DCC ISO 639-3
Deccan
A language of India
- ISO 639
- dcc
- Alternate Names
- Dakhini, Dakhni, Dakini, Dakkani, Dakkhani, Deccani, Desi
- Population
- 12,800,000 (2000).
- Location:
- Gujarat state; Madhya Pradesh state: Raisen and Sehore districts; Maharashtra state: Belgaum, Bijapur, and Karnataka districts on Deccan Plateau.
- 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.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Gujarat state; Madhya Pradesh state: Raisen and Sehore districts; Maharashtra state: Belgaum, Bijapur, and Karnataka districts on Deccan Plateau.
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