Ganjami Odia (ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ) or Southern Odia or commonly known as Berhampuria is a variety 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) |
References
Further reading
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Southern Oriya". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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