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Standard Odia

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Standard Odia is the prestige form of the Odia language, associated with the coastal region around Cuttack, Puri, and Bhubaneswar but not limited to speakers from those cities тАФ it is generally spoken and understood by literate Odia speakers across the state, and is the form used in literature, newspapers, education, and formal speech. It is treated as distinct from regional dialects such as the southern (Ganjam, Koraput), western (Sambalpuri), and northern (Baleswar) dialects.[1]

Comparative linguistic studies have identified substantial lexical and grammatical differences between Standard Odia and Sambalpuri while noting structural similarities between the varieties.[2]

An early linguistic survey included a list of standard words and sentences labelled "Oriy─Б (Standard of Puri)".[3]

Differences from dialectal forms

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Sentence order

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Standard Odia places the negative particle nahi after the verb, not before it, and places interrogative (question) words at the end of the clause rather than at the beginning.[4]

Negation placement

Standard (Odia script)Standard (Roman)Dialectal (Roman)Meaning
рморнБрмБ рмбрм╛рмХрнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБmu dake nahimu nai dakeI do not call

Interrogation at the end

Standard (Odia script)Standard (Roman)Dialectal (Roman)Meaning
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмпрм┐рмм рмХрм┐tume jiba kitume ki jibaWill you go?
рмдрмо рмЬрнАрммрм╛рм░ рмХрнБрмЖрмбрм╝рнЗtama jibara kuaadetama kuaade jibaWhere will you go?
рмдрнБрмо рмирм╛рмо рмХрмгtama naama kanatama kana naamaWhat is your name?
рмдрнБрмо рмШрм░ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБрмарм┐tama ghara keunthikeunthi tama gharaWhere is your house?


Schwa retention

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Standard Odia retains the inherent short vowel (schwa) at the middle and end of words, following the spelling closely, whereas many dialectal speakers drop it. This word-final vowel deletion (apocope) is a documented characteristic of dialects such as Sambalpuri.[5]

Examples of word-final vowel deletion in Sambalpuri.[5]
Standard OdiaSambalpuriMeaning
рмнрм▓ (bhala)рмнрм▓рнН (bhal)good
рммрм╛рмШ (b─Бgha)рммрм╛рмШрнН (b─Бgh)tiger
рмХрнБрмХрнБрм░ (kukura)рмХрнБрмХрнБрм░рнН (kukur)dog
рм▓рнЛрмХ (loka)рм▓рнЛрмХрнН (lok)people
рмЧрмЫ (gacha)рмЧрмЫрнН (gach)tree
рмлрнБрм▓ (phula)рмлрнБрм▓рнН (phul)flower
рмнрм╛рмд (bh─Бta)рмнрм╛рмдрнН (bh─Бt)rice
рмШрм░ (ghara)рмШрм░рнН (ghar)house

Retroflex sound

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Standard Odia retains retroflex consonants (e.g. рмг, рмбрм╝, рмврм╝) that are merged with their dental/alveolar counterparts in some southern and western dialects тАФ for example, pani (рмкрм╛рмгрм┐, "water") with the retroflex рмг in standard usage.[6]


Plural and singular marking

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Sentence and word construction for singular/plural reference varies across Odisha, with regional forms sometimes influenced by neighbouring languages such as Hindi.

Singular marking

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SuffixExample (Odia script)Example (Roman)Meaning
-tiрмХрм▓рмормдрм┐kalamatipen
-tiyeрмормирнБрм╖рмдрм┐рмПmanusatiyeman


Plural marking

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SuffixExample (Odia script)Example (Roman)Meaning
-maneрм▓рнЛрмХрморм╛рмирнЗlokam─Бnepeople
-gura/guriрмнрм╛рмдрмЧрнБрмбрм╝рм╛, рмлрнБрм▓рмЧрнБрмбрм╝рм┐рмПbh─Бtaguс╕Н─Б, phulaguс╕Нierice / flowers


Abstract and mass/uncountable nouns generally take no plural marker (e.g. cini "sugar").[7]

Vowel dropping

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In fast or dialectal speech, the middle vowel -i- in verb suffixes is often dropped, while standard usage retains it.[5] Some dialects (western and northern) also drop the final -nti plural verb ending down to -n.

Verb tense paradigm

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Present tense

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Tense FormIWeYouHe/She/ItPlural
Simple Presentverb + everb + uverb + averb + everb + anti
Present Perfectverb + ichhiverb + ichhuverb + ichhaverb + ichhiverb + ichhanti
Present Continuousverb + uchhiverb + uchhuverb + uchhaverb + uchhiverb + uchhanti


Past tense

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Tense FormIWeYouHe/She/ItPlural
Simple Pastverb + iliverb + iluverb + ilaverb + ilaaverb + ile
Past Perfectverb + ithiliverb + ithiluverb + ithilaverb + ithilaaverb + ithile
Past Continuousverb + uthiliverb + uthiluverb + uthilaverb + uthilaaverb + uthile


Future tense

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Tense FormIWeYouHe/She/ItPlural
Simple Futureibiibuibaibaaibe
Future Perfectithibiithibuithibaithibaaithibe
Future Continuousuthibiuthibuuthibauthibaauthibe


Examples

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(Roman transliteration, Odia script, and IPA, drawn from the sentence order, schwa retention, and vowel-dropping points above.)

Verbs

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Singular

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I тАФ рморнБрмБ
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TenseAspectPositive (Odia / Transliteration)Negative (Odia / Transliteration)English Meaning
Present Tense (рммрм░рнНрмдрнНрмдрморм╛рми рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнЗ
Mu kama kare
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Mu kama kare nah─й
I do work / I do not do work
Continuous рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмЫрм┐
Mu kama karuchhi
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Mu kama karunah─й
I am doing work / I am not doing work
Perfect рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрм┐
Mu kama karichhi
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Mu kama karinah─й
I have done work / I have not done work
Past Tense (рмЕрмдрнАрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рм┐
Mu kama kali
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рм┐ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Mu kama kali nah─й
I did work / I did not do work
Continuous рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рм▓рм┐
Mu kama karuthili
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рм▓рм┐
Mu kama karunathili
I was doing work / I was not doing work
Perfect рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рм▓рм┐
Mu kama karithili
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рм▓рм┐
Mu kama kari na thili
I had done work / I had not done work
Future Tense (рмнрммрм┐рм╖рнНрнЯрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рммрм┐
Mu kama karibi
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рммрм┐ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Mu kama karibi nah─й
I will do work / I will not do work
Continuous рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рммрм┐
Mu kama karuthibi
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рммрм┐
Mu kama karunathibi
I will be doing work / I will not be doing work
Perfect рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рммрм┐
Mu kama karithibi
рморнБрмБ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рммрм┐
Mu kama kari na thibi
I will have done work / I will not have done work


You тАФ рмдрнБрморнЗ
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TenseAspectPositive (Odia / Transliteration)Negative (Odia / Transliteration)English Meaning
Present Tense (рммрм░рнНрмдрнНрмдрморм╛рми рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░
Tume kama kara
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Tume kama kara nah─й
You do work / You do not do work
Continuous рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмЫ
Tume kama karucha
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирм╛рм╣рмБ
Tume kama karunaha
You are doing work / You are not doing work
Perfect рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмЫ
Tume kama karichha
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмирм╛рм╣рмБ
Tume kama karinaha
You have done work / You have not done work
Past Tense (рмЕрмдрнАрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓
Tume kama kala
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Tume kama kala nah─й
You did work / You did not do work
Continuous рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рм▓
Tume kama karuthila
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рм▓
Tume kama karunathila
You were doing work / You were not doing work
Perfect рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рм▓
Tume kama karithila
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рм▓
Tume kama kari na thila
You had done work / You had not done work
Future Tense (рмнрммрм┐рм╖рнНрнЯрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмм
Tume kama kariba
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмм рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Tume kama kariba nah─й
You will do work / You will not do work
Continuous рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рмм
Tume kama karuthiba
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рмм
Tume kama karunathiba
You will be doing work / You will not be doing work
Perfect рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рмм
Tume kama karithiba
рмдрнБрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рмм
Tume kama kari na thiba
You will have done work / You will not have done work


He / She / It тАФ рм╕рнЗ / рмПрм╣рм╛
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TenseAspectPositive (Odia / Transliteration)Negative (Odia / Transliteration)English Meaning
Present Tense (рммрм░рнНрмдрнНрмдрморм╛рми рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнЗ
Se kama kare
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Se kama kare nah─й
He/She does work / He/She does not do work
Continuous рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмЫрм┐
Se kama karuchhi
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Se kama karunah─й
He/She is doing work / He/She is not doing work
Perfect рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрм┐
Se kama karichhi
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Se kama karinah─й
He/She has done work / He/She has not done work
Past Tense (рмЕрмдрнАрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рм╛
Se kama kala
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рм╛ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Se kama kala nah─й
He/She did work / He/She did not do work
Continuous рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рм▓рм╛
Se kama karuthila
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рм▓рм╛
Se kama karunathila
He/She was doing work / He/She was not doing work
Perfect рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рм▓рм╛
Se kama karithila
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рм▓рм╛
Se kama kari na thila
He/She had done work / He/She had not done work
Future Tense (рмнрммрм┐рм╖рнНрнЯрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмм
Se kama kariba
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмм рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Se kama kariba nah─й
He/She will do work / He/She will not do work
Continuous рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рмм
Se kama karuthiba
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рмм
Se kama karunathiba
He/She will be doing work / He/She will not be doing work
Perfect рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рмм
Se kama karithiba
рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рмм
Se kama kari na thiba
He/She will have done work / He/She will not have done work


Plural

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We тАФ рмЖрморнЗ
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TenseAspectPositive (Odia / Transliteration)Negative (Odia / Transliteration)English Meaning
Present Tense (рммрм░рнНрмдрнНрмдрморм╛рми рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБ
Ame kama karu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Ame kama karu nah─й
We do work / We do not do work
Continuous рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмЫрнБ
Ame kama karuchhu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирм╛рм╣рнБрмБ
Ame kama karunah┼й
We are doing work / We are not doing work
Perfect рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрнБ
Ame kama karichhu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмирм╛рм╣рнБрмБ
Ame kama karinah┼й
We have done work / We have not done work
Past Tense (рмЕрмдрнАрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рнБ
Ame kama kalu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рнБ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Ame kama kalu nah─й
We did work / We did not do work
Continuous рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рм▓рнБ
Ame kama karuthilu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рм▓рнБ
Ame kama karunathilu
We were doing work / We were not doing work
Perfect рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рм▓рнБ
Ame kama karithilu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рм▓рнБ
Ame kama kari na thilu
We had done work / We had not done work
Future Tense (рмнрммрм┐рм╖рнНрнЯрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рммрнБ
Ame kama karibu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рммрнБ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Ame kama karibu nah─й
We will do work / We will not do work
Continuous рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рммрнБ
Ame kama karuthibu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рммрнБ
Ame kama karunathibu
We will be doing work / We will not be doing work
Perfect рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рммрнБ
Ame kama karithibu
рмЖрморнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рммрнБ
Ame kama kari na thibu
We will have done work / We will not have done work


They тАФ рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ
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TenseAspectPositive (Odia / Transliteration)Negative (Odia / Transliteration)English Meaning
Present Tense (рммрм░рнНрмдрнНрмдрморм╛рми рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрм┐
Semane kama karanti
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрм┐ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Semane kama karanti nah─й
They do work / They do not do work
Continuous рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐
Semane kama karuchhanti
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирм╛рм╣рм╛рмирнНрмдрм┐
Semane kama karunahanti
They are doing work / They are not doing work
Perfect рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐
Semane kama karichhanti
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмирм╛рм╣рм╛рмирнНрмдрм┐
Semane kama karinahaanti
They have done work / They have not done work
Past Tense (рмЕрмдрнАрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рнЗ
Semane kama kale
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм▓рнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Semane kama kale nah─й
They did work / They did not do work
Continuous рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рм▓рнЗ
Semane kama karuthile
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рм▓рнЗ
Semane kama karunathile
They were doing work / They were not doing work
Perfect рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рм▓рнЗ
Semane kama karithile
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рм▓рнЗ
Semane kama kari na thile
They had done work / They had not done work
Future Tense (рмнрммрм┐рм╖рнНрнЯрмд рмХрм╛рм│) Simple рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рммрнЗ
Semane kama karibe
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рммрнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ
Semane kama karibe nah─й
They will do work / They will not do work
Continuous рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмерм┐рммрнЗ
Semane kama karuthibe
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рнБрмирмерм┐рммрнЗ
Semane kama karunathibe
They will be doing work / They will not be doing work
Perfect рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рммрнЗ
Semane kama karithibe
рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рм┐ рми рмерм┐рммрнЗ
Semane kama kari na thibe
They will have done work / They will not have done work


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