Od language

{{Short description|Indo-Aryan language of India and Pakistan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{About||the Telugu variety also known as "Od"|Waddar language}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Od

|altname=Odki

|nativename={{lang|odk|اوڏڪِي}}

|image=Oadki.png

|states=India, Pakistan

|region=Sindh, southern Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi, Rajasthan

|ethnicity=

|speakers=2 million

|date=2017

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Indo-European

|fam2=Indo-Iranian

|fam3=Indo-Aryan

|fam4= Western Indo-Aryan

|fam5= Rajasthani

|iso3=odk

|glotto=oddd1238

|glottorefname=Od

}}

Od, also known as Oad or Odki, is an Indo-Aryan language of India and Pakistan. It is spoken by around 2 million people in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, New Delhi, Punjab and Sindh. It has similarities to Marathi, with features also shared with Gujarati and borrowings from Marwari and Punjabi.

Groups attempting the preservation of the language in Pakistan include Oadki Rakarhanga and OLCDO.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oadki-language.com/odk-c/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%8F%DA%AA%D9%90%D9%8A-%DB%BE-%D8%B1%DA%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%8A%D9%90%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7|title=اوڏڪِي ۾ رڪارڊِنگا | اوڏڪي|date=19 May 2020|website=www.oadki-language.com|accessdate=3 February 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oadki-language.com/odk-c|title=اوڏڪي|date=19 May 2020|website=www.oadki-language.com|accessdate=3 February 2024}}