Odia

As of Jan 17, 2013, mostly redlinks. 500px|centre|Konark Sun Temple Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ Ōṛiā), formerly spelled Oriya, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Odisha and in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. Odia is one of the many official languages in India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. Odia is the predominant language of Odisha, where Odia speakers comprise around 83.33% of the population according to census surveys. Preliminaries The examples of Odia words, phrases, clauses and sentences used in this book are generally presented simultaneously in three written forms: one using the Odia script, a transliterated version using Roman letters, and an English translation. The Odia-to-Roman transliteration scheme is the one followed in the English Wikipedia and can be seen here. History of the Language The Origins of Odia Writing System The Odia Alphabet Conjunct Consonants Basics Common phrases Greetings Talking about Oneself Basic Grammar /Grammar/ Sentence patterns Odia Grammar Verbs Dates & Numbers Numbers Time and Date Vocabulary Animals Birds Body Parts Dressing Housing Household Objects Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts Insects & Rodents School Tools Miscellaneous Music & Dance Plants & Trees Going Out Asking Questions Food and Drink Eating out Shopping Staying at hotels Renting temporary accommodation Settling into accommodation Using financial and postal services Traveling Other Phrases Staying well Emergencies Liking and disliking Languages of Asia O 0% __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__