Kupia, or Balmiki, is an

Indo-Aryan language The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily concentrated in India, Pa ...

related to Odia and spoken by Valmiki people in the Indian state of

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and

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. The Valmiki are a tribal group, concentrated in the districts of

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of Odisha and

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of Andhra Pradesh.

Script

Kupia language is usually written in Odia or

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script depending on the region where the community lives. A new Kupia alphabet was also created by

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References

{{Odia language Eastern Indo-Aryan languages Odia language