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Deccan

A language of India

ISO 639-3dcc

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).