Odia, spoken by approximately 46 million people, is primarily used in the Indian state of Odisha, where it is an official language. As part of the Indo-European family, Odia is written in the Odia script, a unique abugida. Its fusional grammar includes eight cases and an SOV word order. With a literary tradition that dates back over 1,000 years, Odia is renowned for its poetry, religious texts, and folk traditions.