Od language

For the Telugu variety also known as "Od", see Waddar language.

Od
Odki
اوڏڪِي
Native to	India, Pakistan
Region	Sindh, southern Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi, Rajasthan
Native speakers	2 million (2017) [1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Western Indo-Aryan Rajasthani Od
Language codes
ISO 639-3	odk
Glottolog	oddd1238

Od, also known as Oad or Odki, is an Indo-Aryan language of India and Pakistan. It is spoken by around 2 million people in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, New Delhi, Punjab and Sindh. It has similarities to Marathi, with features also shared with Gujarati and borrowings from Marwari and Punjabi. ^[1]

Groups attempting the preservation of the language in Pakistan include Oadki Rakarhanga and OLCDO. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Od at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. "اوڏڪِي ۾ رڪارڊِنگا | اوڏڪي". www.oadki-language.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. "اوڏڪي". www.oadki-language.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

External links

• Oadki Language and Community Development Organization