The Odia language has various varieties, including the Baleswari Odia, Kataki, Dhenkanalia, Anugulia, Ganjami Odia, Sundargadi Odia, Sambalpuri Odia, Desia Odia and Tribal Community dialects spoken by the tribal groups in Odisha who adopted the Odia language.
Odia is spoken across 1 country in Asia, belonging to the Indo-Iranian language family. With approximately 34.5 Million speakers worldwide, Odia is a significant medium for cross-border communication, commerce and cultural exchange. The language holds regional status in the countries where it is officially recognised. This comprehensive Odia language profile covers ISO codes, writing script ...
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Old Odia (10th century till 13th century): Inscriptions from the 10th century onwards provide evidence for the existence of the Old Odia language, with the earliest inscription being the Urajam inscription of the Eastern Gangas written in Old Odia in 1051 CE. [23]
The Bhuiyan speak Odia. By the early 21st century, many of the tribal peoples had adopted Odia as their primary language. Odia is the official language of Odisha and is spoken by most of Odisha’s nontribal population, except in some parts of the northeast, where Bengali is widely spoken.