Origin
The Oriya script developed from the Kalinga script, one of the many descendents of the Brahmi script of ancient India. The earliest known inscription in the Oriya language, in the Kalinga script, dates from 1051.The curved appearance of the Oriya script is a result of the practice of writing on palm leaves, which have a tendency to tear if you use too many straight lines.
Notable features
- Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet in which all consonants have an inherent vowel. Diacritics, which can appear above, below, before or after the consonant they belong to, are used to change the inherent vowel.
- When they appear the the beginning of a syllable, vowels are written as independent letters.
- When certain consonants occur together, special conjunct symbols are used which combine the essential parts of each letter.
- Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines.
Oriya, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 31 million people mainly in the Indian state of Orissa, and also in West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Gujarat. Oriya is closely related to Bengali and Assamese.
Also used to write a number of the other languages spoken in Orissa and Sanskrit.
Oriya alphabet
Vowels and vowel diacritics with k
Consonants
Some conjunct consonants
Numerals
Sample text
The Barbers' Garden: Poppies (Photo credit: bill barber)
Sabu manuṣẏa janmukāḷaru svadhāna, ṣamainaṅkara narsẏāḍā o adhikāra samāna, sanainaṅaṭhāre prabã o bibake niha ṭachi, samaine paraspara paba brādahaba paiṣaṣa kari ṭhārpha jakirā ḍarakāra.
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)Braman Arayan language. This distinction is very important to be aware of. This is one of the languages of the motherland.
The Arayan were Mother Goddess orientated in their worship and the Brahman were more male orientated. They combined their cultures in the north of India the Arayan coming from the lower part of Russia and just east of Iran.
Another interesting walk through a language and culture was that of the Oriya. "Oriah" means light of God in Hebrew, and these two words are so close in existence. They think they it is red indian and I know that perhaps it was these earlier cultures that were calling the lady Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Perhaps it was these Oriya.
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