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The origin of Odia Language

Odia is spoken by 87% of the population of Odisha. It became a literary language in the 14th century. Odia, Bengali and Assamese all come from the same Eastern Magadhi Apabhramsa and are considered to be sister languages. In the 16th and 17th century Oriya fell under the spell of Sanskrit. ...

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