Alternate Names: Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Dialects: Halbi, Midnapore Oriya, Mughalbandi (Oriya Proper, Standard Oriya), North Balasore Oriya, Northwestern Oriya, Southern Oriya, Western Oriya (Sambalpuri). Lexical similarity: 75%–76% with Sambalpuri ,, 68% with Kamar ,. A member of macrolanguage Oriya ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 32,100,000 in India (2001 census). Population total all countries: 32,137,870.
Language Use: Used as L2 by Bhatri [bgw], Birhor [biy], Bodo Gadaba [gbj], Chhattisgarhi [hne], Duruwa [pci], Eastern Muria [emu], Gata’ [gaq], Ho [hoc], Juang [jun], Kharia [khr], Kharia Thar [ksy], Kisan [xis], Konda-Dora [kfc], Kudmali [kyw], Lodhi [lbm], Mahali [mjx], Mirgan [zrg], Pengo [peg], Sadri [sck].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 64% (2001 census). Literacy rate in L2: 64% (2001 census). Fully developed. Bible: 1815–2004.
Writing System: Braille, Oriya
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Hindu.