Language · ISO 639-3 dcc
Deccan Language Deccani
Deccan is a language spoken by about 13 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Perso-Arabic script.
Where Deccan is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Deccan
Language family
No family classification is available.
Writing system
Perso-Arabic script
About the Deccan language
Deccan (Deccani) is spoken by about 13 million people, which makes it the 97th most spoken language in the world — just behind Chittagonian (13 million) and ahead of Chichewa (13 million).
Where is Deccan spoken?
Deccan is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in India (14 million).
Deccan is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Deccan is written in the Perso-Arabic script.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 dcc.
Frequently asked questions about Deccan
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.