Telangana Bhasha

Telangana Telugu, (Telangana slang or Telangana yaasa) often referred to as Hyderabadi Telugu (Telugu: హైదరాబాదీ తెలుగు) is a dialect of, the Telugu language. It has its own history, spoken mostly in the Indian state of Telangana, as well as neighbouring districts in Karnataka and Maharashtra that were a part of erstwhile Hyderabad State.[1] This dialect, which is spoken in the Hyderabad region, is highly influenced by Hyderabadi Urdu, also called Dakhani or Deccani Urdu, at least in the vocabulary.[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 the Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana dialect, predominantly spoken by everyone of the region are given below.

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

Words borrowed from other languages

A few words borrowed by the Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana dialect, predominantly spoken in Hyderabad region are given below.

Standard Telugu Hyderabadi Telugu Meaning Source language
baṅgāḷadumpa (బంగాళదుంప) ālugaḍḍa (ఆలుగడ్డ) potato Hindustani/Sanskrit + Telugu
adde (అద్దె) kirāyi (కిరాయి) rent Hindustani
aṅgaḍi (అంగడి) dukāṇamu (దుకాణము) store 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

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.

Influence

The Hyderabadi Telugu/Telangana slang 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]

See also

References
  1. "Telangana slang can do without 31 Telugu letters, Telangana University professor says". The Times of India. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  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. "12 Raw And Rustic Telangana Movie Dialogues In Recent Times - Wirally". wirally.com/. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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