Deccan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
dcc
Alternate Names
Dakhini, Dakhni, Dakini, Dakkani, Dakkhani, Deccani, Desi
User Population

12,800,000 (2000).

Location

Gujarat state; Madhya Pradesh state: Raisen and Sehore districts; Karnataka state: Belgaum and Vijayapura districts.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Southern, Unclassified
Dialects

Kalvadi (Dharwar), Bijapuri.

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

NT: 1867.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Deccan
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], primary usage. Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

May be the same as Dakhini dialect of Urdu [urd]. Muslim.