Oriya or Odia is an Indian Language, belonging to the Indo-aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in Orrisa.
Oriya is the predominant language of Orissa, where Oriya speakers comprise around 83.33% of the population according to census surveys.
Outside Orissa, there are also significant Oriya-speaking populations in other linguistic regions, such as the Midnapore district of West Bengal the Singhbum,Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhan, the Srikakulam,Vizianagaram&Vishakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh,eastern districts of Chattisgarh state. Due to the increasing migration of labour, the west Indian state of Gujarat also has a significant Oriya speaking population with Surat being the second largest Oriya-speaking city in India.
Oriya is written with the Oriya Script.
