Languages

Odia

Indo-Aryan Languages

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Odia." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/odia.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Odia. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/odia

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-odia,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Odia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/odia},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

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

ori 1

Speaker Count

34,000,000 1

2011-2019 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Odia Language

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Odia is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. 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. Odia is one of the official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. 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.

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1. Wikipedia: Odia Language

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