Myeongjong sillok (明宗實錄 / 명종실록), 1549. In the Hangeul script, first attested as Early Modern Korean ᄉᆞ토리 (sothwoli) in the Iju pungsoktong (夷州風俗通 / 이주풍속통), 1756.

The Hanja spelling above seems to reflect a rising tone in the first syllable, which is also seen as respective regular reflexes in tonal dialects or length in the central dialect. This perhaps suggests a Sinitic origin for this term, though the above spelling need not itself be etymological.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)tʰuɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)투리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 사투리의 / 사투리에 / 사투리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

사투리 • (saturi)

1. (primarily non-academic) a dialect or accent of a language, usually a non-standard one

   Synonym: (formal, academic) 방언(方言) (bang'eon, “dialect”)

   경상도 사투리로 '새우'를 뭐라 하는지 알아?

   gyeongsangdo saturiro sae'u reul mwora haneunji ara?

   Do you know what the word for "shrimp" is in Gyeongsang dialect?

   영국에서 스코틀랜드 사투리를 쓰는 사람들을 낮잡아 보나요?

   yeonggug-eseo Seukoteullaendeu saturi-reul sseuneun saram-deur-eul natjaba bona-yo?

   In the United Kingdom, are people who use a Scottish accent looked down upon?

   • 1765, 李(이)匡(광)明(명) (Yi Gwang-myeong), 夷(이)州(쥬)風(픙)俗(쇽)通(통) [On the Customs of the Barbaric Province]:

     이곳 ᄉᆞ토리로 디으니 도로혀 슌치 못ᄒᆞ다

     igot satoriro dieuni dorohyeo syunchi mothada

     As [this text] is written in the dialect of this place, it is once more not easy [to read].