Pronouncing 俺 as おら


I heard in animes the term おら. I am assuming by context it is actually 俺. Why
is it pronounced this way? Is the kanji for おら a different kanji and not 俺? Is
おら a childish way to saying 俺?




Version 1: おれは (ore wa) pronounced quickly or with exaggerated stress on お may
sound like “oraa” (sometimes denoted in writing as 俺ぁ or similar).
[![俺ぁいつだって古賀ちゃんにﾃﾞﾚｯﾃﾞﾚよ!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSrpp.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSrpp.jpg)
Source: [うにゃ@Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/31919465)

Could this be your situation?

Version 2: Hinted by comments, I could find some Crayon Shin-Chan (クレヨンしんちゃん)
manga samples and indeed he seems to be using オラ as a personal pronoun.

[![Ora to Kaachan wa Otomodachi nano yo
Hen](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPvaL.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPvaL.png)

I guess we can’t say for sure which one you have without listening to the
audio or seeing closed captions (subtitles) for the show.

Version 3: there also exists an old pronoun おいら (can be both singular or
plural), and a female [オラ](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/12806/7810) in
some dialects.

