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SPV ISO 639-3

Sambalpuri

କୋଶଳୀ‎ (Koshali) Autonym

A language of India

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Dom, Kosali, Koshal, Koshali, Kosli, Oriya, Western Oriya
କୋଶଳୀ‎ (Koshali)
2,630,000 (2011 census).
Chhattisgarh state: Jagdalpur, Raigarh, and Raipur districts; Odisha state: Balangir, Bargarh, Boudh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalhandi, Nuvapada, Sambalpur, Sonpur, and Sundargarh districts.
4 (Educational).
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Oriya
None known. Lexical similarity: 75%–76% with Oriya [ory]. A member of macrolanguage Oriya [ori].
All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng].
Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. TV.
OLAC resources in and about Sambalpuri
Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].
Location: Chhattisgarh state: Jagdalpur, Raigarh, and Raipur districts; Odisha state: Balangir, Bargarh, Boudh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalhandi, Nuvapada, Sambalpur, Sonpur, and Sundargarh districts.