Odia Language: Facts for Translators

Odia (or, ory) belongs to the Oriya languages. Wikidata records about 34.5M speakers. It is written in Odia.

34.5M

Speakers

$0.12–0.28

Indicative rate / word

Translation guides

Rates for Odia translation

Odia falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

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From Wikipedia

Odia, or Oriya, is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The Odia language has various varieties, including the Baleswari Odia, Kataki, Dhenkanalia, Anugulia, Ganjami Odia, Sundargadi Odia, Sambalpuri Odia, Desia Odia and Tribal Community dialects spoken by the tribal groups in Odisha who adopted the Odia language.