ଓଡ଼ିଆ

Odia

Indo-Aryan

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Odia (Oriya, ଓଡ଼ିଆ) is a major Eastern Indo-Aryan language and the official language of Odisha state in eastern India. The Odia script has distinctive rounded letterforms — originally designed to be incised on palm leaves without tearing them — derived from the Kalinga script. With a literary tradition stretching back to the 13th-century Charyapada and the medieval Bhagavata of Jagannatha Dasa, Odia was granted Classical Language status by India in 2014.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Odia

Water

ପାଣି

/paːɳi/

Fire

ନିଆଁ

/niãː/

Sun

ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ

/suːɾjɔ/

Moon

ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର

/tʃɔndɾɔ/

Star

ତାରା

/taɾa/

Mother

ମା

/maː/

Father

ବାପା

/baːpaː/

I

ମୁଁ

/mũ/

You

ତୁମେ

/tume/

Name

ନାମ

/namɔ/

Eye

ଆଖି

/aːkʰi/

Hand

ହାତ

/haːtɔ/

Heart

ହୃଦୟ

/hɾudɔjɔ/

Love

ପ୍ରେମ

/pɾemɔ/

Tree

ଗଛ

/ɡɔtʃʰɔ/

House

ଘର

/ɡʱɔɾɔ/

Dog

କୁକୁର

/kukuɾɔ/

Cat

ବିଲେଇ

/bilei/

Eat

ଖାଇବା

/kʰaːɪbaː/

Drink

ପିଇବା

/piːɪbaː/

One

ଏକ

/ekɔ/

Two

ଦୁଇ

/dui/

Hello

ନମସ୍କାର

/nɔmɔskaːɾɔ/

Thank you

ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ

/dʱɔnjɔbaːdɔ/

Good

ଭଲ

/bʱɔlɔ/

Cuckoo

କୋଇଲି

/koili/

Computer

କମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟର

/kɔmpjuʈɔɾɔ/

Sushi

ସୁଶି

/su.si/

Dopamine

ଡୋପାମିନ୍

/ɖoːpaːmin/

At sign (@)

ଆଟ୍

/aʈ/

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-Aryan languages

Meaning OdiaNepaliMarathiGujaratiBishnupriya ManipuriDotyaliMaithili
Water ପାଣି /paːɳi/ पानी /paːniː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ પાણી /paːɳiː/ পানি /paːni/ पानी /paːniː/ पानी /paːniː/
Fire ନିଆଁ /niãː/ आगो /aːɡo/ अग्नी /əɡniː/ આગ /aːɡ/ আগুন /aːɡun/ आगो /aːɡo/ आगि /aːɡi/
Sun ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ /suːɾjɔ/ सूर्य /suːɾjə/ सूर्य /suːɾjə/ સૂર્ય /suːɾjə/ বেল /bel/ सूर्य /suːɾjə/ सूरज /suːrədʒ/
Moon ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର /tʃɔndɾɔ/ चन्द्रमा /tʃəndɾəmaː/ चंद्र /tʃəndɾə/ ચંદ્ર /tʃəndɾə/ জুনাক /dʒunak/ जून /dʒun/ चान /tʃaːn/
Star ତାରା /taɾa/ तारा /t̪aːraː/ तारा /t̪aːɾaː/ તારો /t̪aːɾo/ তারা /taɾa/ तारा /t̪aːra/ तारा /taːraː/
Mother ମା /maː/ आमा /aːmaː/ आई /aːiː/ મા /maː/ মা /maː/ आमा /aːmaː/ माय /maːj/
Father ବାପା /baːpaː/ बुबा /bubaː/ वडील /ʋəɖiːl/ પિતા /pɪtaː/ বাবা /baːba/ बाजी /baːdʒiː/ बाबू /baːbuː/
I ମୁଁ /mũ/ /ma/ मी /miː/ હું /ɦũ/ মি /mi/ मु /mu/ हम /ɦəm/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
Odia
ମୁଁ ହୋଟେଲ ସାମନାରେ ଦୋକାନରେ ଦେଖିଥିବା ସୁଟ୍ ପିନ୍ଧିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛି
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 看到的 那套西装
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with closely-related languages

আমি হোটেলের উল্টোদিকের দোকানে দেখা স্যুট পরে দেখতে চাই
હું હોટલની સામેની દુકાનમાં જોયેલો સૂટ પહેરી જોવા માગું છું
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
Odia
ମୁଁ ହୋଟେଲ ସାମନାରେ ଦୋକାନରେ ଦେଖିଥିବା ସୁଟ୍ ପିନ୍ଧିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛି
ਮੈਂ ਹੋਟਲ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਦੁਕਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਖੇ ਸੂਟ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਨ ਕੇ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ

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