The Kanazawa dialect (金沢弁 "Kanazawa-ben") is a Japanese dialect spoken in around
The most famous phrase in the dialect is the soft imperative suffix -"masshi" (～まっし), meaning -"nasai" (～なさい) in standard Japanese. This phrase is often used in catch phrases for visitors of Kanazawa, for example, "Kimasshi Kanazawa!" (来まっし、金沢！ "Come to Kanazawa!").
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