Countries
India
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Bengali and Assamese
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Not Available
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Baleswari
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Ganjami
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kosli
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million
  
34
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
oriya
  
bengali
  
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Odias
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
3 BC
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
or
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ori
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
ori
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
ori
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
macr1269
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available