Odia language
Odia (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଆ), formerly known as Oriya,[8] 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 | |
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| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | |
 The word "Odia" in Odia script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Odisha |
| Ethnicity | Odias |
| Native speakers | 35 million (2011–2019)[1][2] |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Odia script Odia Braille Kalinga script (historical) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  India |
| Regulated by | Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Government of Odisha[6] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | or |
| ISO 639-2 | ori |
| ISO 639-3 | ori – inclusive code Individual codes: ory – Odia spv – Sambalpuri ort – Adivasi Odia (Kotia) dso – Desiya (duplicate of [ort])[7] |
 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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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Odia language edition. |
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.
Odia Language Media
Trilingual Signboard at Bhubaneswar Airport having text in Odia, Hindi and English
The proto-languages of the eastern Magadhan languages.
Pronunciation of Odia alphabet.
A detailed chart depicting evolution of the Odia script as displayed in a museum at Ratnagiri, Odisha
Recording of the first article of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Oriya.
References
- ↑ Odia language at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
- ↑ "Scheduled Languages in descending order of speaker's strength – 2011" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ "Jharkhand gives second language status to Magahi, Angika, Bhojpuri and Maithili". The Avenue Mail. 21 March 2018. https://www.avenuemail.in/ranchi/jharkhand-gives-second-language-status-to-magahi-angika-bhojpuri-and-maithili/118291/. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ↑ "West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961". www.bareactslive.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ Roy, Anirban (28 February 2018). "Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi make it to list of official languages in". India Today. https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/kamtapuri-rajbanshi-make-it-to-list-of-official-languages-in-1179890-2018-02-28. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Odisha Sahitya Academy". Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ↑ "The Constitution (Ninety-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2011". eGazette of India. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
