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Odia language

Also known as Oriya

Odia, formerly spelled Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Odisha, India, written in its own rounded script. Its earliest inscriptions date from around the 10th to 13th centuries, and its literature flourished from the 15th century, when Sarala Das wrote an Odia Mahabharata. It is the official language of Odisha and was declared a classical language of India in 2014.

Odia language
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Mentioned in 4 state histories

Eastern Ganga dynastyGajapati KingdomBamra StateHindol State

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