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!
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dialects
Usage and Impression of きない vs. こない
According to [here](http://komachi.yomiuri.co.jp/t/2010/1126/366694.htm) and
[here](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%A4%E9%A6%AC%E5%BC%81), this is
common in [茨城]{いばらき} and [群馬]{ぐんま}. Also appearing in Saitama and Chiba.

These were the top two links googling in きない 来ない...
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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.
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Looks like it's a Western Kanto thing.

[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/西関東方言#.E6.96.87.E6.B3.95](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E9%96%A2%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E8%A8%80#.E6.96.87.E6.B3.95)

> 千葉県・埼玉県・群馬県・東京都多摩西部などで「こない」を「きない」や「きねー」と言ったりする。
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