Language code: ori

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ori

The table below provides technical details for the Oriya (macrolanguage) language, designated by the ori code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

ori

Name

Official

Oriya (macrolanguage)

Native

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Standard (Central/Kataki)Sambalpuri (Western)Baleswari (Northern)Ganjami (Southern)Midnapori (Eastern)DesiyaKalahandia
Related languages
BengaliAssameseMaithiliMagahiBhojpuri
Key facts
Earliest known Odia inscription dates to the 10th-century CEThe Odia Mahabharata by Sarala Das (15th century) marks the start of its major literary canonOdia preserves the retroflex lateral /ɭ/, now rare in Indo-AryanThe rounded letterforms arose from writing on brittle palm leavesOdissi classical music is traditionally sung in Odia.
Sample phrase

ନମସ୍କାର, ତୁମେ କେମିତି ଅଛ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Oriya (macrolanguage) language, identified by the code ori, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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