Indic language
Odia [8] (ଓଡ଼ିଆ , ISO : Oṛiā , pronounced [oˈɽia] ⓘ ;[9] formerly rendered as Oriya ) is an Indo-Aryan classical language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha . It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa),[10] where native speakers make up 82% of the population,[11] and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal ,[12] Jharkhand , Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh .[13] Odia is one of the many official languages of India ; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand.[14] [15] [16]
Trilingual Signboard at Bhubaneswar Airport having text in Odia, Hindi and English
Odia is the sixth Indian language to be designated a classical language , on the basis of having a long literary history and not having borrowed extensively from other languages.[17] [18] [19] [20] The earliest known inscription in Odia dates back to the 10th century CE.[21]
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^ a b Odia language at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
^ "Scheduled Languages in descending order of speaker's strength – 2011" (PDF) . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India .
^ "Jharkhand gives second language status to Magahi, Angika, Bhojpuri and Maithili" . The Avenue Mail . 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019 .
^ "West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961" . www.bareactslive.com . Retrieved 17 September 2020 .
^ Roy, Anirban (28 February 2018). "Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi make it to list of official languages in" . India Today . Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018 .
^ "Odisha Sahitya Academy" . Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016 .
^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
^ "Odia" , Lexico .
^ "The Constitution (Ninety-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2011" . eGazette of India. Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
^ "Odisha Name Alteration Act, 2011" . eGazette of India. Retrieved 23 September 2011 .
^ Mahapatra, B. P. (2002). Linguistic Survey of India: Orissa (PDF) . Kolkata, India: Language Division, Office of the Registrar General. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2014 .
^ "Ordeal of Oriya-speaking students in West Bengal to end soon" . The Hindu . 21 May 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^ "Govt to provide study facility to Odia-speaking people in State" . The Pioneer . Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^ "Oriya gets its due in neighbouring state- Orissa" . IBNLive. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012 .
^ Naresh Chandra Pattanayak (1 September 2011). "Oriya second language in Jharkhand" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
^ "Bengali, Oriya among 12 dialects as 2nd language in Jharkhand" . daily.bhaskar.com. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2012 .
^ "Classical Language: Odia" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
^ "Odia gets classical language status" . The Hindu . 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014 .
^ "Odia becomes sixth classical language" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2015 .
^ "Milestone for state as Odia gets classical language status" . The Times of India . 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015 .
^ Pattanayak, Debi Prasanna; Prusty, Subrat Kumar. Classical Odia (PDF) . Bhubaneswar : KIS Foundation. p. 54. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .