Ganjami Odia
Southern dialect of the Odia language
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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).
NativetoIndia
RegionOdisha (Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal) & Andhra Pradesh (Srikakulam District, Parvathipuram District)
EthnicityOdias
| 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 |
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 (some of these are used exclusively in informal speech):
| 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) |
| Receipe-Khatā (ଖଟା) | Ambila (ଆମ୍ବିଳ)/Aambilaa (ଆମ୍ବିଳା) |
| Taste-Khata (ଖଟା) | Aambili(ଆମ୍ବିଳୀ) |
| Sajanā (ସଜନା) | Munikā (ମୁନିକା)/chhuin(ଛୁଇଁ) |
| Bandhākobi (ବନ୍ଧାକୋବି) | Patrakobi (ପତ୍ରକୋବି) |
| Gudie (ଗୁଡ଼ିଏ) | Menche (ମେଞ୍ଚେ) |
| Jemiti Semiti Kemiti(ଯେମିତି ସେମିତି କେମିତି) | Jinti Sinti Kinti (ଜିନ୍ତି ସିନ୍ତି କିନ୍ତି) |
| Thipi (ଠିପି) | Khapa (ଖାପ) |
| Tala(ତାଲା) | Geda(ଗେଡ଼ା) |
| Pitiba(ପିଟିବା) | Koddiba(କୋଡ୍ଡିବା) |
| Khaiba(ଖାଇବା) | 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) |
| Drinking(ପିଇବା) | Tendiba(ତେଣ୍ଡିବା) |
| Bhijeiba(ଭିଜେଇବା) | Batreiba(ବତ୍ରୈବା)/Batureiba(ବତୁରେଇବା) |
| Semane (ସେମାନେ) | Tankemane(ତାଙ୍କେମାନେ) |
| Amane (ଏମାନେ) | Aankemane(ଆଙ୍କେମାନେ) |
| Hetuheba(ହେତୁହେବା) | Manepadiba(ମନେପଡ଼ିବା) |
| Bhulijiba (ଭୁଲିଯିବା) | Pasorideba (ପାସୋରିଦେବା) |
| Kunduri (କୁନ୍ଦୁରି) | Toroda (ତୋରଡା) |