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  Oriya language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā) is one of the Indian languages mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa, though there are also significant Oriya-speaking populations in other linguistic regions, such as the Medinpur district of West Bengal and the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.
Oriya is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Aryan language family.
Of all the languages spoken in northern India, Oriya appears to be the least influenced by Persian and Arabic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oriya_language   (452 words)

  
 Oriya - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Oriya, official language of Orissa and one of the 18 languages recognized in the constitution of India.
Oriya is a member of the Eastern Indic group...
Assamese, Indian language of the Indo-Iranian family, spoken by the inhabitants of the Indian state of Assam.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Oriya.html   (73 words)

  
 Oriya
Oriya (pronounced odia) is thought to have descended from a Prakrit known as Pali that was spoken in Eastern India over 1,500 years ago.
About 70% of Oriya vocabulary derives from Sanskrit, about 2% is of Persian and Arabic origin, the rest is mostly derived from the language spoken by the fl Austric aboriginals who inhabited Orissa.They referred to their kingdom as `Kalinga' and spoke a now extinct language known as Kalingan.
It is thought that the flowing rounded shapes of the Oriya characters resulted from the need to write on palm fronds with a sharp stylus.
www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/february/oriya.html   (321 words)

  
 Oriya Language - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Oriya Language, official state language of Orissa State in eastern India, on the Bay of Bengal, with 31.7 million speakers primarily in India but...
Oriya, an Indo-Iranian language, is the official state language, although Munda and Dravidian languages are also spoken.
The origin of most scripts for the Indic languages can ultimately be traced to Brahmi, which is of North Semitic derivation.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Oriya_Language.html   (103 words)

  
 Oriya alphabet, pronunciation and language
The Oriya script developed from the Kalinga script, one of the many descendents of the Brahmi script of ancient India.
The curved appearance of the Oriya script is a result of the practice of writing on palm leaves, which have a tendency to tear if you use too many straight lines.
Oriya is closely related to Bengali and Assamese.
www.omniglot.com /writing/oriya.htm   (191 words)

  
 Oriya Language,official Language of Orissa,Regional Languages of Orissa
Oriya is spoken by 87% of the population of Orissa.
Oriya, Bengali and Assamese all come from the same Eastern Magadhi Apabhramsa and are considered to be sister languages.
Oriya literature mirrors the industrious, peaceful and artistic image of the Oriya people who have offered and gifted much to the Indian civilization in the field of art and literature.
www.indiasite.com /language/oriya.html   (704 words)

  
 Language in India
The consensus among intellectuals is that Oriya language is slowly decaying out as the elite mass, specially the younger children, prefers to speak and write in English, ignoring their native tongue.
In Orissa, Oriya, the regional language of the majority, is introduced in schools as 1st or 2nd language.
But, in spite of the fact that Oriya language is taught in the school, people from the elitist classes and younger people of today prefer to speak in English because of the vast number of functions it serves and the prestige attached to it.
www.languageinindia.com /sep2005/oriyadying2.html   (2221 words)

  
 MT WorldType Oriya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sharing a common ancestry with Bengali oriya script is used in the eastern Indian state of Orissa for writing the Oriya language, as well as Sanskrit and a number of Dravidian and Munda languages.
Oriya is written horizontally from left to right and its basic set of symbols consists of 36 consonants and 16 vowels.
In Oriya script, the inherent vowel of a syllable is suppressed by a halanta which is a small diagonal stroke placed as a subscript on the syllable.
www.monotype.co.uk /NonLatin/wt_info/info_oriya.html   (363 words)

  
 oriya translation,translators of oriya,oriya language translators,native language translation,oriya ...
Oriya is sometimes called Odri or Utkali, it is officially spoken in the Indian state of Orissa, the total number of speakers exceeds 20 million people.
The literature in Oriya is traced back to the 11th century, the modern language was shaped in the 19th century.
We are able to offer all the services, advice and consultancy you require for complete success in the Oriya market.Our Oriya mother tongue translators are of the very highest calibre to ensure that when we translate into Oriya the work is of the very highest standard.
www.translators-india.com /oriya.htm   (173 words)

  
 Oriya Language in the Information Age   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oriya is a rich and powerful language and like other Indian languages has the advantage of being a lingua phonic where the alphabets are phonetically used to form words.
At present, language fonts have to be downloaded and installed in individual systems to view web pages composed in Indian languages.
Thus the following work need to be done to computer enable the Oriya language and correct the anomalies that have built over the years due to the neglect of the language in the sphere of computing and software development.
www.designlab-india.com /r_and_d_oriya.htm   (1158 words)

  
 History of Oriya Literature
In the 16th and 17th century Oriya fell under the spell of Sanskrit.
The history of Oriya language is divided into Old Oriya (10th century-1300), Early Middle Oriya (1300-1500), Middle Oriya (1500-1700), Late Middle Oriya (1700-1850) and Modern Oriya (1850 till present day).
Oriya literature up to 1500AD mainly covers poems and proses with religion, gods and goddesses as the main theme.
oriyabooks.tripod.com /history_of_oriya_literature.html   (648 words)

  
 Indo-Aryan Languages
Of these, the languages in the first two categories are extinct (dead), while Sanskrit has been preserved as the sacred language of the Vedas and other sciptures sacred to the Aryan Vishnuite religion.
These languages of this category are considered the `purest' descendants of Sanskrit, being spoken in Aryavarta, the `pure land of the Aryans', also known as Aryadesha or Madhyadesha.
The Oriya worldview was diametrically opposite to that of the Kalingans: The Kalingans were fl-skinned aboriginal Australoids, the Oriyas were fair-skinned Indo-Aryans; the Kanlingans were Saivite, the Oriyas Vasihanva; the Kalingans were licentious, the Oriyas extremely modest.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Ithaca/1335/Lang/prakrit.html   (3044 words)

  
 Oriya Computing Information (Penn State)
Oriya is a syllabic alphabet in that it consists of consonants with vowel signs.
Language tags are also suggested so that search engines and screen readers parse the language of a page.
Another option is to compose the basic text in an international or foreign languags text editor or word processor and export the content as an HTML or text file with the appropriate encoding.
tlt.its.psu.edu /suggestions/international/bylanguage/oriya.html   (687 words)

  
 Forum::DetailTopic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Obvoiusly there should be a strong provision for one paper on oriya language to streghthen their mother toungue.
And it is a fact that Oriya medium (sylabus) student is well strong in maths even if he studies in Oriya compared to somebody who is in ICSE or CBSE board.
Oriya people are smart enough to get through an interview irrespective of their medium of instruction.
www.orissaindia.com /oiforum/topicDetail.asp?topicid=2399&email=   (1859 words)

  
 Learn Oriya Online - Write or Speak in Oriya Language Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A language exchange complements other forms of learning such as classroom, cultural immersion and multimedia, because you get to practice all that you have learned with native speakers in a safe and supportive environment.
Language exchange learning is also inexpensive because we provide free tips and conversation lesson plans that allow you to do a language exchange on your own.
Add your profile to the language exchange community and let others contact you to for language exchange learning.
www.mylanguageexchange.com /Learn/Oriya.asp   (893 words)

  
 oriya language
Of all the North Indian languages, Oriya happens to be the least affected by Perso-Arabic influence and is nearest to the original Sanskrit.
Though some scolars trace the origin of Oriya literature to the 9th century A.D., the language flows in a regular stream of poetry only by the 13th century.
Sarala Das of the 14th century is the Vyasa of Oriya literature.
www.india4world.com /indian-language/oriya-language.shtml   (490 words)

  
 Oriya Desk Top Publishing, Oriya Dictionary, Oriya Fonts, Oriya Learn, Oriya Reference, Oriya Software - Mac, Oriya ...
Oriya is spoken in eastern India, principally in the state of Orissa, which faces the Bay of Bengal.
The distinctive Oriya script lacks the continuous horizontal top line of other Indian languages, most of its letters containing a large semicircle at the top.
It is one of the official provincial languages recognized by the Indian constitution.
www.worldlanguage.com /Languages/Oriya.htm?CalledFrom=210325   (253 words)

  
 Ancient Scripts: Oriya
The Oriya script developed from an early form of the Bengali script, which belongs to the Northern group of South Asian scripts.
Oriya is used to write the Oriya language, which is spoken in the modern Indian state of Orissa, located on the east coast of India.
While the cursive shape of the Oriya letters appear to suggest influences from Southern scripts, it is thought that the cursive shape evolved from the need to write on palm leaves with a pointed stylus.
www.ancientscripts.com /oriya.html   (118 words)

  
 Oriya language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oriya is one of the Indian languages mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa.
Oriya is an Indo-Aryan language and is thought to be directly descended from the Prakrit known as Magadhi or Pali which was spoken in Eastern India over 1,500 years ago.
By good resident of this land and supplies us with wisdom world and remembers everything that has happened girl.
oriya-language.kiwiki.homeip.net   (335 words)

  
 A tutorial on Native Language Support using GNU gettext
Though, the language to be supported is considered to be Oriya, the method is generally applicable.
Provided that translations are available, the language used by the program to interact with the user can be set at the time of running it.
After that, the remaining work consists of typing the Oriya text that is to serve as translations for the corresponding English string.
oriya.sarovar.org /docs/gettext_single.html   (3434 words)

  
 Oriya Translation Service - English to Oriya Translation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You probably don't speak Oriya yourself, so there are a few questions you'll need to consider when choosing a translation company.
Language is a living thing it develops and changes constantly.
Professional translators whose native language is English and speak fluent Oriya perform our Oriya to English translation.
www.appliedlanguage.com /languages/oriya_translation.shtml   (521 words)

  
 Oriya language and culture
Language ALL (AFAN) OROMO ABKHAZIAN AFAR AFRIKAANS ALBANIAN ALGERIAN DARJA AMHARIC ARABIC ARMENIAN ASSAMESE ASTURIAN AYMARA AZERBAIJANI BANTU BASHKIR BASQUE BENGALI...
Sambit is the first Oriya magazine on the web.It's a collection of Oriya short stories and poems by upcoming Oriya writers.
Orissa is a fascinating land on the east coast of India surrounded by the states of West Bengal and Bihar on the north, Andhra Pradesh on the south, Madhya Pradesh on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east.
www.lonweb.org /link-oriya.htm   (780 words)

  
 Nepali language resources
...language Nepali language Oriya language Pali Punjabi language Romany language - the language of Gypsies Sindhi language Singhalese language Urdu Dardic languages : Dameli language Domaaki language Gawar-Bati...
Nepali (official language of Sikkim) Oriya (official language of Orissa) Punjabi (official language of Punjab) Sanskrit Santali Sindhi Tamil (official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry) Telugu (official...
The official language is Nepali, and the predominant religions are Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism.
mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Nepali.html   (1431 words)

  
 Manipuri language resources
The long-standing demand to include the Manipuri language in the 8th schedule was finally granted (by the 71st amendment of the Constitution in 1992...
Manipuri (Meithei) (official language of Manipur) Marathi (official language of Maharashtra) Nepali (official language of Sikkim) Oriya (official language of Orissa) Punjabi (official language of Punjab)...
Meithei (Manipuri), a Sino-Tibetan language used in the Indian state of Manipur, was written in the Bangla alphasyllabary for...
mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Manipuri.html   (1372 words)

  
 Oriya language -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oriya is an Indo-Aryan language and is thought to be directly descended from the Prakrit known as Purva Magadhi that was spoken in eastern India over 1,500 years ago.
It bears a very strong resemblance to the modern languages Bangla (Bengali) and Ahomiya (Assamese).
da:Oriya de:Oriya es:Oriya fr:Oriya id:Bahasa Oriya ja:オリヤー語 ka:ორია (ენა) nl:Oriya sa:ओडिया sv:Oriya te:ఒరియా భాష zh:奥利亚语
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Oriya   (426 words)

  
 Orissa-Bibliographie
A hitherto unknown Oriya Kâvya on the legend of the foundation of Purushottama-Kshetra and the Jagannâtha Temple by King Indradyumna of Avantî.
It is composed in short Oriya verses and is conceived as a dialogue between Krshna and Arjuna.
An Oriya lyrical kâvya with a strong influence of Bengali language on the sportive activities of Krishna in Vrndâvana in spring season.
www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de /abt/IND/publikation/biborissa/biborissa.htm   (8248 words)

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