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In chapter 34 of the _Bakemonogatari_ manga, Kanbaru talks about her past.
When she discusses her living situation after the death of her parents, she
says:

> I was bullied at the school I transferred to, simply put. I still have an
> accent now, but it was a lot worse back then. I had a lot of problems
> myself, but my head was filled with my parents.

What accent is she referring to? While I can find a mention of Kagenui having
a Kansai accent, I can't find anything for Kanbaru at all, both explicitly in
regards to her accent and in regards to where she was living before her
parents died, which might provide some information here.


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What accent is Kanbaru referring to, and where did she live prior to her parents' deaths?


Could not recall any mention in the anime, either. A quick look at the light
novels, however, seem to reveal some information, albeit also vague. To quote
from **Chapter 7** of _Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale Part 02_ :

> The way I spoke was different. I might talk like this now, but when I was
> still with my parents, **we were all the way out on the tip of Kyushu** ,
> probably to get as far away as possible from this home. They talk in a thick
> accent there, and well...l wouldn't call it bullying, but I was made fun of,
> and I didn't have any friends.

Assuming that the tip she's referring to is the southernmost part of
[Kyushu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu), 'all the way out on the tip of
Kyushu' may refer to a place somewhere on the [Okinawa
prefecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture#Major_islands)
(possibly within the [Yaeyama
islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaeyama_Islands)). So, it could refer
to an accent unique to people who speak the Okinawan language or dialect.


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