Both Urdu and Telugu have linguistically impacted on each other in Hyderabad the land of Dakhni/Hyderabadi Language. The Telugu has assimilated many Urdu words into it. And the Urdu is also unique, with influences of Marathi, Gujarati ,Telugu,Kannada and tamil giving rise to a dialect sometimes called Hyderabadi Urdu or Dakhni/Deccani. Thus, Dakhni dialects are an amalgam of Urdu, Marathi, Konkani, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Arabic, Persian and Turkish. Dakhni was the lingua franca of the Muslims of South India, chiefly living in Hyderabad state and further south except for Moplah(Mappila) Muslims of Kerala State
Though Urdu is the preferred language of the elite, it is hard to keep Dakhni out of Hyderabadi people. An interesting anecdote lays bare the strong affiliation of a Hyderabadi with Dakhni. It's not difficult to learn Dakhni/Hyderabadi; you only need a little enthusiasm for life and meet as many of these typical people as possible.
There is an extensive literature in this dialect, but it has fallen out of use in recent times. Dakhni is spoken in the Deccan plateau of India. Just as Urdu developed in Lucknow, Dakhni developed in South India due to the mixing of various Indian based languages and Persian based languages
Anyone can easily identify us as a Dakhni/Hyderabadi once we start speaking in our typical Dakhni/Hyderabadi Urdu Language. You will never find such a unique and only one of its kind words anywhere in the world. Its endearing nuances have given Hyderabad a genial character.
People do sometime make a fun of our Dakhni/Hyderabadi Urdu Language, it is really bad to do so. But we feel proud of our language as we are the creators of this unique language. We Dakhni/Hyderabadi get identified without informing our native place with our sweet and unique language.
Many Dakhni/Hyderabadi high society people try to avoid speaking in this typical language, but in their conversation you will definitely hear one or two unique Dakhni/Hyderabadi words, it is really hard to get away with this unique language.Dakhni/Hyderabadi language too has its own distinct sound & flavour and yes, it is more varied as it has its own dialects in different parts of the country.
If the real Dakhni/Hyderabadi is laced with Urdu, the new society has a fair mix of English and local language to it.Mostly old generation people use unique Dakhni/Hyderabadi Urdu language with a sense of pride. You will come across this typical language from various people.
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