Ganjami Odia
| Ganjami Odia | |
|---|---|
| Southern Odia | |
| ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Odisha (Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal) & Andhra Pradesh (Srikakulam District, Parvathipuram District) |
| Ethnicity | Odias |
| Odia | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | sout2666 Southern Oriya |
Ganjami Odia (ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ) or Southern Odia or commonly known as Brahmapuria is a variety of the Odia language spoken in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of Odisha and in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1][2][3] The variant spoken in Brahmapur is known as Brahmapuria (ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁରିଆ).
In September 2024, it came to light that two wooden inscriptions believed to be engraved during the first half of 20th century were found at Paralakhemundi and Ranadevi in Gajapati district.[1]
Comparison
The following is a list of common (but not exhaustive) differences between Ganjami and standard Odia:
| Standard Odia | Ganjami Odia |
|---|---|
| Kana (କଣ/କଅଣ) | Kiana (କିଅଣ)/Kissa(କିସ)/kian(କିଅଂ) |
| Tarkāri (ତରକାରି) | Tuna/Tiana (ତୁଣ/ ତିଅଣ) |
| Loka (ଲୋକ) | Noka (ନୋକ) |
| Luna (ଲୁଣ) | Nuna (ନୁଣ) |
| Oltā (ଓଲଟା) | Ultā (ଉଲଟା) |
| Birakta (ବିରକ୍ତ) | Bijāra (ବିଜାର) |
| Goliā ghānti (ଗୋଳିଆ ଘାଣ୍ଟି) | Alara (ଆଲରା)/AluBila(ଆଲୁ ବିଲା) |
| Khatā (ଖଟା) | Ambila (ଆମ୍ବିଳ) |
| Sajanā (ସଜନା) | Munikā (ମୁନିକା)/chhuin(ଛୁଇଁ) |
| Bandhākobi (ବନ୍ଧାକୋବି) | Patrakobi (ପତ୍ରକୋବି) |
| Gudie (ଗୁଡ଼ିଏ) | Menche (ମେଞ୍ଚେ) |
| Jemiti Semiti (ଯେମିତି ସେମିତି) | Jinti Sinti (ଜିନ୍ତି ସିନ୍ତି) |
| Thipi (ଠିପି) | Khapa (ଖାପ) |
| Tala(ତାଲା) | Geda(ଗେଡ଼ା) |
| Pitiba(ପିଟିବା) | Koddiba(କୋଡ୍ଡିବା) |
| Khaiba(ଖାଇବା) | Tendiba(ତେଣ୍ଡିବା)/Gemphiba(ଗେମ୍ଫିବା)(informal) |
| Kuapathara(କୁଆପଥର) | Kaupathara(କାଉପଥର)/Karaka(କରକା) |
| Kakharu(କଖାରୁ) | Boitalu(ବୋଇତାଳୁ) |
| Teka(ଟେକା) | Dhenkala(ଢେଙ୍କାଳ) |
| Jhadu(ଝାଡ଼ୁ) | Chhanchuni(ଛାଞ୍ଚୁଣି) |
| Simba(ଶିମ୍ବ) | Jhata(ଝଟା) |
| tentuli(ତେନ୍ତୁଳି) | kainya(କଇଁଆ) |
References
- ^ a b Patnaik|, Sunil Mohan (2024-09-13). "Rare wooden inscriptions found in Gajapati". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Major Dialects of Odia Language". Sarkari Pariksha. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Culture | Odisha". odishahistory.com. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
Further reading
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Southern Oriya". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.