Dakhini

Dakhini (Urdu: دکنی‎) also spelled Dakkhani and Deccani, arose as a Muslim court language of the Deccan Plateau ca. 1300 AD in ways similar to Urdu. It is similar to Urdu in its influence of Persian with a Hindi base, but differs in its strong influence from Arabic, Urdu, Konkani and Marathi, and its Telugu surroundings in Andhra Pradesh. There is an extensive literature.