Desia language

In today's article we are going to talk about Desia language, a topic that has gained significant relevance in recent years. Desia language is a topic that has captured the attention of experts and people of all ages, as its impact is felt in different aspects of daily life. Throughout the article, we will explore the different aspects related to Desia language, from its history and evolution to its influence on current society. In addition, we will delve into its possible implications and future challenges. This article seeks to offer a comprehensive perspective on Desia language, with the aim of providing the reader with a more complete and up-to-date view of this fascinating topic.

Desia
Desiya, Desia Odia, Kotia, Adivasi Odia, Koraputi Odia, Southwestern Odia
ଦେଶିଆ
Native toIndia
RegionOdisha (Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Nabarangpur) & Andhra Pradesh ( Vizianagaram District, Alluri Sitharama Raju district , Visakhapatnam District, Anakapalli district)
EthnicityOdias
Native speakers
230,000 (2011 census)
Odia
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
dso – Desiya
ort – Adivasi Oriya
Glottologadiv1239
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Desia,[1] also Desiya, Kotia,[2] Adivasi Odia[2], Desia Odia or Koraputia[3] or Southwestern Odia, is an Indo-Aryan language variety (sociolinguistically considered as a dialect of Odia) spoken in Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri districts Odisha and in the hilly regions of Vishakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh.[4] The variant spoken in Koraput is called Koraputia.[3]

Desia serves as the lingua franca among the different ethnic groups in the area[5] and is the major regional tribal-non-tribal dialect continuum of the undivided Koraput district of the Southwestern Odisha region.[6][7][8][9][10]

Phonology

Desia variety has 21 consonant phonemes, 2 semivowel phonemes and 6 vowel phonemes.[11]

Desia vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a ɔ

There are no long vowels in Desia just like Standard Odia.

Desia consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar
/Dental 		Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɳ ŋ
Stop/
Affricate 		voiceless p t ʈ tʃ k
voiceless aspirated
voiced b d ɖ dʒ ɡ
voiced aspirated
Fricative s ɦ
Trill/Flap ɾ ɽ~ɽʰ
Lateral approximant l
Approximant w j

Desia shows the loss of retroflex consonant like voiced retroflex lateral approximant [ɭ] (ଳ) which are present in Standard Odia, and a limited usage of retroflex unaspirated nasal (voiced retroflex nasal) ɳ (ଣ).[12]

References

  1. ^ Masica (1991:426)
  2. ^ a b "The World Atlas of Languages". UNESCO. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ^ a b Belavadi, Vasuki; Jena, Aniruddha (2022), Kaushik, Alankar; Suchiang, Abir (eds.), "Reinforcing Desia Culture Through Community Radio: A Cultural Analysis of Radio Dhimsa in Koraput, Odisha", Narratives and New Voices from India, vol. 8, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 73–83, doi:10.1007/978-981-19-2496-5_6, ISBN 978-981-19-2495-8, retrieved 2024-11-02
  4. ^ "Desiya", in Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2020). Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-third edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
  5. ^ Gustafsson, Uwe (1978). "Procedural discourse in Kotia Oriya". In Joseph E. Grimes (ed.), Papers on discourse, 283-97. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
  6. ^ Mohan, Shriya (January 10, 2018). "Speak up, India". The Hindu.
  7. ^ Vishnu, Uma (May 15, 2016). "This way to school: How dismal indicators for education in Odisha's Nabarangpur are slowly changing". The Indian Express.
  8. ^ "Census of India : Linguistic survey of India Orissa".
  9. ^ Mahapatra, B.P. (2002). Linguistic Survey of India: Orissa (PDF). Kolkata, India: Language Division, Office of the Registrar General. p. 2. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ^ Mahapatra, B.P. (2002). Linguistic Survey of India: Orissa (PDF). Kolkata, India: Language Division, Office of the Registrar General. p. 20. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. ^ Mahapatra, B.P. (2002). Linguistic Survey of India: Orissa (PDF). Kolkata, India: Language Division, Office of the Registrar General. p. 94,95. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ Tripathī, Kunjabihari (1962). The Evolution of Oriya Language and Script. Utkal University. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

Further reading

  • Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.