Odia

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