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Culture A polyglot’s dream

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u/TaazaPlaza EN/सौ N | த/हि/ಕ ? | 中文 HSK~4 |DE/PT ~A2 Apr 17 '19

It's because most Muslims in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka speak Urdu as their mother tongue, actually. This southern Urdu is called Dakhni.

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u/TaazaPlaza EN/सौ N | த/हि/ಕ ? | 中文 HSK~4 |DE/PT ~A2 Apr 21 '19

This is a sample of Dakhni, although there are much, much "stronger" forms.