Alternate Names: Deshia, Desia, Desiya Oriya, Koraput Oriya
Dialects: Intelligible with Adivasi Oriya , but uses different scripts. Lexical similarity: 80%–85% with Adivasi Oriya , dialects in Andhra Pradesh.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 50,000 (2003 Asha Kiran Society).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Bodo Gadaba [gbj], Gata’ [gaq], Mirgan [zrg], Pottangi Ollar Gadaba [gdb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 6%. Newspapers.
Writing System: Oriya
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.