# Baleswari Odia

Baleswari Odia (Odia: ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ), also Northern Odia or North Balasore Odia, is a variety of Odia spoken in the northern regions of Indian state of Odisha. It is spoken in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj (commonly called Mayurbhanjia) and Kendujhar (commonly called Kendujharia).
It has linguistic variations to standard Odia. While the dialects spoken in these districts vary with regional influences and influences from different local community and tribal language groups, the Baleswari Odia from the northern coastal Balasore region has a distinct accent with some similarity with the nearby Medinipuri dialect of Odia and Bengali. The dialect in Bhadrak district have more similarity with the standard Odia.

## Features

Baleswari substitutes "କିସ" (kisa) for a frequently used word "କଣ" (kaṇa) meaning "what" and "କେନେ" (kene) for "କାହିଁକି" (kāhĩki) meaning why. Most of the syllables which are pronounced as "o" in Standard Odia are pronounced as "u" in Baleswaria such as "ଓଡ଼ିଶା" (Odia pronunciation:) is pronounced as "ଉଡ଼ିସା" [uɽisaː].
The following is a list of major words in Baleswari:
Grammatical differences
| Standard Odia | Baleswari Odia | Meaning | Feature |
| ହେବି (hebi) | ହେମି (hemi) | shall be | |
| ହେଲି (heli) | ହେନି (heni) | have been | |
| ସେଠାକୁ (seṭhāku) | ସେଟିକୁ (seṭiku) | to there | |
| ମୋର (mora) | ମର (mara) | mine | 1p sing Pronoun, oblique, Genitive case |
| ପରି (pari) | ପିନି (pini) | like | Postposition |
| ତୋର (tora) | ତର (tara) | your | 2p sing Pronoun, oblique, Genitive case |
| ଦୁହେଁ (duhẽ) | ଦୁୟା (duyā) | both | |
| ତୃତୀୟ (tr̥tīya) | ତେହଳି (tehaḷi) | third | |
| କାହିଁକି (kāhĩki) | କେନେ (kene) | Why | Adverb |
| କେଉଁଠି? (keũṭhi) | କେଠି (keṭhi) | Where? | Adverb |
| କେଉଁଠାରେ? (keũṭhāre), କେଉଁଠି (keũṭhi) | କେଇଠି (keiṭhi) | Where at/in | Adverb |
| କଣ (kaṇa) | କିସ (kisa) | What | Adverb |
| କେତେ (kete) | କାତେ (kāte) | Some | |
| କୁଆଡ଼େ (kuāṛe) kuāde | କାଡ଼େ (kāṛe) kāde | Where | Adverb |
| ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠାରୁ (baleśwaraṭhāru) | ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠୁଁ (baleśwaraṭhũ) | from Baleswar | Locative case |
Vowel Harmony- o to u phoneme shift- Nouns, this phonetic feature is also seen in Sambalpuri
| Standard Odia | Baleswari Odia | Meaning |
| ଶୋଷ (śoṣa) | ଶୁଷ (śuṣa) | thirst |
| ଲୋକ (loka) | ଲୁକ (luka) | person |
| ଭୋକ (bhoka) | ଭୁକ (bhuka) | hunger |
| ପୋଲ (pola) | ପୁଲ (pula) | bridge |
| ଧୋତି (dhoti) | ଧୁତି (dhuti) | dhoti |
| ଦୋଳା (doḷā) | ଦୁଳା (duḷā) | swing |
| ଟୋକା (ṭokā) | ଟୁକା (ṭukā) | boy |
| ଟୋକୀ (ṭokī) | ଟୁକୀ (ṭukī) | girl |
| ଚୋରି (cori) | ଚୁରି (curi) | theft |
| ଚୋପା (copā) | ଚୁପା (cupā) | peel |
| କୋଲପ (kolapa) | କୁଲୁପ (kulupa) | padlock |
| ଗୋଡ଼ (goṛa) goda | ଗୁଡ଼ (guṛa) guda | leg |
| ଓଲଟା (olaṭā) | ଉଲଟା (ulaṭā) | upside down |
| ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā) | ଉଡ଼ିଶା (uṛiśā) | Odisha |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā) | ଉଡ଼ିଆ (uṛiā) | Odia |
| ପୋଟଳ (poṭaḷa) | ପୁଟୁଳ (puṭuḷa) | pointed gourd |
Vowel Harmony- o to u phoneme shift- Verbs
| Standard Odia | Baleswari Odia | Meaning |
| ଶୋଷିବା (śoṣibā) | ସୁଷିବା (suṣibā) | to suck |
| ଶୋଇବା (śoibā) | ଶୁଇବା (śuibā) | to sleep |
| ରୋକିବା (rokibā) | ରୁକିବା (rukibā) | to stop |
| ଯୋଡ଼ିବା (ẏoṛibā) jodibā | ଯୁଡ଼ିବା (ẏuṛibā) judibā | to attach |
| ମୋଡ଼ିବା (moṛibā) modibā | ମୁଡ଼ିବା (moṛibā) mudibā | to turn |
| ପୋଷିବା (poṣibā) | ପୁଷିବା (puṣibā) | bring up |
| ଢୋକିବା (ḍhokibā) | ଢୁକିବା (ḍhukibā) | to swallow |
| ଜୋଡ଼ିବା (joṛibā) jodibā | ଜୁଡ଼ିବା (joṛibā) judibā | join |
| ଓହ୍ଲାଇବା (ohlāibā) | ଉହ୍ଲାଇବା (uhlāibā) | to descend |
Baleswari Odia words, verbs and expressions
| Standard Odia | Baleswari Odia | Meaning |
| ଯିବି (jibi) | ଜିମି (jimi) | go |
| ଲୁଣ (luṇa) | ନୁଣ (nuṇa) | salt |
| ଲୁଚିବା (lucibā) | ଲୁକିବା (lukibā) | to hide |
| ଝିଅ (jhia) | ଝିଇ (jhi'i) | daughter |
| ଫୋଟ୍କା (phuṭakā) | ଫୁଟ୍କା (phuṭkā) | blister |
| ଆଲୁଅ (ālua) | ଆଲ (āla) | light |
| ଫୋପାଡ଼ିବା (phopāṛibā) phopādibā | ଫିମ୍ପାଡ଼ିବା (phimpāṛibā) phimpādibā | throw away |
| ଲୁଚାଇବା (lucāibā) | ନୁଚାଇବା (nucāibā) | to hide |
| ଖାଇବାକୁ (khāibāku) | ଖାଇତେ (khāite) | going to eat |
| ଶୋଇବାକୁ (śoibāku) | ସୁଇତେ (suite) | going to sleep |
| ଲୁଗା (lugā) | ନୁଗା (nugā) | cloth |
| ଘୁଞ୍ଚାଇବା (ghuñcāibā) | ସର୍କେଇବା (sarkeibā) | to remove |
| ଘୁଞ୍ଚିବା (ghuñcibā) | ସରିବା (saribā) | to move |
| ଜାହାଜ (jāhāja) | ବୁଇତ (buita) | ship |
| ଫେଣା (pheṇā) | ଫେଣେଇ (pheṇei) | foam |
| ପାଣିଚିଆ (pāṇiciā) | ଫସ୍କା (phaskā) | tasteless |
| ଲାଗିବା (lāgibā) | ମାଡ଼ିବା (maṛibā) madibā | to appear |
| ବାଜିବା (bājibbā) | ଭେଟିବା (bheṭibā) | to strike |
| ପୁସ୍ତକ (pusṭaka) | ପୁଥି (puthi) | book |
| ତମାଖୁ (tamākhu) | ଦୁକୁତା (dukutā) | tobacco |
| ସମତଳକରିବା (samataḷakaribā) | ଥଳାଇବା (thaḷāibā) | level up |
| ପଇଡ଼ (paiḍa) | ଡାବ (ḍāba) | raw coconut |
| ଚନ୍ଦା (candā) | ଟାକରା (ṭākarā) | bald |
| ଛାତ୍ରବୃତ୍ତି (chātrabr̥tti) | ଜଳପାନି (jaḷapāni) | stipend |
| କୁଆପଥର (kuāpathara) | ଘୋଳପଥର (ghoḷapathara) | hailstone |
| କଙ୍କି (kaṅki) | ଘୂରଘୂରିଆ (ghūrghūriā) | dragonfly |
| ବିଲମ୍ବ କରିବା (bilamba karibā) | ଗୌଣ କରିବା (gauṇa karibā) | to delay |
| ଗଉଡ଼ (gauṛa) gauda | ଗୁଆଲା (guālā) | milkman |
| ଶ୍ୱାସରୋଧ (śwāsarodha) | ଗଲାଚାପା (galacapā) | strangulation |
| ପ୍ରଭାବ (prabhāba) | ଖେଉରି (kheuri) | influence |
| କୁଞ୍ଚୁକୁଞ୍ଚୁଆହେବା (kuñcukuñcuāhebā) | କୋଙ୍କଡ଼ାଇବା (koṅkaṛaibā) koṅkadaibā | to become curled/crisped |
| ଓପରଓଳି (oparaoḷi) | ଉତା (utā) | afternoon |
| ଛୋଟ,ସାନ (choṭa, sāna) | କଟି (kaṭi) | small |
| କଇଁଛ (kaĩcha) | କଚିମ (kacima) | tortoise |
| ଫାଟକ (phāṭaka) | ଆଗଡ଼ (āgaṛa) āgada | gate |
| ଝୁଣ୍ଟି ପଡ଼ିବା (jhuṇṭi paṛibā) jhuṇṭi padibā | ହୋଚଟ୍ ଖାଇବା (hocaṭ khāibā) | to stumble |
| ଇଆଡ଼ୁ ସିଆଡ଼ୁ (iāṛu siāṛu) iādu siādu | ହେନ ତେନ (hena tena) | this way or that way |