Associations to the word «Oriya»

Wiktionary

ORIYA, proper noun. (historical) Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.
ORIYA, noun. An inhabitant of Odisha.

Dictionary definition

ORIYA, noun. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
ORIYA, noun. A Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky