Draft:Medinipuri Odia


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 toIndia
RegionWest Bengal (Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram)
EthnicityOdias
Odia
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Grammatical Features

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Linguistic Survey Of India, Vol. 5, Pt. 2". MotilalBanarsidass. 1903.
  2. ^ "LSI Vol-5 part-2". dsal. p. 431.
  3. ^ "Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha by Gopal Chandra Praharaj (Preface + All 7 Volumes)". The Utkal Sahitya Press, Cuttack.