Ganjami Odia

Ganjami Odia
Ganjami Odia
Southern Odia
ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ
Native to	India
Region	Odisha (Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal) & Andhra Pradesh (Srikakulam District, Parvathipuram District)
Ethnicity	Odias
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Odia Ganjami Odia; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Odia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	sout2666 Southern Oriya

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Ganjami Odia (ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ) or Southern Odia or commonly known as Berhampuria is a dialect of the Odia language spoken in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of Odisha and in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. The variant spoken in Berhampur is known as Berhampuria (ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁରିଆ).

Comparison

The following is a list of common (but not exhaustive) differences between Ganjami and standard Odia:

Standard Odia	Ganjami Odia
Kana (କଣ/କଅଣ)	Kiana (କିଅଣ)/Kissa(କିସ)
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)
Khatā (ଖଟା)	Ambila (ଆମ୍ବିଳ)
Sajanā (ସଜନା)	Munikā (ମୁନିକା)
Bandhākobi (ବନ୍ଧାକୋବି)	Patrakobi (ପତ୍ରକୋବି)
Gudie (ଗୁଡ଼ିଏ)	Menche (ମେଞ୍ଚେ)
Jemiti Semiti (ଯେମିତି ସେମିତି)	Jinti Sinti (ଜିନ୍ତି ସିନ୍ତି)
Thipi (ଠିପି)	Khapa (ଖାପ)
Tala(ତାଲା)	Geda(ଗେଡ଼ା)
Pitiba(ପିଟିବା)	Koddiba(କୋଡ୍ଡିବା)
Khaiba(ଖାଇବା)	Tendiba(ତେଣ୍ଡିବା)/Gemphiba(ଗେମ୍ଫିବା)(informal)

Ganjami Odia

Comparison

References

Further reading