Odia phrasebook
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Odia (natively ଓଡ଼ିଆ, and formerly known as Oriya) is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. There are about 40 million Odia speakers, mainly in the Indian state of Odisha. The language is also one of the many official languages in India.
Pronunciation guide
Phrase listA lot of words in Odia have been borrowed from English, as an effect of the long years under British rule.
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Odia phrasebook" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Zakuragi, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons