The major languages spoken in the region are Oriya or Odia (as substituted by the 96th amendment to Indian constitution), Telugu and Tribal languages like Soura and Kui.
Oriya language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family
Odia |
From time immeorial Jajpur has remained the epi centre of cultural awakening.Besides that the district has immense contribution to odia literature.The prominent literary figures of the state like Bidagdha Kabi Abimanyu Samanta Singhar,Kabi Manjula Krushna Prasad Basu, Braja Sundar Das (Freedom Fighter and one of the makers of Modern Odisha ), Birupakshya Kar, dramatist Kamapal Mishra(Writer of First Oriya Movie Sita Bibaha)are son of the soil.