Oriya

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
ory
Alternate Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Population

32,100,000 in India (2001 census). Population total all countries: 32,137,290.

Location

Odisha, Jharkhand, Singhbhum, and Ranchi districts; Chhattisgarh, Raigarh, Raipur, and Bastar districts; West Bengal, Medinipur (Midnapore) district; Assam; Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam district. Also in Bangladesh, United States.

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Language Status

2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Odisha State (1950, Constitution, Schedule VIII).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Oriya
Dialects

Halbi, Midnapore Oriya, Mughalbandi (Oriya Proper, Standard Oriya), North Balasore Oriya, Northwestern Oriya, Southern Oriya, Western Oriya (Sambalpuri). Similar to Sambalpuri [spv]. Sundargh is highly similar to standard Oriya. Lexical similarity: 75%–76% with Sambalpuri [spv].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 64% (2001 census). Literacy rate in L2: 64% (2001 census). Fully developed. Bible: 1815–2004.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Oriya
Writing
Braille script. Oriya script, primary usage.
Other Comments

Hindu.