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

20 core words in Odia

Water

ପାଣି

/paːɳi/

Fire

ନିଆଁ

/niãː/

Sun

ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ

/suːɾjɔ/

Moon

ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର

/tʃɔndɾɔ/

Mother

ମା

/maː/

Father

ବାପା

/baːpaː/

Eat

ଖାଇବା

/kʰaːɪbaː/

Drink

ପିଇବା

/piːɪbaː/

Love

ପ୍ରେମ

/pɾemɔ/

Heart

ହୃଦୟ

/hɾudɔjɔ/

Tree

ଗଛ

/ɡɔtʃʰɔ/

House

ଘର

/ɡʱɔɾɔ/

Dog

କୁକୁର

/kukuɾɔ/

Cat

ବିଲେଇ

/bilei/

Hand

ହାତ

/haːtɔ/

Eye

ଆଖି

/aːkʰi/

Hello

ନମସ୍କାର

/nɔmɔskaːɾɔ/

Thank you

ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ

/dʱɔnjɔbaːdɔ/

One

ଏକ

/ekɔ/

Good

ଭଲ

/bʱɔlɔ/

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-Aryan languages

Meaning OdiaGujaratiMarathiDotyaliDogriMagahiKullui
Water ପାଣି /paːɳi/ પાણી /paːɳiː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ पानी /paːniː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ पानी /paːni/ पाणी /paːɳiː/
Fire ନିଆଁ /niãː/ આગ /aːɡ/ अग्नी /əɡniː/ आगो /aːɡo/ अग्ग /aɡː/ आग /aːɡ/ आग /aːɡ/
Sun ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ /suːɾjɔ/ સૂર્ય /suːɾjə/ सूर्य /suːɾjə/ सूर्य /suːɾjə/ सूरज /suːraj/ सूरज /suːraj/ सूरज /suːɾədʒ/
Moon ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର /tʃɔndɾɔ/ ચંદ્ર /tʃəndɾə/ चंद्र /tʃəndɾə/ जुनेली /dʒuneliː/ चन्न /tʃanː/ चान /tʃaːn/ चांद /tʃãːd/
Mother ମା /maː/ મા /maː/ आई /aːiː/ आमा /aːmaː/ मां /mãː/ माय /maːj/ आमा /aːma/
Father ବାପା /baːpaː/ પિતા /pɪtaː/ वडील /ʋəɖiːl/ बाजी /baːdʒiː/ बापू /baːpuː/ बाबू /baːbuː/ बाबा /baːba/
Eat ଖାଇବା /kʰaːɪbaː/ ખાવું /kʰaːʋũ/ खाणे /kʰaːɳe/ खानु /kʰaːnu/ खाना /kʰaːnaː/ खैना /kʰaiːnaː/ खाणु /kʰaːɳu/
Drink ପିଇବା /piːɪbaː/ પીવું /piːʋũ/ पिणे /pɪɳe/ पिउनु /piunu/ पीना /piːnaː/ पीना /piːnaː/ पीणु /piːɳu/
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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

মই হোটেলৰ সন্মুখৰ দোকানত দেখা ছুটটো পিন্ধি চাব বিচাৰোঁ
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

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