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Medinipuri Odia (Odia: ମେଦିନୀପୁରି ଓଡ଼ିଆ) or Medinipuria is a dialect of the Odia language spoken in the Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts of West Bengal. It is also spoken in the nearby towns of Jaleswar and Udaypur in Odisha.[1]
| Medinipuri Odia | |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Odia | |
| ମେଦିନୀପୁରି ଓଡ଼ିଆ | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | West Bengal (Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram) |
| Ethnicity | Odias |
| Odia | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Grammatical Features
[edit]The Medinipuri variety is influenced by Bengali due to its geographical location of the Southwestern region of West Bengal and majority in these districts comprising of Bengali speakers.
The features of the variety are as follows (Standard Odia followed by Medinipuria):[2]
- Word Final Vowel Deletion (Schwa deletion)
Eg.- In this Genitive case, ଲୋକର (lokara) - ଲୋକର୍ (lokar)
- Some phonetic shifts in verb conjugation- 'nt' to 'it' or 'n', 'chh' to 'ch'
Eg.- doing (formal)- କରୁଛନ୍ତି (karuchhanti) - କରୁଚନ୍ (karuchan), he would have done- କରନ୍ତା (karantā) - କରିତା (karitā), he has done- କରିଛି (karichhi) - କରିଚି (karichi)
- Case variations
Locative- 'ra' instead of 're', outside- ବାହାରର (bāhārra), in the house- ଘରର (gharra)
Grammatical differences[3]
| Standard Odia | Medinipuri Odia | Meaning | Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| ହେବି (hebi) | ହେମି (hemi) | shall be | Verb Form |
| ସେଠାକୁ (seṭhāku) | ସେଠିକୁ (seṭhiku) | to there | |
| ମୋର (mora) | ମର (mara) | mine | 1p sing Pronoun, Genitive case |
| ପରି (pari) | ପିନେ (pini) | like | Postposition |
| ତୋତେ (tote) | ତତେ (tate) | to you | 2p sing Pronoun, Dative case |
| କେଉଁଠି? (keũṭhi) | କେଇଠି (keiṭhi) | Where? | Adverb |
| କଣ (kaṇa) | କିସ (kisa) | What | Adverb |
| ସମସ୍ତେ (samaste) | ସମିସ୍ତେ (samiste) | everybody | Pronoun |
| କେଉଁ (keuñ) | କେଇଁ (keiñ) | which | Adverb |
Vowel Harmony- o to u phoneme shift
| Standard Odia | Medinipuri Odia | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ଶୋଷ (śoṣa) | ଶୁଷ (śuṣa) | thirst |
| ଲୋକ (loka) | ଲୁକ (luka) | person |
| ଭୋକ (bhoka) | ଭୁକ (bhuka) | hunger |
| ପୋକ (poka) | ପୁକ (puka) | insect |
| ଟୋକା (ṭokā) | ଟୁକା (ṭukā) | boy |
| ଚୋରି (cori) | ଚୁରି (curi) | theft |
| ପୋଖରି (pokhari) | ପୁଖୁରି(pukhuri) | lake, reservoir |
| କୋଲପ (kolapa) | କୁଲୁପ (kulupa) | padlock |
Vowel Harmony - o, ā, i u to a phoneme shift
| Standard Odia | Medinipuri Odia | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ଚୋପା (chopā) | ଚପା (chupā) | peel |
| ପଚାରିବା (pachāribā) | ପଚରିବା (pacharibā) | to ask |
| ମଣିଷ (maṇiṣa) | ମଣଷ (maṇaṣa) | human |
| ପଖାଳ (pakhāḷa) | ପଖଳ (pakhaḷa) | fermented rice dish |
Regional Words
[edit]Medinipuri Odia words, verbs and expressions
| Standard Odia | Medinipuri Odia | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ଲୁଚିବା (lucibā) | ଲୁକିବା (lukibā) | to hide |
| ଝିଅ (jhia) | ଝିଇ (jhi'i) | daughter |
| ପିଙ୍ଗିବା (pingibā) | ଛାଟିବା (chhāṭibā) | to throw |
| ଖାଇବାକୁ (khāibāku) | ଖାଇତେ (khāite) | going to eat |
| ଶୋଇବାକୁ (śoibāku) | ସୁଇତେ (suite) | going to sleep |
| ପାଗଳାମୀ (pāgaḷāmī) | ପାଗଳା ବିଦ୍ୟା (pāgaḷā bidyā) | madness |
| ପୁସ୍ତକ (pusṭaka) | ପୁଥି (puthi) | book |
| ପଇଡ଼ (paiḍa) | ଡାବ (ḍāba) | raw coconut |
| ଚନ୍ଦା (candā) | ଟାକୁଆ (ṭākuā) | bald |
| ଓହ୍ଲାଇବା (ohlāibā) | ଉଲ୍ହିବା (uhlibā) | to get down |
| ପହଁରିବା (pahañribā) | ଧପାକାଟିବା (dhapākāṭibā) | to swim |
| ଜୁଳୁଜୁଳିଆ ପୋକ (juḷujuḷiā poka) | ବିଜୁଳି ପୁକ (bijuḷi puka) | firefly |
| ଓପରଓଳି (oparaoḷi) | ବାହାରବେଳ (bāhārabeḷa) | afternoon |
| ପାଣି (paṇi) | ଜଳ (jaḷa) | water |
| ଛୋଟ,ସାନ (choṭa, sāna) | କଟି (kaṭi) | small |
| ଇଆଡ଼ୁ ସିଆଡ଼ୁ (iāṛu siāṛu) iādu siādu | ଯାହା ତାହା (jāhā tāhā) | this way or that way |
Literature
[edit]Rasakeḷī is one of the few remaining literatures in this dialect. Divided into 4 paragraphs, it describes various Leelas between Krishna and gopis. It is read during Panchaka.
References
[edit]- ^ "Linguistic Survey Of India, Vol. 5, Pt. 2". MotilalBanarsidass. 1903.
- ^ "LSI Vol-5 part-2". dsal. p. 431.
- ^ "Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha by Gopal Chandra Praharaj (Preface + All 7 Volumes)". The Utkal Sahitya Press, Cuttack.