Similar to English language, Odia language also consists of vowels and consonants. There are 13 vowels and 36 consonants in Odia alphabet.
Here are the list of Odia vowels, consonants, and numerals-
Odia Vowels
In Odia, vowels are known as ସ୍ରବର୍ଣ୍ଣ (sowrabarna). There are two types of vowels; dependent vowels and independent vowels. Dependent vowels are always used together with a consonant.
Independent vowels
| ଅ a |
ଆ aa |
ଇ i |
ଈ ii |
ଉ u |
ଊ uu |
ଋ ru |
ଏ e |
| ଐ ai |
ଓ o |
ଔ au |
ଅଂ am |
ଅଃ aha |
Dependent vowels
| ା aa |
ି i |
ୀ ee |
ୁ u |
ୂ oo |
ୃ ru |
େ e |
ୈ ai |
| ୋ o |
ୌ au |
Odia Consonants
In Odia, consonants are known as ବ୍ୟଞ୍ଜନ (byanjana). The following table shows 36 consonant letters and their pronunciations.
| କ ka |
ଖ kha |
ଗ ga |
ଘ gha |
ଙ nga |
ଚ cha |
ଛ chha |
ଜ ja |
| ଝ jha |
ଞ nya |
ଟ ta |
ଠ tha |
ଡ da |
ଢ dha |
ଣ na |
ତ ta |
| ଥ tha |
ଦ da |
ଧ dha |
ନ na |
ପ pa |
ଫ pha |
ବ ba |
ଭ bha |
| ମ ma |
ଯ ya |
ର ra |
ଲ la |
ଵ va |
ଶ sha |
ଷ sha |
ସ sa |
| ହ ha |
ଳ la |
କ୍ଷ ksha |
ଜ୍ଞ jna |
Odia Numerals
Odia numerals follow the base-10 number system, also known as decimal number system. It is the most commonly used number system in daily life. The following table shows the 10 Odia numbers and their English equivalents.
| ୦ 0 shunya |
୧ 1 eka |
୨ 2 dwi |
୩ 3 tini |
୪ 4 chari |
୫ 5 panch |
୬ 6 cha |
୭ 7 sata |
| ୮ 8 atha |
୯ 9 nava |
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