Telangana dialect

Telangana Baasha (Template:Lang-te) or also referred as Hyderabadi Telugu (Template:Lang-te ) is a pidgin language or a dialect of Telugu language influenced by Telugu, Deccani Urdu, Marathi and Kannada spoken mostly in the Indian state of Telangana.^[1] Although it is often spoken by the local people from the city, majority of the locals in the Hyderabad city prefer to speak Hyderabadi Urdu, Amaravati Telugu or Godavari Telugu. The dialect spoken in Hyderabad region is similar to Hyderabadi Urdu which has high influence of Dakhani or Deccani Urdu. People speaking other dialects of Telugu often mistaken that Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Baasha is similar to Hyderabadi Urdu.^[2]

Evolution

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 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 or Urdu languages.

Vocabulary

Unique words

A few words unique to Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Baasha, predominnatly spoken by everyone of the region are given below


Standard Telugu	Hyderabadi Telugu	Meaning
Baṅgāḷadumpa (బంగాళదుంప)	Ālugaḍḍa (ఆలుగడ్డ)	Potato
Jāgratta (జాగ్రత్త)	Pailaṁ (పైలం)	Be Careful
Dāhaṁ (దాహం)	Dūpā (దూపా)	Thirsty
Adde (అద్దె)	Kirāyi (కిరాయి)	Rent
Gōṅgurā (గోంగురా)	Puṇṭi kūrā (పుంటి కూర)	Kenaf
Dukāṇāṁ (దుకాణo)	Aṅgaḍi (అంగడి)	Store
Ekkaḍa (ఎక్కడ)	Yēḍa (యేడ)	Where
Ikkaḍa (ఇక్కడ)	Īḍa (ఈడ)	Here

Words borrowed from other languages

A few words unique to Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Baasha, predominnatly spoken in Hyderabad region are given below


Standard Telugu	Hyderabadi Telugu	Meaning	Source language
Āsupatri (ఆసుపత్రి)	Davākhānā (దవాఖానా)	Hospital	Urdu/Hindi
Bābāy (బాబాయ్)	Kākā (కాకా)	Uncle	Hindi/Marathi
Ḍabbulu (డబ్బులు)	Paisalu (పైసలు)	Money	Hindi
Prāntaṁ (ప్రాంతం)	Jāgā (జాగా)	Area	Hindi

Regional variants

There are regional variants in the dialect. The dialect spoken by local Hyderabadis is influenced by Hyderabadi Urdu. The dialect spoken in Karimnagar and surrounding area have a varied accent. The dialect spoken by the people in Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Gadwal and surrounding areas has a mix of Rayalaseema Telugu and Kannada.

Influence

The Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana Baasha has always influenced the culture of Telangana. The dialect became notable after the Telangana state was formed. It became influential in Politics, Cinema,^[3] Economics, Arts and other fields that are related to Telangana, besides Standard Telugu.^[4]

References

^ "Telangana slang can do without 31 Telugu letters, Telangana University professor says". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ 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.
^ "From 'Fidaa' to 'iSmart Shankar': The rise of Telangana dialect in mainstream cinema". The News Minute. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ Bharath, Kalyan; Bharath, Kalyan. "12 Raw And Rustic Telangana Movie Dialogues In Recent Times - Wirally". https://wirally.com/. Retrieved 7 January 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[1] "Telangana slang can do without 31 Telugu letters, Telangana University professor says". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[2] 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.

[3] "From 'Fidaa' to 'iSmart Shankar': The rise of Telangana dialect in mainstream cinema". The News Minute. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[4] Bharath, Kalyan; Bharath, Kalyan. "12 Raw And Rustic Telangana Movie Dialogues In Recent Times - Wirally". https://wirally.com/. Retrieved 7 January 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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