Odia

Also being Indo-Aryan language, some of the first Odia words are found in the 2nd century B.C., meaning that it is a classical language that has a long literary history. It is mainly spoken in the state of Odisha, however, there are lots of significant Odia-speaking populations in other states such as Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh.

Because of the increasing migration of labor, the West Indian state of Gujarat also has a significant population of Odia speakers. Besides, its popularity has been expanding recently to some other areas like New Delhi, Shillong, Vadodara, and more. As the 2011 census stated, 3.1% of Indians in India are Odia speakers, which corresponds to 93% belonging to Odisha.

Like other languages in India, Odia is sweet and beautiful in all its forms with diversity, amalgamate from numerous cultures, traditions, history, and emotions. Its gramamar is also easy-to-use with no genders in verbs or pronouns. At the same time, this language has the richest vocabulary with several synonyms that allows people to use liberally multiple alternatives of the same words in a single phrase.

Numbers of Odia speakers in India (2023 census): 4 crore individuals