Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ odiā), formerly known as Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan language, mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Some parts of Odisha, mainly the Ganjam and Gajapati districts, also speak the Telugu language. The language is also an official language of India. There are about 33 million people who speak Odia.