Early Middle Odia (1200–1400): The earliest use of prose can be found in the Madala Panji of the Jagannath Temple at Puri, which dates back to the 12th century.Proto Odia (12th century and earlier): Inscriptions from 10th century onwards provide evidence for the existence of the Old Odia language, although the earliest known inscription that actually contains Odia lines is dated to 1249 CE.The history of the Odia language is divided into eras: Urajam inscription in Old Odia, royal charter of Eastern Ganga dynasty (1051 CE) The earliest known inscription in Odia dates back to the 10th century CE. Odia is the sixth Indian language to be designated a Classical language, on the basis of having a long literary history and not having borrowed extensively from other languages. The language is also spoken by a sizeable population of at least 1 million people in Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the many official languages of India it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand.

It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered Orissa) where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Odia / ə ˈ d iː ə/ ( ଓଡ଼ିଆ, ISO: Oṛiā, pronounced ( listen) formerly rendered Oriya / ɒ ˈ r iː ə/) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Odia script.

‘Some of the famous Odia films in which he acted as a hero include 'Tapoi', 'Asanta Graha', and 'Sadhana'.This article contains Odia text.

‘The accused, who acted in several Odia serials, had married her in 2010 after a few years of courtship.’.

‘A doctor has started selling a healthy, traditional Odia snack on the roadside to propagate a culture of healthy eating among people.’.

‘The BJD candidate and Odia film actor was elected unopposed after the nomination papers of the other two candidates were rejected.’.

‘He said the BJD nominee is a 'foreigner' who does not speak or understand Odia language.’.

‘He said an Odia University would be set up to facilitate all round development of the language.’.‘The company produced an Odia film while Sethy invested chit fund money to make some serials through the company.’.‘For the record, Eastern Media publishes the Odia daily Sambad.’.‘The awards were bestowed on two eminent contributors for their services to their respective art forms: Gotipua Guru Birabara Sahoo for dance and Rama Chandra Patihari for his contribution to Odia theatre.’.

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