Baleswari Odia
Baleshwari Odia (Odia: ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ ଓଡିଆ) (also Northern Odia[1] or North Balasore Oriya[2] or Baleshwaria (Odia: ବାଲେଶ୍ଵରୀଆ) is a dialect of Odia[1][3] spoken in the Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Bhadrak districts of the Indian state of Odisha. It has linguistic variations to Standard Odia.[4] Baleshwaria Odia spoken in Mayurbhanj district is more similar to Standard Odia (commonly called Mayurbhanjia) and has a more tribal twang, while the variant spoken in northern coastal Balasore region has a typically different accent and some Bengali influence. Baleshwari Odia in the Balasore urban area and other parts of Balasore district are similar, however the dialect varies towards Soro and in Bhadrak district is becomes more similar to Standard Odia.
Writing samples
Baleshwaria substitutes Kisa (କିସ) for the most used word Kana (କଣ), meaning "what". Most of the syllables which are pronounced as "o" in Standard Odia are pronounced as "u" in Baleshwaria; e.g., Odisha (ଓଡ଼ିସା) is pronounced Udisha (ଉଡ଼ିସା).
The following is a list of major words in Baleshwaria:
| Standard Odia | Baleshwaria Odia |
|---|---|
| Kana (କଣ/କଅଣ) | Kisa(କିସ) |
| Kanhiki (କାହିଁକି) | Kene(କେନେ) |
| Odisha (ଓଡ଼ିସା) | Udisha (ଉଡ଼ିସା) |
| Potala (ପୋଟଳ) | Putula (ପୁଟୁଳ) |
| Khaibaku (ଖାଇବାକୁ) | Khaite (ଖାଇତେ) |
| Soibaku (ସୋଇବାକୁ) | Suite (ସୁଇତେ) |
| Jibi (ଜିବି) | Jimi (ଜିମି) |
| Goda (ଗୋଡ଼) | Guda (ଗୁଡ଼) |
| Pola (ପୋଲ) | Pula (ପୁଲ) |
| Luna (ଲୁଣ), Luga (ଲୁଗା) | Nuna (ନୁଣ), Nuga (ନୁଗା) |
| Olata (ଓଲଟା) | Ulta (ଉଲଟା) |
References
- B. P. Mahapatra (1 January 1989). Constitutional languages. Presses Université Laval. pp. 389–. ISBN 978-2-7637-7186-1.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "North Balasore Oriya". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Les Langues écrites Du Monde: Relevé Du Degré Et Des Modes D'utilisation. Presses Université Laval. 1978. pp. 389–. ISBN 978-2-7637-7186-1. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- Kunjabihari Das; L. K. Mahapatra (1979). Folklore of Orissa. National Book Trust. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
Further reading
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "North Balasore Oriya". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.