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Odia language
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Odia (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଆ, romanized: oṛiā), 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.
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Native to | India |
Region | Odisha |
Ethnicity | Odias |
Native speakers | 35 million (2011–2019)[1][2] |
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Odia script Odia Braille Kalinga script (historical) | |
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Regulated by | Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Government of Odisha[6] |
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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])[7] |
Glottolog | macr1269 Macro-Oriya (Odra)oriy1255 Odia |
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Significant Odia minority |
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