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Oriya

American  
[aw-ree-yuh] / ɔˈri yə /

noun

  1. an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.


Oriya British  
/ ɒˈriːə /

noun

  1. a former name for Odia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Oriya

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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The recruits, whose native language is Oriya, barely understand.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2016

He recollected the Oriya verse, Jagamohan parimund� j�un!

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

The members of the elephant sept of the Oriya Haddis, when they see the foot-prints of an elephant, take some of the dust from the spot, and make a mark on the forehead with it.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar

In the south of the Bihari tract the Oriya character belonging to the neighbouring Orissa is also found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

An Oriya woman, unable to see the god on account of the crowd, climbed upon the Garuda and rested one foot on the Master's shoulder.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

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