Odia Language: Indian language
Odia (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଆ, romanized: oṛiā), formerly known as Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan language, mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha.
The language is also an official language of India. There are about 50 million people worldwide who speak Odia.
| Odia | |
|---|---|
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | |
 The word "Odia" in Odia script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Odisha |
| Ethnicity | Odias |
Native speakers | 35 million (2011–2019) |
Indo-European
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| Odia script Odia Braille Kalinga script (historical) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  India
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| Regulated by | Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Government of Odisha |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | or |
| ISO 639-2 | ori |
| ISO 639-3 | ori – inclusive codeIndividual codes: ory – Odiaspv – Sambalpuriort – Adivasi Odia (Kotia)dso – Desiya (duplicate of [ort]) |
| Glottolog | macr1269 Macro-Oriya (Odra)oriy1255 Odia |
 Odia majority or plurality Significant Odia minority | |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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| Related | |
| Official languages of India |
Example
A recording of India appeared on the screen. This is The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Odia:
- ସବୁ ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଜନ୍ମକାଳରୁ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନ । ସେମାନଙ୍କର ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଓ ଅଧିକାର ସମାନ । ସେମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞା ଓ ବିବେକ ନିହିତ ଅଛି । ସେମାନେ ପରସ୍ପର ପ୍ରତି ଭାତୃଭାବ ପୋଷଣ କରି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବା ଦରକାର ।
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
References
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