Andhra Muslims
| Regions with significant populations | |
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 India •  Pakistan •  Saudi Arabia •  United Arab Emirates •  United States •  United Kingdom
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| Languages | |
| Dakhini • Telugu | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam • Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Hyderabadi Muslims • Indian Muslim • Telugu people • Marathi Muslims • Bhatkal Muslims • Arab Muslim |
Andhra Muslims is a name given to the Muslims hailing from Andhra Pradesh, India, collectively part of the larger Dakhini Muslims. Andhra Muslims have a different culture and traditions and speak a distinct dialect of Urdu, hereafter hypothetically referred to as South Dakhni for educational purposes only. Urdu is second official language in Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chittoor and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh, where Andhra Muslims are in significant numbers.
While Hyderabad is the capital of the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh(1956-2014), the indigenous Muslim culture of the city is vastly different from Andhra Pradesh. Due to its position as the capital of one of the most important Muslim dynasties in India for four centuries, Hyderabad has been a melting pot of foreign cultures and influences. Their mother tongue is Urdu (some Dakhni) and the old Hyderabadi elite is said to have foreign roots.
The Andhra Muslims on the other hand have been little influenced by foreign cultures. Barring a few of the Telangana districts, they almost universally speak a variant of Dakhni i.e. South Dakhni as their mother tongue and can communicate in Telugu quite well. However many can manage a smattering of standard Urdu, largely because of the dominance of Urdu in Islamic publications in India. In their food habits and other secular practices.
Most of the Andhra Muslims are Sunni, and follow the Hanafi school of Islamic Jurisprudence. There is also a minor Shia population in various districts, including Hyderabad and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
South Dakhni is the language spoken by Andhra Muslims. The term South Dakhni is not cognizant to Andhra Muslims as they simply refer to it as Urdu, though different from standard Urdu. South Dakhni is closely related to the more widespread and famous Hyderabadi Urdu and are mutually intelligible. South Dakhni has some loan words from Telugu but its contribution to the later is quite significant. Though they might not be pronounced the same way as in Urdu or South Dakhni that is spoken locally, such words in Telugu were borrowed from Urdu.
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