Oriya

American

[aw-ree-yuh] / ɔˈri yə /

noun

an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.

Oriya British

/ ɒˈriːə /

noun

a former name for Odia

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Etymology

Origin of Oriya

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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The cheerful and pretty girl went to a local college and graduated with an Oriya language degree.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

An interpreter translates each speech in the state's official language Oriya and transcribes it on a piece of paper.

From BBC

This -l- participle is typical of most of the languages of the outer band, including Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Bihari and Assamese.

From Project Gutenberg

An Oriya Brahman boy, handsome, gentle of manner, but fatherless, used to visit the Master at Puri daily, bow to Him and hold converse with Him.

From Project Gutenberg

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