Oriya
A language of India
| Population | 31,700,000 in India (1997). Population total all countries: 31,732,500. |
| Region | Orissa; Jharkhand, Singhbhum, Ranchi districts; Chhattisgarh, Raigarh, Raipur, Bastar districts; West Bengal, Medinipur (Midnapore) District; Assam; Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam District. Also in Bangladesh. |
| Alternate names | Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Orissa, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia |
| Dialects | Mughalbandi (Oriya Proper, Standard Oriya), Southern Oriya, Northwestern Oriya, Western Oriya (Sambalpuri), North Balasore Oriya, Midnapore Oriya, Halbi. Some larger dialects have many subdialects. Sambalpuri around Sambalpur and Sundargh is highly similar to Standard Oriya. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Oriya |
| Language use | State language of Orissa. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 64%. Literacy rate in L2: 64%. Fully developed. Bible: 1815–2004. |
| Writing system | Oriya script. |
| Comments | Hindu. |
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