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Odia is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It matters as one of India's major regional languages, with millions of native speakers and a rich literary and cultural heritage.
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Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ, ISO: Oṛiā, pronounced [oˈɽia] ; formerly rendered as Oriya) is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The Odia language has various varieties, including the Baleswari Odia (Northern variety), Kataki, Dhenkanalia, Anugulia (central variety), Ganjami Odia (Southern variety), Sundargadi Odia (Northwestern variety), Sambalpuri Odia (Western variety), Desia Odia (South-western variety) and Tribal Community dialects spoken by the tribal groups in Odisha who adopted the Odia language.
Trilingual signboard at Bhubaneswar Airport having text in Odia, Hindi and English
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Classical Language in IndiaEastern Indo-Aryan languagesIndo-Aryan languagesISO language articles citing sources other than EthnologueLanguage articles citing Ethnologue 22Languages attested from the 3rd century BCLanguages of JharkhandLanguages of OdishaLanguages with ISO 639-1 codeLanguages with ISO 639-2 codeLanguages written in Brahmic scripts