Sambalpuri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
spv
Alternate Names
Dom, Kosali, Koshal, Koshali, Western Oriya
Population

18,000,000 (2001 census).

Location

Odisha, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Bargarh, Balangir, Boudh, Sonpur, Nuvapada, and Kalhandi districts; Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Raigarh and Jagdalpur districts.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

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

Similar to Oriya [ory]. Lexical similarity: 75%–76% with Oriya [ory].

Language Use

All domains. All ages. Very positive attitudes.

Language Development
Taught in primary and secondary schools. Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sambalpuri
Writing
Oriya script.