Deccan
A language of India
| Population | 12,800,000 (2000). |
| Region | Central Maharashtra, Deccan Plateau; Karnataka, Belgaum, Bijapur districts; Madhya Pradesh, Raisen, Sehore districts; Gujarat. |
| Alternate names | Desi, Dakini, Deccani |
| Dialects | Kalvadi (Dharwar), Bijapuri. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Unclassified |
| Comments | May be the same as Dakhini dialect of Urdu [urd]. Muslim (Sunni and Shi’a). |

