In Kansai dialect, a short 1-mora word often gets “stretched” into two moras by adding a long vowel.
Examples:
- 木（き） can sound like きぃ
- 火（ひ） can sound like ひぃ
LH [low to high]
木 [き] tree
手 [て] hand
目 [め] eye
Standard (1 mora)
Kansai (2 moras)
HL [high to low]
背 [せ] hight
毛 [け] hair / body hair
歯 [は] teeth
Standard (1 mora)
Kansai (2 moras)
Verbs
Using the same idea, the root of a verb can sound longer in the negative form.
来ーへん [こーへん]
せーへん [せーへん]
見ーひん [みーひん]
（❌ こへん、せへん、みひん）
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