I'm currently in mie prefecture in the mountains just outside of Komono and many people here pronounce words with "し" as "si". And it isn't just limited to し for example when they were lighting the fire for our シャブシャブ they introduced the meal as "サブサブ". The word for deer is しか however here they pronounce it "sika". We're in the mountains so I'm assuming this is perhaps a regional accent I'm hearing? It has thrown me for a loop as my studies have always denied the existence of this kind of phonetic existence in Japanese. Anyone know more about this sort of accent or what in particular it is I'm hearing?
by ano-ni-mouse