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About Odia (Oriya)

Odia is a Classical Language of India with over a thousand years of recorded literature.

Speakers

35+ million

Language Family

Indo-Aryan

Writing System

Odia script

Difficulty

Hard

Spoken in

India (Odisha)

Why Learn Odia (Oriya)?

It unlocks Odisha’s temple architecture, classical Odissi dance, and rich poetry.

Common Odia (Oriya) Words

Start your Odia (Oriya) journey with these essential words and phrases.

Namaskār

Hello

nah-muh-skar

Dhanyabād

Thank you

dhan-yuh-baad

Hā̃

Yes

haan

No

nah

Ghara

House

ghuh-rah

History of Odia (Oriya)

Odia evolved from Magadhi Prakrit and developed a distinct script adapted to palm-leaf manuscripts.

Is Odia (Oriya) Hard to Learn?

Hard

Odia uses a unique script, complex verb inflections, and diglossia between spoken and literary forms.

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