Odia is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha, where native speakers make up 82 percent of the population. It is one of the official languages of India, serving as the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2011-2019 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers. StatusWikipedia article on Odia: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. Attested From (Year) Classification
Language Kind Official Status Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Odia Language
Source Wikipedia: Odia Language
Written In
Source Wikipedia: Odia Language
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Odia (Glottolog languoid oriy1255)
GlottologEndangerment, AES statusQuote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
2. Wikipedia: Odia Language
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
It is the official language in Odisha where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox: date
2011-2019
Infobox: region
Eastern India Odisha Parts of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal
History
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.
Lead section
Odia is one of the official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand.
- Written In: Odia Script
In Family: Indo-Iranian, Infobox: fam2
Indo-Iranian
In Family: Indo-Aryan, Infobox, Language family
Indo-Aryan
View the Source 3. WALS Online: Datapoint Oriya / Order of Subject, Object and Verb
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