ନମସ୍କାର!
say it: “nuh-mus-KAR”
Odia
in its own words: ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Speakers
- 38 million (estimate)
- Family
- Indo-European – Indo-Aryan
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- India
- Script
- Odia
- Official language
- India (regional)
Fun fact
The rounded tops of Odia letters are usually explained by writing with a stylus on palm leaves, which straight horizontal strokes would tear. Odia became a classical language of India in 2014.