Baleswari Odia
Northern Odia
ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Native toIndia
RegionOdisha
EthnicityOdias
Odia
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolognort2660
Storytelling by an old woman in Baleshwaria 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.

Characteristics and Comparison

For eg-Baleshwari 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 Baleshwari[5]:


Grammatical differences

Baleshwari Odia Standard Odia Meaning
ହେମି ହେବି shall be
ହେନି ହେଲି have been
ସେଟିକୁ ସେଠାକୁ to there
ମର ମୋର mine
ପିନି ପରି like
ତର ତୋର your
ଦୁୟା ଦୁହେଁ both
ତେହଳି ତୃତୀୟ third
କେନେ କାହିଁକି Why
କେଠି କେଉଁଠି? Where?
କେଇଠି କେଉଁଠାରେ?, କେଉଁଠି Where at/in
କିସ କଣ What
କାତେ କେତେ Some
କାଡ଼େ କୁଆଡ଼େ Where
ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠୁଁ ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠାରୁ from Baleswar


Nouns-letter shift

Baleshwari Odia Standard Odia Meaning
ଶୁଷ ଶୋଷ thirst
ଲୁକ ଲୋକ person
ଭୁକ ଭୋକ hunger
ଫୁଟ୍କା ଫୁଟକା blister
ପୁଲ ପୋଲ bridge
ଧୁତି ଧୋତି dhoti
ଦୁଳା ଦୋଳା swing
ଟୁକା ଟୋକା boy
ଟୁକୀ ଟୋକୀ girl
ଝିଇ ଝିଅ daughter
ଚୁରି ଚୋରି theft
ଚୁପା ଚୋପା peel
କୁଲୁପ କୋଲପ padlock
ଆଲ ଆଲୁଅ light
ଗୁଡ଼ ଗୋଡ଼ leg
ନୁଣ ଲୁଣ salt
ନୁଗା ଲୁଗା cloth
ଉଲଟାା ଓଲଟା upside down
ଉଡ଼ିଶା ଓଡ଼ିଶା Odisha
ଉଡ଼ିଆ ଓଡ଼ିଆ Odia
ପୁଟୁଳ ପୋଟଳ pointed gourd


Verbs-letter shift

Baleshwari Odia Standard Odia Meaning
ଜିମି ଜିବି go
ଲୁକିବା ଲୁଚିବା to hide
ସୁଷିବା ଶୋଷିବା to suck
ଶୁଇବା ଶୋଇବା to sleep
ରୁକିବା ରୋକିବା to stop
ଯୁଡ଼ିବା ଯୋଡ଼ିବା to attach
ମୋଡ଼ିଦେବା ମୁଡ଼ିଦେବା turned
ମୁଡ଼ିବା ମୋଡ଼ିବା to turn
ଫିମ୍ପାଡ଼ିବା ଫୋପାଡ଼ିବା throw away
ପୁଷିବା ପୋଷିବା bring up
ନୁକାଇବା ଲୁକାଇବା to hide
ଢୁକିବା ଢୋକିବା to swallow
ଜୁଡ଼ିବା ଜୋଡ଼ିବା join together
ଉହ୍ଲାଇବା ଓହ୍ଲାଇବା to descend
ଖାଇତେ ଖାଇବାକୁ going to eat
ସୁଇତେ ସୋଇବାକୁ going to sleep


Some unique Baleswari Odia words, verbs and expressions

Baleshwari Odia Standard Odia Meaning
ସର୍କେଇବା ଘୁଞ୍ଚାଇବା to remove
ସରିବା ଘୁଞ୍ଚିବା to move
ବୁଇତ ଜାହାଜ ship
ଫେଣେଇ ଫେଣା foam
ଫସ୍କା ପାଣିଚିଆ tasteless
ମାଡ଼ିବା ଲାଗିବା to appear
ଭେଟିବା ବାଜିବା to strike
ପୁଥି ପୁସ୍ତକ book
ଦୁକୁତା ତମାଖୁ tobacco
ଥଳାଇବା ସମତଳକରିବା level up
ଡାବ ପଇଡ raw coconut
ଟାକରା ଚନ୍ଦା bald
ଜଳପାନି ଛାତ୍ରବୃତ୍ତି stipend
ଘୋଳପଥର କୁଆପଥର hailstone
ଘୂରଘୂରିଆ କଙ୍କି dragonfly
ଗୌଣ କରିବା ବିଲମ୍ବ କରିବା to delay
ଗୁଆଲା ଗଉଡ଼ milkman
ଗଲାଚାପା ଶ୍ୱାସରୋଧ strangulation
ଖେଉରି ପ୍ରଭାବ influence
କୋଙ୍କଡ଼ାଇବା କୁଞ୍ଚୁକୁଞ୍ଚୁଆହେବା to become curled/crisped
ଉତା ଓପରଓଳି afternoon
କଟି ଛୋଟ,ସାନ small
କଚିମ କଇଁଚ tortoise
ଆଗଡ଼ ଫାଟକ gate
ହୋଚଟଖାଇବା ଝୁଣ୍ଟି ପଡ଼ିବା stumbling
ହେନ ତେନ ଇଆଡ଼ୁ ସିଆଡ଼ୁ this way or that way

References

  1. ^ a b B. P. Mahapatra (1 January 1989). Constitutional languages. Presses Université Laval. pp. 389–. ISBN 978-2-7637-7186-1.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kunjabihari Das; L. K. Mahapatra (1979). Folklore of Orissa. National Book Trust. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  5. ^ https://archive.org/details/Purnachandra.Odia.Bhashakosha.Complete

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