Oriya language
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| Oriya | ||||
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| Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā |
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| Native to | India | |||
| Region | Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar. Widely spoken in Surat, Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai. Prominent speakers in Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai | |||
| Ethnicity | Oriyas | |||
| Native speakers | 33 million (2007)[1] | |||
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| Writing system | Oriya alphabet (Brahmic) Oriya Braille |
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| Official language in | Odisha, Jharkhand | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | or | |||
| ISO 639-2 | ori | |||
| ISO 639-3 | ori – inclusive code Individual codes: ory – Oriya spv – Sambalpuri bgw – Bhatri ort – Adivasi Oriya dso – Desiya |
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| Linguasphere | 59-AAF-x | |||
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Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā) is an Indian language, mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa. Some parts of Orissa also spoke Telugu language as it is near state mainly in Ganjam and Gajapati districts. The language is also an official language of India. There are about 31 million people who speak Oria.
References [change]
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
