Ganjami Odia

Ganjami Odia (ଗଞ୍ଜାମୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ) or Southern Odia or commonly known as Brahmapuria is a variety of the Odia language spoken in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of Odisha and in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.^[1][2][3] The variant spoken in Brahmapur is known as Brahmapuria (ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁରିଆ).

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

In September 2024, it came to light that two wooden inscriptions believed to be engraved during the first half of 20th century were found at Paralakhemundi and Ranadevi in Gajapati district.^[1]

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)/kian(କିଅଂ)
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)/AluBila(ଆଲୁ ବିଲା)
Khatā (ଖଟା)	Ambila (ଆମ୍ବିଳ)
Sajanā (ସଜନା)	Munikā (ମୁନିକା)/chhuin(ଛୁଇଁ)
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)	Gemphiba(ଗେମ୍ଫିବା)(informal)
Kuapathara(କୁଆପଥର)	Kaupathara(କାଉପଥର)/Karaka(କରକା)
Kakharu(କଖାରୁ)	Boitalu(ବୋଇତାଳୁ)
Teka(ଟେକା)	Dhenkala(ଢେଙ୍କାଳ)
Jhadu(ଝାଡ଼ୁ)	Chhanchuni(ଛାଞ୍ଚୁଣି)
Simba(ଶିମ୍ବ)	Jhata(ଝଟା)
tentuli(ତେନ୍ତୁଳି)	kainya(କଇଁଆ)
Drinking(ପିଇବା)	Tendiba(ତେଣ୍ଡିବା)
Bhijeiba(ଭିଜେଇବା)	Batreiba(ବତ୍ରୈବା)
Semane(ସେମାନେ)	Tankemane(ତାଙ୍କେମାନେ)