Oriya language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/oriya-language

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1. What is the estimated number of speakers?Approximately 38 million native speakers
2. What is the primary geographic location?State of Odisha, India, with diaspora populations in neighboring states and abroad
3. What is the Oriya language and where is it spoken?Oriya, also called Odia, is a language spoken by about 38 million people mainly in the Indian state of Odisha.
4. Why does the Oriya script look round and curvy?The script has flowing, rounded shapes because it was written on palm leaves, and sharp lines could tear the leaves.

Abugida: A writing system where consonant-vowel units are basic characters, modified by diacritics.
Indo-European Language Family: A large language family native to western, central, and southern Europe, and the Indian subcontinent.
Cognates: Words in different languages that share a common origin, often showing similar sounds and meanings.