Usage and Impression of きない vs. こない


In Japanese class, we were always taught that the negative of 来{く}る is 来{こ}ない
(not きない). In Japan, though, I've heard several native speakers use きない. I
have two questions about きない.

  1. Who uses きない? People from rural areas? Rural Tohoku and Kanto regions? Is it part of a certain area's 方言?

  2. What impression does きない give? One of my native Japanese friends got made fun of for using it, so I imagine きない is thought of as quaint or maybe uneducated by some. (Personally, I like it, though).

Thanks so much!




そういえば…

When I was in Shikoku island, I remember some people used 「きない」, but that
meant 「きなさい」 or 「きてください」, not 「こない」.

> はよう、こっち、きない！ (= はやく こちらに きなさい)

Seemingly this is used in
[Fukuoka](http://fanblogs.jp/tomonariabc/archive/892/0) and
[Oita](http://blog.livedoor.jp/kizunamise/archives/7658868.html), too.

I personally haven't heard きない which means こない, but I'm not familiar with
dialects in Kanto region. _No impression_ is my impression of that word.

