The examples of Odia words, phrases, clauses and sentences used in this book are generally presented simultaneously in three written forms: one using the Odia script, a transliterated version using Roman letters, and an English translation. Odia is the predominant language of Odisha, where Odia speakers comprise around 83.33% of the population according to census surveys. Odia is one of the many official languages in India it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand.
It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Odisha and in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā), officially spelled Odia, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. You can help by adding new material ( learn how) or ask for assistance in the reading room. A reader requests expansion of this As of Jan 17, 2013, mostly redlinks.
