Hyderabadi dialect with an extra 'a'

08 August, 2012

The Hyderabadi language is an amalgamation of Telugu (Telangana) and Hindi with a pinch of Urdu. Thanks to tweeting and blogging, the lingo with an extra 'a' has crossed the borders of Hyderabad.

IF YOU remember the famous Bollywood number, “yeh gore gala tandana, yeh reshmi bala tandana, yeh sola sala tandana,” where yesteryear comedian Mehmood with his own gyrating movements in Hyderabadi attire grooved the country between 60s and 70s, you will definitely recall the Hyderabadi lingo in the song.

He popularised the Hyderabadi language in Indian films. Similarly, Big B in his salad days donning “chessboard-design”lungi and sporting a tooth-brush moustache trying to patao Dreamgirl aka Hema Malini, singing one of the famous Hindi numbers in Hyderabadi ishtyle, “potti patana hai.”

More recent, the trend-setter movie, 'Angrez' was the first movie in Hyderabadi dialect or in other words, lexicon of Hyderabadi language. One would find an extra “a” is suffixed in almost all the words like, 'kaama' for 'kaam', 'baata' for 'baat' and so on and so forth.

Hyderabad dialect is just fun to talk and listen. It is an amalgamation of Telugu (telangana) and Hindi, with a pinch of Urdu in it. The Pearly City lingo has its own phraseology. Very popular and common words are 'nakko', 'hau', 'kaiku', without which you can’t even imagine to start your dialogue or conversation on the Deccan soil.

Barring a few words, the language is pretty easy to comprehend for non-localites or people migrating from other states. The language exhibits the very “lite le lo-attitude” (take it easy) of the localites. While 'Abaa!' is for appreciation and 'ghaleez' is an adjective used for foul or bad. If you hear someone saying 'haath dediya' it carries no other meaning in Hyderabad at least, except meaning ditching. Hyderabadi lingo is not confined to Hyderabad alone now, it has gained popularity all over; courtesy: tweeting, blogging and chatting.