Odia

Also known as Oriya, Odia language, Oriya language

Indo-Aryan language

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Odia is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It matters as one of India's major regional languages, with millions of native speakers and a rich literary and cultural heritage.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: modern language
Country: India
Image: Odia.svg

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different from: Orya
category for films in this language: Category:Odia-language films
Commons category: Odia language
topic's main category: Category:Odia language
Wikimedia language code: or
writing system: Odia
native label: ଓଡ଼ିଆ‎
linguistic typology: subject–object–verb
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ORI
P10369: science
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 32137870
topic has template: Q36491176
P11012: Tarnów
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
indigenous to: Chhattisgarh

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Encyclopedic overview

Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ, ISO: Oṛiā, pronounced [oˈɽia] ; formerly rendered as Oriya) is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The Odia language has various varieties, including the Baleswari Odia (Northern variety), Kataki, Dhenkanalia, Anugulia (central variety), Ganjami Odia (Southern variety), Sundargadi Odia (Northwestern variety), Sambalpuri Odia (Western variety), Desia Odia (South-western variety) and Tribal Community dialects spoken by the tribal groups in Odisha who adopted the Odia language.

Trilingual signboard at Bhubaneswar Airport having text in Odia, Hindi and English

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