Sambalpuri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
spv
Alternate Names
Dom, Kosali, Koshal, Koshali, Kosli, Oriya, Western Oriya
Autonym
କୋଶଳୀ‎ (Koshali)
User Population

2,630,000 (2011 census).

Location

Chhattisgarh state: Jagdalpur, Raigarh, and Raipur districts; Odisha state: Balangir, Bargarh, Boudh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalhandi, Nuvapada, Sambalpur, Sonpur, and Sundargarh districts.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Oriya
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 75%–76% with Oriya [ory]. A member of macrolanguage Oriya [ori].

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Taught as subject in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. TV.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sambalpuri
Writing

Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].