Dakhni
Dakhni, also spelled Dakkhani or Deccani, is a form of Hindustani spoken primarily in the Deccan region of South Asia. It is commonly described as a regional variant of Urdu, though some linguists treat it as a distinct language with its own literary and cultural identity. The core speech community centers on Hyderabad and the surrounding areas in present-day Telangana, with continued use in parts of Karnataka and western Maharashtra. Hyderabadi Urdu is the best-known variety of Dakhni and functions as a regional norm in daily speech and media.
Historically, Dakhni emerged as a lingua franca in the Deccan under the Bahmani and subsequent Deccan sultanates,
The language is typically written in the Urdu script (a Perso-Arabic orthography), though Deccani literature and
In contemporary contexts, Dakhni is often regarded as a regional variety or dialect of Urdu/Hindustani. It remains