Countries
India
  
India
  
National Language
India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Bengali and Assamese
  
Bengali and Assamese
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
Please
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
Dialect 1
Baleswari
  
Baleswari
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
Dialect 2
Ganjami
  
Ganjami
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
Dialect 3
Kosli
  
Kosli
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million
  
34
33.00 million
  
34
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
33.00 million
  
28
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
French Name
oriya
  
oriya
  
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
  
Oriya-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Odias
  
Odias
  
Origin
3 BC
  
3 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
  
Standard Odia
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
or
  
or
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ori
  
ori
  
ISO 639 2/B
ori
  
ori
  
ISO 639 3
ori
  
ori
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
macr1269
  
macr1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Oriya and Oriya Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Oriya and Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oriya and Oriya language. Oriya word for "Hello" is ନମସ୍କାର (namascara) or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Oriya Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oriya vs Oriya Difficulty
The Oriya vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oriya Alphabets and Oriya Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Oriya and Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oriya and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oriya is 44 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.