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{{Short description|Variety of Telugu}}
{{Short description|Variety of Telugu}}
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{{Infobox language
| name            = Telangana dialect
| nativename      = {{lang|te|తెలంగాణ భాష}}
| pronunciation    = {{IPA|te|ˈtelaŋɡaːɳa ˈlanguage|}}
| states          = [[India]]
| region          = [[Telangana]]
| familycolor      = Dravidian
| fam2            = [[Dravidian languages#Classification|Southern]]
| fam3            = [[Dravidian languages#Classification|Southern II]]{{sfnp|Zvelebil|1990|p=57}}
| fam4            = [[Telugu language#Dialects|Teluguic]]
| fam5            = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| ancestor        = [[Proto-Dravidian language|Proto-Dravidian]]
* [[Old Telugu]]
| script          = [[Telugu script]]
| nation          = [[India]]
* [[Telangana]]
| minority        =
| map              = IN-TG.svg
| mapcaption      = [[Telangana]]
| agency          = [[Government of Telangana]]
}}


'''Telangana dialect''', (Telangana Slang or {{lang-te|Telaṅgāṇa|Telangana dialect|label=none}}) often referred to as '''Hyderabadi Telugu''' ({{Lang-te|హైదరాబాదీ తెలుగు|}}) is a dialect of, or a [[pidgin]] based on the [[Telugu language]], it has its own history spoken mostly in the Indian state of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-22 |title=Telangana slang can do without 31 Telugu letters, Telangana University professor says |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-slang-can-do-without-31-telugu-letters-telangana-university-professor-says/articleshow/30744511.cms |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Although it is often spoken by the local people from the city, the majority of locals in [[Hyderabad]] tend to use either [[Telugu language|Telugu]] to communicate. This dialect, which is spoken in the [[Hyderabad]] region, is similar to [[Hyderabadi Urdu]] due to the high influence of [[Dakhani|Dakhani or Deccani Urdu]]. In fact, it is often mistaken for [[Hyderabadi Urdu]] by speakers of other Telugu dialects.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shivaprasad|first=S.|last2=Sadanandam|first2=M.|date=2020-06-01|title=Identification of regional dialects of Telugu language using text independent speech processing models|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10772-020-09678-y|journal=International Journal of Speech Technology|language=en|volume=23|issue=2|pages=251–258|doi=10.1007/s10772-020-09678-y|issn=1572-8110}}</ref>
'''Telangana dialect''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: తెలంగాణ భాష), often referred to by its sub-dialect, '''Hyderabadi Telugu''' ({{Langx|te|హైదరాబాదీ తెలుగు|}}), is a dialect of the [[Telugu language]]. It is spoken mostly in the Indian state of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-22 |title=Telangana slang can do without 31 Telugu letters, Telangana University professor says |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-slang-can-do-without-31-telugu-letters-telangana-university-professor-says/articleshow/30744511.cms |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> It is influenced by [[Hyderabadi Urdu]], a dialect of [[Dakhani|Deccani Urdu]], at least in the vocabulary.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Shivaprasad|first1=S.|last2=Sadanandam|first2=M.|date=2020-06-01|title=Identification of regional dialects of Telugu language using text independent speech processing models|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10772-020-09678-y|journal=International Journal of Speech Technology|language=en|volume=23|issue=2|pages=251–258|doi=10.1007/s10772-020-09678-y|s2cid=254584454 |issn=1572-8110|url-access=subscription}}</ref> But it also has so many Dravidian roots or distinct desi words.


== Evolution ==
== History ==
This dialect has traces from the establishment of [[Delhi Sultanate]] in around 1300s. Later other Islam empires such as [[Tughlaq dynasty]], [[Malik Maqbul Tilangani]], [[Bahmani Sultanate]] influenced the culture of in the erstwhile Hyderabad and surrounding areas. [[Qutb Shahi dynasty]] which was established in 1518, played a key role in shaping the Hyderabadi Telugu. The empire was extended to smaller areas in present-day [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. This made the introduction of [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Kannada]] languages in the region. One of the other major reasons for the evolution of the language is the influence of [[Islam]] culture who preferred to speak [[Persian language|Persian]] or [[Urdu]] languages.
This language's history can be tracked back around the early centuries of BCE. The language spoken in the Telangana region during the BCE era was referred to as 'Andhramu' or early Telugu. When this region was under the rule of Satavahana, Ikshwaku, and Vishnukundins the official languages are Sanskrit and Prakrit. But the people language is Telugu. The establishment of [[Delhi Sultanate]] around the 14th century CE. Later, other Muslim empires such as the [[Tughlaq dynasty]] and [[Bahmani Sultanate]], influenced the culture of the [[Hyderabad]] area, as well as the Telangana region. The [[Qutb Shahi dynasty]], established in 1518, played a key role in shaping Hyderabadi Telugu. The empire had extended to smaller portions in present-day [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. This introduced more [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Kannada]] loanwords into the language. Another key reason for the evolution of the dialect is the influence of [[Islam|Islamic dynasties]], whose official languages were [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Deccani language|Deccani Urdu]]. Before the formation of Telangana state this language is Telugu. Afterwards official records also states that this as Telugu language. But the Telangana movement brought the term 'Telangana Language' to the forefront. The term was officially recognized when the Telangana government declared September 9th as Telangana Language Day in 2014, to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Kaloji Narayana Rao.


== Vocabulary ==
== Vocabulary ==


=== Unique words ===
=== Unique words ===
A few words unique to Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Dialect, predominantly spoken by everyone of the region are given below
A few words are unique to the Telangana Telugu, listed below.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Standard Telugu
!Standard Telugu
!'''Telangana/Hyderabadi language'''
!'''Telangana Telugu'''
!Meaning
!Meaning
|-
|-
|''Baṅgāḷadumpa'' (బంగాళదుంప)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|jāgratta}} ({{lang|te|జాగ్రత్త}})
|''Ālugaḍḍa'' (ఆలుగడ్డ)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|pailaṁ}} ({{lang|te|పైలం}})
|Potato
|Be careful
|-
|-
|''Jāgratta'' (జాగ్రత్త)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|dāhaṁ}} ({{lang|te|దాహం}})
|''Pailaṁ'' (పైలం)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|dūpa}} ({{lang|te|దూప}})
|Be Careful
|thirsty
|-
|-
|''Dāhaṁ'' (దాహం)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|gōṅgurā}} ({{lang|te|గోంగురా}})
|''Dūpā'' (దూపా)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|puṇṭikūrā}} ({{lang|te|పుంటికూర}})
|Thirsty
|[[Gongura]]
|-
|-
|''Adde'' (అద్దె)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|ekkaḍa}} ({{lang|te|ఎక్కడ}})
|''Kirāyi'' (కిరాయి)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|ēḍa}} ({{lang|te|ఏడ}})
|Rent
|where
|-
|-
|''Gōṅgurā'' (గోంగురా)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|akkaḍa}} ({{lang|te|అక్కడ}})
|''Puṇṭi kūrā'' (పుంటి కూర)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|āḍa}} ({{lang|te|ఆడ}})
|Kenaf
|there
|-
|-
|''Aṅgaḍi'' (అంగడి)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|ikkaḍa}} ({{lang|te|ఇక్కడ}})
|''Dukṇāṁ'' (దుకణo)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|īḍa}} ({{lang|te|ఈడ}})
|Store
|here
|-
|''Ekkaḍa'' (ఎక్కడ)
|''Yēḍa'' (యేడ)
|Where
|-
|''Ikkaḍa'' (ఇక్కడ)
|''Īḍa'' (ఈడ)
|Here
|}
|}


=== Words borrowed from other languages ===
=== Loanwords ===
A few words unique to Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Dialect, predominantly spoken in Hyderabad region are given below
A few loanwords in the Telangana Telugu, listed below.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Standard Telugu
!Standard Telugu
!'''Hyderabadi Telugu'''
!'''Telangana Telugu'''
!Meaning
!Meaning
!Source language
!Source language
|-
|-
|''Āsupatri'' (ఆసుపత్రి)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|baṅgāḷadumpa}} ({{lang|te|బంగాళదుంప}})
|''Davākhānā'' (దవాఖానా)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|ālugaḍḍa}} ({{lang|te|ఆలుగడ్డ}})
|Hospital
|[[potato]]
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]/[[Sanskrit]] + Telugu
|-
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|adde}} ({{lang|te|అద్దె}})
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|kirāyi}} ({{lang|te|కిరాయి}})
|rent
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|-
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|āsupatri}} ({{lang|te|ఆసుపత్రి}})
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|davākhānā}} ({{lang|te|దవాఖానా}})
|hospital, pharmacy
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|-
|-
|''Bābāy'' (బాబాయ్)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|bābāy}} ({{lang|te|బాబాయ్}})
|''Kākā'' (కాకా)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|kākā}} ({{lang|te|కాకా}})
|Uncle
|uncle
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]/[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|-
|-
|''Ḍabbulu'' (డబ్బులు)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|ḍabbulu}} ({{lang|te|డబ్బులు}})
|''Paisalu'' (పైసలు)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|paisalu}} ({{lang|te|పైసలు}})
|Money
|money
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|-
|-
|''Prāntaṁ'' (ప్రాంతం)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|prāntaṁ}} ({{lang|te|ప్రాంతం}})
|''Jāgā'' (జాగా)
|{{Transliteration|te|ISO|jāgā}} ({{lang|te|జాగా}})
|Area
|area
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|}
|}


== Regional variants ==
== Regional variants ==
There are regional variants in the dialect. The dialect spoken by local non Telugu Hyderabadis is influenced by [[Hyderabadi Urdu]]. The dialect spoken in interiors of Telangana has localized influences and varies with community. The border regions have mutual influence with languages on other side of the border.
There are regional variants in the language. The dialect spoken in the interiors of Telangana has localized influences and varies with community. The border regions have mutual influence with languages on the other side of the border.


== Influence ==
== Influence ==
The Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Baasha has always influenced the culture of Telangana. The dialect became notable after the [[Telangana movement|Telangana state]] was formed. It became influential in [[Politics]], [[Film|Cinema]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-16|title=From ‘Fidaa’ to ‘iSmart Shankar’: The rise of Telangana dialect in mainstream cinema|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/fidaa-ismart-shankar-rise-telangana-dialect-mainstream-cinema-107328|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> [[Economics]], [[Arts]] and other fields that are related to [[Telangana]], besides [[Amaravati Telugu|Standard Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bharath|first=Kalyan|title=12 Raw And Rustic Telangana Movie Dialogues In Recent Times - Wirally|url=https://wirally.com/12-raw-and-rustic-telangana-movie-dialogues/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=wirally.com/|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Telangana language has always influenced the culture of Telangana. The language became notable after the [[Telangana movement|Telangana state]] was formed. It became influential in [[politics]], [[Cinematography|cinema]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-16|title=From 'Fidaa' to 'iSmart Shankar': The rise of Telangana dialect in mainstream cinema|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/fidaa-ismart-shankar-rise-telangana-dialect-mainstream-cinema-107328|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> [[economics]], [[arts]], and other fields that are related to [[Telangana]], besides standard Telugu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bharath|first=Kalyan|title=12 Raw And Rustic Telangana Movie Dialogues In Recent Times - Wirally|url=https://wirally.com/12-raw-and-rustic-telangana-movie-dialogues/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=wirally.com/|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Deccani language]]
*[[Hyderabadi Urdu]]


== References ==
== References ==
<references />{{Hyderabad topics}}
{{Reflist}}
 
==Sources==
* {{citation | last = Zvelebil | first = Kamil | title = Dravidian Linguistics: An Introduction | publisher = Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture | year = 1990 | isbn = 978-81-8545-201-2 }}
 
== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RW7fkzi_hA History of Hyderabad Deccan]


[[Category:Telugu dialects]]
[[Category:Telugu dialects]]

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Telangana dialect
తెలంగాణ భాష
Pronunciationte
Native toIndia
RegionTelangana
Early form
Telugu script
Official status
Official language in
India
Regulated byGovernment of Telangana
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

Telangana dialect (Telugu: తెలంగాణ భాష), often referred to by its sub-dialect, Hyderabadi Telugu (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), is a dialect of the Telugu language. It is spoken mostly in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] It is influenced by Hyderabadi Urdu, a dialect of Deccani Urdu, at least in the vocabulary.[3] But it also has so many Dravidian roots or distinct desi words.

History[edit | edit source]

This language's history can be tracked back around the early centuries of BCE. The language spoken in the Telangana region during the BCE era was referred to as 'Andhramu' or early Telugu. When this region was under the rule of Satavahana, Ikshwaku, and Vishnukundins the official languages are Sanskrit and Prakrit. But the people language is Telugu. The establishment of Delhi Sultanate around the 14th century CE. Later, other Muslim empires such as the Tughlaq dynasty and Bahmani Sultanate, influenced the culture of the Hyderabad area, as well as the Telangana region. The Qutb Shahi dynasty, established in 1518, played a key role in shaping Hyderabadi Telugu. The empire had extended to smaller portions in present-day Maharashtra and Karnataka. This introduced more Marathi and Kannada loanwords into the language. Another key reason for the evolution of the dialect is the influence of Islamic dynasties, whose official languages were Persian and Deccani Urdu. Before the formation of Telangana state this language is Telugu. Afterwards official records also states that this as Telugu language. But the Telangana movement brought the term 'Telangana Language' to the forefront. The term was officially recognized when the Telangana government declared September 9th as Telangana Language Day in 2014, to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Kaloji Narayana Rao.

Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

Unique words[edit | edit source]

A few words are unique to the Telangana Telugu, listed below.

Standard Telugu Telangana Telugu Meaning
jāgratta (జాగ్రత్త) pailaṁ (పైలం) Be careful
dāhaṁ (దాహం) dūpa (దూప) thirsty
gōṅgurā (గోంగురా) puṇṭikūrā (పుంటికూర) Gongura
ekkaḍa (ఎక్కడ) ēḍa (ఏడ) where
akkaḍa (అక్కడ) āḍa (ఆడ) there
ikkaḍa (ఇక్కడ) īḍa (ఈడ) here

Loanwords[edit | edit source]

A few loanwords in the Telangana Telugu, listed below.

Standard Telugu Telangana Telugu Meaning Source language
baṅgāḷadumpa (బంగాళదుంప) ālugaḍḍa (ఆలుగడ్డ) potato Hindustani/Sanskrit + Telugu
adde (అద్దె) kirāyi (కిరాయి) rent Hindustani
āsupatri (ఆసుపత్రి) davākhānā (దవాఖానా) hospital, pharmacy Hindustani
bābāy (బాబాయ్) kākā (కాకా) uncle Marathi
ḍabbulu (డబ్బులు) paisalu (పైసలు) money Hindustani
prāntaṁ (ప్రాంతం) jāgā (జాగా) area Hindustani

Regional variants[edit | edit source]

There are regional variants in the language. The dialect spoken in the interiors of Telangana has localized influences and varies with community. The border regions have mutual influence with languages on the other side of the border.

Influence[edit | edit source]

The Telangana language has always influenced the culture of Telangana. The language became notable after the Telangana state was formed. It became influential in politics, cinema,[4] economics, arts, and other fields that are related to Telangana, besides standard Telugu.[5]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Zvelebil (1990), p. 57.
  2. ↑ "Telangana slang can do without 31 Telugu letters, Telangana University professor says". The Times of India. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Shivaprasad, S.; Sadanandam, M. (1 June 2020). "Identification of regional dialects of Telugu language using text independent speech processing models". International Journal of Speech Technology. 23 (2): 251–258. doi:10.1007/s10772-020-09678-y. ISSN 1572-8110. S2CID 254584454.
  4. ↑ "From 'Fidaa' to 'iSmart Shankar': The rise of Telangana dialect in mainstream cinema". The News Minute. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Bharath, Kalyan. "12 Raw And Rustic Telangana Movie Dialogues In Recent Times - Wirally". wirally.com/. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Zvelebil, Kamil (1990), Dravidian Linguistics: An Introduction, Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture, ISBN 978-81-8545-201-2

External links[edit | edit source]

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