Odia
Odia is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European; Odia script, an abugida known for rounded letterforms originally designed to avoid tearing palm-leaf manuscripts. Official language of Odisha.
6 Levels of Analysis for Odia
Other Indo-European languages
Frequently asked about Odia
What language family does Odia belong to?
Indo-European.
At which levels can I analyse Odia?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Odia one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.