Question tag — He been there...

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Hi!
This is a new thread in which we will discuss some problematic sentences that need suitable question tags.
The sentence is:

He been there, ..............? [dialect, non-standard]

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I think the question tag should be "hasn't he?".
 

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Sticking with the dialect, "ain't he?" is more likely.
 

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That wouldn't be likely here. If you don't want "hasn't he" then perhaps "right?"
 

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Wouldn't Ain't he been there? be natural?
 
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