The Evolution of English to Odia translation: From Ancient Scripts to Modern Literature
The state language of Orissa, Odia, has an ancient linguistic heritage of over a thousand years and has undergone severe changes from the age-old inscribing to modern literature but by and large, preserved its cultural touch. Origins and Early Development The origin of Odia language should be traced in Indo-Aryan form of languages. The earliest known inscriptions in the Odia language are of about 10th century AD and are part of the copper plate inscriptions of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, which testify to the passage from Prakrit into the Odia, in other words, the identity from the former to a new language. The medieval period was a treasure trove for Odia in the way of creation of a large corpus of religious texts poetry and folklore. The works of poet Sarala Das in the 15th century, especially his Odia Mahabharata, aided in the standardization of the language. Besides in this process, the devotional compositions by the poets Jagannath Das, Balaram Das, and Achyutanand...