Od language

Od, also known as Oad or Odki, is an Indo-Aryan language of India and Pakistan. It is spoken by around 2 million people in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, New Delhi, Punjab and Sindh. It has similarities to Marathi, with features also shared with Gujarati and borrowings from Marwari and Punjabi.^[1]

NativetoIndia, Pakistan

RegionSindh, southern Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi, Rajasthan

Native speakers

2 million (2017)^[1]

Language family

Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian
  • Indo-Aryan
    • Western Indo-Aryan
      • Rajasthani
        • Od

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Od
Odki
اوڏڪِي
Native to	India, Pakistan
Region	Sindh, southern Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi, Rajasthan
Native speakers	2 million (2017)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Rajasthani Od
Language codes
ISO 639-3	odk
Glottolog	oddd1238

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Groups attempting the preservation of the language in Pakistan include Oadki Rakarhanga and OLCDO.^[2][3]