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ODIA
Native to: India
Region: Odisha
Ethnicity: Odias
Native speakers: 35 million (2011–2019)
L2 speakers: 4 million
Language family: Indo-European (Indo-Iranian)

is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered Orissa) where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the many official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The language is also spoken by a sizeable population of at least 1 million people in Chhattisgarh.

Odia is the sixth Indian language to be designated a Classical language, on the basis of having a long literary history and not having borrowed extensively from other languages. The earliest known inscription in Odia dates back to the 10th century CE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odia_language

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